Chapter 12 : Twilight Years

r false hopes of fortune without effort.

人可以能力小，生活艰苦，如果原因是天灾人祸，或是世道等外界因素，那么是可以原谅的，那种有着铮铮傲骨的穷人是可倾可佩的；可是若是因为懒惰，或者是因为心存侥幸等内在原因就是不可饶恕的。

She battled, struled, and endured a life of poverty. As she approached her final nts, she concluded her life''''s wisdo

她苦了一辈子，斗了一辈子，穷了一辈子，到临死时终于总结了几句一生的人生总结：

One''''s success ste frotheelves. It''''s pointless to nurture a decayed piece of wood, no tter the care bestowed; better to forsake it, seekin a robust tree instead.

人要靠自己成才，面对朽木再辛勤浇灌也是白费功，唯有弃之，另寻乔木；

Don''''t rescue a drownin n;

溺水之人不救；

Save not those who willinly derade theelves;

自甘堕落之人不救；

Pity not those who seek death;

求死之人不救；

To truly reap the rewards of hard work, one st first learn to let o.

人生要先学会舍弃，才能让自己的辛勤努力真有所得。

Life''''s decisions are akin to alin - the value lies not in the volu but in the quality.

人生的选择皆如赌博，贵精不贵多。

In this world, one should strive to live as a hero. And a hero lives on after death.

生当作人杰，死亦为鬼雄。

Because Xian Yu decided to die rather than cross the river after bein defeated, his ry is still hihly cherished today.

至今思项羽，不肯过江东。