What do you mean, "are you so ungrateful?"

"You are so ungrateful" means: you are really not smart, you are so stupid!

Source of works

The sentence "You don't appreciate it, it's embarrassing" comes from "Yu Gong Yi Shan". One Mountain in Gong Yu is an ancient fable of the Han nationality in China, which is selected from Liezi and written by Lieyukou during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Original paragraph

Hequ Zhicuo stopped laughing and said, "What a shame! With the strength of age, you can't destroy a hair on the mountain. What are things like dirt and stones? " The foolish old man in Beishan said, "Your heart is firm but not broken. You were never a widow or a weakling. Although I am dead, I have a son; Children have grandchildren, and grandchildren have children; A son has a son and a son has a grandson; There are countless children and grandchildren, but the mountains do not increase. Why bother and injustice? " Hequ died knowing his mistake.

Paragraph translation

The wise man on the bend laughed at the foolish old man and stopped him from doing so, saying, "You are so stupid!" " ! With your remaining years and strength, you can't even move a grass on the mountain. What can you do with mud and stones? "Gong Yu of Beishan sighed and said," Your thoughts are so stubborn that you can't begin to understand, even orphans and widows can't compare with you. Even if I die, I still have a son; Son gives birth to grandson, grandson gives birth to son; A son has a son and a son has a grandson; Children and grandchildren are endless, but mountains do not increase. Afraid of digging rough? "There is nothing to answer the meandering stay.

The meaning of the article

Gong Yu's story tells us that setting a goal is the starting point to complete a career. With determination and confidence, working towards the goal, we will certainly achieve the goal. The foolish old man led his children and grandchildren to continue their work. As a result, he moved his mind and moved two mountains. As long as we are sincere in doing things, full of confidence in our cause and make unremitting efforts, we will also touch God, create miracles on earth and make our dreams come true. Again, if you have determination and confidence and work hard towards your goal, you will certainly achieve it.

Brief introduction of the author

Lieyukou was born in Putian (now Zhengzhou City, Henan Province) during the Warring States Period. A famous representative of Taoism, a famous thinker, fable and writer. The author of Liezi. At that time, because people used to add a word "Zi" after the surname of a learned person to show respect, Lieyukou was also called "Liezi". During the Tianbao period, Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty named Liezi "Xu Chong Real Person".