原诗如下：
冬夜读书示子聿
宋 陆游 （1125-1210）
古人学问无遗力，少壮功夫老始成
纸上得来终觉浅，觉知此事要躬行。
英文对照：
THOUGHTS FOR MY SON ZIYU WHILE READING ON A WINTER NIGHT
LU YOU
THOSE IN THE PAST SPARED NO EFFORT
WHEN IT COMES TO LEARNING
HARD WORK DURING YOUTH WILL
SEE NO ATTAINMENT UNTIL THE OLD AGES
KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED ON PAPER
ULTIMATELY SEEMS SHALLOW STILL
TO THOROUGHLY UNDERSTAND THIS
ONE MUST PERSONALLY EXPERIENCE IT ALL.
