焚膏繼晷fén gāo jì guǐburn candles till daybreak[in hard study or work]; burn midnight oil
? 如果一個(gè)人只讀書而不加以思考，即使他～，也不會(huì)有多大的成就。If a man only reads books without thinking,he will not achieve much even if he burned the midnight oil in hard study. 焚膏繼晷fén ɡāo jì ɡuǐ焚：燒；膏：油脂，指燈油；晷：日光。點(diǎn)著油燈代替日光來(lái)照明。比喻夜以繼日地學(xué)習(xí)。sit up and study late at night, burn the midnight oil, burn oil to prolong the day |