Colin Powell, a US statesman, once said: “A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it (take) hard work.” And in Chinese culture, nothing says more about hard work the phrase “Ju Gong Jin Cui (鞠躬尽瘁)”.
The phrase came from the Three Kingdoms period (AD220 — 280), during which the country was dividedthree kingdoms—Wei, Shu, and Wu, each of leaders wanted to take power and unite China as one. Liu Bei, the leader of Shu, suddenly (die) in an important battle. (fortunate), his young son Liu Shan had Zhuge Liang (depend) on. He promised he would devote (he) to a stronger Shu.
The phrase came from an article of Zhuge Liang. From then on, it has been used to describe a person with great mind and spirit, who works his whole life to make the dream into (real).
