中国成语故事

源头活水 Yuantou-Huoshui （Water Fresh Comes from Its Source）

朱熹出生于南剑州尤溪，今福建省三明市，是中国南宋时期著名的理学家、教育家和诗人。他十分善于观察日常生活，从中总结出深刻的道理。“源头活水”这一成语出自朱熹所写的一首诗《观书有感？·？其一》，这首诗总结了他在读书时的感悟：

Zhu Xi， a luminary of the Southern Song Dynasty from Youxi County in Nanjian Prefecture， present-day Sanming City， Fujian Province， was renowned as a philosopher， educator， and poet. Gifted with a keen eye for the subtleties of everyday life， he distilled profound truths from his daily observations. The Chinese idiom yuantou-huoshui stems from a poem penned by Zhu Xi titled “The Book Part One，”in which he encapsulated his musings while immersed in books：

“半亩方塘一鉴 1开，天光云影共徘徊。（剩余1335字）