专心致志

Zhuān Xīn Zhì Zhì

把全部心思都放在一件事上。形容非常专心，做事认真。

To focus one's whole mind and will on a single task — complete, undivided concentration.

古gǔ代dài有yǒu一yī位wèi下xià棋qí名míng家jiā，叫jiào弈yì秋qiū。他tā收shōu了le两liǎng个gè学xué生shēng，想xiǎng把bǎ本běn领lǐng传chuán给gěi他tā们men。

一yí个gè学xué生shēng专zhuān心xīn致zhì志zhì地de听tīng弈yì秋qiū讲jiǎng棋qí，每měi一yī步bù都dōu认rèn真zhēn思sī考kǎo，连lián身shēn边biān有yǒu什shén么me动dòng静jìng都dōu不bù理lǐ。另lìng一yí个gè学xué生shēng表biǎo面miàn上shàng在zài听tīng，心xīn里lǐ却què总zǒng想xiǎng着zhe天tiān上shàng的de大dà雁yàn，想xiǎng着zhe拿ná起qǐ弓gōng箭jiàn把bǎ它tā射shè下xià来lái。

几jǐ个gè月yuè过guò去qù了le，第dì一yí个gè学xué生shēng棋qí艺yì大dà进jìn，第dì二èr个gè学xué生shēng却què还hái是shì老lǎo样yàng子zi。弈yì秋qiū叹tàn口kǒu气qì说shuō：“两liǎng人rén一yì起qǐ学xué，差chā别bié这zhè么me大dà，不bù是shì聪cōng明míng不bù聪cōng明míng的de问wèn题tí，是shì用yòng心xīn不bù用yòng心xīn的de问wèn题tí。”

这zhè个ge故gù事shì告gào诉sù我wǒ们men：想xiǎng要yào学xué好hǎo一yī件jiàn事shì，就jiù要yào专zhuān心xīn致zhì志zhì，心xīn无wú旁páng骛wù。

In ancient times there was a great chess master named Yi Qiu. He took on two students and set out to pass on his skill.

One student gave the lessons his whole heart — he thought carefully about every move and ignored whatever was happening around him. The other seemed to be listening, but his mind kept drifting to the wild geese overhead and how he might shoot one with his bow.

Months went by. The first student grew into a fine player; the second stayed exactly where he had begun. Yi Qiu sighed and said, “Two students, the same lessons, such different results — it isn't a matter of cleverness. It's a matter of attention.”

The story reminds us: to truly learn anything, we must give it our whole mind — zhuān xīn zhì zhì.