chāng昌yán言jǔ举jìn进shì士shí时,wú吾shǐ始shù数suì岁,wèi未xué学yě也。yì忆yǔ与qún群ér儿xì戏xiān先fǔ府jūn君cè侧,chāng昌yán言cóng从páng旁qǔ取zǎo枣lì栗dàn啖wǒ我;jiā家jū居xiāng相jìn近,yòu又yǐ以qīn亲qi戚gù故,shèn甚xiá狎。chāng昌yán言jǔ举jìn进shì士,rì日yǒu有míng名。wú吾hòu后jiàn渐cháng长,yì亦shāo稍zhī知dú读shū书,xué学jù句dòu读、shǔ属duì对、shēng声lǜ律,wèi未chéng成ér而fèi废。chāng昌yán言wén闻wú吾fèi废xué学,suī虽bù不yán言,chá察qí其yì意,shèn甚hèn恨。hòu后shí十yú余nián年,chāng昌yán言jí及dì第dì第sì四rén人,shǒu守guān官sì四fāng方,bù不xiāng相wén闻。wú吾rì日yì益zhuàng壮dà大,nǎi乃néng能gǎn感huǐ悔,cuī摧zhé折fù复xué学。yòu又shù数nián年,yóu游jīng京shī师,jiàn见chāng昌yán言cháng长ān安,xiāng相yǔ与láo劳wèn问,rú如píng平shēng生huān欢。chū出wén文shí十shù数shǒu首,chāng昌yán言shèn甚xǐ喜chēng称shàn善。wú吾wǎn晚xué学wú无shī师,suī虽rì日dāng当wén文,zhōng中shèn甚zì自cán惭;jí及wén闻chāng昌yán言shuō说,nǎi乃pō颇zì自xǐ喜。jīn今shí十yú余nián年,yòu又lái来jīng京shī师,ér而chāng昌yán言guān官liǎng两zhì制,nǎi乃wèi为tiān天zǐ子chū出shǐ使wàn万lǐ里wài外qiáng强hàn悍bù不qū屈zhī之lǔ虏tíng庭,jiàn建dà大pèi旆,cóng从qí骑shù数bǎi百,sòng送chē车qiān千chéng乘,chū出dōu都mén门,yì意qì气kǎi慨rán然。zì自sī思wèi为ér儿shí时,jiàn见chāng昌yán言xiān先fǔ府jūn君páng旁,ān安zhī知qí其zhì至cǐ此?fù富guì贵bù不zú足guài怪,wú吾yú于chāng昌yán言dú独yǒu有gǎn感yě也!dà大zhàng丈fu夫shēng生bú不wèi为jiāng将,dé得wèi为shǐ使,zhé折chōng冲kǒu口shé舌zhī之jiān间zú足yǐ矣。
wǎng往nián年péng彭rèn任cóng从fù富gōng公shǐ使hái还,wèi为wǒ我yán言yuē曰:“jì既chū出jìng境,sù宿yì驿tíng亭。wén闻jiè介mǎ马shù数wàn万qí骑chí驰guò过,jiàn剑shuò槊xiāng相mó摩,zhōng终yè夜yǒu有shēng声,cóng从zhě者dá怛rán然shī失sè色。jí及míng明,shì视dào道shàng上mǎ马jì迹,shàng尚xīn心diào掉bú不zì自jīn禁。”fán凡lǔ虏suǒ所yǐ以kuā夸yào耀zhōng中guó国zhě者,duō多cǐ此lèi类。zhōng中guó国zhī之rén人bú不cè测yě也,gù故huò或zhì至yú于zhèn震jù惧ér而shī失cí辞,yǐ以wéi为yí夷dí狄xiào笑。wū呜hū呼!hé何qí其bù不sī思zhī之shèn甚yě也!xī昔zhě者fèng奉chūn春jūn君shǐ使mào冒dùn顿,zhuàng壮shì士jiàn健mǎ马jiē皆nì匿bú不jiàn见,shì是yǐ以yǒu有píng平chéng城zhī之yì役。jīn今zhī之xiōng匈nú奴,wú吾zhī知qí其wú无néng能wèi为yě也。mèng孟zǐ子yuē曰:“shuō说dà大rén人zé则miǎo藐zhī之。”kuàng况yǔ与yí夷dí狄!qǐng请yǐ以wéi为zèng赠。