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to work hard and live plainly and frugally - gōng kǔ shí dàn

for months and years - jī nián lěi suì

Take life seriously - zhòng qì xùn míng

hesitant - yóu yù bù jué

from one who is dear to him - yuǎn bù jiàn qīn

trace back to the sources - jí běn qióng yuán

keep thinking about - xīn xīn niàn niàn

be astute in conducting linancial affairs - lì xī qiū háo

feel very depressed at the prospect - chù jǐng shāng qíng

take pity on the poor and the old - lián pín jìng lǎo