“青出于蓝而青于蓝”是中国一句常见的成语,其典故出自荀子的《劝学篇》。这个成语历来被解释成学生可以胜过老师,一代胜过一代。这种解释可以远溯到南北朝,据说,南北朝时期有一个学生作了一首打油诗来说明学生可以胜过老师的事实,就是引用了荀子的这句话。宋代苏轼也说:“荀卿青出于蓝之说,谓今学生胜过 “Blue for blue and blue for blue” is a common idiom in China. Its allusions come from Xunzi’s “Persuade School”. This idiom has historically been interpreted as a student who can beat a teacher and a generation better than a generation. This explanation can be traced back to the North and South Dynasties. It is said that during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, a student made a poem to show that the student can beat the teacher. He quoted the sentence. In the Song Dynasty, Su Shi also said: “Yue Qingqing said out of blue, that this student is better than