Literary excellence is achieved only after manyf rustrations.

　　新汉英大辞典

　　穷而后工 [qióng ér hòu gōng] In poetry one gains depth after suffering.; Being disgraced one's writing would be skillful -- the more adversity the author has,the better his writing is.; Literary excellence is achieved only after many frustrations.

　　再问： 文言文翻译

　　再答： 穷而后工，是旧时认为文人越是穷困不得志，诗文就写得越好，从而产生的一个成语。出自宋·欧阳修《梅圣俞诗集序》：“世谓诗人少达而多穷，夫岂然哉！盖世所传诗者，多出于古穷人之辞也……盖愈穷则愈工。然则非诗之能穷人，殆穷者而后工也。”

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