By that time I had already graduated, and couldn't study formally any more, but to add to my learning I studied Chinese privately. After reading the Four Books and other classics with my teacher, we turned to classical poetry, and I found it fascinating.
那時我已經畢業，沒辦法讀，為了求學問，就進入私塾學漢文，和老師讀四書、古文後再讀這些詩，覺得很有趣味，就這樣讀下來了。」