(Overview Image source: Qing Kang Tao's "Meng Mu Jiaozi")
Name of the work
Meng Mu broke the knitting.
Year of creation
Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-25 AD)
Source of works
Biography of women
Literary genre
biography
author
Liu Xiang
Version 1
original text
Mencius was rare, but he returned to China after his studies. Meng Mu succeeded and asked, "Where did you learn?" Mencius said, "I am self-nature." Meng Mu interrupted his knitting with a knife. Mencius was afraid and asked why. Meng Mu said, "If I give up my studies, I will stop weaving. A gentleman who is good at learning is an official, and he knows a lot when he asks. He was peaceful when he was alive, but he was far away from harm when he moved. Waste is inevitable today, but it is also inevitable to stay away from disaster. Why is it different from weaving vegetables? If the middle way is abandoned and not done, it is better to dress its master and eat its long. Women waste what they eat, men degenerate and practice, and they will be enslaved if they don't steal! " Mencius was afraid, studied hard all day, learned from others, and became a world-famous Confucian. This gentleman says that Meng Mu knows how to be a mother. -from the biography of a woman.
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When Mencius was young, he came home from school and his mother was making brocade. (seeing him come back) He asked, "How are you studying?" Mencius (casually) said, "The same as in the past." Meng Mu (annoyed by his indifference) cuts the woven cloth with scissors. Mencius was very afraid. He asked his mother why she did it. Meng Mu said, "You neglected your studies, just like I cut this silk thread. Virtuous people study to establish a reputation, and ask more questions to increase their knowledge. So you can be peaceful at ordinary times and avoid disasters when you do things. If you neglect your studies now, you will inevitably do rough work, and disaster is inevitable. Why is it different from weaving for a living? What's the difference between this and weaving for a living? ) her husband and son give up halfway, how can they have clothes to wear and not be short of food for a long time? If a woman abandons the necessities needed to produce a family and a man relaxes his cultivation and virtue, then the family can only be a slave worker, not a robber or thief! " Mencius was startled. From then on, Mencius studied hard from morning till night, without rest, worshiped Zisi as a teacher, and finally became a person invited by universities all over the world. Kind people think that Meng Mu knows the rules of motherhood.
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It's already started.
2. Achievement: unfold the hemp fiber and then connect it to make a thread. This refers to knitting.
3. Self-sustaining: As always, as always.
4. use: use.
5. Zi: It refers to you in ancient times.
6. Here you are.
7. Knowledge: the same as "wisdom".
8. Reason: Reason
9. yes: that is, "yes", therefore.
10: just.
1 1. Yes: this, this.
12.Si service: refers to the person who performs the servant service.
13.Why: That's why the interrogative pronoun "he" is used as the object of the preposition "one".
Meng Mu teaches children maps.
14. Middle road: halfway.
15. Ning: No.
16. Clothing: dressing, nouns as verbs.
17. Owner: husband and children.
18. Abortion: Relax.
19. Lu: Slave.
20. Dan: In the morning.
2 1. Evening: generally refers to the evening.
Therefore:
23 ways: rules and methods.
Common words
1. And: Tong Er, you.
2. Knowledge: wisdom, wisdom.
3. Autumn: Relax.
arouse
After Meng Mu moved three times, although he created a good environment for his son's growth, everything did not go well with Meng Mu. She believes that if you don't work hard subjectively, you still can't become a talent. So she paid great attention to her son's education and urged him to study hard. She uses weaving as a metaphor for learning, and using broken weaving as a metaphor for abandoning school, which is very convincing. Mencius had no intention of studying, so Meng Mu took the measure of "breaking weaving", which greatly stimulated Mencius and changed his habit of "abandoning school". Mencius later became a world-famous scholar, which was inseparable from his mother's education.
What does Meng Mu think are the main benefits of learning?
Wide knowledge, stability and far-reaching harm.
What inspiration did you get from the story of "Meng Mu's Broken Weaver Girl"?
We should persist in our study and not give up halfway.
Version 2
original text
When Mencius was young, he recited and his mother knitted. Mencius came to an abrupt end. A moment, repeat. Knowing the movement, his mother called and asked, "What do you mean by suspension?" Yes, I said, "If something is lost, you must find it back." His mother split his knitting with a knife and said, "Can this knitting be restored?" Mencius stopped talking after that.
4. I lost something: I forgot, I can't remember.
5. Recite: Recite.
6. Promote it: suddenly.
7. What's this? That is, "why" and why.
8. Nature: From now on.
9. Noisy: Forgetting.
10. Youqing: After a while.
1 1. What is this? It should be interpreted according to "why", which means "why".
12. Fang: Right.
13. Shao: When I was a child.
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When Mencius was young, once, he was reciting poems and his mother was spinning. Mencius suddenly stopped. After a while, he began to chant again. Knowing that he was distracted and forgot, his mother stopped him and asked, "Why did you stop halfway?" Mencius replied, "I forgot, but I will remember later." Mencius' mother picked up a knife and cut her own cloth, saying, "This cloth has been cut. Can you attach it again? " From then on, Mencius devoted himself to reading and never forgot.
arouse
This story tells us: we must concentrate on our studies, or we will give up halfway; Parents should take appropriate measures to educate their children and get twice the result with half the effort. Don't be rude.
Common sense of literature
Mencius, whose name was Ke, was a great thinker in the Warring States period and one of the founders of Confucianism, and he was known as "the sage of Asia". The story of Meng Mu's godson has also been handed down: "Meng Mu moved three times". In Meng Mu's body, the noble sentiment of China women's diligence and thrift, and the wisdom of paying attention to "teaching by example" and "teaching by example" when educating children are displayed. At the same time, it also tells us that learning should not be distracted by noisy environment.
Reading training
1. Explanation:
1. Lost _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
2. Quotation _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3. Party A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Translation:
(1) What is suspension? _______________
(2) Can this weave break be repeated? ____________
Reference answer:
1. Forget it, remember to answer it.
2. Why is there a pause?
This cloth has been cut, can it be pasted again?
[supplement]
"Biography of Han Poetry": "Mencius recited it when he was young, and his mother knitted it. Meng stopped, but resumed. His mother knows his friendship. Call and ask:' What is suspension?' Right:' What you lost, you will get it back.' His mother warned him by interrupting his knitting with a knife. Then Mencius lost his friendship. "
"Female Biography": "There are few Mencius, and if you learn well, you will be an official. Meng Mu's achievements made him ask, "You have learned enough." Mencius said, "I am self-nature." Meng Mu interrupted his knitting with a knife. Mencius was afraid and asked why. Meng Mu said, "If I give up my studies, I will stop weaving. A gentleman is famous for his learning, but he seeks extensive knowledge. Life is calm, but moving is harmful. It is inevitable to abolish it today, and it is inevitable to get rid of disaster. Why is it that eating is different from knitting, but not doing it wastes the middle way? It's better to dress the host, because he has no food! Women waste what they eat, men degenerate into virtue, and if they don't steal, they will be enslaved. "Mencius was afraid and studied hard all day. Teachers learn and think from children, so they become world-famous Confucianism. The gentleman said: Meng Mu knows how to be a mother.
About Mencius
Mencius (372 BC-289 BC), whose real name is Ke, is Zi (to be tested, Zi or Zi Ju). During the Warring States Period, Lu was a descendant of Lu Guoqing's father. China was a famous thinker and educator in ancient times and a representative of Confucianism in the Warring States Period. He and his disciples wrote Mencius. Mencius inherited and carried forward Confucius' thoughts and became a generation of Confucian masters second only to Confucius. He is called "the sage of Asia" and is also called "Confucius and Mencius" with Confucius.
Mencius
Monk's mother cut off the cloth she knitted with a knife and warned Mencius not to forget to recite it, which made Mencius develop a rigorous learning attitude and finally became a famous thinker, politician and educator during the Warring States Period.