In fact, the fastest person can remember the Preface to the Wang Teng Pavilion in a few days or hours. But as soon as Wang Bogang finished writing, people recited it. This person is not the author himself, but this story is indeed related to the creative background of preface to Wang Teng-ting. Listen to the next detail.
story
It is said that Wang Bo Prince Miko Wu is only thirteen years old (in his twenties), brilliant and knowledgeable. One day, Wang Bo went from Jinling to Jiujiang, passing through Madang Mountain. During this period, with the help of the Central Plains Water Army, I traveled for 700 Ali nights and came to the Yanfu Army in Hongdu. It is also the Double Ninth Festival, and Gong Yanyan has recruited talents from all over the world and more than 100 famous Confucian scholars. He wants to write "The Story of Wang Tengting" and publish this stone as a monument, which will be hung in future generations.
Li people hold pens and inkstones in front of everyone, and no one dares to accept them. Until in front of Wang Bo, he didn't refuse, but accepted it generously. The house is full of unfamiliar faces when they were young, and they all despise each other. Seeing this, Gong Yan was unhappy, so he got up and changed his clothes and went to a small auditorium.
In fact, this Yan Fujun had a plan in his heart. He has a son-in-law named Wu, who is also the biggest genius in the world. I invited Confucian scholars here today, hoping that they would refuse, and finally asked Wu to write this article so as to open the door. I didn't want to, but it was ruined by a nobody. So he ordered the servant to observe his composition and report at any time.
When writing the first sentence "Nanchang old county, Hongdu new house", the servant came to report. Yan: "It's a cliche, but that's all!" Then he reported: "The stars spread their wings and meet Lu Heng slowly." "Three rivers and five lakes in Jin, control Man Jing and lead Ouyue." Gong Yan was unmoved. A few people separately to report, Gong Yan secretly surprised. Until an official reported: "Sunset and lonely Qi Fei, autumn waters and sky are the same." Gong Yan couldn't sit still any longer, calling him a genius of the world, and wanted to invite Wang Bo to the table. In a short while, when the full text was finished, Gong Yan let people show Confucianism to the whole world, and everyone was disrespectful.
However, at this moment, someone suddenly left the room and accused Wang Bo of "forging papers" on the spot. He said: "This is the legacy of ancient Confucianism. I can recite it when I was young. " Say it in front of everyone and recite it from beginning to end without a word.
This man is my son-in-law, Wu, who never forgets anything! Reciting the whole text takes less than a quarter of an hour, and no one can surpass it.
However, how did Wang Bo break the game next? Just as Confucianism was eclipsed and Gong Yan was puzzled, Wang Bo said unhurriedly, "You said this is an ancient prose, and there are eight poems behind it. Do you know this? " I asked again and again, but no one answered. Wang Bo then wrote this poem behind the preface to Wang Teng-ting:
Wang Teng Linjiang Pearl, Ming Luan continues to sing and dance.
The painted building faces Nanpu Cloud, and the bead curtain rolls up the rain in the western hills at dusk.
The shadow of the idle cloud pool is long, and things change for a few years.
Where is the emperor in the cabinet today? The Yangtze River () flows out from the sill.
Get down to business
So how can we read like Wu above? The answer is impossible, it's a legend.
① Piecewise memory
My own method of memorizing is very common, that is, memorizing in sections, then consolidating it in time and finally connecting it into an article. The advantage of this method is that I don't need to think. I just save the whole article in my mobile phone notebook and do mechanical memory at any time in my spare time. There is no plan at all. Let nature take its course. So this method is also easy to give up halfway.
In fact, ancient rhyme and parallel prose are much better than irregular modern prose. Poetry, in particular, can be remembered by anyone who has studied for several years. However, how many modern poems can you recite? Because the ancients studied and followed the laws of sound, which made poetry catchy, this is the meaning of meter.
② Understand the meaning
In order to improve the efficiency of reciting, memorizing on the basis of understanding is definitely faster than memorizing. For example, I know the meaning of each word in Preface to Wang Tengting, what allusions are used in the text, the vernacular translation of each sentence, and so on. In the process of reciting, we not only feel the beautiful and harmonious melody of parallel prose, but also feel the interest of the content. If you like and are interested, you will naturally pay more attention and recite quickly.
③ Other methods
In addition, there are many methods, for example, some people study the western graphic associative memory method. Designing a few sentences or a paragraph according to the content makes it easier for the human brain to remember pictures than abstract words. In addition, the first words of several sentences can be memorized in series, and formulas can also be compiled by homophonic method. However, not every sentence can find a pattern, and you can recite several paragraphs with this mental effort.
④ Consolidate in time
In addition, master the law of Ebbinghaus forgetting curve skillfully, that is, forgetting begins immediately after learning, the initial forgetting speed is very fast, and then gradually slows down. So don't be complacent when you just recite it, because you will soon forget it if you don't review it!