You can’t stop learning.
Then this central argument is divided into three paragraphs and discussed from three different angles.
Paragraph 1: Discuss that the meaning of learning is to be able to improve yourself and change yourself.
Paragraph 2: Discuss the role of learning in making up for deficiencies.
Paragraph 3: Discuss the need for gradual accumulation of learning, perseverance, and concentration.
The author uses five metaphors in the first paragraph. The first metaphor is "a student is better than a teacher". It cannot be considered as a metaphor for students surpassing teachers. This is a new meaning after it became an idiom. This metaphor in this article and "ice is as cold as water" show that things can improve after certain changes. "Straight wood is a wheel" means that things can change their original state after certain changes. In this way, the three metaphors have two meanings. On this basis, the author uses "gu" to summarize the above, and also uses the two metaphors of "wood is straightened by ropes" and "gold is sharpened and benefited" as examples, and then infers that people must learn and reflect in order to achieve The state of "knowing clearly and doing nothing wrong". The following two metaphors illustrate side by side: if you work hard, you will definitely get results. They serve as a powerful foil for the inferences that follow. To sum up, this paragraph discusses the central argument from the perspective of summarizing the importance of learning.
The author uses five metaphors in paragraph 2. At the beginning, the author uses the metaphors of "thinking all day long" and "not as good as what you learn in just a moment", and then uses the metaphors of "looking up on your knees" and "not as good as climbing high to gain insights". The image illustrates that only by correcting "learning" and "thinking" Only the relationship can produce significant results in learning. In order to explain the truth more clearly, the author followed the trend and used four metaphors: "climbing high and calling", "calling along the wind", "fake horses", "fake boats bowing", from seeing, hearing, land, water, etc. This aspect clarifies the important role played by utilizing and relying on external conditions in real life, thus explaining that people can make up for their own shortcomings and achieve more significant results with the help of learning. Finally, we can conclude from this that the reason why a gentleman can surpass ordinary people is not because his innate qualities are different from ordinary people, but because he is good at learning. To sum up, this paragraph discusses the central argument from the perspective of the important role of learning.
The author uses ten metaphors in paragraph 3. The author first uses two metaphors to infer from "accumulation of soil" and "accumulation of water" to people's "accumulation of virtue" to positively discuss the role of accumulation and illustrate that learning achievements are constantly accumulated. Then he used the two metaphors of "not accumulating small steps" and "not accumulating small flows" to illustrate from the negative side that if we do not accumulate, we cannot achieve lofty goals. This is the first level of this paragraph, indicating that learning must be accumulated. The following is a two-level explanation of how to achieve accumulation. The author uses four metaphors to contrast the pros and cons: first, he uses "Qi Ji" and "驽马" to compare, to illustrate that the quality of subjective conditions is not the decisive factor in learning, and perseverance is the key to learning well; he also uses "perseverance", "perseverance" and "perseverance". The contrast with "give it up" shows that only by perseverance and perseverance can you achieve something. This is the second level of this paragraph, which shows that to achieve accumulation, we must persevere. At the last level, the author uses the metaphors of earthworms and crabs to illustrate that accumulation requires concentration. The following two levels explain: To achieve two guarantees of accumulation, both are indispensable.
In summary, the author divides this paragraph into three levels to discuss the central argument from the perspective of learning methods and attitudes.