The most similar thing between the two ancient articles about reading by ancient people is that they tell us that when studying, we must pay equal attention to learning and thinking, and we must think with our hearts, see with our eyes, and speak clearly.

"The Ancients Talk about Reading" is selected from Lesson 25 of the eighth unit of the fifth-grade Chinese language volume 1 of the unified edition. It consists of two classical Chinese texts. The first one is selected from the most popular six sentences in "The Analects of Confucius" Words are Confucius' famous sayings about learning attitude and learning methods. The second piece is selected from Zhu Xi's "Instructions for Children". The only similarity between the two ancient articles is that they tell us to think with our minds, see with our eyes, and speak clearly when reading.

Contents of "The Ancients Talk about Reading":

The first sentence: Treat learning with an honest attitude. If you know, you know, and if you don't know, you don't know. This is the real great wisdom. .

Second sentence: Be smart and studious, and don’t be ashamed to ask for advice from people whose status and knowledge are inferior to yourself.

The third sentence means that when studying, you should memorize more and memorize more. You should never be satisfied with learning and tirelessly teaching others. This is a requirement for both teachers and students.

The fourth sentence is Confucius explaining his attitude towards learning. He was not born knowing everything, but he liked ancient culture and obtained knowledge through diligence.

The fifth sentence is that learning is like chasing something. We are afraid of not catching up, and we are afraid of losing what we have learned. It warns us not to stop studying, to be enterprising and not to slack off.

The sixth sentence: This is the truth of "learning without thinking will lead to failure, thinking without learning will lead to danger". Confucius said that he once spent all day without eating and all night long thinking, and found that there was no benefit in doing so, so it was better to study.