1, original text

Mencius said, "There is nothing more than ignorance of the king. Although there are things that are easy to live, if it is violent for one day and cold for ten days, no one can live. I think it's rare. All the ones that have cooled down are here. If I am cute, what can I do? The number of games played today is decimal; Lack of concentration. This is not allowed. Qiu Yi is the best athlete in this country.

Let Qiu Yi teach two people to play chess. One of them is absorbed, but Qiu Yi listens. Although a man listened, he thought with all his heart that a swan was coming and he tried to shoot it with his bow. Although he learned from it, he was indifferent to it, so why was he wise and indifferent? That's not true. "

2. Translation

Mencius said, "The indiscretion of a king is incomprehensible. Even if there is a kind of plant that grows most easily in the world, if it is dried in the sun for one day and frozen for ten days, nothing can grow. I seldom see your majesty. As soon as I left the king, those who' frozen' his evil spirits went, and even if he had the slightest bud of kindness, they killed him. what can I do?

For example, playing chess as a skill is only a small skill; But if you don't concentrate on your studies, you won't learn. Qiu Yi is a famous chess expert in China. He asked Qiu Yi to teach two people to play chess at the same time. One of them was absorbed and only listened to Qiu Yi. Although the other one was listening, he always felt that a swan was coming, thinking about how to shoot it with a bow and arrow.

Although this person studies with dedicated people, he can't compare with that person. Is it because he is not as clever as that man? The answer is clear: of course not. "

3. Source

From Mencius Gaozi

Extended data

1, which means

Concentration is the premise of learning to play chess. Whatever you do, you should concentrate.

2. Introduction to the author

Mencius (about 372 BC-289 BC) was born in Zou (now southeast of Zou County, Shandong Province) in the middle of the Warring States Period, not far from Qufu, the hometown of Confucius. He is a famous thinker, politician, educator, the successor of Confucius' theory and an important representative of Confucianism.

According to legend, Mencius is a descendant of Lu nobles. He lost his father when he was young and his family was poor. He was once a disciple of Zisi (Kong Ji, the grandson of Confucius). After finishing his studies, he lobbied the governors as scholars in an attempt to promote his own political views, and successively went to Liang (Wei), Qi, Song, Teng and Lu.

At that time, several great powers devoted themselves to Qiang Bing, a rich country, and strived to achieve reunification by force. He inherited Confucius' thought of benevolence and developed it into the thought of benevolent government, which was called "elegance and sage".

Mencius was born about one hundred years before the death of Confucius (479 BC). Stories about his life are rarely handed down. Biography of Hanshu Poetry contains the story of his mother's "broken weaving" and Biography of Lienv contains the story of his mother's "three moves" and "going to Qi", which shows that he benefited from his mother's education.

"Historical records. It is possible that the Biography of Mencius and Xunqing said that he was "an educated man". Mencius' theory was influenced by Confucius' thought, whether by Zi Si or by Zi Si's disciples. Therefore, Xunzi listed Zisi and Mencius as one school, that is, the Meng Si School of Confucianism in later generations.

Like Confucius, Mencius once led students to travel to Wei, Qi, Song, Lu, Teng, Xue and other countries, and once served as a guest minister. Because his political views were not as important as those of Confucius, he returned to his hometown to call his disciples to give lectures, and wrote a book with Zhang Wan and other students, saying, "Preface a poem book, understand Zhong Ni's meaning, and write seven pieces of Mencius." (historical records. Biographies of Mencius and Xun Qing)

We saw seven articles by Mencius, each of which is divided into two parts, about 35,000 words, with a total of 260 chapters. However, there are eleven Mencius recorded in Hanshu Yiwenzhi, four more than the existing Mencius. When Zhao Qi annotated Mencius, he identified eleven articles, considered seven as true, and the other four were false except seven. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, these items were lost one after another.

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