I. Original text

Confucius said, "It's better to keep pace with the times, isn't it? Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? People don't know or care (yùn), aren't they gentlemen? " ?

Second, translation.

Confucius said, "isn't it pleasant to review what you have learned often after you finish learning?" Is it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters? People don't know me, but I'm not angry. Isn't that a man of moral cultivation? "

Third, the source

The Analects of Confucius, learn and learn.

Extended data

First, the creative background

During the Spring and Autumn Period, Confucius had rich teaching experience and often discussed problems with students to solve various problems for them.

He encouraged students to cultivate good moral character and study deeply, and put forward that "review what they have learned frequently after study" and "review what they have learned, and then gain new knowledge and experience from it".

The students praised Confucius for his patience in teaching. Confucius said modestly, "Learning is not enough, and people are tireless."

Second, appreciate

The Analects of Confucius is a book that records the words and deeds of Confucius and his disciples. It consists of several chapters, most of which are about the general principles of learning, moral cultivation and dealing with people.

Twelve selections, on the one hand, show that learning should have a modest and studious attitude and the spirit of being diligent, inquisitive and seeking truth from facts; On the other hand, it expounds the learning methods of reviewing the old and learning the new, combining learning with thinking, and applying what they have learned, which have great influence on the educational theory of later generations.

In addition, there are ideological and moral cultivation and the principle of educating people to behave themselves.

Three. Brief introduction of the author

Kong Qiu (from September 28th, 55 BC1year to April 28th, 479 BC,1year BC) was a native of Lu in the Spring and Autumn Period, ranking second.

Confucius was a great thinker and educator in ancient China, the founder of Confucianism and one of the most famous cultural celebrities in the world.

Spring and Autumn Annals is China's first chronological history book, which often contains praise and criticism of historical figures and events without telling the truth. This kind of writing is called "Spring and Autumn brushwork", which refers to the words hidden in the heart.

According to relevant records, Confucius was born in Changping Township, Joy, Lu State (now Luyuan Village, Nanxin Town, Qufu City, Shandong Province). Confucius died at the age of 72 and was buried in Surabaya, north of Qufu, where Kong Lin is now located.

Confucius' thoughts on words and deeds are mainly contained in the prose collections "The Analects of Confucius" and "Historical Records of Confucius' Family" preserved in the pre-Qin and Qin and Han Dynasties.

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