The way the old horse knows classical Chinese

Guan Zhong and Zi Huan cut solitary bamboo, but spring came and winter came, and they lost their way. Guan Zhong said, "You can use the wisdom of an old horse." Is to let the old horse go and get the way.

There is no water in the mountains. My friend said, "Ants live in the sun in the mountains in winter and in the shade in the mountains in summer. One inch of ant soil, there is water. " It is digging for water. Learn from Guan Zhong's sage wisdom until he knows it, so it is not difficult to learn from the old horse and the old ant. Isn't it a pity that people today don't know how to learn the wisdom of saints with their foolish hearts?

2. Translation:

Guan Zhong and the doctor Peng Ji went to attack solitary bamboo with Qi Huangong. The Qi army went to war in the spring, and it was already winter when it came to triumph, and finally it got lost. Guan Zhong said, "The wisdom of an old horse can be used." So I let go of the old horse, and people followed them and finally found the way back.

When we reached the mountain, there was no water. Peng Ji said, "Ants live in the south of the mountain in winter and in the north of the mountain in summer. The nest is one inch high, and there must be water eight feet underground. "

So digging the mountain finally got water. With Guan Zhong's shrewdness and Peng Ji's intelligence, he did not hesitate to learn from old horses and ants when they met things they didn't understand. Now people don't know that it is a mistake to learn the wisdom of saints with their stupid hearts, isn't it?

The article is selected from On the Forest written by Han Feizi during the Warring States Period. The story in the article is the origin of the idiom (an old horse knows the way). Now more experienced people are familiar with the situation and can play a guiding and guiding role in a certain aspect. It is often used to describe the experience of being a pioneer. Their spirit of not being limited by reality and blinded by fame and fortune is worth learning.

This paper describes first, then discusses, and the narrative is concise and appropriate, closely following the central discussion. At the end, rhetorical questions are used to remind future generations to learn the wisdom of the previous generation of sages, which is thought-provoking.

Extended data:

I. Notes on words

1, Guan Zhong, Ji (xí) Peng: They are all ministers who assisted Huan Gong in his success.

2. From: Follow.

3. Crusades: Crusades and attacks.

4. Isolated Bamboo Country: refers to the isolated bamboo country, which is said to be the descendant of Shennong, an ancient country in the Spring and Autumn Period. It is located in Lushui, Hebei Province (refers to Luanhe River, and the isolated bamboo country is located in the east of the intersection of Luanhe River and qinglong river in the south of lulong county, Hebei Province).

5. Go: Go out.

6. Reverse: Return by "Return".

7, lost: can't tell the direction, which means that the mind is confused and can't tell right from wrong.

8. Lost: Lost. Way: Go home.

9. Yes: So.

10, release: release, which means to let go of the fetters and let the horse go at will.

1 1, sui: follow, follow. Then, follow it, follow the old horse, and the word "zi" is a pronoun.

12, Sui: Finally.

13, De: found it.

14, OK: Let's go.

15, live: live, in.

Second, the introduction of relevant figures.

1, Qi Huangong (-65438+7 October 643 BC), the head of the five tyrants in the Spring and Autumn Period, reigned from 685 BC to 643 BC, and was the first 15 monarch of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, named Xiaobai.

2. Guan Zhong (765438 BC+09 BC-645 BC), surnamed Ji, Guan Shi, named Yi Wu, was a representative figure of Legalists in the Spring and Autumn Period. Yingshang (now Yingshang County, Fuyang City, Anhui Province), formerly known as Guanzi, Guanyi and Guanzi, is a descendant.

3. pengpeng (BC? ~ 644 BC), doctor of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period. Qi Zhuanggong's great-grandson. He assisted with Guan Zhong and Bao. He once led the army and Qin Jun to pacify the civil strife in the State of Jin, and established Jin Gonghui. When Guan Zhong was seriously ill, he was recommended as his peers and died in the same year as Guan Zhong.

Third, analysis and comments.

As we all know, the classical Chinese saying "an old horse knows the way" is the origin of the idiom (an old horse knows the way). Now more experienced people are familiar with the situation and can play a guiding and guiding role in a certain aspect. It is often used to describe the experience of being a pioneer. Their spirit of not being limited by reality and blinded by fame and fortune is worth learning.

This paper describes first, then discusses, and the narrative is concise and appropriate, closely following the central discussion. At the end, rhetorical questions are used to remind future generations to learn the wisdom of the previous generation of sages, which is thought-provoking.

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