I. Original text
I have learned three times, that is, heart, eyes and mouth. The heart is not here, the eyes don't look closely, the heart is not single-minded, it can only read, never remember, and it won't last long. Of the three, the heart is the most urgent. Since the heart is here, won't the eyes be there?
Second, translation.
I once said: there are three ways to read, namely, heart, eyes and mouth. If the heart is not in the book, then the eyes will not read it carefully. Since my mind and eyes didn't absorb it, I just looked at it casually, of course I wouldn't remember it, and even if I did, it wouldn't last long. Of the three, the heart is the most important. Now that the heart is here, are the eyes and mouth gone?
Third, the source
Zhu's "Reading Three" in Song Dynasty
Extended data:
Zhu said: "The method of reading is not expensive but refined." Step by step means: there must be a reading order, read through one book and then read another. As far as reading is concerned, you should read word by word, paragraph by paragraph and in order. If you don't understand what you read first, you can't read what follows.
He thinks that some people are not effective in reading because they don't work hard enough on the words "proficiency" and "precision". He also criticized the tendency to read too much, and repeatedly said, "Don't read too much, be good at reading. If you look at one board and half a board today, then focus on the first half. "