Meaning: The knowledge gained from books is superficial after all, and the true meaning of knowledge cannot be understood. To truly understand the profound truth in books, you must practice it yourself.
From: "Reading on a Winter Night" Year: Song Author: Lu You Genre: Four Musts
The ancients didn't know how to learn, but they didn't know how to do it until they were young.
This is a godchild poem written by Lu You. The poem is called "Reading on a Winter Night to Show Children", which was written at the end of the fifth year of Ningzong Zhuangyuan (A.D. 1 199). The poet talked about his views on knowledge acquisition from two aspects: one is to spend effort, and the other is to "practice". The ideas expressed in the poem are not only the experience of reading on a winter night, but also the summary of the poet's diligent study.
The first two sentences of the poem are based on the experience of the ancients, in which the word "effortless" summarizes the degree of efforts of the ancients in learning; The second sentence of the poem not only tells the truth of persistent study, but also emphasizes the importance of "being young and strong" and warns my son to seize the good opportunity, study hard while he is young, and don't let time wait for no man. Only by paying attention to "young and vigorous kung fu" will he achieve something in the future.
The last two sentences of the poem are based on the relationship between book knowledge and practice, emphasizing that the knowledge gained from books is relatively shallow, and only through personal practice can it become your own thing. "practicality" has at least two meanings: first, it is practical in the process of learning, and what you think, do and talk about in the process of learning is a kind of "practicality" for students. Don't we advocate "heuristic method" to arouse students' initiative in learning? It is a practical activity to let students ask questions, discuss and practice in class. Physics, chemistry, biology and other courses are almost inseparable from the "dedication" of students. Even though ancient people mainly studied literature and history, there was a problem of "dedication" in the learning process. Learning article study's poems is a kind of "dedication". Isn't there an old saying that "you can recite poems by familiarizing yourself with 300 Tang poems"? If you understand the connection between articles, you should also practice writing by yourself, otherwise, no matter how much the teacher talks, the students' articles will still be poor. The second is "practice" after acquiring knowledge. This "practice" is social practice, through which we can test learning, turn book knowledge into our own, use it for ourselves, and consolidate and deepen what we have learned.