Original text:
Liang's son is nine years old and very clever. Junping Kong thought of his father, but when his father was away, he shouted. In order to set fruit, there are bayberry. Confucius pointed out to his son and said, "This is the fruit of your family." The son replied, "I haven't heard that peacock is a master of poultry."
Translation:
In Liang State, there is a family named Yang. There is a nine-year-old son at home. He is very clever. One day, Junping Kong came to visit his father. It happened that his father was not at home, so Junping Kong called the child out. The child brought Junping Kong fruits, including bayberry. Junping Kong pointed to Yangmei and showed it to the children, saying, "This is the fruit of your family." The child immediately replied, "I haven't heard that peacock is your bird."
Boya vast string
Original text:
Boya is good at playing drums, but Zhong Ziqi is good at listening. Boya Guqin, looking at the mountains in the distance, Zhong Ziqi said, "Well, I am like Mount Tai!" Determined to run water, Zhong Ziqi said, "Good, like a river!" Zhong Ziqi will understand what Boya said. When he died as a child, Boya said that there was no bosom friend in the world, but he broke the piano and never played drums all his life.
Translation:
Yu Boya is good at playing the piano and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening to it. When Boya played the piano, he thought of showing the mountains. Zhong Ziqi listened to the praise and said, "Great, I seem to see the towering Mount Tai!" Boya wanted to express the flowing water in his heart, so Zhong Ziqi said, "Great, just like a running river!" No matter what Boya wants to express, Zhong Ziqi can accurately express his ideas. After Zhong Ziqi died, Boya found it difficult to find someone who could understand his piano, so he broke his beloved piano and stopped playing it for life.
Learning game
Original text:
Qiu Yi is the best athlete in this country. Let Qiu Yi teach two people to play chess, one to concentrate on playing chess, and Qiu Yi listens; Although one person thought it was a swan, he tried to shoot it with his bow. Although I learned chess from the previous one, chess is still not as good as the previous one. Is it because his intelligence is not as good as the former? That's not true.
Translation:
Qiu Yi is the best Go player in China. Let Qiu Yi teach two people to play Go. One of them was so absorbed that he listened carefully, pondered and understood everything Qiu Yi said. On the surface, another person is also listening to Qiu Yi's teaching, but in his heart, he thinks the swan is coming and thinks about how to shoot it down with a bow and arrow. Although they learn Go together, the latter is not as good as the former. Isn't his intelligence inferior to the former? Answer: it's not like this.
An argument between two children.
Original text:
When Confucius traveled eastward, he saw two children arguing and asked them why.
A child said, "I think the sun is close to the sky at sunrise and far from the sky at noon." . "
A Confucius said, "I am far away at the beginning of the day, and I am near in Japan."
A son said, "The sunrise is as big as a car cover. At noon, it is like a plate: a container for holding things, a round plate and a square bowl. This is not too small for the far, but too big for the near? "
Another child said, "The sun just came out to cool down, and it was as hot as putting your hand in hot water at noon. Isn't that why you feel hot when you are near and cool when you are far away?" ? "
Hearing this, Confucius could not judge who was right or wrong. The two children smiled and said to Confucius, "Who said you were smart?" ? "
Translation:
When Confucius traveled eastward, he saw two children arguing and asked them what they were arguing about.
A child said, "I think the sun is close to people when it first comes out, and far away from people at noon."
A child said, "I think the sun is far when it first comes out and near at noon."
A child said, "When the sun first came out, it was as big as the roof of a carriage." At noon, it is as big as a plate. Isn't this just that the distance (looks) is small and the distance (looks) is big? "
(Another) A child said, "It was cool when the sun first came out, and at noon (it felt like entering a bathhouse). Isn't that the nearer (feeling) the hotter and the farther (feeling) the colder? "
Confucius can't decide (who is right and who is wrong). Two children laughed at Confucius and said, "Who says you know much?"
2. People's Education Edition sixth grade Chinese classical Chinese original and translation Boya quatrains [original] ("/"is an interval) Boya/good/guqin, Zhong Ziqi/nice.
Boya Guqin, aiming at the mountains, Zhong Ziqi said, "OK, I am clumsy/if/Taishan!" Determined to run, Zhong Ziqi said, "OK, Yang Yang Xi/ Ruo/He!" Boya/Reed Zhong Ziqi/will get it. When I died in childhood, Boya/prophecy/world/no longer had a bosom friend, but I broke the piano/unique strings and stopped playing drums for life.
[Interpretation] Drum: Playing. Aim at the mountain: I think of the mountain in my mind.
Alas: the tone of exclamation. E-e: the meaning of "high".
Xi: It's equivalent to "ah". Yang Yang: Very big.
Bosom friend: someone who understands his thoughts and speaks the same language. Break the piano: break the piano.
Answer: Again; Start over Boya is good at playing the piano and Zhong Ziqi is good at listening.
When Boya plays the piano, he thinks of mountains in his mind. Zhong Ziqi listened (admiringly) and said, "You play really well! Just like the towering Mount Tai (standing in front of me)! " Thinking about running water, Zhong Ziqi listened (admiringly) and said, "You play really well! Just like a mighty river! " Zhong Ziqi can accurately express Boya's ideas. After Zhong Ziqi's death, Boya felt that he would never find a bosom friend in the world (someone who knew him better than Zhong Ziqi), so he broke his beloved piano and never played it.
(People's Education Edition Lesson 25 "Boya Juexian").
This article is an allegorical story.
The article describes that in ancient times, two children relied on their own intuition. One thinks that the sun is close to people in the morning, and the other thinks that the sun is close to people at noon. For this reason, they hold their own opinions and argue endlessly, even a knowledgeable person like Confucius can't make a judgment. This story shows that in order to understand nature and explore objective truth, we must dare to think independently and question boldly; It also shows that the universe is infinite and knowledge is infinite. People with knowledge will know something and learn endlessly.
This story can be understood in three parts. Write the argument between Confucius and Lu Yu first, and point out the time, place, characters and reasons of the story.
Two children put forward two completely different views on how far the sun is from the earth at different times. Then write about two children who use the intuition (vision and touch) that people can experience in their daily lives to clarify their views in order to refute each other's views.
Finally, I wrote that the argument between Confucius and the two children was inconclusive, which led them to "laugh". The full text is only a hundred words, but it can give people a lot of inspiration.
It is the characteristic of language expression to express characters and unfold stories through dialogue description, which shows the innocence and loveliness of two children and Confucius' scientific attitude of being modest and seeking truth from facts. The main purpose of writing this article is to let students understand the language characteristics of ancient Chinese, and at the same time realize that knowledge is endless and learning is endless.
The difference in meaning between ancient and modern times is the difficulty in learning this article. For example, the meaning of "going" in "I want to be close to people when the sun rises" is different from that commonly used in modern times.
In addition, there are few words such as "who" and "ru" in modern Chinese, and such words should be understandable by students. The following translations are for reference only.
Confucius went to the East to study and saw two children arguing on the way. Confucius asked them why they argued.
A child said, "I think the sun is close to people when it first comes out, and far away from people at noon." Another child thinks that the sun is far away from people when it first comes out and close to people at noon.
The previous child said, "The sun was as big as a hood when it first came out, and it was like a bowl at noon. Isn't it far small and near big? " Another child said, "It's cool as soon as the sun comes out, and it's hot when you put your hand into hot water at noon. Isn't it cool to be near hot and far hot? " Hearing this, Confucius could not judge who was right and wrong. The two children smiled and said, "Who says you know much?" Second, the learning goal 1. Learn three new words in this lesson and clarify their meanings according to the notes after class.
2. Read the text with emotion. Recite the text and repeat the story.
3. Understand the content of the text, learn the spirit of the ancients who are good at thinking and boldly questioning, so as to understand nature and explore the truth, and Confucius? How about the sofa? [6] What about defecation? Dental caries? Hey? Where is the car? Iii. Teaching suggestions 1. Before class, the teacher can refer to the scientific common sense involved in the text. Students can also be arranged to ask, "Does the distance between the sun and the earth change during the day?" ? Why does the sun look big in the morning and small at noon? Why does it feel cold in the morning and hot at noon? ".
Although this article is concise, it is still difficult for students to read and understand the different meanings of ancient and modern words. For example, the modal particle "Hu", which rarely appears in modern texts, appears three times in the article. There are three steps to solve this difficulty.
(1) After reading the text, students can understand the meaning of each sentence according to their notes. For students who don't understand, the teacher can give them a little guidance to let them understand the context.
(2) Read repeatedly to understand the story. (3) Tell this story in your own words.
This story contains profound truth. Teachers can organize students to discuss and exchange their ideas after reading this text.
Students should be encouraged to speak freely and feel from multiple angles. For example, two children like to explore, and their spirit is commendable; Two children know things from different angles and have different results; Confucius can treat children's problems correctly and seek truth from facts.
At the end of the article, Confucius was "uncertain", so students should know that many natural phenomena are common-sense scientific knowledge for us, but in ancient times, it was difficult to solve the mystery because of underdeveloped technology, so Confucius' "uncertainty" was understandable. It can be seen that the universe is big and the knowledge is wide, up and down, although the wise can't know everything.
Confucius did not "think he knew what he didn't know", but adopted a realistic attitude of "knowing what he knows is knowing, and not knowing is not knowing". So when teaching, don't take Confucius as the theme to understand.
For beginners of classical Chinese, repeated reading is the most important method. When studying this article, we should pay attention to guiding reading aloud.
Read the article aloud and read the pause in the sentence according to the following tips. Confucius traveled eastward to see/two children/debate and asked him why.
A son said, "I started from the day when I was near and the day when I was far away." A child goes far at the beginning of a day and comes near at the beginning of a day.
A son said, "when the sun rises, it is as big as the hood of a car, and at noon, it is like a dish." Isn't this/the far is small/the near is big? " A son said, "It's cool at sunrise and cool at noon, like exploring soup. Is it not hot near/cold far away? " Hearing this, Confucius could not judge who was right or wrong. The two children smiled and said, "Who/for you/for Zhihu?" The description of two children's language and dialogue is the key point for teachers to guide students to read aloud.
In the second paragraph, the two children put forward completely different views on the distance between the sun and the earth at different times, so students should be instructed to read their views and uncompromising attitudes in a positive tone. In the third and fourth paragraphs, the two children put forward reasons to prove their views and refute each other's views according to their own feelings and experiences.
The two paragraphs are consistent in sentence structure and structure, and both end with rhetorical questions, so we should pay attention to the reading of rhetorical questions. Among them, "As Big as a Car Cover" and "As Soup as Soup" should be re-read, while "As a Vegetable Bowl" and "The Vicissitude of the Beam" should be read lightly, so that they can be read in a contrasting tone, forming a confrontation between the two peaks, which needs to be solved urgently.
In the fifth paragraph, when two children saw that Confucius could not govern the country, they laughed and said, "Who is Zhihu?" Rhetorical questions are also used. What is clear here is that the laughter of the two children is not ironic. Students should be instructed to read a lively and relaxed tone to show their innocence and cuteness. To guide students to read classical Chinese, we should pay attention to model reading and reading guidance.
On the basis of students understanding the content of the article and reading the full text with emotion, guide students to read in different roles and try to recite it in class. 5. Expand after class.
It is suggested to arrange a Chinese practice activity and perform "New".
4. What are the classical Chinese? 5. Tong Qu (Shen Fu)
Second unit
10, Ten Analects of Confucius
Third unit
15, five ancient poems
Look at the sea (Cao Cao)
A berth at the foot of Beibao Mountain (Wang Wan)
Spring outing in Qiantang River (Bai Juyi)
Xijiangyue (Xin Qiji)
Tianjingsha Qiu Si (Ma Zhiyuan)
Fourth unit
20.* Shancheng (Pu Songling)
Fifth unit
25. Two articles of Shi Shuo Xin Yu
Xue Yong
Chen Taiqiu and Friendship Period
Sixth unit
30.* Four Fables
Think children are smart and doubt your neighbors.
The old pioneer lost his horse-a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise.
Full translation of classical Chinese in the second volume of the seventh grade of People's Education Edition.
First unit
5. Shang (Wang Anshi)
Second unit
10, Mulan poem
Third unit
15, * Sun Quan advised Zijian
Fourth unit
20, ventriloquism (Lin Sihuan)
Fifth unit
25. Two short essays
Kuafu's Daily Classic of Mountains and Seas
Two children argued about Japanese Liezi.
Sixth unit
30.* Wolf (Pu Songling)
5. Six Grade Chinese Classical Chinese Two children argued about Confucius' The Journey to the West. When they saw two children arguing, they asked why. One said, "I was close to people when I debuted during the day, and far away when I was in Japan." One said, "At first, it was as big as a hood, and in the end, it was as big as a vegetable vat." "A son said," It's cool at the beginning of a day, just like exploring soup in a day. Isn't it near hot and far cold? Confucius can't decide. The two children smiled and said, who is more Zhihu than you? "Today, the number of decimal also.
You can't do it if you don't concentrate. Qiu Yi is the best athlete in this country.
Let Qiu Yi teach two people to play chess, one to concentrate on playing chess, and Qiu Yi listens; Although one person thought it was a swan, he tried to shoot it with his bow. Although I learned chess from the previous one, chess is still not as good as the previous one.
Is it because his intelligence is not as good as the former? That's not true. Qiu Yi is the best chess player in the country.
Let him teach two people to play chess, and one of them only listens to Qiu Yi wholeheartedly; Even if another person is listening, he can think of a swan flying in the sky and shoot it with a bow and arrow. Even if two people study together, their grades are not as good as the first one.
Isn't his intelligence inferior to that of another person? The answer is: no. Read and recite classical Chinese, and the key words can be explained.
6. The original translation of "Two Classical Chinese Texts" in the first lesson of Book 6 of the Chinese People's Education Edition for Primary Schools: Qiu Yi, a countryman who is good at playing games.
Let Qiu Yi teach two people to play chess, one to concentrate on playing chess, and Qiu Yi listens; Although a person listened, he thought it was a swan, so he tried to bow down and shoot it. Although I learned chess from the previous one, chess is still not as good as the previous one.
Is it because his intelligence is not as good as the former? That's not true. Qiu Yi is the best chess player in China.
Let Qiu Yi teach two people to play chess at the same time, and one of them will concentrate on Qiu Yi's teaching. The other man, though seemingly listening, was bent on thinking that a swan was going to fly and wanted to pull an arrow from the bow to shoot it. Although he studies with others, he is inferior to others.
Is it because his wisdom is not as good as others? That's not true. One day, when Confucius was traveling in the East, he met two children quarreling and asked them why they quarreled.
A child said, "I thought the sun was near when it first came out, and it was far at noon." A child thinks that the sun is far away from people when it first comes out and close to people at noon.
A child said, "When the sun first came out, it was as big as a hood. At noon, as small as a bowl. Isn't it small from a distance and big from a distance? " A child said, "It was cold when the sun first came out, and it was as hot as putting your hand into hot water at noon. Isn't it near hot and far cold? " Confucius can't decide who is right or wrong. The two children smiled and said, "Who says you know much?" .
7. Ask people to teach the translation of the ninth grade classical Chinese.
The great cause initiated by the first emperor did not give up halfway, but gave up halfway. Nowadays, the world is three points, the people in Yizhou are tired and the people's livelihood is depressed. This is really an extremely critical and unpredictable moment. However, the courtiers who served the palace guards did not dare to slack off; Loyal and ambitious soldiers on the battlefield fought to the death to remember the special favor of the first emperor and want to repay your majesty. Your Majesty should really listen to the opinions of ministers, carry forward the virtues left by the former emperors and inspire the courage of people with lofty ideals. Never look down on yourself and say unreasonable things, thus blocking the road of advice.
Officials around the palace and officials in charge of the Prime Minister's Office are a whole, so rewards and punishments should be clearly defined, and good and evil should be promoted, and there should be no different standards. Those who do bad things and violate the law and discipline, or those who faithfully do good things, should be handed over to the competent authorities for punishment or reward, so as to show that your majesty is fair and observant in governance, and must not be selfish and partial, making the casting of laws different inside and outside the court.
Guo Youzhi, Fei Yi, Assistant Minister Dong Yun, etc. , are good moral character, honesty, loyalty and purity, so the first emperor chose to stay and assist your majesty. I think everything in the palace, big or small, should be discussed before implementation. This will definitely correct mistakes and achieve practical results.
Xiang Chong is a peaceful and just general who is proficient in military affairs. He was selected that year, and the first emperor praised his ability, so he was recommended by everyone and appointed as the governor of the central region. I think we should discuss with him all matters in the barracks, big or small, so that the army and the army can unite and be harmonious, and people with both ability and political integrity can make appropriate arrangements.
It was the reason for its prosperity in the early Han Dynasty that it was close to virtuous officials and avoided villains. Close to the villain, far from the virtuous minister, this is the reason for the decline of the late Han Dynasty. When the late emperor was alive, every time he commented on these things with me, he always lamented and regretted the era of Emperor Huan and Emperor Ling. You Zhi, Fei, Shang Shuling, Yi and Jiang Wan joined the army. These are loyal, frank and honest courtiers who can die for their country. I sincerely hope that your majesty will be close to them and trust them, and the prosperity of the Han royal family will not be far away.
I am a civilian and have worked in Nanyang County. I just want to save my life in troubled times, and I don't want the princes to know me and get dignitaries. The first emperor didn't mind my humble origins, short knowledge and self-humiliation. He visited me in the thatched cottage three times in a row and asked me for advice on current events. So I was deeply grateful and promised to work for the first emperor. Later, I was ordered at a critical moment and the war failed. I accepted the appointment. It has been 2 1 year since I was appointed during the crisis.
The late emperor knew that I was cautious and entrusted the affairs of state to me before he died. Since my death, I have been worried and sighing day and night, fearing that I can't complete the great task entrusted to me, thus damaging the wisdom of my late emperor. So in May, I led my troops south, crossed Lushui and went deep into the wilderness. Now that the south has been pacified and the armory is fully equipped, the whole army should be encouraged and directed to conquer the Central Plains in the northern expedition. I hope I can do my best to eliminate evil forces, revive the royal family of the Han Dynasty and move back to the old capital. This is what I used to repay my late emperor for being loyal to your majesty. As for weighing the pros and cons, it is the responsibility of Guo Youzhi, Fei and Dong Yun to make suggestions without reservation.
I hope your majesty will instruct me to crusade against traitors and achieve results. If it doesn't work, then I will be punished for dereliction of duty and used to sue the gods of the first emperor. If you don't carry forward Shengde's remarks, blame Guo Youzhi, Fei, Dong Yun and others for their negligence and declaring them guilty. Your majesty should also think and plan for himself, consult the truth of doing good, observe and accept advice, and read out the will of the last emperor, and I will be grateful and grateful.
Now, just as I was about to leave North Korea for an expedition, I wrote this article in tears, so excited that I didn't know what to say.
8. Notes on classical Chinese in the first volume of the eighth grade. This is the People's Education Edition. I don't know what version you have, so I'll use: (Actually, explanations and interchangeable words are in your textbook or in the textbook to be distributed. You don't have to read what I wrote, but you can take it as induction, but you must master the translation of classical Chinese, which is very important for memorizing texts or explaining. When you read classical Chinese, you often know the translation and recite it quickly. Believe me, this is correct.
) 1. Translation 2 1. Taohuayuan-Tao Yuanming During the first year of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there was a man in Wuling County who made a living by fishing.
One day, he rowed along the stream and forgot the distance. He suddenly met a peach blossom forest, which grew on both sides of the stream for hundreds of steps. There are no other trees in the middle, but flowers and plants are everywhere, fresh and beautiful, and there are many fallen flowers.
The fisherman was very surprised by this. He rowed to the end of the forest.
Taolin ended where the stream originated, and a mountain appeared. There is a small hole in the mountain, and there seems to be some light in it. The fisherman got off the boat and got in through the hole.
At first, the hole was very narrow, and only one person could pass through. He took dozens of steps forward, and his eyes suddenly became wide and bright from the narrow darkness.
In front of us is a flat and wide land, with neat houses, fertile land, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees and bamboo. The path in the field is intertwined, and the chicken and dog hear each other.
Both men and women dress like outsiders. Old people and children are very at ease and happy.
When he saw the fisherman, he was very surprised and asked him where he came from. The fisherman answered the villagers in detail.
He was invited to his home and cooked with wine to kill chickens. When people in the village heard that there was such a guest, they all came to inquire about the news.
They themselves said that their ancestors came to this isolated place with their wives, children and fellow villagers to avoid the war in the Qin Dynasty, and never went out again, so they cut off contact with outsiders. They asked what dynasty it was, but they didn't know there was a Han dynasty, let alone a Wei and Jin dynasty.
The fisherman told them in detail what he had heard, and they all sighed. Others invited the fisherman to their home, and they all took out food and wine to entertain him.
After staying for a few days, the fisherman left. The villagers told him: "(Our situation here) is not worth telling outsiders!" After the fisherman came out, he found his boat and went back the same way, marking everywhere along the way.
When I arrived in Wuling county, I met the satrap and told him these things. The satrap sent someone to follow him to find the mark he had made before, but he lost his way and could never find the original way to the Peach Blossom Garden.
Liu Ziji, Nanyang people, nobles and celebrities. Hearing the news, he happily planned to go there. It didn't happen. Soon, he died of illness.
Since then, no one has been to the Peach Blossom Garden. 22. Two short essays (1) A humble mountain is not necessarily high, and a fairy will become a famous mountain; The water doesn't have to be deep. If there is a dragon, it will become supernatural water.
This is a humble house, but I don't feel humble because of my noble character. The moss is green and grows to the steps; The grass is green and reflected in the bamboo curtain.
Talking and laughing are all knowledgeable people, but not knowledgeable people. Here you can play the unpretentious piano and browse Buddhist scriptures.
No music, no official documents. Nanyang has Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage, and West Shu has the cloud pavilion of the Yangtze River cloud.
Confucius said, "What's so simple?" (2) Ailian said that the flowers of all kinds of vegetation on the water and on the ground are lovely. Tao Yuanming in Jin Dynasty only liked chrysanthemums.
Since the Tang Dynasty, people all over the world like peony very much. I only like lotus flowers-lotus flowers grow out of mud, but they are not polluted by mud; Wash with clear water, but it doesn't look enchanting; (Its stem) is hollow inside and straight outside, without (winding) vines and (also) without (escape) branches; The fragrance spreads far, making it more fragrant; It stands upright and is clean in the water. You can see it from a distance, but you can't play at close range.
I think chrysanthemum is a hermit in flowers, peony is a rich one in flowers, and lotus is a gentleman in flowers. Alas! Tao Yuanming seldom heard of this hobby of chrysanthemum after that.
Who else is like me for the love of lotus? Of course, there are many people who love peony! 23. The story of a nuclear-powered ship-There was a man named Wang Shuyuan in Wei Xueyi in the Ming Dynasty, who was very clever. He can carve wood with a diameter of one inch into palaces, vessels, figures, even birds, animals, trees and stones, all of which can be carved into the shapes of various things according to the original appearance of wood. (He) once gave me a boat carved with peach stones, and Su Shi swam in Chibi.
The boat is a little over eight minutes from beginning to end, about two yellow rice grains high. The high and open part in the middle is a hut covered with a canopy made of bamboo leaves.
There are small windows next to it, four on the left and four on the right, and one has eight. Open the window to watch, the carved railings are opposite.
Turn it off, and you will see the sentence engraved with "The mountain is high and the moon is small, the truth is clear" on the right, and the sentence engraved with "The breeze is Xu Lai, the water waves are quiet" on the left, and the concave part of the inscription is painted with azurite. There are three people sitting on the bow: Su Dongpo, Fo Yin on the right, Lu Zhi on the left, and a tall hat with a thick beard in the middle.
Su Dongpo and Huang Lu Zhi looked at a scroll of calligraphy and painting. Dongpo's right hand holds the right end of the scroll, and his left hand presses Lu Zhi's back.
Lu Zhi left hand holding the left hand roll, right hand pointing to the hand roll, as if to say something. Dongpo showed his right foot, Lu Zhi showed his left foot, and both of them were slightly inclined. Their knees close to each other are hidden in the pleats at the bottom of the hand roll.
Fo Yin is very much like Maitreya, with his chest open and his breasts exposed. Looking up, his expression is not similar to that of Su and Huang. (He) lies down on his right knee, his right arm is bent and supported on the boat, his left knee is erected, and (a string of) rosary beads are hung on his left arm next to his left knee-rosary beads can be counted clearly.
There is an oar at the stern. There is a boatman on the left and right sides of the paddle.
The man on the right is wearing a tapered bun, with his face upturned, his left hand leaning against a crossbar, and his right hand pulling his right toe, as if shouting. The man on the left is holding a palm leaf fan in his right hand and stroking the stove in his left hand. There is a pot on the stove. The man looked straight at the teapot and looked calm, as if listening to the sound of tea.
The bottom of the boat is a little tilted.