"Beiren Shiling" What do you want to say to this person?

I want to say to this person: The knowledge in the world is endless, but everyone’s learning ability is limited. Don’t pretend to understand. Only by learning with an open mind can you gain true knowledge!

Problem-solving ideas: Read through the classical Chinese text and understand the main idea and the underlying principles. You will know that because northerners do not know how to eat water chestnuts, they deliberately pretend to understand and even put the water chestnut shells into their mouths to eat. Hence the joke. Combining this, you can come up with your own views on his behavior and tell him the reasoning behind it.

The ancient text "Northerners Eat Water chestnuts":

Those who are born in the North and do not know water chestnuts will serve in the South. Eat water chestnuts on the table and eat them with the shells in your mouth. Or he said: "The shell must be removed to eat water chestnuts." The person guarded his shortcomings and said: "I don't know that the shell is used to clear away heat." The questioner asked: "Does this thing also exist in the northern land?" Answer Said: "There are mountains in front and mountains behind, there is no such thing!"

The water chestnut is born in the water and is said to be a native product. This is so strong that you don't know it.

Translation of "Northerners Eat Water chestnuts":

There was a man who was born in the north and did not know water chestnuts. He was an official in the south. (Once) he ate water chestnuts at a banquet. (This People born in the north) even put the water chestnut shells into their mouths to eat. Someone said to him: "To eat water chestnuts, you must remove the shell before eating them."

In order to cover up his shortcomings (to protect his ignorance), the man said: "It's not that I don't know. Even the shells are included." The reason for eating it is to clear away heat and detoxify. "The person who asked said: "Is there such a thing in the north?" He replied: "There is no land in the mountains in front of you!"

< p>The water chestnut grows in the water, but (he) said it grew in the soil. This is because he reluctantly regards what he does not know as knowing.