Tiger and Thorn Classical Chinese Inspiration

1. Little Classical Reading: Tiger and Hedgehog Enlightenment

There was a big insect who wanted to look for food in the wild. He saw a hedgehog lying on its back, saying it was meat and wanted to bite it.

Suddenly a hedgehog rolled up his nose, and he ran away in fright without knowing how to rest until he reached the mountain. He was tired and fell asleep, so the hedgehog put his nose up and ran away. The big insect suddenly became happy, walked under the oak tree, lowered his head to see the oak tree, and said sideways: "But when I encounter a wise man, I hope you will stay out of the way!" There was a tiger who wanted to go to the forest to find food.

Suddenly, it found a hedgehog walking leisurely on the roadside, which looked like meat cut into small pieces. Tiger, open your big mouth and eat it.

As soon as the sensitive hedgehog saw danger, he immediately curled up into a ball, and the hard thorns on his body just hit the tiger's nose. The tiger screamed in pain, and the hedgehog suddenly grabbed its nose. It was so frightened that it ran wildly without knowing how to rest. It ran all the way to the mountains. It was tired and fell asleep unconsciously. The hedgehog let go of the tiger's nose and ran away.

The tiger learned how powerful the hedgehog was and had lingering fears about the hedgehog. The tiger continued to walk forward and unknowingly came to the foot of an oak tree.

Suddenly it saw something that was covered in thorns and looked like a hedgehog, but a little smaller than a hedgehog. In fact, they are just the fruit of the oak tree - acorns.

But the tiger had just been pricked by a hedgehog, and his nose was still hurting. When he saw the prickly thing all over his body, he became nervous. He thought it was the child of the hedgehog just now, so he quickly gave way with a smile and said: "Sir. Okay, I just met your father and greeted him! Now please let me go." 2. What enlightenment does the tiger’s encounter in the classical Chinese novel “The Tiger and the Hedgehog” give you?

Enlightenment:

(1) A weak person can defeat a strong enemy.

(2) Using one's own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses is the way to win.

(3) Hidden arrows are most likely to hurt people.

Original text:

There was a big insect who wanted to look for food in the wild. He saw a hedgehog lying on his back. He thought it was a grub and wanted to pick it up. Suddenly, the hedgehog rolled up his nose, and he ran away in fright. He didn't know how to rest until he reached the mountain. He was tired and fell asleep, so the hedgehog put his nose down and ran away. The big insect suddenly became happy, walked under the oak tree, lowered his head to see the oak tree, and said sideways: "Whenever I encounter a wise man, I hope you will stay out of the way!"

Comments:

②luán: meat cut into small pieces

③Acorn bucket: acorn with shell

④Dan : Morning

⑤Encounter: meet, bump into

⑥Xianzun: a respectful name for someone else's father

Translation:

There is a tiger , thinking of looking for food in the wild, saw a hedgehog lying on its back, thought it was a meatball, and was about to bite it. The hedgehog suddenly caught me by the nose, and I was so frightened that I ran wildly, not daring to rest, until I ran into the mountains. The tiger was sleepy and tired, and fell asleep unconsciously. The hedgehog let go of the tiger's nose and ran away. The tiger suddenly woke up (finding that the hedgehog was gone) and was very happy. He came to the oak tree, looked down and saw the berries of the oak tree, and turned to the side and said to it: "I met your father this morning. I hope you will give way to me for the time being." ! ” 3. Classical Chinese article Tiger and Hedgehog, what inspiration does the tiger’s encounter give you?

Tiger and Hedgehog, what inspiration does the tiger’s encounter give us

①We should deal with things calmly, Don't mess up your position. Analyze things accurately and don't be fooled by appearances. Not to mention being bitten by a snake once and fearing the rope for ten years. Things should be dealt with in a concrete manner so as to draw correct conclusions.

②It can be seen that when we encounter problems, we must analyze and study, find out the truth, and think twice before acting.

Original text

There was a big insect who wanted to look for food in the wild. He saw a hedgehog lying on his back. He thought it was meat and wanted to pick it up. Suddenly, the hedgehog rolled up his nose, and he ran away in fright. He didn't know how to rest until he reached the mountain. He was tired and fell asleep, so the hedgehog put his nose down and ran away. The big insect suddenly became happy, walked under the oak tree, lowered his head to see the oak tree, and said sideways: "Whenever I meet a wise man, I hope you will stay out of the way!"

Interpretation

There was a tiger who wanted to look for food in the wild. He saw a hedgehog lying on his back, thought it was a meatball, and was about to bite it. The hedgehog suddenly caught me by the nose, and I was so frightened that I ran wildly, not daring to rest, until I ran into the mountains.

The tiger was sleepy and tired, and fell asleep unconsciously. The hedgehog let go of the tiger's nose and ran away. The tiger suddenly woke up (finding that the hedgehog was gone) and was very happy. He came to the oak tree, looked down and saw the berries of the oak tree, and turned to the side and said to it: "I met your father this morning. I hope you will give way to me for the time being." ! ” 4. The classical Chinese article “Shuo Hu” inspired me

Liu Ji’s poems are powerful and unrestrained, and their allegorical meanings are rich.

"Speaking of Tiger" is a short one hundred and fifty-three words long, with concise content and profound meaning. The article draws conclusions directly from a typical example. It is short in length, concise in language, and full of philosophical enlightenment.

"Wisdom Punishes the Evil Young" often uses four-character words, such as the dual sentence structure of "Knowing two sets of boxing skills and having some brute force" makes the expression neat and concise, making it easy to read and catchy. 〖Grasp the key points〗 Reference translation of "Speaking of Tiger" A tiger is more than twice as strong as a human.

Tigers have sharp claws, but humans do not have sharp claws. Tigers are twice as strong as humans, so it is not surprising that humans are eaten by tigers. However, it is not common for tigers to eat people, but people often sit and lie on tiger skins. Why? (Because) tigers use strength, but people use wisdom; tigers use their claws, but people use tools.

Therefore, the role of strength is only one, while the role of wisdom is hundreds. The role of minions is only one, and the role of tools is hundreds. With one, you can fight against hundreds. Although you are brave, you will not be able to win. . Therefore, people who are eaten by tigers have wisdom and tools but cannot use them.

Therefore, people in the world who only know how to use strength but not wisdom, and people who only know how to rely on their own functions but do not know how to rely on others are just like tigers. Tigers are captured by people and let people hide in their skins. Sitting and lying down, what is there to be surprised about? 〖Overcoming Difficulties〗 The two most critical words in "Shuo Hu" are "using wisdom". Others such as "using things", "using hundreds", and "using people" are all derivatives and inevitable results of "using wisdom". Using this principle to explain the contents of this unit's chapters such as "Wolf", "Li Ji", "Tong District Ji Biography", and "Wise Punishment of Evil Young Men" is the difficulty of this lesson.

There is a detail in "Wolf" that illustrates the reason why animals cannot compete with humans. That is, two wolves also showed their cunning (one wolf burrowed into a hole, and the other pretended to sleep), "and both were killed in an instant." Therefore, "Wolf" says: "How can the beasts change and deceive? It only increases the laughter." In each chapter, people use "objects" derived from "wisdom", such as the butcher using a haystack and a knife; Ou Ji used the enemy's knife and fire, and also made full use of the enemy's weaknesses (this is a special " "employing people"); Li Ji "armed the dog with a sword" and even used food such as rice cakes and honey.

"Wisdom Punishes the Evil Young" also embodies the "use of wisdom", mainly in the penultimate paragraph. This content is about how the young Liu Bocheng "uses wisdom" to defeat his opponent "the young master of the regiment". 〖Questioning Doubts〗 How does the article "Speaking of Tigers" develop the argument step by step? This article starts by saying that tigers are much more powerful than humans. It is not surprising that humans fight with tigers and humans are eaten by tigers.

Then the opposite fact was put forward. It is not that tigers often eat people, but that people often eat tiger meat and enjoy tiger skins. This method of raising counterexamples is called revealing contradictions, and from the perspective of writing an article, it is called raising questions.

The author first comes up with a preliminary conclusion: the tiger uses strength, and the man uses wisdom. The tiger uses his own body, while man uses the things (tools) he creates.

The body is the finite "one", and the tool is the infinite "hundred". This not only raises a contradiction, but also due to the huge difference in quantity between "one" and "hundred", the conditions for the transformation of the contradiction appear.

People change from weak to strong, and tigers change from strong to weak. Thus, the argument becomes profound.

Then the article starts from "use force without using wisdom" to "use it for oneself without using others". Finally, the author points out that tigers "are harvested by people and sleep on their skins." This is not only very vivid, but also in Structurally it's very tight.

It begins with a comparison between tigers and humans, and ends with the relationship between tigers and humans. Structurally speaking, this is an echo from beginning to end.

However, this can also be seen from another perspective, that is, from the content point of view, in the structure of echoes between the beginning and the end, there is also a contrast between the beginning and the end. The beginning says that tigers are stronger than humans, but the ending goes like this: Tigers are defeated by humans, and tigers are a symbol of failure.

In such a strict, even closed structure, it shows profound contrast. The completeness of the structure highlights the tension in the connotation of "wisdom". 5. Translation of the classical Chinese text "The Tiger and the Hedgehog"

1. Translation

There was a tiger who wanted to look for food in the wild. He saw a lying hedgehog and thought it was a meatball, so he prepared Bite it. Suddenly his nose was caught by a hedgehog. He was so frightened that he ran wildly, not daring to rest, until he ran into the mountains. The tiger was sleepy and tired, and fell asleep unconsciously. The hedgehog let go of the tiger's nose and ran away.

The tiger suddenly woke up (discovering that the hedgehog was gone) and was very happy. He came to the oak tree, looked down and saw the berries of the oak tree, turned to the side and said to it: "I met your father this morning. I hope you will give way to me for the time being!"

2. Original text

There was a big insect looking for food in the wild. He saw a hedgehog lying on his back. He thought it was meat and wanted to bite it. Suddenly / being / hedgehog / nose curled up / frightened away / not knowing how to rest. When he reached the mountain, he was tired and lethargic, and the hedgehog put his nose in and walked away. The big insect suddenly became happy, walked under the oak tree, lowered his head to see the oak tree, and said sideways: "Whenever I encounter a wise man, I hope you will stay out of the way!"

3. Source

"Qi Yan Lu·Meeting the Xian Zun" by Hou Bai of the Sui Dynasty

Extended information

1. Creation background

"Qi Yan Lu", ancient times A collection of jokes in Chinese classical Chinese anecdotes and novels. Written by Hou Bai of Sui Dynasty. This is another important collection of jokes after "The Laughing Forest", but it has its own unique merits.

2. Enlightenment

The tiger, the king of beasts, was actually embarrassed by a little hedgehog, but the little hedgehog was frightened but not confused. It can be seen that when we encounter problems, we must analyze and study them. We must not act rashly. We must find out the truth and think twice before acting.

3. Introduction to the author

Hou Bai, courtesy name Junsu, was born in Linzhang, Wei County (now Linzhang County, Hebei Province). Scholar of Sui Dynasty.

He is eager to learn and talented, has a funny personality, and is especially good at debating. If a scholar is promoted, he will become a scholar. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty became famous and ordered his secretary to supervise the compilation of national history and give him a fifth-grade salary. He is the author of fifteen volumes of "Jing Yi Ji", which is widely used in the world.