In Two Children Arguing about the Sun, one child said from the perspective of feeling that the sunrise is far away and the sun is near. The reason is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

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?" ? "

Pre-Qin Liezi's Two Sons Debate on the Day;

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." . "

Another child thinks that the sun is far from the sun when it rises, and it is closer to people at noon.

A child said, "When the sun just came out, the hood of the car was as big as noon and the plate was as small as usual. Is this the reason why it is not far from the big one?" ? "

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?" ? "

Interpretation of vernacular:

When Confucius traveled eastward, he saw two children arguing and asked why. A child said, "I think the sun is closer to people when it first comes out, and it is farther away at noon."

Another child thinks that the sun is farther away from people when it first comes out, and closer to people at noon. A child said, "The sun was as big as a hood when it first came out, and it was as small as a plate at noon. Isn't it far small and near big? "

Another 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 cool to feel hot near and far? " Confucius can't judge (who is right and who is wrong). The two children smiled and said, "Who said you were learned?"

Extended data writing background:

The Warring States period is a period of great social change, and it is also a period of academic thought contending. Fable, as an important part of the essays of the philosophers, has become a powerful weapon for the philosophers of the Warring States to clarify their political views, academic thoughts and arguments.

Liezi is a collection of fables and fairy tales compiled by Liezi and his disciples under this background. This article is taken from the seventh chapter of Liezi Tang Wen, with the title added by later generations. This article records the story of two children in the Spring and Autumn Period and Confucius, a great scholar at that time.

About the author:

Liezi, originally named Yukou, was born in Putian, Zheng State (now Zhengzhou City, Henan Province) in China during the Warring States Period. Thinkers in the early Warring States period are another representative figure of Taoist thought besides Laozi and Zhuangzi. His knowledge originated from Huangdi and Laozi, and he advocated quietness and inaction.

The author of Liezi. The book contains 134 folk stories, fables, myths and legends, which have had a far-reaching impact on later philosophy, literature, science and technology and religion.