Choose a sentence that Shi Kuang answered.

Jin Pinggong said to Shi Kuang, "I am seventy years old this year. I am afraid it is too late to study. " Shi Kuang replied, "Why not bring a candle?" Gong Ping said, "Who makes fun of his monarch as a courtier?" Shi Kuang said, "I am blind, how dare I tease my monarch?

I heard that when I was a teenager, I liked learning, just like the sunshine of the rising sun (brilliant); Middle-aged people like to study, just like the sunshine at noon (strong); I like studying in my later years, just like lighting with candles. Which is better than walking in the dark with a candle on? "Gong Ping said," well said! "

Appreciation of works:

Jin Pinggong wants to study, but he is worried that he is getting old. Shi Kuang believes that people should study all their lives. He compares figuratively; Teenagers are eager to learn, like the rising sun, and they are eager to learn in their prime, like the noon sun; Learning in old age, like the light of a candle, can also illuminate the mileage of life. Although the light is weak, it is much better than walking in the dark.

This metaphor is vivid and easy for people to understand and accept, so it is better to call it Jinping.

The feature of this article lies in the use of metaphor. Shi Kuang's rhetoric does not state abstract truth, but uses common sense of daily life to explain his own views. In order to attract the attention of the other party, Shi Kuang deliberately used the ambiguity of Chinese to misinterpret the meaning of Duke Jinping with puns.

Jin Pinggong said, "If you want to study, you may die." The word "dusk" refers to the oldest person, who has entered his twilight years. Shi Kuang explained the word "dusk" as the sun had set and it would be late, so he said, "Why not light candles at dusk?" Such misinterpretation is tantamount to teasing, which is why Shi Kuang's words attracted the attention of Duke Jinping.

Shi Kuang's metaphor about learning below is naturally based on "soldiers and candles", leaving a deeper impression on each other. The rhetoric of lobbyists in the pre-Qin period was often powerful, which was the secret.