Calvino once said in Why Read the Classics:
"Classics are books that constitute a valuable experience for those who have read and loved them; but they are also a great experience for those who retain this opportunity and wait until the best of their enjoyment comes."
For Chinese, wen yanwen, as the cornerstone of thousands of years of culture, is a well-deserved classic. This is especially true in language learning, without the nourishment of the language, it is impossible to talk about in-depth study of language and literature.
However, the difficult nature of the text has deterred many children, and even once there was a joke that "one is afraid of the text, the other is afraid of The Zhou Shuren".
There is a figure in the mainland publishing industry, Mr. Zhong Shuhe, who has loved books, read books, and edited books all his life, and he also knows books best. He said: "Ancient Chinese is the most simple, less nonsense, this is a specialty of the old ancestors, should not be easily thrown away." ”
Mr. Zhong Shuhe's three books, "Reading Classics to Children", "Reading Text Messages to Children", and "Reading Stories to Children", are also different from ordinary literary and literary readings. There are short texts, fluent translations, and deep humanistic interpretations, which is a very good set of cultural enlightenment books.
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The word "classic" originally meant the Confucian book as a model. This series not only includes Confucian classics, the content is selected from the classics, histories, sub-collections, the content involves celebrity anecdotes, famous objects exploration, strange things, fables and jokes, a total of 198 articles, is a 100-word version of the children's traditional Chinese culture encyclopedia. Understanding traditional Chinese culture, starting from this set, there is absolutely nothing wrong with it.
There is a famous essay in the "New Language of the World":
Xie Taifu Hanxue gathered in the day and lectured with his children on the meaning of the thesis. When the snow suddenly broke out, Gong Gladly said, "What is the snow like?" Brother Hu Er said: "Sprinkling salt in the air can be imitated." The brother and daughter said, "If the willow is not raised by the wind." "Gong Da laughed. That is, the eldest brother of gong has no daughter, and the wife of the left general Wang Ning is also.
How does Mr. Zhong Shuhe interpret this?
The first is the translation:
One day when it was cold and snowy, Xie An was talking to his children about literature and articles with his children. As the snow fell, his interest grew, and he asked his children:
"This snow is pouring down, and if you were to describe it, what would you compare it to?"
Nephew Hu'er said, "It just fell and rustled, a bit like pouring salt down from the air."
Another niece said, "The snow at this moment is like a spring breeze blowing willows all over the sky."
Xie An listened and laughed happily.
This girl who compared willows to snowflakes was Dao Yun, the daughter of Xie An's eldest brother, and later made Wang Xizhi's second daughter-in-law, the famous talented lady Xie.
Subsequently, Mr. Zhong also made divergences and interpretations:
As previous generations have also said, Isaac salt is better than snow, and flying feathers is better than snowflakes, all of which are very image, and there is no distinction between good and bad. However, from the perspective of literary description, it is difficult to sprinkle salt in the air, and it is common for the wind to blow willows; And this kind of flower-like or non-flower-like thing, as a sign of spring, can especially make people think of the warmth and feelings of spring, and when the snow is cold and dry, it has more affinity. No wonder That Mrs. Xie was "laughing and laughing" at that time, that is, after more than 1,600 years, I could not help but be impressed by it.
From this, it can also be seen that the cultural atmosphere in Jiangzuo Gaomen at that time seemed to have a little more free and equal air than in the Grand View Garden fourteen centuries later, because I had never seen Jia Zheng and Lin, Xue, Shi, and Tanchun "lecture on the meaning of the thesis".
In this way, on the basis of translation, it not only explains in a simple and in-depth way why "willow silk" is better than "sprinkling salt", but also spreads out to the difference between poetry and Taoism in "Dream of the Red Chamber", pointing out the changes in the ancient cultural atmosphere of the mainland.
In this series, all the selected texts are like this, no more than one hundred words, short in length, simple but not simple, will not cause pressure on children to memorize ancient texts, and will not cause psychological pressure to children, so that children will be afraid of ancient texts from now on.
Each article is divided into three parts: "Learning its Short", "Reading loulou" and "Nianlou Yue", which correspond to the original text of the work, vernacular translation and divergent thinking.
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In the 1980s, the author Zhong Shuhe presided over the publication of the "Toward the World Series" sensationalized the publishing and literary and historical circles, Mr. Qian Zhongshu took the initiative to write a preface to this series of books, and later when Mr. Zhong's book "Nian Lou Xue Short" was published, Yang Dai wrote a preface for it, which is also a good story in the literary world.
The mother book of this book, "Nian Lou Xue Short", was originally written by Elder Zhong for his granddaughters to learn the literary language, and the little girls who were nourished by the literary language studied in Europe and the United States when they grew up, and became the pillars of the country after completing the study, which can be said to nourish a generation.
This book selects the essence of 198 articles of "Reading The Building to Learn Short", with cute illustrations and Fan reading audio, adapted into this set of "Reading Literary Sayings for Children", so that more children can feel the concise beauty of Wenyan, the beauty of simplicity, and the beauty of traditional Chinese culture.
"Reading Classics to Children" has 66 articles, selecting the classic parts of the pre-Qin must-read classics such as "Analects", "Mencius", "Li ji", "Chinese", "Zuo Chuan", "Warring States Policy", "Zhuangzi" and so on, to help children carry out orthodox Sinology enlightenment.
Each ancient text is not more than 100 words, so it is called "learn its short", and The wonderful translation of Chung Lao's "Reading Lou Lou" and commenting on "Nian Lou Yue" are another highlight of this book. It is also accompanied by 66 specially drawn illustrations, which are cute and full of childlike fun and humor, which is very brain-opening. Suitable for school-age children and lovers of traditional culture with shallow roots, orthodox Chinese studies enlightenment.
"Read Text Messages to Children" 66 articles, selected Fan Li, Ma Chen, Wang Xizhi, Wang Wei, Yan Zhenqing, Ouyang Xiu, Su Shi, Huang Tingjian, Jin Shengsi and other literati letters, allowing children to explore the spiritual world of the ancients in the letters.
"Read Text Messages to Children" contains a total of 66 text messages from the ancients, each letter is carefully selected by the author, short is a few words, long is not more than 100 words, or miss or know-how, or entrust or expect, or ask or discuss, or advise or guide, for children and even adults to expand the rich spiritual world of the ancients. The article is short, catchy, beautiful and moving, and it is an excellent reading material for primary school students and preschool children to learn ancient Chinese.
"Reading Stories to Children" 66 articles, selected from "The World Speaks New Language", "Rong Zhai Essay", "Notes on the Old School", "Chaolin Pen Talk", "Zi Bu Language", "Reading Wei Caotang Notes" and other classic note-style prose, short and concise, knowledgeable and interesting.
"Reading Stories to Children" continues the style and style of "Reading Classics to Children" and "Reading Text Messages to Children", with a total of 66 notes, all selected from the notes of the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, the length is short, each article is not more than 100 words, the style is informal, the content is extensive, there are celebrity anecdotes, strange things, there are also famous things to explore, fables and jokes, flexible forms, concise and vivid, is an excellent reading for primary school students and even preschool children to learn ancient Chinese.
Partial catalogue of "Reading the Classics to Children"
Table of Contents of the "Read Text Messages to Children" section
In addition, the illustrations in this series are also a highlight. The illustrations in this set of books blur the boundaries between the real and the unreal, jump out of the circle of realism, and change the regular size ratio, which is full of cuteness and is very in line with the rich imagination of children.
For example, in "Looking at Hengshan Mountain", the illustration is a large sand table with five mountains in the sand table, while a small child picks up a model of Hengshan in his hand, and a kitten looks at it with relish. This grand perspective can highlight the description of the beauty of Hengshan Mountain in the text, and it is also in line with the child's curiosity.
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"On the Weishan Lake", a huge brush like rafters, is depicting a big painting called Jiangshan, "ten thousand points of stars, a hook of clear brilliance".
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There are also many small Easter eggs hidden in the book, waiting for the children to explore and discover on their own.
In the article "Don't Say the Present Words", there are many poems about the cowherd weaver girl, but a sentence of Enzhu Qiao is "The immortal family has been in the world for many years, and it will pass through the years, and once a year, we will see each other once a year, and the small farewell is reunion." "It has some of its own characteristics, and there is no creativity of the predecessors."
In the illustration, the cowherd weaver girl communicates in modern means, which can also be regarded as "small farewell is reunion". Then the sentence "You are ma Vega!" What does that mean? "Vega" is Vega's English name. Wouldn't it be nice to learn the ancient Chinese language and memorize an English word by the way!
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Q&A
Q1:
What age group is this set suitable for?
Suitable for children aged 6-12 years.
Q2:
Are there any texts in the book Chinese texts? What is the proportion?
The text and textbook of this book are rarely repeated. Because Mr. Zhong Shuhe's literary skills are very deep, the article he selected is both classic and unique, and is rarely repeated with primary school textbooks, after all, the teaching aids on the market and the interpretation of books in classroom learning are already very comprehensive, and there is no need to repeat them in extracurricular reading.
Q3:
What is the relationship between this set of books and "Reading the Building to Learn Short"?
Reading the building is short, mainly suitable for high school students and adults to read, before reading reviews there is reader feedback reading threshold is high, for 6-12-year-old children, there may be some chapters slightly obscure.
First, the children's version of NianLou Learning Short is 198 articles suitable for children aged 6-12 years old to read from the 530 articles of the mother's book, which is more targeted. Although the language of this set of books is simple, but the content is profound, in order to facilitate children's understanding, Mr. Zhong Personally selected articles for children, removed the serious and obscure, difficult parts, retained the elegant, lively, and childlike parts, and added Cute illustrations and Fan reading audio, taking care of children's reading experience from the text and pronunciation.
Read the building to learn short
Second, in terms of typesetting, our set of books is also more suitable for primary school students to read, the typesetting is comfortable, the font is larger, and the children's vision is protected; the illustrations are lively, and the text complements each other, and can inspire the imagination of children.
Q4:
What should parents do if they can't read the language?
Small children can be used as a lullaby and grind their ears; children can read along; even adults with shallow roots in traditional Chinese studies can easily and easily read with children. Parents will not be embarrassed in front of their children because they can't read ancient Chinese.
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