U1 1双语（465）

The First Lesson

"Learning without thinking is of no use." Our English teacher, Ms. Chen, wrote this sentence on the blackboard and said, "Please write this down."

We all started to write. I wrote down the first word and then stopped. "That's not right," I thought. "But is it okay to point out the mistake? Is it polite to do so in the first lesson?" Many questions popped into my mind.

"Why aren't you writing, Wang Han?" Ms. Chen asked. I looked up at her. Our eyes met, and my mouth felt dry. But then I thought about the meaning of the sentence. I raised my hand.

"Ms. Chen, there's a mistake," I said. "That sentence is from Confucius, not from Mencius."

"Well done, Wang Han," Ms. Chen replied. "Actually, this is my first lesson for all of you. You are now in junior high school. Learning will be more difficult. It's important to think more deeply about your learning. Please always remember this."

That was really an important lesson!

第一节课

我们的英语老师陈老师，在我们的第一堂课上，用一句深刻的话开始了我们的学习：“学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。”她把这句话写在黑板上，并要求我们抄写下来。当我开始写的时候，我在第一个字后停顿了下来。我应该指出这个错误吗？这在开学的第一天是否礼貌？

“为什么不写了，王涵？”陈老师的声音打破了我的思绪。我紧张地抬起头，遇到她的目光时，口干舌燥。

但随后我考虑到了这句话背后的意义。鼓起勇气，我举起了手。

“陈老师，这里有个错误，”我说道，“这句话其实是孔子说的，不是孟子。”

“做得好，王涵。”陈老师赞许地点点头。“这是你们进入初中后的第一课。学习会变得更具挑战性，思考在学习中至关重要。永远记住这一点。”