Talking about Mencius

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Dialogue:

Setting: Jaegyum and Jaeyi are sitting at a table after school, with a tablet showing the webpage about Mencius.

Jaegyum: (Pointing at the tablet) Look at this story about Mencius, Jaeyi. It says here that his mother moved their house three times for his education!

Jaeyi: Wow, really? Why did she do that?

Jaegyum: Well, the first house was near a cemetery, and Mencius apparently started imitating funeral rituals. His mother thought it wasn't a good influence for learning.

Jaeyi: (Gasps) Oh, I can see that! Playing pretend funerals all the time wouldn't be very helpful for schoolwork.

Jaegyum: Exactly. Then they moved to a place near a marketplace. But Mencius started imitating the merchants, like bargaining and selling things. His mother worried again that this wasn't the right environment for him to study properly.

Jaeyi: So she moved again? Where did they go the third time?

Jaegyum: The article says they moved to a place near a school. And guess what? Mencius started imitating the students and learning! His mother finally felt that this was the right place for him.

Jaeyi: That's amazing! His mother was so smart and dedicated to his education. It shows how important our surroundings are for learning, right? Like how our classroom is set up to help us focus.

Jaegyum: Yeah, just like the webpage says, Mencius became a very famous philosopher. Maybe it was all thanks to his mother's efforts in finding the best environment for him to learn. It makes me think about how important it is to have a good place to study at home too.

Jaeyi: Definitely! Maybe we should tidy up our study corner later. It might help us focus better, just like Mencius in his new environment.

( N.B. 위 콘텐츠는 Google AI Studio 로 제작한 것입니다 )