1. Allegories usually have a deeper meaning. What do you think the author is trying to tell his readers? That school life is interesting? That schooling is absolutely necessary? That life is short and time passes quickly, and therefore we must seize the day seize the hour? Or anything else?
2. In allegories, many things are used as symbols. For example, in this text, the school gate could be seen as the turning points in one's life. When the gate closes, carefree childhood ends. When the gate opens again, the narrator enters the last stage of his life. What are other examples you have noticed in the text? How about the teacher, school, home, mother, father, or something else? Please list your examples and reasons.
1.From my perspective, the author wants to tell readers that life is short and time passes quickly .So we must seize the day and the hour.Just as the ancient saying goes:An inch of time is an inch of gold,but an inch of gold cannot buy an inch of time.
2.I think the teachers may have different meanings.In the childhood,the teachers are devoted to teaching students culture knowledge.But in the late adulthood,the teachers may be bosom friends who had accompanied the most time in life.
1.The author wanted to tell us that life is astonishingly short and passes in the blink of an eye. The entire story is a metaphor for the human lifespan,compressed into a single "half a day" of school.
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(1)The School: The World
Reasons: The school is the container for the entire narrative. It is where the "action" of life happens. It is a place of mandatory attendance, learning, play, pain, social interaction, and ultimately, judgment or evaluation. The narrator's journey through its corridors and playgrounds is his journey through the world.
(2)The Lessons and Activities: The Experiences and Challenges of Life.
Reasons: The academic lessons represent the knowledge and skills we must acquire. The more strenuous activities—"strenuous running," "mock fights"—symbolize the struggles, competitions, and hardships we face. The "periods of rest in the garden" represent the brief, precious moments of peace, joy, and romance in life.
(3)The Radically Changed Cityscape at the End: The Unrecognizable World of the Future / The Pace of Social and Technological Change / The Disorientation of Old Age.
Reasons: When the narrator exits the school, the quiet, pastoral street has been replaced by a noisy, overwhelming metropolis. This symbolizes how the world changes dramatically during a single lifetime. For an elderly person, the world of their youth is gone, replaced by a fast-paced, unfamiliar environment that can feel alien and intimidating. It underscores the theme that not only do we change, but the world around us does so at an accelerating pace.
1.Yes, I have read many articles about the countryside. They describe the peaceful scenery and simple life there.
The hard work of farmers, the vast farmlands with various crops, and the fresh air and beautiful natural landscapes of the countryside impress me a lot.
3.Yes. In recent decades, the Chinese countryside has seen better infrastructure like roads and water systems, more modern agricultural technologies, and improved living conditions for farmers.
1. While keeping our childlike innocence, we must also grow up, develop the ability to solve problems and step out of our comfort zone. School life is rich and colorful. Going to school is very necessary. As the saying goes, "It's never too old to learn." We should try to learn as much as possible in our limited lives to make our lives more meaningful.
2. When he walked out of the school gate, many changes occurred, reflecting the changes during his adolescence and old age. Throughout our lives, we encounter many people, but only we ourselves can accompany ourselves until the end.