The next time Xi Xi saw Yu Xiaowei was on a Friday afternoon, two weeks later. She and Lan Xin went to a reading class. Teacher Lai, who taught them reading class, brought Yu Xiaowei to the classroom.
Teacher Lai introduced Yu Xiaowei. When she said that Yu Xiaowei was one of the best students in the third grade and that she won second place in the recitation competition last semester, Xi Xi and many of the first grade children exclaimed in admiration of this "senior" sister.
Most of the children who came to the reading class were serious about their studies. How could the naughty children sit down obediently to read?
"She's really amazing!" Xi Xi couldn't help but violate the rules and whispered to Lan Xin.
"What's so amazing about her? She can get second place without saying anything. If I go up, I can definitely get first place! "Lan Xin said confidently.
"But … but …" Xi Xi wanted to refute, but she found that she didn't know how to refute.
It seems like Lan Xin made a lot of sense!
However, very quickly, Teacher Lai encouraged Yu Xiaowei to perform a poem recitation for everyone.
"The word reading, if you break it down, the first word is to read, which means to look with your eyes, and the second word is to read, which means to read with your mouth." Teacher Lai also talked about a lot of principles, "The ancients said that if a book is read a hundred times, its meaning will be revealed. Now, many children can't recognize many words and can't understand the meaning of complex sentences. But it doesn't matter. Follow me and read it out loud. Read it a few times and you will naturally understand its meaning. You will also be able to recognize more words. "
Although this was a bit far-fetched, it wasn't without reason. In the reading class now, the teacher still led the children to read aloud. They couldn't let the first grade children who didn't know how to read read too complicated books, right?
Under the gaze of the junior brothers and sisters, Yu Xiaowei didn't appear to be nervous. However, her gaze was a bit downcast. She glanced at her shoes and didn't look at the other children. She didn't show any intention of joining in.
After Teacher Lai's encouragement, Yu Xiaowei finally opened her mouth and read, "The reeds are green, the white dew is frost. The so-called love is on the other side of the water … "
The Book of Songs?
Yu Xiaowei's recitation was not bad. When she was reciting, she seemed to have temporarily come out of a lonely world. Not only was her voice full of emotion, but she was also like an old pedant, slightly shaking her head as she recited.
Although Yu Xiaowei recited the poem very smoothly, in reality, she had only followed the recitation teacher and memorized it by rote. She was only using it for the competition. She did not have the ability to write the entire poem from memory.
Then again, this poem was something that even adults could recite without thinking, much less children. If they were really asked to write it down from memory, it was likely that a large number of them would be at a loss.
But even so, Yu Xiaowei's rhythmic recitation, her bright voice, and her complex poem still managed to intimidate these inexperienced first graders.
It was as if someone had suddenly started talking about the Eight Trigrams in front of us, who were illiterate.
"Amazing!" This time, not only Xi Xi, but even Lan Xin could not help but sigh. Her round eyes were wide open as she looked at Yu Xiaowei on stage.
Lan Xin seemed to be in disbelief that the person reciting the poem in front of her was the weak girl that she had knocked down previously. This serious recitation of the poem was still very loud! But why was it that when she was reciting, it was like a gentle breeze and drizzle, making it almost impossible to feel her presence?
However, after the poem was recited, Yu Xiaowei returned to her previous sluggish state. Her two small hands were intertwined in front of her as her head drooped. She did not know what to do next.
This was the Yu Xiaowei that Lan Xin knew!
However, Xi Xi's attention was not on this. She had been listening to Yu Xiaowei reciting the poem seriously. Although she could not understand it, she could still feel the beauty of the poem! When it was recited, the rhythm was just like a beautiful song with a beautiful melody!
"Xin Er, do you know what Sister Xiaowei is reciting?" Xi Xi could not help but whisper again.
But it was obvious that she could not get an answer from Lan Xin. Lan Xin's perplexed eyes had already explained everything.
What made Xi Xi unbearable was that Teacher Lai did not explain the meaning of the poem to them. She let Yu Xiaowei sit in the empty seat below and join the other juniors for a first grade reading class.
"Was the poem that Student Yu Xiaowei recited nice? That's right. When we read out articles, we should also learn from her. We should not read for the sake of reading. We should add some emotional content to it. This way, it will be easier for us to understand the meaning of these articles! "
"Alright. Next, please turn to page thirty-eight. Today, we will read this modern poem together …"
Teacher Lai continued with her class, but Xi Xi sat in her seat. She was tormented by her own curiosity, as if a hundred claws were scratching her heart.
This was the first time she had encountered such a situation! She liked this poem when she heard it, but the teacher did not tell her the meaning. If other children did not understand, then they did not understand and did not mind. But Xi Xi was different. In the past, at home, her father would patiently answer all her questions. Her thirst for knowledge would always be satisfied. Now that it was no longer the case, of course she felt uncomfortable.
Asking the teacher might be a good choice, but she had to listen to the class obediently and not interrupt the teacher's class. This was against the class discipline. When school started, Teacher Li had told her and the other students about the primary school rules!
With great difficulty, Xi Xi waited until the class ended. The little girl hesitated for a moment, but still mustered her courage and walked up to ask the teacher.
"You want to know the meaning of the poem that Yu Xiaowei recited?" Teacher Lai was a little surprised and a little embarrassed as she asked.
Actually, at this moment, Teacher Lai was a little guilty. Without any preparation, she really could not recite the meaning of the poem. She might not even be able to recite the whole poem.
"That's right!" Xi Xi's big eyes were filled with urgent expectation.
Luckily, Teacher Lai had her ways. She patted Xi Xi's shoulder and said gently, "You're still young and don't understand classical Chinese. It's useless for me to tell you now. In the future, when you learn more words and these, you'll be able to understand the meaning of this poem!"
After saying that, Teacher Lai called the children out of school.
This reason seemed to contradict her previous theory of emphasizing on studying more, but Xi Xi could not find any fault with it. The little girl's eyes revealed a disappointed expression. But when she turned around, she saw Lan Xin and Yu Xiaowei who was beside Lan Xin.
"That's right! There's also Sister Xiaowei! "Xi Xi suddenly became happy.
In her heart, the senior big sister must know a lot of things!
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