Gao Zi I · 孟子 6A.20

Passage 20

孟mèng子zǐ曰yuē：「羿yì之zhī教jiào人rén射shè，必bì志zhì於wū彀gòu；學xué者zhě亦yì必bì志zhì於wū彀gòu。大dà匠jiàng誨huì人rén，必bì以yǐ規guī矩jǔ；學xué者zhě亦yì必bì以yǐ規guī矩jǔ。」

Mencius said, 'Yi, in teaching men to shoot, made it a rule to draw the bow to the full, and his pupils also did the same. A master-workman, in teaching others, uses the compass and square, and his pupils do the same.'

First-principles reading

Begin with the words and context, expose the premise beneath the argument, then test the conditions and limits of the principle.