一、还原课文
Our English teacher Ms Chen writes the sentence on the blackboard and
1. (say), “Please write this down.”
We start 2. (write). I write down the first word and stop.
“That’s not right. But is it OK to point out the mistake? Is that polite?” Questions
3. (jump) into my mind.
“Why aren’t you 4. (write), Wang Han?”
I look up at Ms Chen. My eyes meet 5. (she). My mouth 6. (feel) dry.
But then I think about the meaning of the sentence. I put 7. my hand.
“Ms Chen, there 8. (be) a mistake,” I say. “That sentence is from Confucius, not from Mencius.”
“Well done, Wang Han. In fact, this is my first lesson for all of you. You are now in junior high school. Learning will be more difficult now. Please always 9. (remember) this.”
That’s really 10. important lesson!

1. says 2. to write 3. jump 4. writing 5. hers 6. feels 7. up 8. is 9. remember 10. an

1. Learning without thinking is of no use. 学而不思则罔。
点拨 without 为介词，without/with＋名词/动词-ing，意为“没有/具有……”。
A person without dreams is like a bird without wings. 一个人没有梦想就像鸟儿没有翅膀。
The boy goes to school without having breakfast. 那个男孩没吃早饭就去上学了。
▷迁移
(1) 思而不学则殆。
without is of no good.
(2) 没有水我们无法生存。

1. (1) Thinking; learning (2) We can't live without water.