句中使用不定式短语作状语，逻辑清晰，强调了复习与教学能力的因果关系。
Is it not a pleasure to learn and to practice what one has learned at regular intervals?
To review the old and thereby learn the new, one can be a teacher. To know what one does not know daily and not forget what one can do monthly is to be truly fond of learning. Without studying the Odes, one cannot speak properly. The Odes can inspire one, can allow one to observe the world, can foster social harmony, and can express grievances. In close proximity, they teach how to serve one's father; in broader contexts, they teach how to serve one's ruler; they also allow one to become well-versed in the names of birds, beasts, plants, and trees.
A person without constancy cannot serve as a shaman or physician. If one brings a gift of a bundle of dried meat, I have never failed to teach. Barbarians should not plot against the Chinese, nor should they disrupt Chinese culture; captives should not violate alliances, nor should troops press their advantages against those who are friendly. If the people are guided by politics and regulated by punishments, they will avoid crime but will have no sense of shame. If the people are guided by virtue and regulated by ritual, they will have a sense of shame and will correct themselves.
If the ruler loves ritual, the people will not dare to be disrespectful. If the ruler loves righteousness, the people will not dare to be disobedient. If the ruler loves trustworthiness, the people will not dare to be insincere.
学而时习之，不亦说乎？
温故而知新，可以为师矣。日知其所亡，月无忘其所能，可谓好学也矣。不学诗，无以言。诗，可以兴，可以观，可以群，可以怨。迩之事父，远之事君；多识于鸟兽草木之名。
人而无恒，不可以作巫医。自行束侑以上，吾未尝无诲焉。裔不谋夏，夷不乱华，俘不干盟，兵不逼好。道之以政，齐之以刑，民免而无耻；道之以德，齐之以礼，有耻且格。
上好礼，则民莫敢不敬；上好义，则民莫敢不服；上好信，则民莫敢不用情。