If he wanted education, he knew no quicker mode of learning a lesson than that of being struck on the head by it; and yet he was himself surprised at his own slowness to understand what had struck him.

如果他想要接受教育，他知道没有比被教训击中脑袋更快的学习方式了；然而，他自己也很惊讶自己竟然迟迟无法理解是什么让他震惊。