Translation of "After Graduation"

The unsatisfactory situation in the past is not worth mentioning, but today it is full of energy and high spirits. Riding proudly against the mighty spring breeze seems to complete the prosperity of Chang 'an in one day.

Original text:

The previous filth was not enough to brag, but now there is no end to debauchery.

In the spring breeze, this proud horse runs at the speed of two beats. I visited all the sights of Chang 'an gracefully in one day.

About the author: Meng Jiao, born in Dongye, Han nationality, was born in Wu Kang, Huzhou (now Deqing County, Zhejiang Province). His ancestral home was Pingchang (now Linyi County, Dezhou, Shandong Province) and he lived in Ruzhou (now Ruzhou, Henan Province). He was a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty and a teenager lived in seclusion in Songshan. Meng Jiao made two attempts to become a scholar. He was a scholar at the age of forty-six, and once served as a county commandant in Liyang. Known as the "poet's prison", it is also as famous as Jia Dao, and is called "Jiaohan Island Thin".