Translation of the original biographies of Qu Yuan and Jia Sheng

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Biography of Qu Yuan

Source: History

Qu Yuan's surname is Ping, and Chu's surname is Ping. Chu Huaiwang's left disciple. Knowledgeable, determined, clear-headed in dealing with chaos, and skilled in rhetoric. When he entered the DPRK, he negotiated with the king about state affairs and gave orders; When you go out, you have to meet guests and deal with princes. Wang Ren.

Doctor Shangguan is in the same column as him, competing for favor and hurting his ability. Chu Huaiwang made Qu Yuan a constitutional decree, but Qu Ping's draft was undecided. When Doctor Shangguan saw it, he wanted to take it away. Qu Ping refused, saying, "Everyone knows that your majesty ordered Qu Ping to be safe. Every order stands, and the merits are flat. " (Yue) He thinks that' you can't do it without doing it'. "The king was angry and ignored Qu Ping.

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1. Wide range of knowledge and strong dedication to work: wide range of knowledge and strong memory.

2: Familiarity.

3 terms: trust.

4 Same column: same class, that is, colleagues.

5 Hazard: jealousy.

6 genera: writing.

7 cut: brag about yourself. 

8 Sparse: alienated. 

original text

King Chu Ping was ill and unwise to listen to it (1). His greed and flattery were all obvious, and evil songs were harmful to many people. Fang Zhengzhi could not tolerate it, so he wrote Li Sao with sad Zen (2). Those who leave Sao are still worried. The husband of heaven, beginning of life; Parents are the foundation of people. If you are poor, you will turn your back on books. Therefore, you are extremely tired and tired, and you will not cry for the land. Being sick is very painful, and you don't have to call your parents.

Qu Ping went straight on the right path and served the monarch with all his loyalty and wisdom. He was poor. Believe and see doubt, be loyal and slander, can you have no complaints? Qu Ping's work Li Sao is self-reproach. National Wind is lewd but not lewd ⑦. Xiaoya is angry but not disorderly ⑧. If it is Li Sao, it can be said that it is both.

Said Di Ku, the next JiHuan, Tang Wu, in order to stab the world. The morality of the Ming Dynasty is broad and respected, and it is consistent to control chaos. His prose is about participation, which is slightly contrary to his ambition, cheap, small and meaningful (13).

Its ambition is pure, so it is called fragrant. Cheap, so hard to die (14). In the mud of Dream Brain (15), cicadas slough in filth (16), except floating dust, which is not polluted by the world (17), and those who grow muddy have no me (18). Push this ambition, although it is as glorious as the sun and the moon.

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① Smart: Sensitive hearing, that is, distinguishing right from wrong. 2 Meditation: Depression is thoughtful. 3 separation: suffering from sorrow. Separation, through "bitterness" (lí, separation), bitterness. 4 anti-book: remember the roots. On the contrary, it is the same as "back". 5 distress: sadness, grief. ⑥: sow discord.

⑦ "National Style": As a part of The Book of Songs, it consists of folk songs from all over the country, with 15 national styles and 160 articles. Xiaoya: It is also an integral part of The Book of Songs. Most of them were music songs feasted by aristocrats in the Western Weekend and the Early Eastern Zhou Dynasty, and a few were folk songs that criticized political mistakes or expressed grievances at that time.

Pet-name ruby: No. See: same as "now". Attending about: simple. No.3 plot is deep and quiet. Supnam Brown floats describe small things like flowers, trees and so on. Refers to: conveying "purpose" and meaning. (13) Example: It refers to the familiar examples quoted in Li Sao. You: Near.

(14) Self-alienation: Self-alienation means not relaxing strict requirements on yourself. (15) Zhuo (zhuó, turbid) Nao (Nao, noisy): washing dirt. Here is a metaphor that transcends the secular world. (16) Cicada: Cicada's shell, which means liberation here. (17) Zi (xuán, Xuan): turbid, dirty and black. (18) eruption (jiào, called) naturally: white appearance.