1. Translation of Su Dongpo's return to the north
Su Dongpo's return to the north
Dongpo ① returned to Yuling ② and took a rest in the village store. An old man came out and asked the follower: "Who should it be?" He said: "Su Shangshu ③." The old man said: "Is it Su Zizhan?" He said: "Yes." Naiqian Yipo said: "I heard People who harm the public are bound to return to the north today. It is God who has blessed the good people." Dongpo smiled and thanked him, and wrote a poem on the wall: "The crane's bones are frosty and its beard is gray, and the green pine tree is planted with my own hands. Weng Dayou lived in Yulingtou. How many times had he moved south? "
Su Dongpo was transferred back to Yuling and rested in a small outdoor area. An old man asked Dongpo's entourage: Who is this person? Answer: It’s Su Dongpo, the Minister of Finance. The old man said: Is it Su Zizhan? The answer is yes. So he went up to Dongpo and said, "I heard that some people are trying their best to harm you. You are transferred back today because God is blessing you." Dongpo smiled and thanked him. And he wrote a poem on the wall of the shop:
The crane bones are frosty and the beard is gray,
The green pines are planted by hand along the road.
Ask Weng Dayu where he lives in Lingtou.
How many times have you seen people move south? 2. Translation of Dongpo Returning to his Home
Legend has it that during the Jingguo period, Su Dongpo returned to the north from Hainan Island and planned to settle in Yangxian.
The local scholars and officials were still hesitant to associate with him. Only Shao Minzhan worshiped Dongpo as his teacher and learned from him. Dongpo also liked this man very much. He often walked across the long bridge with him on crutches and enjoyed visiting the mountains and rivers.
Shao Minzhan bought a house for Dongpo, which cost about five hundred yuan. Dongpo spent all his savings and could only make do with it. It took about a few days after the move.
One night, Dongpo and Shao Minzhan were walking under the moonlight. They came to a village and heard an old woman crying very sadly. Dongpo listened closely and said, "It's strange, why is this woman crying so sadly? Is there something very difficult to let go of that makes her so sad? I want to ask her."
So he and Shao Minzhan pushed the door in and saw an old lady. The old lady was still crying by herself when she saw Dongpo and his party. Dongpo asked the old lady why she was so sad. The old lady said: "I have a house, which has been passed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years and has been preserved until now.
But I was unworthy and sold it to others. I moved here today. How can I not feel heartbroken when a century-old house is lost?"
Dongpo also felt very sad for her and asked her where her old house was. It was actually the house Dongpo bought for five hundred coins! So Dongpo repeatedly comforted the old lady and said to her slowly: "Old lady, your house was bought by me. You don't have to be too sad. I should return this house to you." So he asked someone to bring it to her. The house deed was burned in front of the old lady.
At the same time, she asked her son to welcome her mother back to her old house the next day, and did not ask her for the 500 yuan she had spent to buy the house. 3. Dongpo returned home translation
Vernacular translation: Su Shi came back from Danzhou (now Danzhou, Hainan) and lived in Yangxian (now Yixing, Jiangsu). The officials in Yangxian did not dare to talk to Dongpo because they were afraid. Poe contact.
Only the scholar Shao Minzhan (name) learned from Dongpo. Dongpo also liked this man and often taught him strategies to cross the long bridge.
Shao Minzhan, who enjoyed visiting mountains and rivers, recommended a house worth 500 guan to him. Su Dongpo spent all his money to buy it. Later, he chose an auspicious day to live there. Entering a new home. He once took a walk with Shao Minzhan under the moonlight and accidentally came to a village. He heard an old woman crying very sadly. Dongpo listened closely and said, "It's strange. Why is this woman crying so sadly? Could it be that she is crying so sadly?" Is there something so difficult to let go that makes her so sad?"
Su Dongpo opened the door and saw the old woman still crying to herself. Su Dongpo asked her why she was crying. The old woman said: "I have a house that has been passed down from generation to generation for hundreds of years, but my son was not successful and sold it to others. Now I have moved here and lived here for hundreds of years." How can we not feel sad that her old house is gone forever?" So Su Dongpo asked her where the house was. It was the house that Su Dongpo bought with 500 yuan.
Su Dongpo comforted her many times and said, "I bought your house. Don't be too sad. Now I will return the house to you." Burned in front of people.
The next day, the old woman's son was asked to take his mother back to her original residence, but in the end she did not ask for the money spent. Original text: In the first year of Jingguo's reign, Dongpo returned from Danbei and lived in Yangxian.
The scholar-bureaucrats in Yangxian were still afraid and did not dare to swim with him. The only scholar, Shao Minzhan, learned from Po.
Po also likes his people. He looks after him all the time, crosses long bridges, and enjoys visiting the mountains and rivers. Shao bought a house for Po for 500 yuan, but Po could only pay for it with all his money.
When Bu Ji enters a new position, he has gained the day. One night with Shao Buyue, I accidentally went to the village and heard a woman crying with great sadness.
Po Yi listened to it and said: "What a surprise, how sad! How can a love that is so difficult to be separated touch his heart? I will ask." Then he pushed the door open with Shao and entered. , then an old woman saw the slope and cried freely.
Poe asked the woman why she was so sad. The woman said: "I have a residence in my family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. I have been keeping it for a long time and did not dare to touch it. But my son was unworthy, so I sold it to others.
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I moved here today, my old home for a hundred years, I would rather not be sad if I say goodbye! "That's why I cried."
When asked about the location of his former residence, Po obtained it with five hundred coins. Poe comforted her again and again, and Xu said to her, "I sold my old home, so there is no need to be deeply sad. I will give this house back to you now." Burn it. He called his son and ordered him to welcome his mother the next day and return to his old family, but he didn't claim his innocence.
Po then returned to Piling, no longer buying a house, but staying at the Sun family's residence in Gutangqiao for a while. Dongpo returned to Changzhou from then on. He no longer bought a house, but borrowed the Sun family's residence in Tangqiao for temporary rest.
Source: From "Returning Home to Dongpo" by Fei Gun, a writer of the Southern Song Dynasty.
Extended information: Dongpo is not only famous for his poetry, calligraphy and painting, but also for his charisma.
This article fully reflects Su Dongpo's open-minded and generous characteristics. Facing a house that may have been bought with all his life savings, he heard the sad old woman's cry and responded without thinking. As he said, "Things and I are endless." Why care about temporary gains and losses? As long as Just be calm in your heart, and giving is joyful.
Su Shi (January 8, 1037, sometimes December 19, 1036 - August 24, 1101), courtesy name Zizhan and Hezhong, also known as Tieguan Taoist and Dongpo layman, lived Known as Su Dongpo, Su Xian, Han nationality, native of Meishan, Meizhou (Meishan City, Sichuan Province), his ancestral home is Luancheng, Hebei Province, and a famous writer, calligrapher and painter in the Northern Song Dynasty. In the second year of Jiayou's reign (1057), Su Shi became a Jinshi.
During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, he served in Fengxiang, Hangzhou, Mizhou, Xuzhou, Huzhou and other places. In the third year of Yuanfeng (1080), he was demoted to the deputy envoy of Huangzhou Tuanlian due to the "Wutai Poetry Case".
After Zhezong of the Song Dynasty came to the throne, he served as a bachelor of Hanlin, a bachelor of attendance, and a minister of the Ministry of Rites. He also went to Hangzhou, Yingzhou, Yangzhou, Dingzhou and other places. In his later years, he was demoted to Huizhou and Danzhou because of the new party's rule. Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was pardoned and returned to the north, but died of illness in Changzhou on the way.
During the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, he was posthumously awarded the title of Taishi, with the posthumous title "Wenzhong". Su Shi was a literary leader in the mid-Northern Song Dynasty and made great achievements in poetry, lyrics, prose, calligraphy, and painting.
The writing is bold and unbridled; the subject matter of the poem is broad, fresh and vigorous, good at using exaggerated metaphors, and has a unique style. Together with Huang Tingjian, he is also known as "Su Huang"; Also known as "Su Xin". His prose writings are grand and bold. Together with Ouyang Xiu, he is called "Ou Su" and is one of the "Eight Great Masters of Tang and Song Dynasties".
Su Shi was good at calligraphy and one of the "Four Masters of Song Dynasty"; he was good at literati painting, especially ink bamboo, strange rocks, dead wood, etc. 4. .Su Dongpo returned to the east slope from the north ① to Yuling ② and went up to Shaoqi Village Inn
1. ① followed ② handed over ③ and wrote 2. ① took a short rest in the country inn; ② served as an official Who is the person? ③I heard that someone is trying every possible means to hurt you; ④God bless good people.
3. Few people who were demoted and went to the south came back alive. 1. Note that "question" means the verb "write" 2. Difficult sentences ③ "Those who harm the public will be harmed by all kinds of things" is an adverbial postposition, which should be "a hundred things will harm the public" 3. This is a rhetorical question [Cultural common sense] Ancient people The usage of “name” and “character”.
In addition to names, ancient people also had characters, numbers (aliases), etc.
In social communication, it is common to call the other person by their given name or nickname to show respect.
As mentioned above, "It's Su Zizhan", does it mean that this is Su Zizhan? Su Shi, courtesy name Zizhan. The old man called Su Shi "Su Zizhan" to show respect. He could also ask "Is it Su Dongpo", but he could never say "is it Su Shi", because Su Shi was nearby at the time, and he called the other person by his first and last name. It's disrespectful and impolite.
When he calls himself, he can only say his name, such as "I am Su Shi", but never "I am Su Zizhan". Reference translation Su Dongpo was transferred back to Yuling, where he took a rest in a small outdoor area.
An old man asked Dongpo’s entourage: Who is this person? Answer: It’s Su Dongpo, the Minister of Finance. The old man said: Is it Su Zizhan? The answer is yes.
So he went up to Dongpo and said: I heard that some people are trying their best to harm you. You are transferred back today because God bless you. Dongpo smiled and thanked him.
And he wrote a poem on the wall of the shop: The crane bones are frosty, the beard is gray, and the green pines are planted by hand. I asked Weng Dayu, who lived in Lingtou, how many times he had seen people move south? .