The scene during the expedition in "The Book of Songs" is described in the first three chapters:
When picking weeds, the weeds also stopped. It's said to be returned, it's said to be returned, and the years are endless. The reason why the house is too much and the family is too much is the reason. Not to mention Qiju, because of the 玁狁.
Pick the weeds, and the weeds will stop softly. When I say return, I say return, and my heart also stops worrying. Worry is intense, hunger and thirst are present. Our garrison has not yet been decided, and the extravagant envoys have returned.
If you pick weeds, they will just stop. It is said to be returned, and it is said to be returned, and the year is also the end of Yang. The king's affairs are extensive, and there is no need to leave the office. Worried and guilty, I can’t do it! Vernacular Translation:
Bean sprouts are picked again and again, and weicae are just emerging from the ground. I said I was going home, but it was still not possible at the end of the year. He has no wife and no home, all for the sake of fighting the wolves. There is no time to live and rest, all in order to fight with the wolves.
The bean sprouts are picked again and again, and the weicae looks tender. When I said I was going home, I felt so depressed. The anxiety, hunger and thirst were unbearable. The location of the garrison cannot be fixed, so that people cannot take messages home.
The bean sprouts were picked again and again, and the stems and leaves of the weeds became old. I said I'm going home. It's October again. The conquests are endless, and there is no chance of settling down for a moment. I feel so painful in my heart that I can't go home now.
Appreciation of the work:
The three chapters in the first part adopt the form of repeated chapters and repeated sentences, repeatedly expressing the miserable mood of the garrison soldiers who have been far away from home and have not returned for a long time. The first sentences of these three chapters are all "picking Wei and picking Wei", which leads to the following. The beginning of the poem shows readers a desolate picture of life on the border. We seem to see the soldiers gathering wild vegetables on the slopes of the wilderness, missing their hometown after a long absence, and counting the dates of their return home on their fingers... First The first two sentences of the chapter read: "Picking weeds and weeds, and the weeds have stopped." This is about spring, when the weeds have just sprouted tender green bud tips; the second chapter reads: "Picking weeds and picking weeds, the weeds have stopped." ", this is about summer, the leaves of weicai are fat and tender; the third chapter is: "picking weeds, the weeds have just stopped", this is about autumn, when the leaves and stems of weicai will be old and thick. From spring to autumn, weicai grow from young to old, and time passes ruthlessly; the garrison soldiers think about returning, from spring to autumn, the year is almost over, when can they return home? In fact, in the poem, the poet originally regarded the instantaneous changes in the four seasons of heaven and earth, and the life and death of natural creatures as witnesses and comparisons of life. Therefore, Xing is the simplest and most direct perception that nature gives to people, which contains the profound meaning of understanding life. Therefore, in the gesture of "picking Wei", which is solidified in the memory of the soldiers, we can see not only the cycle of seasons and the passage of time, but also the growth of longing and the traces of aging of life.
The front and back of the first three chapters are intertwined with the personal feelings of missing home and family and the sense of responsibility to fight for the country. These are two contradictory but equally real thoughts and feelings. This intertwining of heroism and sadness constitutes the emotional tone of the whole poem, but Sigui's personal feelings and sense of responsibility for fighting are expressed differently in different chapters.