1. I met a monk and talked to him while passing the Bamboo Garden, and I had half a day's leisure.
Source: "Inscribed on the Monk's House in Helin Temple" by Li She of the Tang Dynasty.
Explanation: After passing a temple full of bamboos, I chatted with a monk for a long time. It was rare to get a moment of leisure in this turbulent world.
2. A life wrapped in thick cloth, full of poetry and calligraphy.
Source: "Farewell with Dong Chuan" by Su Shi of the Song Dynasty.
Interpretation: In life, the body is wrapped in coarse clothes and poor cloth, but as long as there is a learned temperament in the chest, it will naturally shine.
3. Reading is already late, and every inch of time is worth every inch of gold.
Source: "Two Poems of White Deer Cave" by Wang Zhenbai of the Tang Dynasty.
Interpretation: Concentrate on reading, spring is almost over before you know it, and every inch of time is as precious as an inch of gold.
4. The tower near the water gets the moon first, and the flowers and trees facing the sun are prone to spring.
Source: Su Lin's "Juanju" in the Song Dynasty.
Interpretation: The terrace near the water is not blocked by trees, so you can see the shadow of the moon first; the flowers and trees facing the sun germinate early and are most likely to create a spring scene. These two lines of poems use natural scenery to describe the opportunity to gain priority by being close to something.
5. Shenglan sees off her guests on Xianyang Road. If the sky is affectionate, the sky will also grow old.
Source: Li He's "The Golden Bronze Immortal's Ci Han Song".
Interpretation: Only the withered orchids bid farewell on the ancient road leading to Xianyang. Faced with such changes of rise and fall, if God is sentient, he will also grow old due to sadness.
6. Unsatisfactory things happen all the time, but you can be the same as the speaker
Source: Fang Yue's "Commander Biezicai".
Explanation: Eighty-nine out of ten things experienced in life are not satisfactory, but there are not even two or three people to talk to.
7. Drinking debt is common, but rare in seventy years of life
Source: From Du Fu's "Two Poems of Qujiang".
Interpretation: There are wine debts everywhere. It is a common and trivial matter. It is rare in ancient times for people to live to be seventy years old.
8. If life is just like the first time we met, why is the autumn wind so sad and painted on the fan?
Source: Nalan Xingde's "Magnolia·Yi Jue Ci Shu Friends".
Interpretation: How wonderful it would be if we all get along with each other like we did when we first met, then we wouldn’t have the pain of parting and missing each other now.