First, the original text
People come and go on the river, but they love the beauty of perch.
look at a leaf boat, you are in a storm.
Second, translation
People coming and going on the river only like the delicious taste of perch. Look at those poor fishermen, who are driving their boats up and down in the big wind and waves.
Third, the source
Song Fan Zhongyan's Fisherman on the River
Extended information:
First, the author's brief introduction
Fan Zhongyan (989-152), the word Greek. After his death, posthumous title Wenzheng was known as Fan Wenzheng Gong in history. He was a famous minister, politician, strategist, writer and thinker in the Northern Song Dynasty, and his ancestral home was Zhangzhou (now Binxian County, Shaanxi Province).
second, appreciation
this poem is simple in language and vivid in image. The whole poem is only 2 words, but the words are near and far-reaching, and the words are shallow and profound, which can arouse rich associations. There is a meaning of "who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard" (Li Shen's Two Poems of Compassion for Agriculture), which contains the author's idea of "worrying about the world first, and enjoying the world later".
Third, the creative background
This poem was written in the first year of Jingyou in the Northern Song Dynasty (134). At that time, Fan Zhongyan was forty-six years old, in charge of Suzhou, and was inspecting the water situation in Suzhou-Changzhou area to control water disasters. Seeing a leaf boat in the river, floating and sinking on the stormy water, I was filled with emotion.