Source: The Drunken Book of Wang Hulou on June 27th is a poem written by Su Shi, a writer and calligrapher in the Song Dynasty, when he lived in Hangzhou.
Original text:
Clouds poured out and poured down like ink, but a mountain range was exposed on the horizon, bright and fresh, and the splashing water was like white pearl gravel, splashing on the boat.
Suddenly, the wind rolled up and dispersed the clouds in the sky. The lake was blue as a mirror, beautiful and gentle.
Translation:
Dark clouds roll, like overturned inkstones, winding the distant mountains. After a while, some pearls suddenly appeared on my boat, which were oppressive raindrops.
A gust of wind blew and dispersed the rainstorm. When I fled to Wang Hu Building, drinking and chatting, what I saw was blue sky and clear water.
Extended data
This poem depicts the beautiful rainy scene of Wang Hu Mansion. A good poet is good at capturing his own inspiration. The inspiration of this poem can be described by the word "drunk". Drunk in wine, more drunk in the beautiful scenery of mountains and rivers, and then passionate, it was given a masterpiece. The witty poet used his poems to capture this unique "improvisation" of Xizi Lake and described it as a "West Lake Shower Map".
Dark clouds suddenly gathered, heavy rain suddenly fell, and it was sunny after the rain, and water and sky were the same. It is a mountain, a water and a boat, which highlights the characteristics of boating in the West Lake. Secondly, the author uses "dark clouds turn into ink" and "white rain jumping beads" to form a strong color contrast, which gives people a strong texture.
Thirdly, use "Zhuan Mo" to describe the arrival of clouds, use "Jumping Beads" to describe the splash of raindrops, and use verbs to move forward, so that the metaphor is flexible and vivid without revealing traces. The phrase "the wind blows away suddenly, and the water in the lake is like the sky" describes the rapid change of the weather from showers to sunny days, which makes people feel refreshed, and the eyes are suddenly enlightened and the realm is wide open.
The poet Su Shi was on the boat first, then on the roof, and quickly captured the ever-changing natural scenery on the lake: clouds turning, rain pouring, wind rolling and sunny. His words are far and near, dynamic and static, vivid and colorful, which makes people feel immersive when reading-as if they had experienced a shower in the middle of the lake and came to the roof of Wang Hu to watch the beautiful scenery of water and sky.
In the poem, "turning ink" is used to describe the coming of clouds, and "jumping beads" is used to describe the characteristics of rain, indicating that it is a shower rather than a long rain. The "bare mountain" is a sight that can only be seen in the shower; "The wind blowing underground" explains why the rain passes quickly. They are all truthfully described, just inserted in the first sentence and the third sentence, which echo each other and set each other off.
Finally, write the ending of a shower with "water is like the sky", with endless feelings. The background of the sentence is "white rain" and "dark clouds", the contrast is "water is like the sky" and "the wind is rolling around the ground", and the contrast is "jumping off a boat" and "not covering the mountain", all of which show the author's intention when conceiving.