Source of works
A seven-character ancient poem written by Yan Zhenqing, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
The first two sentences express that you should be diligent when you are young by describing the learning environment, and the last two sentences express that it is too late to learn when you are old by changing your hair color. Encourage young people to cherish their youth, study hard and make a difference, otherwise it will be too late to regret.
original work
Persuasive learning
Yan Zhenqing [Tang Dynasty]
Night light, five chickens,
It's time for men to read.
Black hair didn't know to study hard,
Bai Shoufang regrets studying late.
Sentence annotation
⑴ Table: In ancient times, the unit of calculating time at night was divided into five tables every night, each with two hours. Midnight 1 1 to 1 is the third night. Wugeng Chicken: At dawn, the chicken crows.
(2) Black hair: in youth, it refers to teenagers.
(3) Whitehead: the hair turns white, which means old age. Fang: Cai.
Translation of works
Midnight is the best time for boys to study every day. When I was a teenager, I only knew how to play and didn't know how to study hard. When I was old, I regretted why I didn't know how to study hard when I was young.
Creation background
Yan Zhenqing lost his father at the age of 3, and his family came down. His mother Yin placed high hopes on him, implemented strict family education and personally supervised the school. Yan Zhenqing is also very studious and studies hard every day. This poem was written by Yan Zhenqing to encourage future generations.
works appreciation
"Persuasion" in "Persuasion" plays a leading role in the whole article. "Persuasion" is interpreted as "encouragement". In this poem "Encouraging Learning", the author encourages people to keep learning. Only in this way can they increase their knowledge, develop their talents and cultivate their noble character.
"Night light night chicken" refers to hardworking people and diligent students who are still working and studying in the middle of the night, and the lights are still on at night. After turning off the lights and lying down for a short rest, chickens crow at night, and these hardworking people have to get up and be busy again. The first sentence was written early, which is an objective phenomenon, which leads to the second sentence: study hard and get up early. The second sentence is a supplement to the first sentence, expressing that young people should study day and night, and only by studying hard can they serve the country and make contributions.
The third and fourth sentences say that if you don't study hard when you are young, it's too late to study now when you are old. "Black hair" and "bald head" in the sentence are metonymic figures of speech, referring to youth and old age. Through the method of comparison, it is emphasized that reading and learning should be early, and it is not necessary to regret it when you are old. Structurally, three or four sentences are antithetical sentences, and "black hair" and "bald head" echo each other and set off each other, leaving a deep impression on readers.
This poem is easy to understand, natural and fluent, and full of philosophy. The core is "black hair learns early, white hair learns late". As ambitious people, we should pay attention to seize the time to study, study and cultivate self-cultivation. The best reading time is in the third and fifth watch, and you should read in the morning. Moreover, only by hard work year after year can we really learn the skills of serving our country and starting a family. From the perspective of study time, we should encourage young people not to waste time and study hard as soon as possible so as not to regret it in the future. The poet conceived from the perspectives of the significance, function, attitude and methods of learning, hoping that people would pay attention to the acquired learning in order to strengthen their own behavior cultivation.
Brief introduction of the author
Yan Zhenqing (709 -784), Tang Jingzhao (now Xi, Shaanxi), Linyi, Tang Dynasty (now Linyi, Shandong), China calligrapher. The minister supervised Yan Shigu V from Sun and Stuart Yan from his younger brother. An outstanding calligrapher in the middle Tang Dynasty.
In the 22nd year of Kaiyuan (734), Yan Zhenqing became a scholar and served as a supervisor in the temple. Later, because he offended Yang, the powerful minister, he was demoted to be the prefect of the plain and was called "Yan Plain" by the world. During the Anshi Rebellion, Yan Zhenqing led a crusade against the rebels. Later, he went to Fengxiang and was made a minister. When Tang Daizong was an official, he went to the official department of Shangshu Province, and a prince and a surname named him Duke Lu, which was called Duke Yan Lu in history. In the first year of Xingyuan (784), he was sent to tell the rebel Li Xilie that he refused the thief in awe and was finally slapped to death. After he was killed, Cao's heirs and soldiers of the three armed forces cried. Posthumous title Si Tuleideng, posthumous title "in the text".
Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy is exquisite and good at it. Chu Suiliang, a beginner, studied under Zhang Xu and got his brushwork. Its regular script is dignified and majestic, and its running script is vigorous and powerful, which has created a "Yan style" regular script and has a great influence on later generations. Together with Zhao Mengfu, Liu Gongquan and Ou Yangxun, they are also called "four masters of regular script". Together with Liu Gongquan, they are called "Yan Liu" and "Yangu". He is also good at poetry, such as You, Ji, Wu, Ji, Lu Ji and Linchuan Ji, all of which have been lost. The Song people compiled Yan Ji.