The Market in the Sky Author: Guo Moruo The street lights in the distance are bright, as if countless stars are shining. The stars in the sky appeared, seeming to light up countless street lamps. I think there must be a beautiful street in that misty sky. Some of the items displayed in the street market must be rare and rare in the world. You see, the shallow Milky Way is definitely not very wide. The Cowherd and Weaver Girl across the river must be able to ride the cow back and forth. I think they must be wandering around Tianjie at this moment. If you don’t believe it, just look at that shooting star, even if they are walking with a lantern. Notes: 1. Piāo miǎo: describes something vague, vague or absent. 2. Definitely: Definitely, expressing certainty. 3. Display: Put the items out for people to see. 4. Rare: rare and precious. 5. Very: Very. 6. Meteors: bright lights formed by celestial bodies crossing the night sky.
Translation:
The street lights in the distance were bright, as if countless stars were shining.
The stars in the sky appeared, as if they were lighting up countless street lamps.
I think there must be a beautiful market in the misty sky.
Some of the items displayed in the street market must be rare and rare in the world.
Look, the shallow Milky Way is definitely not very wide.
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl across the river will definitely be able to ride their cows back and forth.
I think they must be wandering around Tianjie at this moment.
If you don’t believe it, please look at the shooting star, even if they are walking with a lantern.
The poem "The Market in the Sky" is a clear and beautiful night song with a "quiet tone". Just half a month before writing "The Market in the Sky", Guo Moruo expressed in a letter to Yu Dafu that he admired the "peaceful and clean" world of poetry. What is presented in "The Market in the Sky" is exactly a picture of " A picture of the imaginary world of "peace, beauty and purity".
There are lights like stars on the ground, and stars like lights in the sky. The poet connects heaven and earth through mutual metaphors. The common characteristics of "street lights" and "stars" are "countless" and bright. Countless bright lights and stars have become symbols of beautiful things.