"Happy Rain Pavilion" starts from the reason why the pavilion was named, describes the process of building the pavilion, and expresses people's joy when it rains after a long drought. The following is the classical Chinese translation of the pavilion's rain name that I compiled for you. , for reference only, hope it can help everyone.
The pavilion is named after rain. Classical Chinese translation
This pavilion is named after rain to commemorate the happy event. In ancient times, when there was a happy event, it was used to name things to express the meaning of not forgetting it. When the Duke of Zhou received the rice crop as a reward from the emperor, he used "Jiahe" as the title of his article; when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty received the treasure tripod, he used "Yuan Ding" as the title of his reign; when his uncle and grandson defeated the enemy Qiao Ru, he named Qiao Ru as his son. name. The size of their happy events is different, but the meaning of not forgetting them is the same.
It was only the second year after I arrived in Fufeng that I started building an official residence. I built a pavilion on the north side of the main hall, dug a pond on the south side, diverted water, planted trees, and used it as a resting place. . In the spring of this year, it rained wheat in the south of Qishan Mountain. According to divination, it was believed that this year would be a good one. However, it did not rain for a whole month, and the people became worried. On the Yimao day of March, it rained all day, and on the Jiazi day it rained again, but the people thought it was not enough; on the Dingmao day it rained heavily again, and it lasted for three days before it stopped. The officials celebrated together in the courtyard, the merchants sang together in the market, the farmers laughed together in the fields, the sad people were happy because of it, the sick people were healed because of it, and my pavilion happened to be built.
So I held a banquet in the pavilion and told the guests about it. I asked them: "Is it okay if it doesn't rain for five days?" They replied: "If it doesn't rain for five days, it will grow longer." It’s no longer wheat. He asked again, "Is it okay if it doesn't rain for ten days?" They replied: "If it doesn't rain for ten days, the rice will not be able to grow." "Without wheat or rice, the crops are naturally poor, there are more lawsuits, and thieves are rampant." So even if you and I want to have fun in this pavilion, is it possible? Now God has not abandoned the people here. It rains whenever there is a sign of drought. It is because of the gift of this rain that you and I can play and enjoy together in this pavilion! Can this be forgotten? "
After using it to name the pavilion, he went on to sing about it. The lyrics say: "If the sky rains pearls, people who catch the cold cannot use it as a short coat; if the sky rains white jade, A starving person cannot use it as food. It rained for three days. Whose power is this? The people said it was the governor, but the governor said he didn't have the power. It was attributed to the emperor, but the emperor also denied it. It is attributed to the Creator, and the Creator does not take it as his own credit and attributes it to space. The space is too vague to be named, so I named my pavilion after it.
About the author
Su Shi (1037-1101) was a writer, calligrapher, painter and gourmet in the Northern Song Dynasty. His courtesy name is Zizhan and his nickname is Dongpo Jushi. Han nationality, Sichuan native, buried in Yingchang (now Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, Henan Province). He had a bumpy official career throughout his life, but he was knowledgeable and talented. He was excellent in poetry, calligraphy and painting. His writing is bold and unrestrained. He is clear and smooth, and together with Ouyang Xiu, he is called Ou Su, one of the "Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties"; his poetry is fresh and vigorous, good at using exaggeration and metaphor, and his artistic expression is unique. He is also called Su Huang together with Huang Tingjian; He had a great influence on later generations, and together with Xin Qiji, he was called Su Xin; his calligraphy was good at running script and regular script, he could create his own ideas, his brushwork was rich and ups and downs, and he had an innocent and unrestrained interest; he was called one of the Four Masters of Song Dynasty together with Huang Tingjian, Mi Fu, and Cai Xiang; Painting Wen Tong advocated spiritual resemblance in painting and advocated "scholar painting". He is the author of "The Complete Works of Su Dongpo" and "Su Dongpo Yuefu".
Writing background
In the sixth year of Jiayou (1061), Su Shi was appointed as the judge of Fengxiang (today's Fengxiang, Shaanxi) mansion in Dali. The following year, construction began on the house and a pavilion was built to the north of the mansion as a resting place. It didn't rain for a long time in spring this year. When the pavilion was built, it happened to rain heavily. The people were happy, so the author named the pavilion "Xiyu Pavilion" and wrote this article.
Theme
This prose is written closely with the three words "Xiyu Pavilion". It may be written separately or jointly, or it may quote ancient historical facts to highlight it, or it may use subject-object questions and answers. Rendering, broad thinking, conveying a feeling of uncontrollable joy. The article starts from the reason why the pavilion was named, describes the process of building the pavilion, expresses people's joy when it rains after a long drought, and reflects the author's Confucian benevolent thoughts of emphasizing agriculture and the people. The syntax of the article is flexible and the writing style is lively. The opinions are expressed easily and implicitly in the humorous dialogue, giving people the feeling of taking things lightly.
Key words
1. Chi: record.
2. The Duke of Zhou got the grain, so he named his book: King Cheng of Zhou got a kind of "exotic grain" and forwarded it to the Duke of Zhou, who then wrote a chapter called "Jiahe".
3. The year when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty obtained the tripod was named after him: In the seventh year of Yuanshou (116 BC), Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty obtained a tripod, so the name was changed to the first year of the tripod.
4. Uncle Sun defeated the enemy and named his son after him: Duke Wen of Lu sent his uncle Sun Dechen to resist the invasion of Beidi, won and captured the king of Beidi, Qiao Ru. Uncle Sun Dechen then changed his son's name to "Qiao Ru".
5. Fufeng: Fengxiang Mansion.
6. Next year: the second year.
7. Governance: construction.
8. Rainy wheat: It rains when the wheat seedlings turn green.
9. Divination: divination.
10. Younian: There will be food in the year, which is extended to a good harvest.
11. Mi: whole, full.
12. Rain, rain.
13. Yi Mao: the second day of the fourth lunar month.
14. Jiazi: The eleventh day of the fourth lunar month.
15. Ding Mao: The fourteenth day of the fourth lunar month.
16. Phase and: convergence.
17. Jia: Refers to business.
18.忿: joy, joy.
19. Suitable: coincidentally.
20. Genus: Same as "Zhi", meaning to persuade to drink.
21. He: Millet, that is, millet.
22. Recommendation Hunger: The ancients said: "A person who is not familiar with food for several years is called Recommended Hunger", so "Recommendation Hunger" should mean: continuous famine.
23. Zi: increase.
24. Chi: vigorous.
25. Youyou: An air of leisure, comfort, and carelessness.
26. Si: These.
27. Kick: give.
28. Ru: The original meaning is short clothes, here it represents all clothes.
29. Yi: auxiliary word, unintentional.
30. Bu: means "no", which means otherwise.
31. Creation: Creator (i.e. God) may refer to heaven.
32. Mingming: high and far away.
Appreciation
In the first paragraph, Su Shi points out the three words "Xi", "Yu" and "Ting" in sequence with "The pavilion is named after rain, which means it is happy", which is the style. Unique and interesting. However, the author is not in a hurry to explain, suspending suspense for the time being, and tells three historical stories: "The Duke of Zhou obtained the grain, and named it after his book"; "The Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty obtained the cauldron, named after his year"; "The uncle and grandson defeated the enemy, and named it after his book"; "Name his son" shows that this is something that existed in ancient times and is not a fabrication. The implication is that the author has a precedent for naming the pavilion with the word "Xiyu". In ancient times, sages and sages would name things when they were happy, and later generations would imitate them, which is natural. The only difference is that "their happiness varies in size". In the first paragraph of the article, Su Shi focuses on breaking the topic, setting up suspense and seeking evidence. This not only creates a novel pattern, but also lays the foundation for the rest of the article. It is the introduction to the whole article.
In the second paragraph, the author describes "Ting", "Rain" and "Happiness" in sequence. First, he narrates the time, process and purpose of building the pavilion, and then turns to the "Yu" Pavilion. It is written in four levels.
The first sentence is "It is the spring of the year, and the rain of wheat is in the sun of Qishan Mountain, and it will last for many years." This indicates that in the spring of this year, when the winter wheat turned green, it rained in time. The divination considered this to be auspicious, indicating that this year will be a bumper harvest, and then , unexpectedly, "it doesn't rain for more than a month, and the people worry about it." It is a critical season, and the crops are in urgent need of rain, but God is not good at it. After three months, "Yimao is raining" and "Jiayu is raining again". Although the two rains could alleviate the water shortage of crops, they did not eradicate the drought. Therefore, the people were eager for drenching rain. Sure enough, "The heavy rain in Dingmao will stop in three days." The rain fell for three consecutive days. The drought was lifted immediately. With the auspicious "Rain of Wheat", we finally have a good year with a good harvest in sight. The four layers of the author's writing on the rain are full of interest, with ups and downs, front and back, and also serve as a powerful foil for the "happiness" written in the following text. Happy rain is hard to come by. From the officials to the common people, they all "celebrate with each other in the court", "see each other with songs in the market", "see each other with each other in the wild", and "the sad ones are happy, and the sick ones are happy" To heal", showing an ecstatic scene. With just a few strokes, a picture of the joy of all people is revealed. It can be said that the strokes are brilliant and the words are like gold and jade. When the article brought people's celebration to a climax, the author suddenly changed his pen and confessed: "My pavilion is suitable for success." Although there are not many words, the composition is extremely rich and profound. Tingcheng and Xiyu became reality at the same time. On the one hand, it shows that the author's thoughts of caring about the country and the people and having fun with the people finally moved "God" and were rewarded. On the other hand, there is a sufficient reason for naming the pavilion. The completion of the pavilion is a symbol of the author's good governance as an official. When describing the meaning of the famous pavilion in this paragraph, every sentence is related to the national economy and people's livelihood, and the heart of the people is filled with every word.
As the judge of Fengxiang Mansion, Su Shi suddenly experienced double happiness. There is no way to express joy but to celebrate by "pouring wine to the pavilion". At this point, the article seems to be able to be concluded, but the author has taken a different approach, exaggerating the atmosphere through questions and answers between the host and guest at the banquet, in order to further elucidate "happiness". The article first talks about the advantages of no rain, and the purpose is to reflect the joy of rain. The dialogue between host and guest is lively and the characters' moods and images are realistic. Finally, Su Shi concluded that the personal joys and sorrows of officials are often related to whether it rains or not. While thoroughly explaining the reasons, it also responds to the words "Zhixi" and "Never forget" at the beginning of the chapter.
After writing the above three paragraphs of the article, the author started again, "not only named the pavilion, but also sang about it." To show the intensity of his joy and at the same time explain the truth behind it. The last paragraph of this song shows the author's two thoughts. First, he regarded treasures as ordinary things, despising wealth and focusing on agriculture. He believed that the most valuable thing in the world was not money, but people living and working in peace and contentment, with adequate food and clothing, which was the foundation of a country's prosperity. Secondly, with a simple materialistic point of view, the author believes that the heavy rain for three consecutive days cannot be attributed to the prefect, nor to the emperor nor the Creator, but can only be attributed to space. However, "space is dark and inaccessible." "The name" can only be attributed to the creation of nature. After all, nature is "deep", far away and cannot be found, so "I named my pavilion" and named the pavilion with the word "Xiyu". Su Shi's ability not to be superstitious about the Emperor and the Creator and to have the courage to put forward his own insights is truly commendable.