"Have you ever remembered that when we went to the middle of the river to beat the waves and stop the flying boat?" comes from "Qinyuanchun·Changsha" written by Mao Zedong, which means: "Do you still remember that at that time, we went to the middle of the river where the water was deep and fast? The place was swimming, and the waves almost blocked the speeding boats."
Original text
Qinyuanchun·Changsha
Mao Zedong [Modern Times]
p>In the cold autumn of independence, the Xiangjiang River goes north to the head of Orange Island.
Look at the mountains covered with red, the forests all dyed; the rivers full of green, with hundreds of boats vying for the current.
The eagle strikes the sky, the fish flies on the shallow bottom, and all kinds of frost compete for freedom.
With a melancholy outline, I ask, who is in charge of the ups and downs of the vast earth?
I brought hundreds of couples on a trip. Reminiscing about the glorious past.
The young classmate Qia was in his prime, but he was a scholar and scolded Fang Qiu.
To point out the country and inspire the words, the dung is like thousands of households.
Have you ever remembered that when you hit the water in the middle of the current, the waves stopped the boat?
Translation
In late autumn, I stood alone at the head of Orange Island, watching the surging Xiang River rushing north.
Thousands of mountain peaks have all turned red, and the layers of woods seem to have been dyed with color; the river is clear and blue, and large ships are riding the wind and waves, vying to be the first.
Eagles fly in the vast sky, fish swim in the clear water, and everything is vying to live a free life in late autumn.
Facing the vast universe, I sigh with melancholy: Who should control the rise and fall of this vast and vast land?
My classmates and I often came here to roam together hand in hand. Those countless extraordinary years spent discussing national affairs together still linger in my heart.
The students are in their youth and in their prime; everyone is full of energy and enthusiasm.
Commenting on national affairs and writing these articles that stirred up the turmoil and promoted the Qing Dynasty, he regarded the warlords and bureaucrats at that time as dirt.
Do you still remember that at that time, we went swimming in the middle of the river where the water was deep and fast, and the waves almost blocked the fast-moving boats.
Notes
Qinyuanchun: Ci brand name, also known as "Dongxian", "Shouxingming", "Dongting Spring", etc. Taking Su Shi's poem "Qinyuan Chun·Gu Guan Deng Qing" as the main body, it has one hundred and fourteen characters in double tone, with thirteen lines in the first paragraph and four flat rhymes, and twelve lines in the second paragraph with five flat rhymes. There are also 16 characters of double tone, with thirteen sentences in the first paragraph having four flat rhymes, and thirteen sentences in the second paragraph with six flat rhymes; one hundred and twelve characters of double tune, with thirteen sentences in the first paragraph having four flat rhymes, and twelve sentences in the last paragraph with five flat rhymes, etc. body.
Hanqiu: late autumn, late autumn. It is already cold in the depths of autumn, so it is called cold autumn.
Xiang (xiāng) River: Also known as Xiangshui, it is the largest river in Hunan Province. It originates from Haiyang Mountain in the south of Lingchuan County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. It is 1,752 miles long and flows northeast through the eastern part of Hunan Province. Changsha, entering Dongting Lake in the north. So it is said to be heading north of the Xiangjiang River.
Juzizhou: Place name, also known as Shuiluzhou, is a long and narrow island in the Xiangjiang River west of Changsha City, close to Yuelu Mountain in the west. It is about 11 miles long from north to south and about one mile at its widest point from east to west. The so-called Changdao in Mao Zedong's Qilu "Reply to Friends" refers to this. It has been a tourist attraction since the Tang Dynasty.
Wanshan: refers to Yuelu Mountain on the west bank of the Xiangjiang River and many nearby peaks.
The woods on the mountain are all dyed: The woods on the mountain have turned red after frost, as if they had been dyed.
Manjiang: Manjiang. Man: full, all over.
舸(gě): big ship. This generally refers to ships.
Strive for flow: compete for traffic.
The eagle flies in the sky and the fish swims in the clear water.
Strike, fight. This describes flying vigorously and vigorously. Xiang originally refers to a bird circling and flying. Here it describes a fish swimming briskly and freely.
Wancai: refers to all living things.
Frost day: refers to late autumn.
All kinds of frost compete for freedom: All things compete for freedom in the autumn light.
chàng liáo kuò: melancholy and emotion in the face of the vast universe.
Disappointment: The original meaning is frustration. It is used here to express an impassioned and generous mood caused by deep thought.
Liáo kuò: vast and vast, used here to describe the vastness of the universe.
Cang Mang: vast and confused.
Lord: Dominate.
Ups and downs: has a similar meaning to "rise and fall" (rising and falling), metaphorizing the rise and fall of things, here refers to the rise and fall. From the above, looking down at the swimming fish, looking up at the flying eagle, wondering ("sad") who controls the ups and downs of all things in the world.
This question can be understood here as: In China under the rule of warlords, who should control the rise and fall of the country and the destiny of the people?
Hundred lovers: many partners. Companion here refers to classmates (also refers to comrades).
Zhengrong (zhēng róng) years are thick: there are many extraordinary days.
Zhengrong: The mountains are high and steep, which means extraordinary and unusual. Thick: much.
Just in time: just in time, just in time.
A boy who was just a classmate: Mao Zedong studied at Hunan First Normal School from 1913 to 1918. In 1918, Mao Zedong, Xiao Yu, Cai Hesen and others organized the Xinmin Society and began his early political activities.
In the prime of life: Your style and talent are in full bloom.
Scholar: scholar, here refers to young students.
Yi Qi: Will and spirit.
Hai rebuked Fang Qiu (qiú): rebuked, unrestrained. "Zhuangzi·Tian Zifang": "Rebuking the Eight Extremes". Guo Xiang notes: "To scold is to indulge." Qiu means strong and powerful. Fang: Right. To scold Fang Qiu means to be passionate and energetic.
Point to the country and inspire words: comment on national events, use words to criticize ugly phenomena and praise beautiful things. Write articles that stir up the turbid and promote the clear. Instructions, comments. Jiangshan refers to the country. To inspire, to stir up the turbid and to raise the clear, to criticize the evil and to praise the good.
The warlords and bureaucrats at that time were regarded as the same as dung. Dung is used as a verb to treat...like dung. Wanhuhou, the highest level of marquis established in the Han Dynasty, enjoyed the taxes of ten thousand households of peasants. This refers to big warlords and big bureaucrats. Wanhu refers to the household registration in the marquis's fiefdom, and the recipients must pay taxes and perform labor services.
Midstream: A place in the middle of the river where the water is deep and the current is rapid.
Strike the water: The author's note: "Strike the water: swim. I was just learning to swim at that time. The water rose in midsummer, and many people died. A group of people finally persisted until the middle of winter, still in the river. There was a poem at that time that I had forgotten. I only remember two sentences: I am confident that if I live for two hundred years, I will be like the water hitting me for three thousand miles." Here is a reference to Zu Ti's allusion of "hitting me in the middle". (Because of the overthrow of the country's power, Zu Ti always had the ambition to revitalize and recover. Emperor Yuan appointed him as General Fenwei and governor of Yuzhou, and provided him with military rations for a thousand people and three thousand pieces of cloth, but did not give him uniforms or weapons. He recruited his own soldiers. Zu Ti still led more than a hundred of his exiled subordinates to cross the Yangtze River. When he reached the middle of the river, he slammed the oars and swore: "If I, Zu Ti, cannot pacify the Central Plains and cross the river again, I will return." , Just like the water of the Yangtze River, it will never return!" His words were passionate and his expression was solemn, and everyone was amazed by his vow.) This refers to swimming.
Contain (è): stop.
Creative background
"Qinyuanchun·Changsha" was written by Mao Zedong in the late autumn of 1925. At that time, Mao Zedong left his hometown of Shaoshan and went to Guangzhou to host a lecture on the peasant movement. He passed through Changsha and revisited Juzizhou. Facing the beautiful and moving natural autumn scenery on the Xiangjiang River, the author recalled the revolutionary situation at that time and wrote this poem.
Appreciation
By describing the autumn scenery of Changsha and recalling the revolutionary struggle life in his youth, this poem expresses the revolutionary youth's emotion about the fate of the country, taking the world as their own responsibility, and despising the reactionary forces. The ruler had the heroic ambition to transform old China. The whole word is between the phrases, blending emotions and situations.
Shangqing depicts a colorful and vibrant picture of the Xiangjiang River in cold autumn, expresses emotions on the scene, and raises the question of who should dominate the vast land. "Look at the mountains all red, and the forests all dyed." The word "look" leads to seven sentences, describing a colorful autumn scene at the head of Independence Orange Island. It is not only a portrayal of the surrounding maple forest like fire, but also embodies the passionate revolutionary feelings of the poet.
Red symbolizes revolution, fire and light. "Thousands of mountains are red" is the visual expression of the poet's thought of "a spark that starts a prairie fire" and is an optimistic vision for the revolution and the future of the motherland.
“The eagle strikes the sky, the fish flies to the shallow bottom, and all kinds of frosty sky compete for freedom.” This is the poet’s yearning and pursuit of freedom and liberation. The poet chose several typical scenery from the mountains, rivers, sky, and underwater to describe, with a mixture of far and near, a combination of movement and stillness, and a sharp contrast. These seven sentences provide the background for the following lyricism and heighten the atmosphere. "Sad and lonely, I ask about the boundless earth. Who is responsible for the ups and downs?" This question expresses the ambition of the poet and shows his broad mind. He directly switches from describing the scenery to expressing feelings, which naturally brings out the lyricism of the second half. movement.
The second half of the poem focuses on lyricism, but there are also elements of emotion and scenery. "Recalling the extraordinary years of the past is thick", using "mountainous" to describe the years, novel and vivid, naturally arouses memories of past life, turning the invisible extraordinary years into tangible towering peaks, giving people a majestic and magical feeling The sublime beauty of beauty.
"Cha is a classmate of a young man, in his prime." The word "Cha" governs seven sentences, vividly summarizing the heroic fighting style and heroic spirit of the early revolutionaries. "The mid-stream hits the water, the waves stop the flying boat", which is also a magnificent picture of advancing bravely and cutting through the waves. It can be said that the sublime beauty of this poem is intertwined with love as the longitude and scenery as the weft.
The whole poem raises the question of "who is in charge of the ups and downs" through the description of the autumn scenery of Changsha and the memories of the revolutionary struggle life in his youth, and expresses the heroic and fearless revolution of the poet and his comrades in order to transform old China. Spirit and ambition.