Drunken Book at Wanghu Tower on June 27th" One Su Shi Black clouds rolled over the mountains without covering the mountains, and white raindrops jumped into the boat. The ground wind comes and blows away suddenly, and the water below the lake tower is like the sky. [Notes] 1. Wanghu Tower: beside the West Lake in Hangzhou. 2. Spill the ink: spill the ink. Cover: cover, cover up. 3. Jumping beads: Describes the raindrops dancing in the boat like pearls. 4. Ground wind: tornado. - Explanation of the annotation June 27th: refers to June 27th in the fifth year of Xining (1072), the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty. Wanghu Tower: also known as "Kanjing Tower". It was built by the King of Yue during the Five Dynasties. In front of Zhaoqing Temple by the West Lake in present-day Hangzhou. Drunk book: written when drunk. Turning over the ink: Refers to the black clouds covering the area, rolling like ink. Cover: cover, cover. Bai Yu: It’s raining heavily, and it’s all white. Jumping beads: The water splashes look like white beads. Sweeping to the ground: Strong winds are rolling and blowing from the ground. The water is like the sky: Looking from a distance, the water and the sky are one color, and they are one continuous piece. Modern translation of ancient poems The rolling dark clouds are like spilled ink but have not yet covered the mountains, and the white raindrops are like pearls jumping on the boat. A strong wind swept over the ground and suddenly blew away the rain. After the storm, the water and sky below the lake were sparkling. Appreciation of Famous Sentences - "The white rain jumped into the boat and rushed into the boat." In this poem, the author describes the scenery of the West Lake Mountains where the rain is about to come and the sky clears after the rain when he was drinking on the Wanghu Tower. The author first writes before the heavy rain. The scene is of black clouds rolling in the sky, like thick ink turning over the horizon. The distant mountain tops are faintly discernible among the rolling dark clouds. At this time, the heavy rain is coming. has arrived. The heavy rain hit the boat with white raindrops, and the water splashed everywhere, like thousands of pearls pouring down from the sky. While people were experiencing the spectacular scene of the heavy rain, a strong wind swept across the ground, blowing away the dark clouds and heavy rain. The clouds are opening and the sun is rising. The water below Wanghu is as calm as a mirror. The air is fresh. From a distance, the water and sky are the same color. The poet is good at exaggerating the atmosphere, from the majestic clouds approaching the lake, torrential rain, to the clouds disappearing, and the sky clearing after the rain. His pen is ups and downs, yet calm and leisurely. He describes the rapid changes in the weather, which is dizzying and quite dramatic. . Especially the sentence "The white rain jumped into the boat with jumping beads" is the most expressive. The author himself admired this poem very much. When he was 50 years old, he went to Hangzhou and wrote another poem specifically: "I was drunk in the rain of the West Lake, but I haven't seen dancing beads for fifteen years." This shows his love for this poem. [Explanation] This poem describes a rainstorm that comes and goes on West Lake in summer. The first sentence writes about rolling black clouds, the second sentence writes about heavy rain, and the last two sentences writes about the sky clearing up after the rain. How rapidly nature changes, and how magical the poet's pen is. The third sentence writes about wind: Suddenly, a strong wind swept across the earth, causing the rain and clouds to fly on the lake. The word "suddenly" is used very lightly, but it highlights the rapid change of the sky and shows the huge power of the wind. The last sentence is about sky and water: After the rain, the sky is clear, the wind and waves are calm, the poet leaves his boat and climbs to the building, leans on the railing and looks out, he sees no water on the lake, the water reflects the sky, the color of the water is as bright and clear as the sky, and the same color is blue. Where is the wind? Where is the cloud? I don’t know where everything has gone, and it’s as if everything just now never happened. The poet was first in the boat and then at the top of the building, quickly capturing the rapidly changing natural scenery on the lake: clouds rolling, rain falling, wind blowing, and the sky clearing. He wrote about the distance and nearness, movement and stillness, sound and color, scenery and emotion. . As you read it, you will have an immersive feeling - as if you have experienced a sudden shower in the middle of the lake, and then come to the top of Wanghu Tower to enjoy the beautiful scenery of water and sky.