Original text:
Scholars
Author: Wu
Dynasty: Qing dynasty
Some people quit their jobs and went back to their hometown, while others rushed to the examination room overnight.
Teenagers don't know what it's like to worry, but old people go away when they know difficulties.
Translation:
Some people saw the social darkness clearly and resigned angrily, while others went to the examination room to gain fame. I didn't know what to worry about when I was young. When I was old, I didn't know that there were too many bumps in the road of life and too many difficulties to finish this road of life.
Extended data:
Appreciate:
This poem shows people's different views on fame and fortune. Some people, such as Tao Yuanming, quit their jobs and went back to their hometown because they saw the darkness of society. And someone ran to the examination room at night, indicating his desire for fame, in contrast to his previous behavior.
This poem describes that some people value fame and fortune, others are indifferent to fame and fortune, and they don't know the hardships of life when they are young, but they don't know how difficult life is until they are old. There are many dreams in life, which are different. I hope young people cherish time, treat life well, and don't wait until they are old to regret it.
About the author:
Wu is a novelist in Qing Dynasty. Word Min Xuan, word Wenmu, Anhui Quanjiao people. Life was easy when I was young, but then my family business declined and I moved to Jiangning. He opposed the feudal imperial examination system and hated intellectuals who were keen on fame and shame.
The governor of Anhui would like to recommend that you should be knowledgeable and try not to get sick. In his later years, he benefited from poverty and died in Yangzhou. Good at poetry, especially novels. Based on personal experience, The Scholars portrays the mental outlook of the scholar-officials in many aspects, deeply criticizes the imperial examination system and feudal ethics, and becomes a wonderful work in China's classical satirical novels. There is also "Wenmu Mountain House Collection".
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