A letter from Dongting Lake to Premier Zhang/Lin Tongting's translation and annotation translation Autumn water rises and rises, almost mixing with the shore and water. Yunmeng Ozawa's steam transpiration is in vain, and the stormy waves seem to shake Yueyang City. I want to cross the river, but I can't find a boat or paddle. It's really shameful to idle around in an enlightened age. Sitting by and watching others desperately fishing by the river, you can only envy those fish caught for nothing.
Note 1 Prime Minister Zhang: refers to Zhang Jiuling (673-740), the prime minister of Xuanzong in the Tang Dynasty, and was later demoted to the long history of Jingzhou. 2 culvert deficiency: including the sky, which means that the sky is reflected in the water. Han: Tolerance. Virtual: void, space. 3 mixed too clearly: mixed with the sky. Qing: refers to the sky. 4 Yunmengze: Yunze and Mengze in ancient times refer to a generation of low-lying areas in southern Hubei and northern Hunan. Dongting Lake is a corner to the south. Yueyang City: East Bank of Dongting Lake. 5 assistance: crossing. 6 final residence: live in peace. Shame (chǐ) Ming Sheng: I am ashamed of the world in Ming Sheng. Sage: refers to peace and prosperity. In ancient times, people thought that the sage society of the emperor would be very stable. Acts 8: Just. 9: (Ji) rowing equipment, paddles
A letter from Dongting Lake to Premier Zhang/Lin Tongting's translation 2 In August, Dongting Lake rose almost flush with the shore, and the water and sky set each other off, making it difficult to tell. Yunmeng Ozawa's steam transpiration is in vain, and the stormy waves seem to shake Yueyang City. I want to cross the lake, but I can't find the boat. I'm ashamed of the wise king in Ming Sheng's time. Sitting and watching how carefree the fishermen are, it's a pity that they can only have empty thoughts.
Note 1 Dongting Lake: the second largest freshwater lake in China, located in the north of Hunan Province. Prime Minister Zhang: refers to Zhang Jiuling, the prime minister of Xuanzong in Tang Dynasty. 2 culvert deficiency: including the sky, which means that the sky is reflected in the water. Han: Tolerance. Virtual: void, space. Too clear: muddle along. Taiqing: refers to the sky. The mist of Yunmeng Valley hangs over Yueyang: Yunmeng Ozawa is steaming, and the waves of Dongting Lake shake Yueyang. Yunmengze: Ancient Yunmengze was divided into Yun Ze and Mengze, referring to the low-lying areas in southern Hubei and northern Hunan. Dongting Lake is a corner to the south. 4 shake: one is "moving". Yueyang City: East Bank of Dongting Lake. I want to cross the river, but I can't find a boat: I want to cross the river but I don't have a boat, which means I want to be an official but no one introduces me. Ji: crossing. Ji: rowing equipment, rowing. I am more lazy than you politicians, and how ashamed I am: I am ashamed to live at home when I was born in a peaceful and prosperous era. End residence: idle residence. Sage: refers to peace and prosperity. In ancient times, it was believed that the emperor was wise and the society would be stable. 7 Sit and watch: one is "just pitiful". Acts 8: Just. One is "empty".
A message from Dongting Lake Zhang/Lin Dongting's creative background This poem was written in 733 AD (the 21st year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty). At that time, Meng Haoran went west to Chang 'an, and Zhang Jiuling was a secretary, junior supervisor and associate professor of bachelor's degree in Jixian College. The two of them and Wang Wei are friends who have forgotten each other for years. After Zhang Jiuling's obeisance to the Secretariat, Meng Haoran wrote this poem and presented it to Zhang Jiuling in order to get Zhang Jiuling's recommendation.
A Letter from Dongting Lake to Premier Zhang/Appreciation of Lin Tongting's Two Premiers Zhang Jiuling is also a famous poet, and he is an honest official. Meng Haoran wants to go into politics and realize his ideal. I hope someone can introduce him. This is the meaning of writing this poem to Zhang Jiuling before he went to Beijing to take the exam.
The first four sentences of the poem describe the magnificent scene and momentum of Dongting Lake, and the last four sentences are used to express their political enthusiasm and hope.
The first two sentences explain the time and write the vast lake. The lake and sky are integrated, and the landscape is vast. "Han" means tolerance. "Virtual" is high altitude. The sky is contained by water, which means the sky is reflected in the water. "Too clear" refers to the sky. "Mixing too clearly" means that the water meets the sky. These two sentences are about standing by the lake overlooking the lake. In three or four sentences, I continued to write about the vastness of the lake, but my eyes were suddenly far away and near. From the lake, I saw the scenery of the reflection in the lake: the water vapor hanging over the lake evaporated and swallowed up the clouds and dreams. "Cloud and Dream" are the names of two ancient lakes. It is said that Yun Ze is in the north of the Yangtze River and Mengze is in the south of the Yangtze River, and most of them have been silted up into land. Shake, shake (verb, vivid). "Yueyang City" is located on the northeast bank of Dongting Lake, which is now Yueyang City, Hunan Province. When the southwest wind blows, the waves rush to the northeast shore, as if to shake Yueyang City. "Clouds, dreams and fog around Yueyang City" (there is a saying of "swallowing clouds and spitting dreams") naturally reminds people of Wang Wei's poem: "People's residence seems to ripple in the distant sky." . The whole city is floating on the water, the breeze is blowing waves, and the distant sky is shaking in the water. They really have the same effect.
Facing the vast Dongting Lake, I want to cross it, but there is no boat. Living in a wise era, we should contribute our strength, but no one recommended us, so we have to live at home. It is really shameful in such a good era. The implication is that I hope the other party will introduce me. "Economy" means crossing. "Ba", the paddle on the boat, also refers to the boat here. "end residence", living in leisure; "Ming Sheng", when indicated, refers to the peaceful and prosperous times here. In the last two sentences, I said that I sat by the lake and watched those people fishing with poles, but envy was in vain. As the old saying goes, "It is better to retreat and build a net than to fish in the forest. The poet borrows this proverb to imply that he wants to go out and do something, but he is afraid that no one will introduce him, so he says here, "Only. "I hope that the mood of the other party's help will naturally show between the lines.
On the one hand, scholars use it to pave the way for entering the body, so there are many restrictions on words and expressions, and they often try their best to think; On the other hand, due to the reasons of the reading object, either for high officials or social scholars, most of Gan Chong's poems show implicit aesthetic characteristics, and the author often takes comparison as the object.
This is a dry poem. In the 21st year of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (733), Meng Haoran traveled to Chang 'an and wrote this poem as a gift to Zhang Jiuling at that time. Its purpose is to gain Zhang's appreciation and appointment, but only to maintain his own identity. He writes so tactfully and tries his best to eliminate the traces of dryness.
Autumn water is rising, and Dongting Lake is full in August, almost flush with the shore. Looking from a distance, water and sky are one color, and Dongting Lake is connected with the sky. In the first two sentences, Dongting Lake is very cheerful and muddy. Wang Yang is vast and connected with the sky, which nourishes thousands of flowers and trees and accommodates rivers of all sizes.
Three or four sentences about the lake. The phrase "steaming" describes the rich accumulation of lakes, as if the vast swamp area had been nourished by lakes, which made it look so lush and lush. The word "wave shake" is placed on "Yueyang city", which sets off the turmoil of the surging lake and is also very imposing. In people's eyes, this lakeside city seems to crouch uneasily under its feet and become extremely small. These two sentences are called famous sentences describing Dongting Lake. But there are still differences between the two sentences: the first sentence uses a broad plane to set off the vastness of the lake, and the second sentence uses a narrow three-dimensional to reflect the momentum of the lake. Dongting Lake described by the poet is not only vast, but also full of vitality.
The following four sentences become lyrical. "I want to cross the river, but I can't find a boat" is triggered by the scenery in front of me. Facing the vast lake, the poet thought he was still in the wild, but no one knew the way, just as he wanted to cross the lake without a boat. The other party was originally a prime minister, and the code name "Zhouzhou" was used appropriately. "I am more ashamed than you politicians" means that in this "enlightened" peace and prosperity, I am not willing to be idle and want to go out and do something. These two sentences are a formal confession to Prime Minister Zhang, indicating that although he is a hermit at present, he is unwilling to do so. He still yearns for the official position, but he still can't find a way.
So let's go one step further and call on Prime Minister Zhang. The word "angler" refers to the person in power at that time, but actually refers to the Prime Minister Zhang. These last two sentences mean: Mr. Zhang, who is in power, I admire you for coming out to preside over state affairs, but as an opposition person, I can't stay with you and work for you, so I can only admire you for nothing. In these words, the poet skillfully used the old saying that "it is better to build a network than to retreat" ("Huai Nan Zi said Xun Lin") and carried out another renovation; And "fishing" also happens to take care of the "lake", so there is no trace, but his mood of asking for a quotation is not difficult to understand.
As a dry poem, the most important thing is to write it properly and praise the other party for being measured and not losing his identity. The wording should be neither supercilious nor condescending, which is the first-class writing. This poem is tactful, unconventional and has its own artistic characteristics.
"Dongting Lake to Premier Zhang" is a lyric poem, which is written euphemistically. The gate system in the Tang Dynasty was very strict, and ordinary intellectuals rarely got on the political stage. In order to find a way out politically, intellectuals must turn to powerful dignitaries for help, write some poems and submit them, hoping to be appreciated, recommended and promoted. In 733 AD, Meng Haoran traveled to Chang 'an, and when Zhang Jiuling became the prime minister of the imperial court, he wrote this poem and dedicated it to Zhang Jiuling, hoping that he would help himself. But the poet refused to say that he wanted to be an official because he was worried and loved face, so he had to express his wishes euphemistically. This depressed mood is not difficult to understand.
The artistic feature of this poem is the organic combination of scenery description and lyricism, touching the scene and containing feelings in the scene. The first four sentences of this poem describe the scenery of Dongting Lake. "The lake here in August is an air with heaven. The moral is the illusion that the sky is reflected in water. The sky is too clear. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the water level of Dongting Lake rises to the height of the lake shore. Look at the clouds, the lakes and mountains set each other off, and the water and the sky are the same, which is very beautiful. " Fog in Yungu and Menggu enveloped Yueyang City. On this vast lake and Yunmengze, water vapor transpiration and roaring waves shocked Yueyang City, which is located by the lake. These four poems vividly depict the scenery of Dongting Lake. Writing the scenery in this way sets off the poet's positive and enterprising mental state, suggesting that the poet is in his prime and willing to serve the country and make a difference. This is a wonderful use of writing about scenery.
A Letter from Dongting Lake to Premier Zhang Appreciation Dongting Lake is located in the north of Hunan Province and is the second largest freshwater lake in China. Prime Minister Zhang refers to Zhang Jiuling. This is a gift, which the poet hoped Zhang Jiuling, then secretary of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, would quote. But the poet did not say it directly, but expressed it in a tortuous way by lamenting the feeling that there is no boat in Dongting Lake and it is close to the abyss. At the same time, Dongting Lake, which was originally intended to express its meaning here, was painted in ink like a landscape painting, showing the vastness and grandeur of Dongting Lake in 800 miles.
First of all, point out that the season is "August" and the lake overflows. It can be seen that the autumn flood was raging in that year, and the word "flat" meant that the lake flooded over the embankment, causing the lake to be flat with the shore. Dongting, formerly known as 800 Li, has a huge water potential and is connected with the shore, with a vast territory and great momentum. At this time, facing the Dongting, the poet looked at it from afar, not only on the waterfront, but also on the horizon. Looking up, the sky is reflected on the lake. It seems that the lake is full of sky, which shows that it is big and "mixed too clearly", which shows that it is wide. Such a magnificent lake is full of natural storms and rough waves. The ancient Yunmengze seems to be boiling and transpiration in the rough waves, and the majestic Yueyang City seems to be shaken by huge waves. A word "steaming" and a word "shaking" are very important. The natural lakes suddenly have a conscious consciousness, and the static geography has gained the momentum of flying, showing its extraordinary artistic expression and thrilling artistic effect.
Poetry: Dongting Lake's message to Premier Zhang/Lin Tongting's poetry Author: Haoran's poetry classification: 300 Tang poems, ancient junior high school poems, descriptions of landscapes and waters, and place names.