I. Original text
The sound of wind and rain reading is in the ear;
Family affairs, state affairs and everything in the world care about everything.
Second, explain
Shanglian means that the environment of the academy is convenient for people to concentrate on their studies. These eleven words vividly describe the interweaving of the sound of wind and rain in nature and the sound of reading, which makes people feel as if they were in Donglin Academy in those days, as if they really heard a voice of reading and giving lectures echoing in their ears and blending with nature.
The second couplet says that people studying in the academy should care about politics.
Extended data
This couplet was written by Gu Xiancheng, the leader of Lindong Party in Ming Dynasty. Gu founded Donglin Academy in Wuxi. After giving lectures, he often comments on state affairs. Later, people used it to advocate "saving the country and not forgetting to study", which still has positive significance. The first couplet combines the sound of reading with the sound of wind and rain, which is both poetic and meaningful. The bottom line is the ambition to rule the country and level the world. Wind to rain, home to country, ears to heart. Extremely neat, especially when used with words, such as the sound of books.
The general meaning is: in such a campus (academy), both the sound of the surrounding environment and the sound of reading are very nice. This means that students should study hard.
The second sentence: But it is not enough for a scholar to read a good book. From family affairs to state affairs, we should all be concerned.
This couplet encourages scholars to take saving the country as their own responsibility. In fact, it means "every man has a responsibility to prosper the country."
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