This sentence comes from a four-line poem "Ode to Mujiang" by Bai Juyi, a poet in the Tang Dynasty.
The original text is as follows:
A sunset gradually sank into the river, half green and half green.
The loveliest thing is the ninth day of September. The bright pearl's bright crescent moon is shaped like a bow.
Vernacular translation:
A sunset gradually sank into the river, and the river was half green and half brilliant red. The loveliest thing is the night on the third day of September, which is as bright as pearls and crescent as a bow.
Extended data:
"A round of setting sun spreads in the water, half river, half river red." Write about the river in the sunset. "A sunset is spreading in the water". The sunset shines on the river, but it means "spreading" instead of "taking pictures". This is because the "sunset" is very close to the horizon, almost touching the ground, and it really looks like it is "paved" on the river. The word "shop" also appears euphemistic and gentle, describing the unique softness of the autumn sunset, giving people a cordial and leisurely feeling.
"Half the river is rustling, half the river is red", the weather is clear and windless, the river flows slowly, and there are tiny ripples on the river. The part that receives more light shows "red"; Where there is little light, there is dark blue. The poet grasped the two colors on the river, but showed the scene that the river was sparkling at dusk and the color changed rapidly in the sunset. The poet was intoxicated and put his happiness in the description of the scenery.
Poor Night in September is a transition. Poor, lovely. The third day of September is the lunar calendar, which means entering late autumn. What a beautiful night in late autumn! The first two sentences describe the scene at sunset, which naturally transitions the time from sunset to night. Seemingly casual writing is actually very important, so that readers can clearly feel that time is passing and continue to look at the pictures behind.
The last sentence is "dew is like a pearl, and the moon is like a bow". Dewdrops are as bright as beads, and the meniscus is like a bow. In autumn, when night falls on the river, the air is moist, and dew condenses on the vegetation, "like pearls", writing the characteristics of autumn leaves. On the third day of September, the moon just appeared, and it was still a crescent moon, so it was like a bow. "The moon is like a bow", further pointing out the autumn night at the beginning of the month. This sentence focuses on the dew and the new moon in the autumn night, and uses two novel and appropriate metaphors to describe the charming scene of the late autumn moonlit night.
Through the description of the two visual images of "dew" and "moon", the poet created a harmonious and quiet artistic conception, and used this novel and ingenious metaphor to describe and color nature in detail, describe its capacity, draw its shape and show readers a wonderful picture.
There seems to be a lack of time connection between describing the sunset river and praising the moon dew, but the night on the third day of September is invisibly connected with time, and it is connected with dusk, dew and the moon, which means that the poet enjoys it from dusk to the moon and contains the poet's love and love for nature.
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