1, original text
There is a dark snow-capped mountain in Qinghai, with long white clouds and a lonely city looking at Yumenguan.
Yellow sand wears golden armor in hundreds of battles, but the loulan is not returned.
2. Translation
Qinghai Lake is covered with dark clouds and continuous snow-capped mountains. Yumen, the ancient city of frontier fortress, is a grand pass, thousands of miles away, facing each other from afar.
The soldiers on the border have been through many battles, their armor is worn out and their ambitions are immortal. They will never return to their hometown before defeating the invading enemy.
Step 3 take notes
Qinghai: Qinghai Lake, in today's Qinghai Province. Ge Hanshu, a general of the Tang Dynasty, built a city here and sent Shenwei troops to guard it.
Changyun: Thick clouds.
Snow Mountain: Qilian Mountain, the top of which is covered with snow all year round, so it is cloudy.
Lonely city: Yumen Pass.
Yumenguan: The name of the border pass was set in the Han Dynasty, in the west of Dunhuang City, Gansu Province. One is "Yanmenguan".
Break: a "chop".
Loulan: The name of the Western Regions in Han Dynasty, namely Shanshan Kingdom, is located in the southeast of Shanshan County, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. King Loulan of the Western Han Dynasty communicated with Xiongnu and killed the envoys of the Han Dynasty who communicated with the Western Regions many times. Here, it generally refers to the minority regimes that often invaded the border areas in the northwest of the Tang Dynasty.
Never Return: A work of "never return".
4. Source
Wang Changling's Seven Poems of Joining the Army in the Tang Dynasty, Part IV.
Extended data:
Poetry appreciation:
"Yellow sand wears golden armor in hundreds of battles, and it will not be returned without breaking Loulan." These two sentences have changed from the description of the environment with mixed scenes to direct lyricism. "Yellow sand wears golden armor in hundreds of battles" is a poem with strong generalization.
The length of the border defense, the frequency of wars, the hardship of fighting, the toughness of the enemy and the desolation of the border are all summed up in these seven words.
"Hundreds of battles" is more abstract, and the word "yellow sand" highlights the characteristics of the northwest battlefield. From "winning every battle" to "wearing golden armor", we can imagine the arduousness and fierceness of the battle, and we can also imagine a series of heroic sacrifices in this long time.
However, although the shining golden armor has worn out, the soldiers' ambition to serve the country has not been tempered, but has become more determined in the tempering of desert sand. "Never break the Loulan, never return it" is the heroic oath of the battle-hardened soldiers. The more the last sentence emphasizes the hardships of fighting and the frequent wars, the more powerful and shocking it becomes.