Look on your cheeks and bow to a thousand fingers.

This is a well-known poem. Comrade Mao Zedong said in "Speech at Yan 'an Forum on Literature and Art": "Two poems by Mr. Lu Xun:' Bow your head and be a willing ox' should be our motto. The "thousand commandments" here refer to the enemy, and we will never give in to any vicious enemy. The "obedient children" here refer to the masses of the proletariat. All * * * party member, all revolutionaries and all revolutionary literary and art workers should follow the example of Lu Xun and be the' cows' of the proletariat and the people, and do their best until they die. " This paper expounds the positive implication of this connection in the poem extremely accurately, and also reveals the theme of the whole poem with the finishing touch. This is undoubtedly very important for us to correctly and profoundly understand the ideas expressed in Lu Xun's poems.

The title of this poem is Self-mockery. If we interpret this poem directly without the artistic features of "teasing", readers will understand this poem as a heroic poem. Irony is the conventional weapon of "ridicule", and this poem is ironic as a whole. Irony should naturally be interpreted correctly, but first of all, we should appreciate it in order to appreciate Lu Xun's unique sharp, spicy and optimistic humor style in this poem, realize his infinite love for the people and his incomparable hatred for the enemy, and thus appreciate the beauty of art. The literal translation of the vernacular is as follows:

How can you want to have a good thing if you are unlucky? Lying in bed can't even turn your head against the wall. So I broke my hat in the street to cover my face, for fear of being seen and causing unexpected disasters. I am like the wine in a leaky boat, spinning in the torrent in the middle of the river, and I am in danger of being swallowed up by the river at any time, and I can't escape bad luck! I am unpopular, and many people scold me, scold me and curse me. I should have died without illness, but I have to live as usual, without moving my eyebrows, without being sad or angry. It's shameless. I also know that I have no ambition and no ability, but I am really a loser. I am willing to play the old cow at home and let my children lead me and play with them. However, I am timid when I am scolded by others. As long as I have a small building to live in, hiding in it will become a unified country, and I don't care about anything outside.

I looked at the condemned man coldly. I bow my head and be a willing ox

Mr. Lu Xun once said, "bow your head a thousand fingers, bow your head and be a willing ox." This is Mr. Lu Xun's ambition and his position. At the same time, this should also be our current wish and position. In front of the people, we should hate the reactionaries, the bureaucratic bourgeois counter-revolutionaries, the corrupt officials who still hold the people's political power, and the so-called "blame" against the reactionaries. We are not afraid. We should pay blows with blows and treat our people with an eye for an eye. We should treat their cows and horses like boys. We should serve the people sincerely. We should hate, get angry, love and do something. We should practice fraternity with all those who seek truth.

What the condemned men mean: those so-called gentlemen at that time, that is, Kuomintang reactionaries, were naturally criticized by Lu Xun. Lu Xun speaks for the proletariat in China, just like a cow, willing to contribute his strength to the proletariat.