Original text:
Mountain travel
Tang Dynasty: Du Mu
In the distance, there are cold mountains, oblique stone paths and people in the depths of white clouds.
Stop and sit in the maple forest late, and the frost leaves are red in February flowers.
Translation:
A winding path winds to the top of the mountain, and there are several places where white clouds float. Stop and enjoy the scenery of this maple forest. The fiery maple leaves are redder than the flowers in February in Jiangnan.
Extended data:
Appreciation of poetry and prose:
This is a seven-character quatrain that describes and praises the scenery of mountains and forests in late autumn. The first sentence: "Hanshan stone path is far away." From the bottom up, write a stone road, winding to the mountains and autumn. The word "cold" points to the late autumn season; The word "far" describes the length of the mountain road; The word "oblique" takes care of the word "far" at the beginning of the sentence and writes a high and slow mountain. Because the slope is not big, you can travel by car.
The second sentence: "There are people in the depths of the white clouds" describes the distant scenery that the poet saw when hiking in the mountains. The word "someone" will remind people of the smoke curling up in the kitchen, the cock crowing and the dog barking, making them feel that the mountains are full of vitality and there is no dead terror. The word "home" also takes care of the "stone path" in the previous sentence, because this "stone path" is the passage for residents in the mountains.
The third sentence: the word "sit" in "Sitting in the Night in Fenglin" is interpreted as "because". Because the evening scenery of the sunset maple forest is so charming, the poet deliberately stopped to watch it. The word "late" in this sentence is subtle and contains multiple meanings:
(1) points out that the first two sentences are seen during the day, and the last two sentences are the scenery at night.
(2) Because there is a sunset glow in the evening, the gorgeous sunset glow and the flaming maple leaves reflect each other, and the maple forest is particularly beautiful.
(3) The poet lingered, and in the evening, he reluctantly boarded the bus and left, showing his love for red leaves.
(4) Because you stop and observe carefully for a long time, you can realize it.
The fourth sentence: "Frost leaves are red in February flowers" is the central sentence of the whole poem. The descriptions of the first three sentences are all paving the way for this sentence. Why do poets use "Yu Hong" instead of "Hong Ru"? Because "red as" is like spring flowers, it is nothing more than decorating natural beauty; And "Red in" can't be compared with spring flowers. It is not only brighter in color, but also more cold-resistant and can stand the test of wind and frost.
This little poem is not only an impromptu ode to scenery, but also an expression of ambition. It is the expression of the poet's inner spiritual world and the sustenance of his interest, so it can enlighten and inspire readers.
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