Translation of Yong Xue's Annotations to the Original Text

Xie Taifu (1) meets on a cold snowy day (2) talks with his children (3) talks about the meaning of paper (4). Suddenly it began to snow, and the male asked, "What is snow like?" Hu Erge said: "It can simulate the air difference of salt spraying." Brother and daughter said, "If catkins don't rise because of the wind." Imperial guards laughed. That is, the eldest brother has no female players [13], while the left general Wang Ningzhi has a wife [14].

Precautions:

⑴ Xie Taifu: Xie An (320-385), whose name is Anshi, was born in Yang Xia, Chen Jun, Jin Dynasty (now Taikang, Henan Province). I worked in Xing Wu as a magistrate, assistant, official department minister and China Guard. Be posthumously awarded as a teacher.

(2) Episode: family gathering.

(3) Children: sons and nephews of the younger generation.

(4) Talking about the significance of the thesis: talking about poetry.

5] Russian: Soon, for a while.

[6] Sudden: urgent (fast), tight.

(7) Cheerfulness: a happy look.

Like: that is, "like what", prepositional object. For example. What, interrogative pronoun, what; Like, like.

Tiger: Xie Lang, the eldest son of Xie An's brother Xie Zhi. Worked as a magistrate in Dongyang.

The difference can be simulated: almost the same. Poor, roughly, almost. Quasi-comparison.

⑾ If not: incomparable.

⑿ Cause: Rely on, use and take advantage? [2]? .

(13) That's right. Big brother has no daughter: Xie An's brother and Xie Wuyi's daughter. Xie Daowen, a famous talented woman in Eastern Jin Dynasty. No bureau, refers to Xie Yi, no bureau.

[14]: Zi Shuping, the second son of Wang Xizhi, is a great calligrapher. He used to be General Zuo and Shangshu of Huiji.

On a snowy winter day, Taifuxie called his sons and nephews together to talk about poetry with them. After a while, it snowed heavily. The teacher said happily, "What is this snow like?" My brother's eldest son, Xie Lang, said, "This is almost comparable to sprinkling salt in the air." His other brother's daughter said, "Catkin is not as good as the wind." Xie Taifu smiled happily. She (Xie Daowen) is the daughter of Xie Wuyi, the eldest brother of Xie Taifu, and the wife of General Zuo.