Guo yang
Comparison of the author's translations of Wen Tianxiang Chao and Song Dynasty
Once the effort comes, there will be fewer stars around.
The mountains and rivers are broken and the wind is floating, and life experiences are ups and downs.
The beach of fear says fear, and there is a sigh in the ocean.
Since ancient times, no one has died in life, leaving a heart that shines through history.
Translation?
Looking back, I experienced a lot of hardships when I entered the imperial examination in my early years, and now it has been four years since the end of the war.
The country is in danger like catkins in a strong wind, and individuals are like duckweeds in a shower.
I'm still afraid of the fiasco at Fear Beach. It's a pity that I'm alone in Yuan Lu.
Who can live forever since ancient times? I want to leave a patriotic heart that reflects history.
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(1) Lingdingyang: Lingdingyang is "Ding Lingyang". Now it is outside the Pearl River Estuary in Guangdong Province. 1at the end of 278, Wen Tianxiang led an army to fight fiercely with the Yuan Army in Wupoling, Guangdong, and was defeated and captured. He was once imprisoned on a ship.
(2) Encounter: Encounter. Since then, because he was proficient in a Confucian classic and passed the imperial examination, he was used as an official by the court. At the age of twenty, Wen Tianxiang won the first prize.
(3) Battle: refers to the war against the Yuan Dynasty. Liáo waterfall: desolate and cold. One is "falling". Four stars: the fourth anniversary. It took four years for Wen Tianxiang to fight Yuan from 1275 to be captured in 1278.
(4) catkin: catkin.
(5) Ping: duckweed.
(6) Fear beach: In today's wanan county, Jiangxi Province, it is a dangerous beach in the Ganjiang River. 1277, Wen Tianxiang was defeated by the Yuan Army in Jiangxi, with heavy casualties, and his wife and children were also captured by the Yuan Army. He retreated to Fujian through the beach of fear.
(7) Odd: the appearance of being alone.
(8) Dan Xin: Red heart, which means loyalty. History: the same sweat, history. In ancient times, bamboo slips were used to write, which was first dried with fire. After drying, it was easy to write, and it was not moth-eaten. It was also called history books.
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The first couplet "once you encounter hardships, the stars are all around." "Henceforth" refers to what Tian Xiang said when he was 20 when he was studying. It was four years before and after. Tianxiang started from the first year of Deyou (1275) and was captured in the first year of Xiangxing (1278), which was exactly four years. This self-narrative life, thinking about the present and recalling the past. From the time point of view, "WTO entry" and "diligent king" are two major events, one is personal origin, the other is national peril, and the other is loyalty. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, a person had to be an official if he wanted to serve the country, while as an intellectual, he had to pass the imperial examination and read classics. When Wen Tianxiang was killed, there was a word of self-praise in his belt. "What did you learn from reading sage books? Now, you are innocent. " That's why these two things are linked together. The works of saints are called classics, which govern the country and make it safe.
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Wen Tianxiang (1June 6, 236-12831October 9), also known as Song Rui, was a Taoist priest. Han nationality, a native of Luling (now Ji 'an County, Jiangxi Province), was a minister, writer and national hero in the late Southern Song Dynasty. In the fourth year of Baoyu (1256), he was the champion, the official to the right prime minister, and the Tang ambassador. He was sent to the Yuan army barracks to negotiate and was detained. After getting out of danger, he went to Tangwan, Taixian County via Gaoyou, and returned to the south from Nantong, insisting on resisting Yuan. In the first year of Xiangguang (1278), he was defeated and captured by Zhang Hongfan. He struggled in prison for more than three years, and then died peacefully in Chai Shi. He is the author of Guo Yang, Poems of Wenshan, Guide to the South, Post Guide, etc.