1. Ancient texts that inspire us to move forward
When hundreds of rivers reach the sea from the east, when will they return to the west? If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable. (Han Yuefu "Long Song Xing")
To learn a hundred things, one must first be determined. (Zhu Xi)
The edge of a sword comes from sharpening, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold.
Be broad-minded and appreciative, accumulate thickly but thinly. (Su Shi)
Learn it extensively, interrogate it, think carefully, discern it clearly, and practice it diligently. ("Book of Rites")
If you don't climb a high mountain, you don't know how high the sky is; if you don't go to a deep stream, you don't know how thick the earth is. ("Xunzi")
If you don't fly, you will soar into the sky; if you don't sing, you will become a blockbuster. (Sima Qian)
If you don’t worry about others, you don’t know yourself; if you worry about others, you don’t know others. (Confucius)
If there is no blockage and no flow, it will not work. (Han Yu)
Don’t be afraid of the floating clouds covering your eyes, because you are at the highest level. (Wang Anshi)
Death is inevitable for everyone, and it may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. 2. Work hard to make progress Classical Chinese Vocabulary
1. When hundreds of rivers reach the sea from the east, when will they return to the west? If a young man does not try his best, the old man will be sad.
——"Long Song Xing" by Han Yuefu 2. To learn a hundred things, one must first be determined. ——Zhu Xi 3. When you are old and strong, you would rather have a gray-headed heart; when you are poor and strong, you will not fall into the clouds.
——Wang Bo of the Tang Dynasty 4. Confucius said: "The wise do not be confused, the benevolent do not worry, the brave do not fear." - "Zihan" 5. Those who are not strong in ambition are not wise, and those who do not believe in their words It doesn’t work.
——Mo Zhai 6. When heaven is about to entrust a great responsibility to this person, he must first suffer from his mental and mental difficulties, strain his muscles and bones, starve his body and skin, deplete his body, and mess up his actions. ——"Mencius·Gaozi Xia" 7. Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement.
The terrain is uneven, and a gentleman carries his wealth with kindness. ——"Book of Changes" 8. Worry about the world's worries first, and rejoice after the world's happiness.
——Fan Zhongyan 9. Those who achieved great things in ancient times not only had extraordinary talents, but also had perseverance. ——Su Shi 10. The sea accepts hundreds of rivers, and it is great to have tolerance; it stands thousands of feet high on the wall, and it is strong to have no desire.
——Lin Zexu 11. Being eager to learn is close to knowledge, practicing hard is close to benevolence, and knowing shame is close to courage. ——"The Doctrine of the Mean" 12. A gentleman worries about morality but not poverty.
——Confucius 13. Those who enjoy the happiness of the people will also enjoy their happiness; those who care about the worries of the people will also worry about their worries. ——"Mencius, King Hui of Liang" 14. If his body is upright, he will not do what he is told; if his body is not upright, he will not follow his orders.
——"The Analects of Confucius" 15. If you are poor, you will be good for yourself; if you are rich, you will be good for the world. ——"Mencius" 16. I have no intention of leaving or leaving, just watching the flowers blooming and falling in front of the court; I am not surprised by favors and humiliations, and just follow the clouds rolling in the sky.
——"The Notes of Youchuang" 17. If everyone loves public affairs, the world will be peaceful; if everyone is selfish, the world will be in chaos. ——Liu E 18. Scholars must be ambitious and have a long way to go.
Isn’t it important to be benevolent as one’s own responsibility? Isn't it just a matter of time before death? ——"The Analects of Confucius" 19. The Supreme One has established virtues, followed by meritorious deeds, followed by established speeches. Even if they are not abolished for a long time, this is called immortality. ——"Zuo Zhuan" 20. Establish a mind for the heaven and earth, establish a destiny for the living and the people, carry forward the unique knowledge for the saints, and create peace for all generations.
---Zhang Zai 21. I examine myself three times a day. Are you being disloyal to others? Make friends but don’t believe it? Are you not used to it? ——"The Analects of Confucius" 22. Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small.
——Liu Bei 23. Learning but not knowing is the same as not learning; knowing but not being able to do it is the same as not knowing. ——Huang Jing 24. Treat the home as the home, the township as the township, the country as the country, and the world as the world.
——"Guanzi·Herdsman" 25. Using copper as a mirror can correct your clothes; using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, you can understand gains and losses. ——"Old Book of Tang·Biography of Wei Zheng" 26. A hero is one who has great ambitions, has good strategies, has the opportunity to contain the universe, and can swallow the aspirations of heaven and earth.
——"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" 27. Without indifference, there is no clear ambition, and without tranquility, there is no far-reaching goal. ——Zhuge Liang 28. Eat sparingly, drink water, bend your arms and rest your head on it, and you will enjoy it.
To be rich and noble without justice is like a floating cloud to me. ——"The Analects of Confucius" 29. I don't know how old I am when I am young, and poverty and lowliness are like floating clouds to me.
——Du Fu 30. My heart is like a magnetic needle, and it will not rest until it points to the other side. ——Wen Tianxiang 31. There will be times when the wind breaks through the waves, and the sails are hung directly to help the sea.
——Li Bai 32. Play a thousand tunes and then the sound will dawn; watch a thousand swords and then recognize the weapon. ——Liu Xie The most classic inspirational sentence from ancient times to the present 1. Heaven moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives to constantly strive for self-improvement.
Translation: As a gentleman, you should have a strong will, a never-ending spirit of struggle, strive to strengthen self-cultivation, complete and develop your own studies or career. Only by doing so can you reflect the will of God. Live up to the responsibilities and talents given to a gentleman by the universe. 2. Don’t do evil because it’s small, and don’t do good because it’s small.
——"Three Kingdoms" Liu Beiyu Translation: Don't do anything just because it is a small, inconspicuous bad thing; on the contrary, do something small. Don't do something good that benefits others just because it doesn't mean much.
3. Seeing good is like falling short, seeing bad is like exploring the soup. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When you see a good person, you are afraid that it will be too late to learn from him; when you see a good thing, you are afraid that it will be too late and you will not be able to do it.
When you see evil people or bad things, it is like coming into contact with hot water. You should leave immediately and stay away. 4. If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment.
——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: To work hard and take the main responsibility when making mistakes is to "be generous to oneself", to be more understanding and tolerant to others is to "take less responsibility from others", in this case , there will be no resentment towards each other. 5. The beauty of a gentleman is the beauty of being an adult, and the evil of being a gentleman is not.
The villain is on the contrary. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: A gentleman always starts from the desire to be kind or beneficial to others, wholeheartedly promotes others to realize their good intentions and legitimate requirements, and does not look at the world with cold eyes.
Or because they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, they will not add fuel to the fire when others have failures, mistakes, or pain. Villains, on the contrary, are always "evil as adults but not beautiful as adults".
6. When you see a virtuous person, think about them, and when you see a virtuous person, you should reflect on yourself. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When you see someone who has strengths and advantages that exceed your own in a certain aspect, humbly ask for advice, study hard, and find ways to catch up with him and reach the same level as him; when you see someone with certain shortcomings or deficiencies, You should calmly reflect and see if you have the same shortcomings or shortcomings as him.
7. Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: If you don't want it (pain, disaster, misfortune...), don't impose it on others.
8. Do your duty and do not give in to the teacher. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When you encounter a good thing that you should do, you should not hesitate. Even if the teacher is nearby, you should rush to do it.
Later it developed into the idiom "do your duty without giving in". 9. A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds.
——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: A gentleman does not talk too much, but does things quickly and dexterously. 10. When two people are of the same mind, their sharpness is as sharp as gold; when two people are of the same mind, their stench is as bad as orchid.
——"Book of Changes" Translation: People who work together are strong enough to break hard metal; people who work together express unanimous opinions and are persuasive, and people are like smelling fragrance. The orchid fragrance is easy to accept. 11. A gentleman hides his weapon in his body and waits for the time to move.
——"Book of Changes" Translation: Even if a gentleman has outstanding talents and extraordinary skills, he will not show off or show off everywhere. Rather, it is about putting talents or skills to use when necessary.
12. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit. ——"Shang Shu" Translation: Being complacent with the achievements you have achieved will lead to losses and disasters; being humble and always aware of your own shortcomings will benefit from it.
13. Isn’t it a gentleman who doesn’t know something but doesn’t feel embarrassed? ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: If I have achieved something and others don't understand it, I will never feel angry or aggrieved. 3. Ancient poems about inspiring people to move forward
"Long Song Xing": "In the green garden, the sunflowers are waiting for the morning dew. In the spring, everything is shining. I am always afraid that the autumn festival is coming and the yellow leaves will wither. . From the east to the sea, when will we return to the west? If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be sad. "Poetry of a Prodigy": "You are young and talented in learning, and your ambitions are high in your life. Others carry swords, but I have a pen like a knife." Song Dynasty Zhenzong's "Essay on Encouraging Learning":
Rich families do not need to buy fertile land, the book contains There are thousands of bells of millet; you don’t need to build a high hall to live in peace, there is a house of gold in the book; don’t hate having no one to follow you when you go out, there are so many carriages and horses in the book; don’t hate the unscrupulous matchmaker when marrying a wife, there are women with faces as beautiful as jade in the book. A man wants to fulfill his life ambitions and read the Six Classics diligently in front of the window!
Wang Anshi's "Essay on Encouragement to Study"
Reading does not cost money, and reading is ten thousand times more beneficial. Read ancient books in front of the window and search for their meaning under the lamp. The poor are rich because of books, and the rich are rich because of books.
Encourage to study diligently:
Liu Guo, a poet of the Song Dynasty, also wrote a "poem of encouragement to study" entitled "Academy": "Learning is like hard work, and diligence makes you lazy." I know. But if you plant more books, you will have a good time." The poem says that diligent study is like a farmer cultivating the land, part of the work is part of the harvest.
The lights are on at three o'clock and the chicken is on at five o'clock, which is when men are studying. Black-haired people don't know how to study diligently early, and white-haired people regret studying late. ("Encouraging Learning" by Yan Zhenqing of the Tang Dynasty)
Encouraging people to pay attention to learning methods:
Han Yu, the head of the "Eight Great Masters" of the Tang and Song Dynasties, wrote a "Poetry to Encourage Learning": " If you don't study well enough, you won't learn enough, if you don't know the meaning, you won't learn enough." The poem proposes to us four important aspects of scholarship: read more, think deeply, be open-minded, and practice (practice).
Lu Jiuyuan of the Song Dynasty also wrote a poem titled "Reading": "Reading must be done in a hurry, as the reading time is long and interesting. You may as well let it go before dawn, but you must think about it urgently." Emphasis on It is indeed a rule of thumb to avoid being hasty or hasty when reading, and to implement "Han Yong" (which means to carefully understand, ponder, and deliberate).
About cherishing time:
The prime years will never come again, and the morning will never come again. Be encouraged in time, time waits for no one. (Miscellaneous Poems by Tao Yuanming of Jin Dynasty)
I advise you not to cherish your gold-threaded clothes; I advise you to cherish your youth. If there are flowers, you must break them off. Don’t wait until there are no flowers.
(Tang Dynasty's "Golden Thread Clothes")
Yesterday, yesterday, how good yesterday was! Yesterday has passed, today is just a worry. People in the world only know that they regret yesterday, but they don’t realize that today has passed. The water is gone and gurgling, the flowers are falling and the sun is fading. Everything is established today, don’t wait until tomorrow to regret the present. (Anonymous "Song of Yesterday")
Today is the same as today, how little today is! If you don’t do it today, when will this happen? It is a pity that today is not the day of a hundred years of life! If Yangu waits for the arrival of the Ming Dynasty, there will be Ming Dynasty affairs in the Ming Dynasty. I will compose today's poem for you. Please start working hard today. ("Today's Song" by Ming Wenjia)
Tomorrow comes tomorrow, there are so many tomorrows. If I wait for tomorrow, everything will be wasted. If the world is tired of tomorrow, spring will pass and autumn will come, and old age will come. Look at the water flowing in the east in the morning, and the sun setting in the west at dusk. What will happen in a hundred years? Please listen to my song tomorrow. ("Song of Tomorrow" by Qian Yong of the Qing Dynasty)
About learning and experience:
The half-acre square pond is opened, and the skylight and moonlight linger endlessly. Ask the canal how clear it is, because there is a source of living water. ("Reflections on Reading Books" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty)
Last night, the spring water grew on the riverside, and the huge ship was washed away by the light. I have always wasted my efforts in pushing forward, but today I am able to move freely. ("Reflections on Reading Books" by Zhu Xi of the Song Dynasty)
About the joy of learning:
When the wood falls into the water, thousands of cliffs wither, but I also see the true self. Sitting facing the moving wall with Wei weaving lanterns, singing loudly as the snow falls on the hut in the middle of the night. The ground stove, tea cauldron, and fire are used to cook the fire, and everything is clear enough to be called a scholar. Where can I find the joy of reading? Count the plum blossoms in the world. (Yuan Wengsen's "Four Seasons of Reading Joy" Winter)
Reading in spring brings long interest, grinding the inkstone, and the fragrance of flowers in the pen. Don't be lazy when studying. The world, the sun and the moon are busier than people. Yanyu and Yingge hope to understand, and peach blossoms and Li Bai write articles. (Republic of China, Xiong Boyi's "Reading Songs for Four Seasons" Spring) 4. If you want 100 classic inspirational Chinese quotations that are more advanced, please bring a translation and they must be adopted.
1. Don't cover up your great virtue with a veil.
——"Zuo Zhuan" Translation: When evaluating a person, one cannot erase his merit just because of a slight mistake. 2. Seeing good is like falling short, seeing bad is like exploring the soup.
——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: When you see a good person, you are afraid that it will be too late to learn from him; when you see a good thing, you are afraid that it will be too late and you will not be able to do it. When you see evil people or bad things, it's like coming into contact with hot water. You should leave immediately and stay away.
3. If you want to see farther, reach a higher level. ——Wang Zhihuan Translation: If you want to see farther and broader scenery, you have to go to the next level.
If you want to learn more and deeper knowledge, you have to work harder than before. 4. The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, while the friendship between villains is as sweet as sweet wine.
——"Zhuangzi" Translation: The communication between gentlemen is as plain and pure as water, so that such friendship will last; the communication between villains is as strong and sweet as sweet wine. Thick, but not long-lasting. 5. Being eager to learn is close to knowledge, practicing hard is close to benevolence, and knowing shame is close to courage.
—— "The Doctrine of the Mean" Translation: Being diligent and eager to learn is close to wisdom; as long as you work hard in anything, you are close to benevolence; knowing right and wrong, good and evil, is a manifestation of courage. 6. A kind word warms you for three winters, but a bad word hurts you for six months.
——Translation of a Ming Dynasty proverb: A kind and helpful word can make the listener feel warmer even in the severe cold of winter; on the contrary, acrimonious and vicious words can hurt other people's feelings and self-esteem, even if In the hot summer of June, people will also feel cold. 7. According to thousands of scriptures, filial piety and brotherhood come first.
——"Zengguang Xianwen" Translation: Among thousands of classics, filial piety to parents and friendship to brothers are the first things that should be done. 8. Good and evil are done by people, and misfortunes and misfortunes are caused by oneself.
——"Zengguang Xianwen" Translation: Good things and bad things are all done by oneself, and disasters and happiness are all caused by one's own words and deeds. 9. A gentleman hides his weapon in his body and waits for the time to move.
——"Book of Changes" Translation: Even if a gentleman has outstanding talents and extraordinary skills, he will not show off or show off everywhere. Rather, it is about putting talents or skills to use when necessary.
10. Be tireless in learning and teaching. ——"The Analects" Translation: Study hard without feeling satisfied, teach others without feeling tired.
11. Everyone in the world knows that taking something is taking, but no one knows that giving it is taking. ——"Book of the Later Han Dynasty" Translation: People think that only getting things from others is a gain, but they don't know that giving to others is also a gain.
12. Everyone is destined to die. Death may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. ——[Chinese] Translation by Sima Qian: After all, people are bound to die, but the value of death is different. Death for the people's just cause is heavier than Mount Tai, while the death of those who are selfish and benefit themselves at the expense of others is lighter than a feather. .
13. Sheep have the kindness of kneeling down to breastfeed, and crows have the kindness of feeding back. ——"Zeng Guang Xian Wen" Translation: Lambs have the act of gratitude by kneeling down to receive breast milk, little crows have the feeling of feeding food to the mother crow, and children must know how to be filial to their parents.
14. The strong will have its own strong hand, so don’t boast to others. ——"Words of Warning" Translation: Although you are a strong person, there must be someone stronger than you, so don't be proud and complacent in front of others and brag about yourself.
15. If jade is not polished, it will not become a tool; if a person does not learn, he will not know.
——"Book of Rites·Xue Ji" Translation: Without carving, jade cannot become a useful jade object; without learning, people do not understand principles.
16. If you are full, you will suffer losses, but if you are modest, you will benefit. ——"Shang Shu" Translation: Being complacent with the achievements you have achieved will lead to losses and disasters; being humble and always aware of your own shortcomings will benefit from it.
17. Isn’t it a gentleman if a person does not know something but is not stunned? ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: If I have achieved something and others don't understand it, I will never feel angry or aggrieved. Isn't this also a sign of gentlemanly demeanor? 18. When the book is used, you will regret it less. You will not know the difficulties until you have experienced them.
——Chen Tingzhuo Translation: Knowledge always makes people feel that it is not enough when it is applied. If you have not experienced many things personally, you will not know how difficult it is. 19. The stupid bird flies first and enters the forest early; the stupid person learns hard and becomes talented early.
——"Proverbs of Saving the World" Translation: Birds that fly slowly will take off early and fly into the woods earlier than other birds. People who are not smart enough can become successful earlier than others as long as they work hard. . 20. There are roads in the mountain of books, and hard work is the path; there is no limit to the sea of ??learning, and hard work is the boat.
——"Zengguang Xianwen" Translation: Diligence is a shortcut to reach the peak of knowledge. Only those who are not afraid of hardship can swim freely in the ocean of knowledge. 21. Learning is like sailing against the current. If you don’t advance, you will retreat.
——"Zengguang Xianwen" Translation: Learning requires continuous progress and continuous efforts, just like a boat traveling against the current. If you don't work hard to move forward, you can only go backwards. 22. My life has an end, but my knowledge has no end.
——"Zhuangzi" Translation: My life is limited, but human knowledge is infinite. 23. When I am old, I am in harmony with others; when I am young, I am in harmony with others.
——"Mencius" Translation: Respect and love other people's elders as you respect and love your own elders; care for other people's children as you care for your own children. 24. Not fighting when you see an insult is an insult.
——"Gongsun Longzi" Translation: When justice is insulted and bullied but you do not stand up, it is a sign of shame. 25. An embankment of a thousand feet will collapse due to the nests of ants; a room of a hundred feet will be burned by smoke from the gaps.
——"Han Feizi" Translation: A thousand-mile embankment may collapse and burst because of ants digging holes; a hundred-foot-tall building may be burned down because of fire caused by sparks emerging from the gaps in the chimney. 26. Those who speak are not guilty, but those who hear are enough to be warned.
——"Preface to Poems" Translation: Those who make criticisms are not guilty. When you hear other people's criticisms, you should carefully reflect on yourself. If you make mistakes, correct them. If there are no mistakes, take them as advice given to you by others.
27. Good medicine is hard on the mouth but good for the disease; good advice is hard on the ears but good for deeds. ——"Confucius' Family Sayings" Translation: Good medicine tastes bitter but is good for curing diseases; words of advice and advice may sound unpleasant but are good for people's behavior.
28. Be true to your words and be resolute in your actions. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: If you have said something, you must keep your word; if you have determined what you want to do, you must do it resolutely and courageously.
29. No intention, no necessity, no solidity, no me. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: Speak the facts, don't make assumptions out of thin air; don't be arbitrary or willful when things happen, do whatever is feasible; be flexible in your actions, not rigid; don't take "I" as the center in everything, don't be self-righteous, and work together with the people around you , ***complete the task together.
30. If you are a person of three, you must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones. ——"The Analects of Confucius" Translation: 3. 5. Who can write me an ancient Chinese poem about generosity and motivation?
The desolate land of Bashan and Chushui has been abandoned for twenty-three years.
Nostalgically reciting the poems on the flute in the air, and when I go to the countryside to read them, I feel like a dead person.
Thousands of sails pass by the side of the sunken boat, and thousands of trees spring in front of the diseased trees.
Listen to a song of Junge today, and just have a glass of wine to keep your spirits up.
[Translation]
I spent twenty-three years in desolate places like Bashan Chushui.
I miss my old friend and recite the poem "Wen Di" in vain. After returning from exile for a long time, I feel that the scene is no longer the same as before.
Thousands of sails are passing by the sunken ship, but thousands of trees are blooming in front of the diseased trees.
After listening to the poem you recited for me today, I will use this cup of wine to cheer up my spirit for the time being.
This poem was written by Liu Yuxi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, in the winter of the second year of Jingzong Baoli (826). After deposing the governor of Hezhou, he returned to Luoyang. He passed through Yangzhou and met Bai Juyi, who also returned to Luoyang after deposing the governor of Suzhou. Made at the time.
At that time, Wang Pan, the military envoy of Huainan, held a banquet in Yangzhou to entertain two poets, Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi. Bai Juyi struck chopsticks on the plate at the banquet and recited a poem titled "Drunken Gift to the Twenty-eight Envoy Liu" "Jun", complaining about Liu Yuxi's unfortunate experience of being demoted for a long time. Liu Yuxi recalled the past and was full of emotion. He wrote the poem "Rewarding Lotte at the First Banquet in Yangzhou" to express his gratitude to Bai Juyi.
The first couplet of the poem shows the author's extraordinary lyrical talent. Liu Yuxi was persecuted for his active participation in the political reform movement led by Wang Shuwen of Shunzong Dynasty. He was first demoted to Langzhou, then to Lianzhou, and transferred to Kuizhou and Hezhou without leaving his home. Langzhou was a Chu region during the Warring States Period, and Kuizhou was a Bajun region during the Qin and Han Dynasties. The Chu region had lots of water, while Bajun was mountainous. "Bashan Chushui" generally refers to the degraded region.
Liu Yuxi did not directly confide his strong injustice of being demoted for a long time because of his innocence. Instead, he used the emotional words of "desolately" and "abandoned" to let readers understand and sympathize with the author's pain of long-term exile. During the experience, I felt the poet's long-suppressed anger, which had strong artistic appeal.
Liu Yuxi used two allusions in the poem's jawline couplet. The first is "Wen Di Fu", which refers to "Si Jiu Fu" by Xiang Xiu in the late Cao Wei Dynasty. Xiang Xiu's good friend was killed by the Sima family. When Xiang Xiu passed by their old residence, he heard his neighbor playing the flute. of remembrance. The other is "Lan Ke". According to "Shu Yi Ji", Wang Zhi of Jin Dynasty went into the mountain to chop firewood and saw two boys playing chess. When he watched the chess game to the end, he found that the "Ke" (the wooden handle of the axe) in his hand had already Decayed. When Wang Zhi went down the mountain and returned to the village, he realized that a hundred years had passed and all his contemporaries were dead. The sentence "Nostalgia" expresses the poet's condolences for the victimized comrades Wang Shuwen and others, and the sentence "Going to Hometown" expresses the poet's lament about the passage of time and the changes in the world. The allusion is appropriate and the emotion is deep.
The neck couplet of the poem closely follows the chin couplet. "Sinking boat" and "sick tree" are metaphors for the poet himself who has been demoted for a long time, while "thousands of sails" and "ten thousand trees" are metaphors for the new rich who have achieved successful career after his demotion. This couplet is Liu Yuxi's angry words lamenting his life experience. Since it objectively contains the natural laws of metabolism, its significance is not limited to the poet's feelings about his life experience. Bai Juyi praised this couplet as "wonderful" because he evaluated it from the perspective of the poetry's ideological and artistic nature, as well as the combination of scenery, emotion and reason.
The last couplet of the poem seems to be written very plainly, talking about what happened at the banquet. In fact, the finishing touch cannot be ignored. The three words "long spirit" have profound meaning and express the poet's unfailing will and perseverance.
Liu Yuxi used a layer-by-layer technique in this poem. The first couplet, the first level of the poem, first writes about his experience of being demoted for a long time despite being innocent, setting an angry tone for the whole poem. The jaw couplet, the second layer of the poem, further deepens the anger through the mourning of the victimized comrades and the scene when he returned to his hometown and felt like he was a world away. The neck couplet, the third layer of the poem, compares his own decline with the rise of the new rich, and the poet's anger reaches its peak. The last couplet, the fourth level of the poem, takes a sharp turn, indicating that we are not negative and discouraged, but should cheer up, be proactive, re-enter life, and end with self-encouragement. Deep in depth, concise and profound. Angry but not superficial, emotional but not depressed, melancholy but not decadent, it can be called Liu Yuxi's representative work. Liu Yuxi's strong perseverance in facing danger and never turning back in this poem has given great inspiration and encouragement to future generations, so it has been recited and praised by both ancient and modern people.