Four Seasons of Pastoral Excitement
(Song Dynasty) Fan Chengda
Working in the fields during the day and working on hemp crops at night, the children of the village are each responsible for their own affairs.
< p>Children and grandsons are still engaged in farming and weaving, and they also learn to grow melons in the mulberry shade.Translation: Weeding in the fields during the day and rubbing hemp at home at night. The men and women in the village each have their own housework. Although the child cannot plow the fields and weave, he still learns to grow melons under the shade of the mulberry tree.
A brief analysis of this poem describes a scene in rural summer life. The first sentence "Working in the fields during the day and at night "Ji Ma" means: go to the fields during the day to weed, and twist the twine at night. "Ji" means rubbing. "Yuntian" means weeding. In early summer, the seedlings in the rice fields need to be weeded. This is the work of men. "Ji Ma" "Hemp" means that after women finish other work during the day, they knead hemp thread at night and then weave it into cloth. This sentence directly describes the labor scene. The second sentence "The children of the village are responsible for their own families", "children" refers to men and women, and the whole poem uses In the old farmer's tone, "children" also refers to young people. "Head of the family" means that both men and women have no time to relax. They each do their own thing and take care of their own business. In the third sentence, "children and grandchildren have not yet been released for farming and weaving", "children and grandchildren" refers to those who The children are not idle either. They have been influenced by their ears and eyes since childhood and love to work, so they "learn to grow melons under the mulberry trees", that is, they learn to grow melons under the lush mulberry trees. This is a common phenomenon in rural areas, but it is quite common. Characteristics. The conclusion expresses the innocence and interest of rural children. The poet uses a fresh style of writing to give a more detailed description of the tense labor atmosphere in the countryside in early summer, which is very interesting to read.