Visiting the garden is not worth it
(Southern Song Dynasty) Ye Shaoweng
You should pity the teeth of the clogs and the green moss,
The small buckle firewood door will not open for a long time.
The garden is full of spring colors and cannot be closed,
A branch of red apricot comes out of the wall.
Notes 1. Not worth visiting the park: I didn’t meet the owner when I visited the park. In ancient times, garden tours were private gardens, which were different from the parks of later generations. This means that there is no tour in the park. 2. should: should. 3. pity: cherish. 4. Teeth: clogs (an ancient wooden shoe with horizontal wooden teeth on the sole. The serrations on the bottom can prevent slipping.) 5. Cang moss: green moss. 6. Small button: tap gently. 7. Chai Fei: A simple door made of branches.
Today’s translation: The owner of the yard probably cares about the moss and is afraid that my wooden shoes will leave footprints on it. He knocked lightly on the wood door, but no one came to open it for a long time. The spring beauty in the garden cannot be contained, and one branch of the red apricots in full bloom stretches out of the wall.
The two sentences "The garden is full" may actually describe the scenery, or it may be a metaphor for the virtues of the people visited (the garden is full of spring scenery). Since it is known to oneself (a branch of red apricot), it will be known to others over time. It is February in the south of the Yangtze River, the clouds are clear, the wind is gentle, and the sun is bright. The poet took the opportunity to come to the door of a small garden and wanted to see the flowers and trees in the garden. He knocked lightly on the firewood door a few times, but there was no response; he knocked a few more times, but still no one answered. After knocking and knocking for a long time, no one came to open the door to welcome guests. What's going on? Is the master really not here? Probably because they were afraid that the moss on the ground in the garden would be trampled by people burping, they closed the door and thanked guests. If that's the case, that would be too stingy! The poet was thinking and wandering outside the garden, feeling very disappointed. When he was helpless and about to leave, when he looked up, he suddenly saw a branch of red apricot flower in full bloom on the wall sticking its head out to greet people. The poet thought happily: Ah! The spring beauty of the garden has already overflowed outside the wall. No matter how tight your master closes the garden door, he can't close it! "The garden is full of spring scenery, and a branch of red apricot comes out of the wall." From a branch of blooming red apricot flower, the poet appreciated the lively spring scenery in the garden and felt the gorgeous spring light in the sky. Finally, his trip was worthwhile. However, later readers were not satisfied with this, but gave these two poems the philosophy of life according to their own wishes: new things will definitely break through difficulties, stand out, and develop vigorously. These two poems also gained new life and spread endlessly. It doesn't matter whether this performance is in line with the poet's wishes. Because poetry appreciation is also a kind of artistic creation, readers may wish to use their own life experiences and artistic tastes to expand the artistic conception of the poem, enrich the meaning of the poem, or add metaphorical and symbolic colors to the poem. Regarding this phenomenon, poetry commentators say: "The author is not certain, so why should the reader be different?" The reader's understanding is sometimes better than the author's.
Ye Shaoweng was patiently knocking on the door, but could not open it for a long time, when he suddenly found a branch of red apricot. He was full of surprise, excited by the beauty of spring and the tranquility in front of him, and focused on knocking on the door. Constructing a kind of tension, or contrast. Second, this kind of beauty is not only the beauty of the scenery in the external world, but also the sudden and self-discovery in the heart. In Lu You's poem, the willows are used as the background to set off a branch of red apricot, which is very expressive, especially the word "cover", which mobilizes thinking, as if the willows have a will, but no matter how dense the willows are, they can also block Never live without "a branch of red apricot". Ye Shaoweng also used Lu You's "Yizhi", a bit of red, as a starting point. He first changed the word "Zha" to the word "Guan". This word "Guan" is very particular. First, it comes naturally, and it inherits the Chaimen that cannot be opened for a long time. ; Then there is the excessive natural smoothness of association, which inspires transcendent imagination. Chai Fei can only "close" people, and the "close" in the poem implies not people, but an invisible and intangible "spring beauty". It’s a leap of imagination and a semantic pun. Corresponding to this below is the word "Out", which is the same as Lu You. However, since the word "Guan" is inherited above, the same word "Out" has a stronger sensory impact, bringing a sense of excitement to the static Hongxing. Momentum. In fact, this is no longer describing or simply appreciating the scenery, but expressing the poet's sigh for the beauty of spring through more active imagination. The beauty of spring is not something that cannot be blocked like in Lu You's poems, but something that cannot be sealed or suppressed. Ye Shaoweng used "full garden", on the one hand, it closely follows the environmental characteristics of Chai Fei, and on the other hand, the smallness of "a branch" contrasts with the prosperity of "full garden". Finally, in Lu You's place, willows and red trees The spring scenery shown by apricots is directly touched by the poet's vision, but Ye Shaoweng's "Spring Garden" is completely imaginary. The poet leads the readers to imagine. For readers, the beauty of the external world can only be directly perceived. It is still relatively superficial. Only by activating the imagination of the inner world can we be more influenced and enjoyed by poetry.
Story
One spring, Ye Shaoweng, a great poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, was having a good time. After he was full, he thought about the joyous scene of visiting his friend's garden last spring, and he still had endless memories of it. He thought: "I have nothing to do now, so I might as well go to my friend's garden to see it." look. "Thinking of this, he walked out of the house and walked leisurely towards the garden of his friend's house.
In the fragrance of flowers blowing in the wind, Ye Shaoweng seemed to be more excited with every step he took. Before I knew it, I was standing in front of my friend's garden. He walked forward and knocked gently on the door, but after a long time no one came to open the door for him. It turned out that Ye Shaoweng's friends had vaguely seen Ye Shaoweng coming. He thought: "No! The flowers and plants are growing just right! If he is allowed to come in, the clogs he is wearing will trample the flowers and plants in my garden to pieces." So he hid quietly. Ye Shaoweng, who was standing outside the door, seemed to understand his friend's thoughts. He smiled slightly and thought to himself: My friend is afraid that the clogs I wear will trample the wild moss in the garden and the flowers and plants on both sides of the road! He really cherishes flowers and trees. At this time, Ye Shaoweng also felt very disappointed. He was in a happy mood and wanted to go to his friend's garden to enjoy the flowers, but when he arrived at the garden gate, his friend did not come to open the door for him. How depressing!
Just when Ye Shaoweng was disappointed, he suddenly saw a crooked branch of an apricot tree sticking out from the wall not far from the door, with clusters of flowers blooming here and there. The pink apricot flowers are so beautiful! Especially the apricot flowers on the branches, each has its own posture. There is an apricot flower with all its buds unfolded, like a bright red smile; there is also an apricot flower with a few leaves mixed in, which is really red with green inside. The apricot blossoms that have just unfolded a few buds are like a spring girl waving to us!
At this moment, Ye Shaoweng went from being disappointed to being very happy again. Although he did not enter his friend's garden to enjoy the spring scenery, he could tell from the crooked branch of red apricot sticking out of the wall that the flowers planted in his friend's garden must have bloomed. There are jasmine flowers that look like strings of yellow bells; there are snow-white fragrant seven-mile incense flowers; and there are trees full of cherry blossoms that are fluttering in full bloom. The tender green branches of the willow trees are fluttering in the breeze, full of spring.
With a smile again, Ye Shaoweng looked at the branch of red apricot that came out of the wall for a long time, and then walked towards his home at a leisurely pace.
"You should pity the green moss on the teeth of clogs,
The small buckle firewood door has not been opened for a long time. The garden is full of spring scenery and cannot be closed, and a branch of red apricot comes out of the wall.
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