I. Original text
April in the Country is a poem by Song Weng Juan. The mountains and plains are all green, and the sound of Zigui is raining like smoke. In April, there were few idle people in the countryside, and sericulture was planted in the fields.
Second, translation.
1, the hillside fields are lush with vegetation, and the water color in the rice fields reflects the skylight. The sky is misty and rainy, cuckoos are crying, and the earth is thriving. April has arrived, and no one is idle. Just after sericulture, it is necessary to transplant rice seedlings again. This poem describes the field scenery and busy farming scene in the early summer in the south of the Yangtze River in a simple way, and expresses the poet's love for rural life.
2. The first two sentences are about natural scenery, and the last two sentences are about farmers' busyness. The whole poem is concise and vivid in language, natural in style and full of life breath, which expresses the author's praise for the hard work of farmers.
Relevant knowledge of rural April is as follows:
1. Creative background: Weng Juan was born in the Southern Song Dynasty, and went through the four dynasties of Xiaozong, Xiaozong, Guangzong and Ningzong in the Southern Song Dynasty. During this period, the society in southern China was relatively stable and the economy was relatively prosperous. As a poet, Weng Juan's creation is also influenced by the background of the times. His poems mainly describe natural scenery and rural life, with simple and natural style and rich flavor of life.
2. Theme: This poem "April in the Country" is based on the rural areas in the south of the Yangtze River. By depicting the field scenery and busy farming scenes in early summer, it expresses the author's love for rural life and praises the hard work of farmers. This poem shows the beautiful scenery of the rural areas in the south of the Yangtze River through the delicate description of the natural landscape. The author pays tribute to the hard work of farmers through the description of their labor scenes.
3. Artistic skills: Weng Juan used a variety of artistic skills in April in the Country. First of all, he used line drawing to describe the natural landscape and busy farming scenes in concise and lively language, which made his poems lively and infectious. Secondly, he used the contrast method to compare the green mountains and green waters with the white rice fields, highlighting the characteristics of rural areas in the south of the Yangtze River.