Compassion farmer Li Shen hoeed the crops at noon, sweat dripping from the soil under the crops. Who knows that every meal on the plate is a hard work.
Author background Li Shen (772-846), a poet of the Tang Dynasty. The courtesy name is Gongchui, a native of Wuxi (now Wuxi, Jiangsu Province). He was an active participant in the New Yuefu movement and the earliest practitioner of writing New Yuefu poems. He was closely related to Bai Juyi and Yuan Zhen. Annotation: He: He Miao. Meal on the plate: Meal in a bowl. The farmers were working hard to hoe the crops at noon, and drops of sweat fell into the soil under the crops. Who knows that every grain of rice on the plate is the hard work of farmers. Appreciation of Famous Sentences - "Who would have thought that every grain of food on the plate is hard work." The beginning of the poem talks about the hard work of farmers in farming at noon under the scorching sun, reminding people to cherish the fruits of farmers' labor. The poem expresses deep sympathy and sympathy for farmers. Respect. The poet uses a very rough style to outline a scene of field work: farmers do not avoid the scorching sun and are sweating profusely while hoeing the crop fields. It reminds people that every grain of food is hard-won. This scene is very prominent in the poem, and it can also remind us of how many people are taking refuge in the shade to cool off and enjoy the fruits of farmers' labor with peace of mind? Those sumptuous "meals on the plate" of wealthy people are the result of farmers' hard work in the rain and the scorching sun! This sharp contrast allows us to see the poet's sympathy for the farmers and his dissatisfaction with the unequal reality.