Ju Hee Song
As soon as the half-acre square pond is opened,
The sky is full of clouds and shadows.
Why is the water in the pond so clear?
Because there is inexhaustible living water for it.
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This poem is inspiring and timeless. Half an acre of pond is like a mirror, reflecting the sky and the clouds flashing back and forth. Why is this pond so clear? It turns out that the source of living water is endless! Poetry has profound meaning. Learning is compared to the source of living water. Only by constantly absorbing new knowledge can we make rapid progress.
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This is a philosophical poem. After reading it, people often feel suddenly enlightened. In poetry, this inner feeling is described by symbolic means, so that readers can understand the mystery themselves. The so-called "flowing water from the source" means constantly absorbing new knowledge from books. Random thoughts on reading is a famous work by Zhu, a great scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is copied down and analyzed and appreciated with everyone. I hope to inspire and encourage young friends who have no intention to study, do not read books and newspapers, and only seek pleasure. Four sentences in the original poem: "Open half an acre of square pond, the sky is high and the clouds are light." Why is the water in the pond so clear? Because there is flowing water from the source. "It's really about the bright and fresh rural scenery. Read it several times, and you will feel that the more you read, the more you love reading! You see, a small pond of half an acre is an unfolded mirror (once opened) in Zhu's works. When you start writing, it is quiet and elegant, which makes people immediately spread the wings of imagination.
The second sentence even aroused the reader's reverie. This "mirror" reflects the clouds hovering in the sky, but the clear water is so quiet and lovely! The author asked a question in the third sentence, why is this water so clear? He answered himself happily, because the source is always supplemented by living water, which keeps flowing downwards. This beautiful picture of natural scenery is refreshing. What is even more amazing is the reading method of the title and the feeling of reading this book. Suddenly, this beautiful artistic conception has been sublimated, and the living water and reading are integrated with the method of expressing one's will. It turned out that what Zhu, a great scholar, realized in praising reading, the carefree, clear and lively feeling in his mind was vividly depicted by the reflection of ponds and clouds. Why is his mind so clear? Because there is always new knowledge in the book, like running water, which is constantly supplementing him! A poem by the brilliant Zhu gives us a lot of inspiration. Reading more good books will make your thoughts fresh, talented and elegant forever!
(2) This is also a poem that uses imagery to reason. It takes boating as an example to let readers know the truth related to learning. The poem says that when the boat was shallow, it was futile for everyone to push the boat hard. When the spring water surges, even the huge ship is as light as a feather and floats freely in the water. The poem highlights the importance of spring water, which is intended to emphasize that breakthroughs in learning require efforts. This poem is probably written by the author after thinking hard about a certain problem and suddenly having an experience after studying.
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① Tang Fang: also known as Banmu Pond, located in Zhengfu (later called Nanxi Academy) in the south of Youxi City, Fujian Province. Song, the father of Zhu, made friends with Zheng, so he tasted the poem "Drunk in Zheng Villa": "Open up the territory. The sheep are flying, and they are willing to be satisfied with the spring breeze. " Jane: The mirror. The ancients took copper as the boundary, wrapped it in a mirror and opened it when needed.
The light in the sky and the shadow of clouds are reflected in the pool water, constantly changing, just like people wandering.
Canal: He refers to Tang Fang. No, no, no, I get it.
④ Meng Chong: Warships. As light as a feather.
Some people think that poetry is the product of thinking in images, so it is only suitable for writing scenery and expressing feelings, not for reasoning. There is some truth in this statement, but it cannot be absolute. Because reason can be expressed by visual means, it is as attractive as scenery and emotion. At the same time, the speculative nature of reason itself is often very fascinating. (Meicheng's "Seven Hairs" just proves this point. Therefore, there are many successful philosophical poems in ancient and modern poetry. Zhu is a student of Liu Zikai, and he is also very close to his father Zhu. Perhaps influenced by his father and teachers, his evaluation of literature in Taoism is relatively fair, and he has also written some good poems full of life flavor. For example, these two songs are, of course, works of reasoning. The first is that the pond needs continuous injection of living water to be clear, and metaphorical thinking needs continuous development and improvement to be active and avoid stagnation and rigidity. The completion of the latter song often has a stage from quantitative change to qualitative change. Once let nature take its course, the appearance is clear, free from sentences and binding. These two poems express the truth they have learned in their study with vivid images, which are both enlightening and poetic, so Chen Yan rated them as "reasoning with things without corruption".
Sentence solution
Half an acre of square pond [square pond: square pond] opens like a mirror. Mirror, mirror in ancient times, the mirror was covered with a mirror and opened when used. 〕,
The pond half an acre square is opened like a mirror.
Compare this book to a pond half an acre square. The book is rectangular, so it is called "half-acre square pool". "Once opened", compared with a mirror, the square pond is unusually clear.
The sky and clouds are hovering [the sky and clouds are hovering]: the sky and clouds are reflected in the pond together and keep shaking. 〕。
The skylight and the cloud shadow came to the pond together and kept shaking.
Write the beautiful scenery reflected by the crystal clear square pond. "skylight" and "cloud shadow" are metaphors of the contents of the book.
Ask the canal [canal: refers to the pond. That [that: the same as "where" and why. So clear [so: so, so. 〕,
In favor of [in favor of: because. ] There is flowing water from the source.
Ask how the water in that pond is so clear, because the source of living water is endless.
The first two sentences describe the scenery, and the last two sentences discuss the scenery. Questions and answers vividly express the poet's profound and unique reading feelings and implied philosophy.
This is a famous poem that takes scenery as a metaphor. Compared with the square pond, the whole poem vividly expresses a subtle and unspeakable reading feeling. The pond is not a pool of stagnant water, but often full of living water, so it is as clear as a mirror, reflecting the sky and clouds. This situation is quite similar when the same person gets through the problem, gains new knowledge and gains a lot of benefits in reading, and raises awareness. The aura, clear thinking, fresh and lively spirit and self-satisfaction of this poem are the author's personal reading feelings as a university scholar. Although this feeling expressed in the poem is only for reading, it has profound implications and rich connotations, which can be widely understood. In particular, the phrase "ask how the canal is clear, so that there is flowing water from the source" means that the clarity of water is due to the continuous injection of flowing water from the source, which means that if people want to be clear-headed, they must study hard and constantly supplement new knowledge. Therefore, people often use it as a metaphor to constantly learn new knowledge in order to reach a new realm. People also use these two poems to praise a person's achievements in study or art, which has its deep roots. We can also get inspiration from this poem. Only when the mind is always active, open-minded, accepting different ideas and fresh knowledge, and broad-minded, can we keep thinking and keep new water flowing out. These two poems are condensed into a common idiom "the source of living water", which is used to describe the source and motive force of the development of things.
Reflections on reading.
This is a philosophical poem. After reading it, people often feel suddenly enlightened. In poetry, this inner feeling is described by symbolic means, so that readers can understand the mystery themselves. The so-called "flowing water from the source" means constantly absorbing new knowledge from books.
Random thoughts on reading is a famous work by Zhu, a great scholar in the Southern Song Dynasty. It is copied down and analyzed and appreciated with everyone. I hope to inspire and encourage young friends who have no intention to study, do not read books and newspapers, and only seek pleasure.
Four sentences in the original poem: "Open half an acre of square pond, the sky is high and the clouds are light." Why is the water in the pond so clear? Because there is flowing water from the source. "
It's really about the bright and fresh rural scenery. Read it several times, and you will feel that the more you read, the more you love reading! You see, the half-acre pond in Zhu's works is an unfolded mirror (once opened). When you start writing, it is quiet and elegant, which makes people immediately spread the wings of imagination. The second sentence even aroused the reader's reverie. This "mirror" reflects the clouds hovering in the sky, but the clear water is so quiet and lovely! The author asked a question in the third sentence, why is this water so clear? He answered himself happily, because the source is always supplemented by living water, which keeps flowing downwards.
This beautiful picture of natural scenery is refreshing. What is even more amazing is the reading method of the title and the feeling of reading this book. Suddenly, this beautiful artistic conception was sublimated and integrated with reading.
It turned out that what Zhu, a great scholar, realized in praising reading, the carefree, clear and lively feeling in his mind was vividly depicted by the reflection of ponds and clouds. Why is his mind so clear? Because there is always new knowledge in the book, like running water, which is constantly supplementing him!
A poem by the brilliant Zhu gives us a lot of inspiration. Reading more good books will make your thoughts fresh, talented and elegant forever!
The second feeling of reading
Last night on the Ross River, the huge warship was as light as a feather.
It used to take a lot of effort to push it, but today it can move in the middle of water.
A berth on the Qinhuai River
Smoke cage cold water moon cage sand, night parking near Qinhuai restaurant. Strong women in business don't know how to hate their country, but they still sing backyard flowers across the river.
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Cage: shrouded. This sentence is written in an intertextual way, that is, smoke and moonlight cover up water and sand.
Qinhuai River. The tributary of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is in the southwest of today's eastern Soviet Union. At that time, across the Qinhuai River in Jinling, there were many prostitutes in the restaurant, which was a bustling scene.
The first sentence means: describe the hazy picture of smoke and moon, and point out the parking place at night. The first sentence is actually intertextuality, which means that smoke and moon are shrouded in cold water and sand.
Businessman: Chen Yinque said: "This businesswoman makeup is a singer of Yangzhou and a person on the Qinhuai merchant ship."
Backyard flower: yushu backyard flower written by Chen Houzhu in Southern Dynasties. Chen, the king of subjugation in the Southern Dynasties, was destroyed by the Sui Dynasty.
Three or four sentences mean that the singer crossing the river doesn't care about national subjugation at all, but sings Chen Houzhu's southern Yushu backyard flower. At that time, Chen Houzhu's daily entertainment was finally destroyed by the Sui Dynasty, and now the singer is still singing this "voice of national subjugation", and the poet can't help feeling. Although there are still decades before the end of the dynasty, the shadow of the country's imminent decline has entered the poet's heart.
Modern Translation of Ancient Poetry
The faint smoke and moonlight enveloped the cold water and fine sand, and the boat was moored near the restaurant by Qinhuai River in the quiet night. GeNv doesn't know the legacy of national subjugation, and the hotel across Qinhuai River is still singing "yushu backyard flower" of national subjugation.
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Jiankang was the capital of the Six Dynasties, Qinhuai River flowed into the Yangtze River through the city, and there were many restaurants on both sides of the strait, which was the place where rich and bureaucratic literati feasted at that time. Although the capital of the Tang Dynasty was not in Jiankang, the scenery on both sides of Qinhuai River remained the same as before.
The word "cage" in the first sentence of the poem is surprisingly good and eye-catching. Smoke, water, moon and sand are four completely different things, which are skillfully and harmoniously combined to reproduce a hazy and elegant moonlit night in a water town. This painting is so soft and quiet, like a static flow, the pen and ink are so light, but the hazy and quiet atmosphere is so strong. "Moonwater" here is related to "staying in Qinhuai" in the next sentence, which lays a very solid foundation for "staying in Qinhuai near a restaurant" in the second sentence.
"Sleeping near Qinhuai at night" seems handy, but it is worth remembering. There is an extremely subtle logical relationship in the poem. You see, it is because of "sleeping near Qinhuai at night" that you can "get close to the restaurant". The word "Night at Qinhuai" takes the time point of the previous sentence-"Night" and names the scene described in the previous sentence as "Qinhuai" to make it more vivid and concrete. This sentence not only takes care of the poem skillfully, but also inherits the above. "Close to the restaurant" also plays an opening role in the following paragraph. Being close to a restaurant leads to "merchant girl", "national subjugation" and "backyard flower", which also touches the poet's feelings. It can be seen that these seven words are a connecting link and have a complete structure. "A strong business woman doesn't know how to hate her country, but also sings" backyard flower "across the river." The word "still singing" is meaningful, which skillfully links history, reality and imagined future, and shows the poet's concern and anxiety about the fate of the country.
This poem is about what the poet saw, heard and felt. The language is fresh and natural, and the conception is exquisite and meticulous. The whole poem is mixed with scenes, and the scenes are set for feelings, and the feelings follow the scenes. Naturally, there is no trace of an axe chisel. He satirized the rulers of the late Tang Dynasty with Chen Houzhu's debauchery and national subjugation, and implicitly and tactfully expressed the poet's deep thinking about past lives and deep concern for the country.
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This poem is nostalgic. Jinling was once the capital of the Six Dynasties, and it was prosperous for a while. Today, seeing the decline of the Tang dynasty, those in power are fatuous and dissolute, and it is inevitable to repeat the mistakes of the Six Dynasties, and feel infinite sorrow. The first sentence describes the scenery, first trying to render the elegant night by the water; Two narratives, pointing out the location of parking at night; Three or four sentences of feelings, from the "near the restaurant" leads to the song of the merchant girl, there are many geisha in the restaurant, which is naturally free and easy; The decadent songs lead to "I don't know how to die and hate my country", attacking the rich and powerful people for indulging in debauchery, which has profound implications; Introducing the tune of "backyard flower" from "national subjugation", Chen Houzhu's corpse lashed the debauchery of powerful people, which was profound and sharp. These two sentences express sober feudal intellectuals' worries about state affairs, and also reflect that bureaucrats and nobles are filling their decadent and empty souls with singing and dancing, leading a drunken life, which is a portrayal of two different aspects in the real life of the decline of the late Tang Dynasty. "A strong business woman doesn't know how to hate her country, but also sings" backyard flower "across the river." "backyard flower" is said to have been written by Chen Houzhu in the southern dynasties, and is called "the voice of national subjugation" by later generations. "Across the River" inherits a story of "national subjugation and hatred for the rich", which means that the Sui soldier Chen Shijiang was in Jiangbei, and the small court in the Southern Dynasties was in danger across the river, while Chen Houzhu was still addicted to singing, and finally he was captured and died. Literally, these two poems seem to criticize the singer, but in fact, the poet feels the decline of state affairs and the decline of the world in the late Tang Dynasty, criticizing those rulers who are addicted to singing and dancing and "don't know" that the country will die. The word "still singing" is meaningful, which skillfully links history, reality and imagined future, and shows the poet's concern and anxiety about the fate of the country. This poem was written by what the poet saw, heard and felt. The language is fresh and natural, and the conception is exquisite and meticulous. The whole collection of poems consists of scenery, events, feelings and meanings in one furnace, and the scenery is set for the feelings, and the feelings follow the scenery. Chen Houzhu's debauchery and subjugation satirized the rulers of the late Tang Dynasty, and implicitly expressed the poet's deep thinking on history and deep concern for reality. With deep feelings and profound implications, it is known as a masterpiece in the quatrains of the Tang Dynasty. This poem shows the poet's bitter satire on the rulers of the late Tang Dynasty and his deep concern for the fate of the country. Such rich connotations and profound themes are contained in just 28 words, each of which is concise. The language of poetry requires conciseness. Only simplicity can be implicit, and only implicit can be seen. So subtlety and exquisiteness complement each other. This poem vividly and typically shows the breath of the late Tang Dynasty in the artistic conception of scene blending, reminds people of the fate of the late Tang Dynasty from Chen Houzhu's debauchery and national subjugation, and euphemistically and implicitly expresses the poet's deep thinking on history and reality, with profound content, deep feelings, endless implications and thought-provoking.
Historical background
A businesswoman is a singer who waits on others. What they sing depends on the taste of the audience. It can be seen that the poem's saying that "business women don't know the national subjugation and hate" is a kind of ballad, and the real "national subjugation and hate" is the appreciators in that building-feudal nobles, bureaucrats and gentry. The "backyard flower", namely "yushu backyard flower", is said to have been made by Chen Houzhu, a dissolute and wrong country in the Southern Dynasties. This decadent voice has made the Chen Dynasty perish. However, in this declining era, some people use this voice of national subjugation for fun instead of thinking about national affairs. How can this not make the poet worry that history will repeat itself? The word "across the river" is inherited from the story of "national subjugation and hatred for the rich", which means that the Sui soldier Chen Shijiang was in Hebei, while the small court in the Southern Dynasties was in danger across the river, while Chen Houzhu was still indulging in debauchery. The word "still singing" skillfully and naturally connects history, reality and imagined future into a line, which is meaningful. "Businessmen don't know how to hate their country, but still sing" backyard flowers "across the river. They are called "swan songs" because of their beautiful and brisk style, showing bitter satire, deep sorrow and infinite emotion. These two sentences express sober feudal intellectuals' worries about state affairs, and also reflect that bureaucrats and nobles are filling their decadent and empty souls with singing and dancing, leading a drunken life, which is a portrayal of two different aspects in the real life of the decline of the late Tang Dynasty.