"I am talking about being a teenager" comes from "Jiangchengzi·Hunting in Mizhou" by Su Shi, a writer of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The full text of "Jiangchengzi·Hunting in Mizhou" is as follows:
I am talking about being a teenager, holding a yellow hand on the left, holding a blue sky on the right, wearing a brocade hat and mink fur, and riding thousands of horses on a flat hill. In order to repay Qingcheng, I followed the prefect, shot tigers myself, and watched Sun Lang.
What’s the problem if you’re drunk, your chest is still open, and your temples are slightly frosted? In the cloud of Chijie, when will Feng Tang be sent? He can hold the eagle bow like the full moon, look northwest, and shoot at the wolf.
The literal meaning of the full text:
Let me express the young man's heroic ambition, holding a yellow dog in his left hand and holding a goshawk in his right arm. Wearing a brocade hat and mink clothes, he swept across the flat hills with an entourage of thousands of horses. In order to repay the kindness of people all over the city for following me on hunting expeditions, I will kill the tiger with my own hands, just like Sun Quan of the Three Kingdoms.
I drank a lot of wine, but my mind was still open and my courage was even stronger. Although my temples were slightly white, what's the problem? When will the emperor send someone, just like Emperor Wen of Han sent Feng Tang to Yunzhong County to pardon Wei Shang's sins. I will pull the eagle bow with all my strength into the shape of a full moon, look northwest, and shoot at the invaders.
Full text appreciation:
This sentence opens with "I am talking about being a teenager", which is an extraordinary move. This poem is full of passion and boldness, with the word "crazy" running through it. The next four sentences describe the majestic scene of hunting, showing the hunter's majestic and heroic spirit: the poet leads the yellow dog in his left hand, and rides the goshawk with his right arm, which looks like a majestic hunting appearance! The accompanying warriors all also wear "brocade hats and mink fur coats", hunting attire. Thousands of horses galloping, flying off-road, what a spectacular hunting scene! In order to repay the kindness of the people of the city, the poet should show off his skills just like Sun Quan did when he shot the tiger. The author compares himself with the young hero Sun Quan, which shows Dongpo's "crazy" energy and excitement.
The above mainly describes the "crazy" behavior of the poet on the special occasion of "hunting". The next part is more from reality to fiction, further describing the poet's "juvenile madness" mind and expressing The aspirational passion inspired by hunting. "Drunk and drunk, the chest is still bold." Dongpo was inherently bold and unrestrained, and when he was "drunk and drunk," he became even more heroic. After a short sentence, after the speaker was drunk, he became bolder and more interested. This sentence summarizes the description of the external scene in the previous film with a direct expression of the inner world. Next, the author confided his ambitions: Although he is old and his hair is white, he still hopes that the imperial court will entrust him with important tasks and go to the frontier to fight against the enemy just like Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty sent Feng Tang Chijie to pardon Wei Shang. At that time, he will draw his bow like a full moon and fight hard against the invasion of Xixia and Liao. Regarding the understanding of the three sentences "Can draw the eagle bow like a full moon, look northwest, shoot at the wolf", there is another view that Su Shi used celestial phenomena in his poem here, referring to the invasion of the Northern Army. Although he could not retreat from the enemy, he could still Without losing generosity.
This work embodies the author's broad vision, interest, hope and ideals, sonorous rhymes, warm scenes, heroic ambitions, powerful momentum and broad realm. It is one of the representative works of Dongpo's heroic poetry that has been passed down through the ages. . The poem describes the hunting trip and expresses the ambition to rejuvenate the country and safeguard the country. It expands the scope of the theme of the poem and opens up a new path for the creation of the poem. The work integrates narrative, ambition, and allusion, and mobilizes various artistic methods to form a bold style. It expresses the author's heroism and heroic spirit in action and psychology from multiple angles and levels.