Main content: The Lesson on Poplar expresses his views by describing the characteristics of a father introducing the poplar tree in the Gobi Desert to his children: "Wherever it is needed, it will quickly take root and sprout wherever it is needed." He dedicated everything to the construction of the frontier.
Central idea: The tall and tall white poplar, its loyalty, selflessness, strength and unyielding characteristics, as well as the dialogue between father and child, are used to describe the builders who have taken root in the frontier. They have taken root in the difficult western region from generation to generation and dedicated their youth. Become a strong and unyielding Xinjiang warrior.
Modern·Yuan Ying's "White Poplar" original text:
Outside the train window is the vast Gobi Desert, with no mountains, no water, and no human habitation. The boundaries between heaven and earth are not so clear, they are all a blur.
Where can you tell that the train is moving forward?
That's a row of poplar trees along the railroad line. Every few seconds, a tall and handsome figure flashed quickly outside the window.
A tourist is looking at these guards on the Gobi Desert in trance.
"Dad," the older child shook his leg, "look how tall that tree is!" Dad did not look back from his contemplation, but the sister next to him interrupted:
< p>"No, that's not a tree, that's a big umbrella.""How can there be such a big umbrella!"
"Look how straight it is!" my sister argued.
"It's a tree, not an umbrella!" My brother said firmly.
The little argument interrupted the father's thoughts. He smiled, slowly stroked the children's heads and said:
"This is not an umbrella, but a poplar tree. "
My brother was still not satisfied: "Why is it so straight and so big?"
Dad's smile disappeared and his face became serious. He thought for a while and said to his son and daughter: "The poplar tree has always been so straight. Wherever it is needed, it will quickly take root and grow strong branches. No matter it is windy, sandy, rainy or snowy, No matter whether there is a drought or a flood, it is always so straight, so strong, not weak or wavering."
Dad just introduce the poplar tree to the children? No, he is also expressing his feelings. And this, children still can’t understand.
They only know that their father works in Xinjiang and their mother also works in Xinjiang. They only know that their father is coming back to grandma's house and will take them to Xinjiang to attend primary school and then high school in the future. They only know that Xinjiang is a very, very far away place, and it takes several days to take a train and several days to take a bus.
Now, the children have a little more knowledge. On the road leading to Xinjiang, there are many poplar trees. They are needed here and they have taken root here.
The father hugged the child, looked at the poplar trees passing by outside the window, and fell into deep thought again. Suddenly, another smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. That was because he saw several small trees growing up against the wind and sand on the right side of the direction of the train, next to a tall poplar tree. Extended information
Article introduction:
This text is the work of the modern Chinese writer Yuan Ying in the early 1960s. At that time, a large number of young people from the mainland responded to the party's call and rushed to Xinjiang to develop the northwest and work hard to start a business. By praising Bai Yang, the author praises these builders who take root in and build the frontier, and praises their noble character of being as strong as Bai Yang, never weak or wavering, no matter how difficult the conditions are.
This article is written on a train to Xinjiang. A father and two children had a discussion while looking at the tall white poplar trees outside the train window. During the discussion, the two children learned that the poplar tree has always been so straight. Wherever it is needed, it will take root and grow strong branches.
The author's character description is very vivid, and he describes the father and son in language and expression. The child is innocent and innocent, and the father is serious but kind. In terms of psychological description, it is very subtle, without too many direct narratives. Instead, it uses gods to convey emotions, with profound artistic conception, and reflects the waves of emotions through changes in demeanor.
About the author:
Yuan Ying, whose original name was Tian Fuchun, changed his name to Tian Zhongluo after joining the work. Born in 1924 in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province. Famous contemporary writer, poet, children's writer, and essayist. Born into a dilapidated landowner family.
In 1943, he was admitted to the Education Department of Zhijiang University. While in school, he participated in the editing of "Xinxin", "New Generation" and "Liansheng" newspapers. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1945 and was assigned to work in the student movement, literature and art and publicity departments, and worked as a reporter and editor in newspapers for a long time. Joined the Chinese Writers Association in 1954.
He has successively served as the supplement editor of "World Morning News" and "Lianhe Evening News". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, he served as leader of the cultural and educational group of "Liberation Daily", deputy director and director of the literary and art department of "People's Daily", and editor-in-chief of "Prose World". Over the past 40 years, he has written a large number of prose, poetry, reportage and children's literature.
The novella "When You Were Young"; children's literature works "Tintin Travels in Beijing" and "I Want to Wear a Red Scarf"; published prose collections include "The First Spark", "North and South of the Red River", " "The Tenth Spring", "Sail", "Sorrow and Joy", "End of the World", "Run", "Jinghua Sketch" and "Selected Prose of Yuan Ying" etc.
Yuan Ying's prose has a wide range of themes, passionate emotions and profound thoughts. The people, events, scenery and things described in his works all reflect the human sentiments of society and beat the pulse of the times. In terms of art, his prose contains the gene of poetry, possesses poetic associations, poetic artistic conception, and poetic language, and is full of poetic charm.