Name of the work
Read to my son on winter nights.
Year of creation
Southern Song Dynasty
Types of works
Seven-character ancient poems
author
Lu you
Source of works
Nanbo's poems
original work
Read to children in winter nights.
The ancients learned nothing, and it takes time to grow old.
What you get on paper is so shallow that you never know what you have to do. [3]
Annotation translation
Sentence annotation
1 indications: instructions and instructions. (Yu): Lu You's youngest son.
2 learning: refers to reading and learning, which means learning. Try your best: try your best, without reservation, spare no effort, do your best. Leave, keep, keep.
3 young and strong: adolescence. Time: the time spent doing things. Start: Only.
4 paper: book. Finally: After all. Sleep: I think. Shallow: shallow, shallow and limited.
⑤ Ignorance: A thorough understanding. Practice: Practice by yourself. Ok, practice. [3]
Vernacular translation
The ancients spared no effort to learn knowledge and struggled for it all their lives. They often began to work hard when they were young and achieved something when they were old.
After all, the knowledge gained from books is superficial and it is impossible to understand the true meaning of knowledge. To truly understand the profound truth in books, you must practice it yourself in order to learn successfully. [3]
Creation background
This poem was written by the poet Yu Qingyuan to his youngest son Lu Yu in five years (1 199). At this time, Lu Yu was twenty-one years old and was "young". On a cold winter night, the poet is immersed in his study and likes reading poetry books. The north wind roared outside the window, and the air conditioning was oppressive. In the silent night, the poet could not restrain his surging emotions. He wrote this philosophical poem and gave it to his son Yu Zi with deep affection. [4][5]
works appreciation
Literary appreciation
This is a godson poem, and the poet emphasizes the importance of practice in the relationship between books and practice. Indirect experience is a way for people to draw nutrition from books and learn the knowledge and skills of their predecessors. Direct experience is an understanding that comes directly from practice, and it is a more important way to acquire knowledge. Only by "practice" can we turn book knowledge into practical knowledge and play the guiding role of what we have learned in practice.
The first two sentences of the poem praise the ancient people's spirit of hard study and the difficulty of learning. It shows that only when you develop good study habits and lay a good foundation can you achieve something in the future. The poet begins with the knowledge of the ancients. The word "effortless" describes the diligence and persistence of the ancients in learning, which is both vivid and vivid. The poet earnestly warned his son to seize the good time, work hard while he was young, and don't let his youth go to waste.
The last two sentences emphasize the importance of where the learning effort should be. It is important to study knowledge tirelessly and persistently, but it is not enough, because it is only book knowledge and a summary of previous practical experience. It is not an armchair strategist, but "hands-on". A person who has both book knowledge and practical experience is truly learned. Book knowledge is the summary of predecessors' practical experience, and whether it can conform to the situation here and now remains to be tested by practice. Only through personal practice can we turn the knowledge in books into our own practical skills. Starting from the relationship between book knowledge and social practice, poets emphasize the importance of practice and highlight their own insights. "Practice" has two meanings: first, practice in the process of learning, and strive to achieve "mouth to mouth, hands to heart"; The other is to practice knowledge and turn it into your own for your own use. The poet's intention is very obvious, aiming at encouraging his son not to be unilaterally satisfied with book knowledge, but to consolidate and further sublimate in practice.
By describing Lu You's education to his son Yu Zi, the whole poem tells readers to have a tireless and persistent learning spirit. A person who has both book knowledge and practical spirit is a truly learned person. The poet used the experience of the ancients in "learning" and "questioning" for reference, and warned his son that if he wants to achieve something in his old age, he should work hard when he is young and strong; At the same time, we should not only be satisfied with book knowledge, but also pay attention to "practice". This poem not only contains the poet's ardent expectations for his children, but also embodies the poet's profound educational thought: cherish time, study hard while young and persevere. Don't rush for success, and don't die studying. [6][4][7]
Famous comments
Chen Qingting Zhuo's White Jade Zhai Thorn: The article is natural and rare.
Yang Shen's Sheng 'an Poems in Ming Dynasty: Extremely Straight and Self-Affection.