"Winter in Jinan" by Lao She

① For a person like me who is used to living in Peiping, it would be a miracle if there is no wind in winter; there is no wind in Jinan in winter. For someone like me who has just returned from London, it seems strange to be able to see the sun in winter; winter in Jinan is sunny. Of course, in tropical places, the sun is always so poisonous, and the loud weather is a bit scary. However, in the winter in northern China, Jinan is really a treasure for having warm and sunny weather.

② If there is only sunshine, it is not surprising. Please close your eyes and think: an old city, with mountains and water, all basking in the sun, sleeping warm and comfortable, just waiting for the spring breeze to wake them up, is this an ideal state? The hills completely surround Jinan, with only a small gap missing on the north side. This circle of hills is particularly cute in winter. It seems to put Jinan in a small cradle. They quietly and quietly say: "Don't worry, it will be warm here." Really, people in Jinan are very cute in winter. With a smile on his face. As soon as they looked at those hills, they felt that they had a place to rely on. When they saw the mountains from the sky, they unknowingly thought: "Maybe it will be spring tomorrow? With such warmth, maybe the grass will turn green tonight?" Even if this fantasy cannot be realized for a while, they do not Worry, because with such a charitable winter, why would you want anything else!

③The best thing is a little snow. Look, the dwarf pine trees on the mountain are getting darker and darker, with a bun of white flowers on the top of the tree, like a Japanese nanny. The top of the mountain is all white, giving the blue sky a silver edge. On the hillside, the snow is thicker in some places, and the grass is still exposed in some places; in this way, one part is white and the other is dark yellow, giving the mountains a floral dress with water patterns; look at it, this floral dress It seems to be blown by the wind, making you wish to see a little more beautiful mountain skin. When it was almost sunset, the yellowish sunshine slanted on the mountainside, and the thin snow seemed to be shy suddenly, revealing a little pink. It’s just a light snowfall, Jinan can’t stand heavy snowfall, those hills are so delicate!

④ Ancient Jinan was so narrow in the city and so spacious outside the city. There were some small villages lying on the hillside, and there was some snow lying on the roofs of the small villages. Yes, this is an ink painting by Zhang Xiao, maybe It must have been painted by a famous artist from the Tang Dynasty.

⑤ As for the water, not only does it not freeze, but it steams a little on the green algae. The algae is so green, and all the green accumulated all year round is used. The clearer the sky is, the greener the algae is. With this green spirit, the water cannot bear to freeze, and those long-branched weeping willows still have to cast a shadow in the water! Look, slowly look up from the clear river water. The air, mid-air, and sky, from top to bottom, are all so clear and blue, and the whole thing is an ethereal blue crystal. This crystal is covered with red roofs, yellow grass mountains, and gray tree shadows like small clusters of flowers on the carpet; this is Jinan in winter.

At the beginning of this article, the author uses his own personal experience to write about the "miracles" and "strange things" of Jinan's windless, fogless, and poison-free winter days through comparison with Peking, London, and the tropics, highlighting the Its "warm and sunny" praises Jinan as a "treasure land". "Like me" is an independent sentence, highlighting the feelings of "my" and showing that the winter in Jinan is really different from the winter in "my" heart. The word "wind sound" is used very accurately. "There is no wind sound" does not mean that there is no wind, but there is no north wind that makes a whistling sound. If it is said that there is "no wind", it is not in line with the actual situation. "In The modifier "winter in northern China" is also very important, because warm and sunny weather is found in many places. And "winter in northern China" implies that "it should be biting cold wind and bleak sunlight", which shows the value of "warm and sunny" winter in Jinan. This paragraph has four sentences and three sets of comparisons. The first sentence compares the strong winds that blow almost every day in Beiping in winter with the absence of strong winds in Jinan. The author does not directly say that "there is strong wind almost every day in Beiping", but uses his own unique feelings to say, "if there is no wind in winter, it would be a miracle." This not only makes the language vivid and sincere, but also implies This means: "There is no strong wind in Jinan in winter, which is really a miracle." The second sentence contrasts the foggy winter in London with the clear and cloudless sky in Jinan in winter. The author also writes from the perspective of his own feelings. In order to avoid repetition of words, the author replaces "miracle" with "weird thing", which naturally also implies "the winter in Jinan is clear and sunny, which is really strange." The third and fourth sentences enter into the comparison of weather. The author compares the poisonous sun and very loud weather in the tropics with the warm and sunny weather in Jinan's winter, thus highlighting the characteristics of Jinan's winter weather: warm and sunny. Precisely because Jinan's winter is a "miracle", a "strange thing", and "warm and sunny", the author praised it as "truly a treasure." "True" here means indeed, reality, and should.

"Wen Qing" is the main thread running through the whole text. The following descriptions of Jinan's winter scenery are closely linked to this weather characteristic.

The second paragraph transitions to the description of Jinan's winter mountains and waters with the sentence "If there is sunshine alone, it would not be surprising."

Before describing the mountains and water, the author first looked down from above and sketched for us a panoramic view of Jinan in winter under the sun. The sentence "Please close your eyes and think" guides readers into the realm described by the author. The sentence "There are mountains and water" plays the role of the second part of the overall structure of the text. The following parts of this paragraph and paragraphs 3 and 4 are all about mountains, and the fifth paragraph is about water.

The series of related personifications of "sun", "sleep" and "wake up" create a warm and comfortable "ideal state". "Sunshine" and "warmth" are closely related to "warm and clear". The sentence "Is this an ideal state?" uses a discussion tone, which makes people feel very cordial, as if they are soliciting opinions face to face; the tone is asking for opinions, but it actually contains deep affection and praise.

The article then writes about the mountain scenery in winter. First, write about the mountains under the bright sunshine. The author still looks down from above and describes the geographical environment of Jinan; "The hills surround Jinan in a circle, only the north is missing." This description explains the reason why Jinan is warm and sunny in winter. The words "whole" and "missing" here seem to be contradictory literally, but they are not actually contradictory. The author intends to emphasize the former, because what is "missing" is just a "little mouth". The "special" in the sentence "This circle of hills is particularly lovely in winter" directly expresses his love and praise for Jinan's winter. The author once again emphasized "in winter". This implies that this circle of hills can block the howling north wind in winter and maintain the temperature. The metaphor and personification of "little cradle" describe a circle of hills as tender, considerate, and kind as a loving mother. The "smallness" of "little cradle" reflects the "smallness" of the hills. "Quiet and motionless" refers to the attitude, and "low voice" refers to the tone. These two modifiers remind people of the mother humming a lullaby beside the cradle, giving this circle of hills a maternal feeling.

This paragraph could have ended here, but the author did not stop there and wrote about the expressions, feelings, fantasies and moods of Jinan people.

Because the climate is warm and sunny in winter, people's expressions are "smiling on their faces"; because the hills are like cradle, warm and comfortable, so people feel "have a place to fall and have support"; because winter is like spring, Therefore, there are fantasies such as "Maybe it will be spring tomorrow" and "Maybe the grass will turn green tonight"; because winter is so kind, even these fantasies cannot be realized sometimes, and people's mood is "not in a hurry" . These descriptions are all written with "mountains" in mind: the expressions are closely linked to the "little cradle", the feeling is that of seeing "those hills", and the two "maybe" fantasies are "seen from the sky". "Mountain", writing the mood is a summary of the above. "Charity" is usually used to describe a person's attitude of kindness and humility. The winter in Jinan is written here as if it were a human being, expressing how people feel about the winter in Jinan. The description on this level is filled with people's love and gratitude for Jinan's warm and sunny winter. The above is the writer's own feelings, and this layer is about the feelings of Jinan people. The two complement each other and make people feel more real and friendly.

The third paragraph writes about the mountains covered with thin snow. This paragraph revolves around the word "miao" and highlights the word "small" ("small" is determined by "wenqing"). It is written layer by layer according to the spatial sequence of mountain, mountain top, hillside and mountainside, and the color, color and texture of each detail are laid out layer by layer. The state and light are displayed one by one.

Written dwarf pine on the mountain. The mountains are hills, the snow is light snow, and the pine trees are "dwarf" pine trees, which makes the proportions of the whole painting very harmonious. The word "ding" accurately expresses the position and shape of a bun of white flowers on the top of the tree. Because it is light snow, there is only a small pile of white snow on the top of the tree, and the word "ding" contains both "on the top of the tree". ". It also means "a small pile"; the word "top" leads to the following metaphor comparing dwarf pine to "Japanese nurse (soil protector)". Japanese nurses always wear a unique white work hat on their heads. . Hats often protrude from the top of the head. It seems to be "topped" on the head. The similarity between the two lies in the "top" of the white hat. This metaphor aptly expresses the beautiful shape of the dwarf pine after a light snowfall.

The top of the mountain is the highest part of the mountain. It is connected to the blue sky, so we write about their colors. "Inlay" means to embed an object into another object or surround it on the edge of another object. The "inlay" here vividly depicts the white mountain tops connected to the blue sky, like a silver edge surrounding the edge of the blue sky. landscape.

Write the beautiful scenery of snow and grass on the hillside and the resulting associations. "The snow is thicker in some places, and the color of the grass is still exposed in some places." This is the masterpiece of "light snow", so the color of "white in some places and dark yellow in one" appears on the hillside; the white is snow. Color, dark yellow is the color of grass, and the word "dark" very accurately depicts the difference between the color of dead grass in winter and dead grass in autumn. The color of freshly withered grass in autumn is golden. As the weather gets colder, the dead grass gradually loses its luster. From golden yellow to "dark yellow". The "dark" here means that the color is not bright and shiny. The word "wear" not only accurately expresses the state of being covered with snow and grass, but also evokes the metaphor of "a floral dress with water patterns". The metaphor of "a floral dress with water patterns" depicts the beautiful scenery of snow and grass, giving readers a moving and dynamic sense of life. "Looking at it" is the following association. "The skin of the mountain is more beautiful" can be understood as the flowers and plants all over the mountain after the arrival of spring. This association corresponds to the two "maybe" fantasy echoes in the second paragraph, expressing the longing for spring.

The mountainside emphasizes light and color. "Light" refers to the sunshine when writing "about sunset". "Color" describes the changes in color. The "yellowish" sunlight "slants" on the white thunder, revealing a bit of pink. The colors here and the descriptions of "blue and black", "white flowers", "blue sky", "silver edge" and "dark yellow" above are even more poetic.

"Suddenly Shy" uses personification to describe the beautiful mood of the snow under the setting sun.

The word "shy" not only depicts the "color" of the snow scene, which is consistent with "pink", but also depicts the emotion and inner beauty in the snow scene.

The last sentence, "It's just a light snowfall. Jinan can't stand heavy snowfall. Those hills are too delicate." I used a tone of discussion with God, saying that I was afraid that the hills would be crushed by the heavy snow. In fact, it was a compliment. , praising the beauty of Jinan’s hills after a light snowfall. The word "too". All the praise comes out.

In the fourth paragraph, we write about the distant mountains outside the city and outline an elegant ink painting. This is a distant view. In this painting, distant mountains are the background. The two characters "lying" are used particularly expressively. The sentence "Maybe it was painted by a famous artist in the Tang Dynasty" adds to the reality of "This is Zhang Xiao's ink painting". "Maybe" means not sure, but it confirms that this is indeed a painting.

Paragraphs 2 to 4 describe the mountain scenery of Jinan in winter.

Paragraph 5 writes about the color of the water in Jinan in winter. The author incorporates his own unique feelings into the description. First, we focused on rendering “green”, using five “green” colors in a row. One is for green duckweed, and the other four are for algae. Use "green" to highlight the clarity and transparency of water. The word "point" in "steaming" is used very accurately. The word "dian" is written to capture the "warm" of Jinan's winter. There is heat, but only a "point", which is "warm". If the "point" is removed and it becomes "steaming", it is not "warm". But it's "hot". "Water can't bear to freeze" uses personification to write about water in an emotional way.

"Look" from the sky to the water surface, the clearness of the river water and the green of the algae lead to the clearness and blueness of the entire space. Using the ethereal blue crystal as a metaphor, there is a feeling of praise and love between the lines.

In paragraph 6, the author concludes the text with "This is Jinan in winter", highlights the topic, and then adds the title "Winter in Jinan".