The next sentence of the four seas is: the peasants are still starving to death.
The original sentence is: there are no idle fields in the four seas, so farmers starve to death.
It means: in the world, no piece of land is abandoned and not planted, and working farmers will still starve to death.
This sentence comes from Two Poems for Farmers written by Li Shen, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The original text is as follows:
one
If you plant a millet in spring, there will be 10,000 seeds in Qiu Cheng.
There is no waste of heaven and earth, and the toiling peasants are still starving to death.
Secondly,
At noon in summer, the sun is very hot, farmers are still working, and beads are dripping into the soil.
Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard?
Poetry annotation
1. Miscellaneous interests: various interests.
2. Plowing: Remove weeds from the field.
3. Achievements of hemp: Twisting hemp into thread.
4. Unsolved: I don't understand.
5. supply: engage in.
6. Next: near.
Poetry translation
one
As long as a seed is sown in spring, a lot of food can be harvested in autumn.
All over the world, no piece of land is idle and uncultivated, and hard-working farmers will still starve to death.
Secondly,
Farmers are weeding in the midday sun, and sweat drips from them on the land where seedlings grow.
Who knows that every meal on the plate is bought by farmers with hard work?
Poetry appreciation 1
At the beginning of the first poem, "a grain of millet" was turned into "10,000 seeds", which vividly described the bumper harvest and praised the farmers' labor with "planting" and "harvesting". The third sentence, by extension, shows that within the four seas, wasteland becomes fertile land, which, combined with the first two sentences, constitutes a vivid scene of fruitful and "gold" everywhere. "Enlightening men" is for stronger "hair". These three poems show the great contribution and infinite creativity of the working people with progressive brushwork, making the following knot more dignified and more painful. "Farmers are still starving to death" not only makes the content coherent, but also highlights the problem. Hard-working farmers got a bumper harvest with their hands, but they were still empty-handed and starved to death. Poetry forces people to think "who created this human tragedy" with a heavy heart. The poet puts all this behind the scenes for readers to discover and think. Combining these two aspects, as Marx said: "Labor has produced amazing works (miracles) for the rich, but labor has produced extreme poverty for the workers. Labor built palaces, but caves for laborers. Labor produces beauty, but it produces deformities for workers. "
The second poem, from the beginning, describes that at noon in the hot sun, farmers are still working in the fields, dripping sweat on the scorching land. This makes up for the change from "a millet" to "ten thousand kinds" and then to "the four seas have no idle fields", which was watered by thousands of farmers in Qian Qian, Qian Qian with blood and sweat; This also captures the most typical image of the following "every grain is hard", which can be described as one tenth. Generally, it shows the hard life of farmers who don't avoid cold, summer, rain, snow, wind and frost all year round. "Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard" is not an empty sermon, nor is it a moaning without illness; It is similar to a profound motto, but it not only wins by its persuasiveness, but also reflects the poet's infinite resentment and sincere sympathy in this deep sigh.
Poetry appreciation 1
This poem shows the hardships of farmers' labor and their indignation at wasting food. At noon in midsummer, farmers hoe in the scorching sun, and sweat drips into the crops. But who knows, every grain of rice in the bowl contains the hardships of farmers!
Compared with those famous poems, this little poem is not a famous one in the flowery Tang Dynasty, but it is widely spread, known to all women and children, and it is not unreasonable to be recited by people.
First of all, the content expressed in this poem is the most familiar thing that people often come into contact with. However, you don't really know what you are most familiar with. There are many things in life that you turn a blind eye to. If someone tries to enlighten you, explain the essence, or point out some truth involved, you will feel very eye-catching and clear, thus deepening your understanding. This little poem has vitality, so it makes sense.
"Chinese food on the plate" used to be the food that people must contact every day, but no one thought of linking this kind of food with the sweat of farmers under the scorching sun. The poet observed it keenly and condensed it into a poem "Every grain is hard". This enlightens people, makes them think about the truth, and makes those who do not know how to cherish food deeply educated.
Secondly, when the poet expounds the above contents, he does not use vague abstractions, but uses vivid images and profound contrasts to expose problems and explain the reasons, so that people can easily accept and understand them. In the first two sentences, the author didn't say how hard it is for farmers to farm and how hard it is for crops to grow. He just made a vivid rendering of the plot of farmers sweating in the hot sun, which made people make this hard and hard taste more concrete, profound and real. Therefore, the poet finally said in a rhetorical tone that "everyone knows that every meal is hard" is very convincing. In particular, comparing the grain to a drop of sweat is really subtle and vivid.
Finally, the language of the poem is simple, the syllables are harmonious and lively, catchy and easy to recite, which is also the reason why this little poem has been circulated among the people for a long time.
Brief introduction of the author
Li Shen (772-846), a poet and prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, was born in Gongxian County. Born in Qiaocheng County, Bozhou (now Qiaocheng District, Bozhou City, Anhui Province), he is the great-grandson of Li, secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League. In the seventh year of Dali (772), his father Wu immediately served as the county magistrate of Wucheng County, and Shen Li was born in Wucheng County, Huzhou (now Huzhou City, Zhejiang Province).
When he was six years old, he lost his father, and his mother Lu took him to Wuxi and Runzhou (now Jiangsu), where his mother taught him. At the age of 27, he was admitted to middle school and became a teaching assistant. He became close friends with Yuan Zhen and Bai Juyi. The most brilliant part of his life is poetry. He is a participant in the new Yuefu movement, which has great influence in the history of literature. He wrote 20 new poems about Yuefu, which have been lost. There are two poems entitled "Compassion for Farmers": "At noon on the day of weeding, sweat drips down the soil. Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard. " It is well known to all women and children, and it has been told through the ages. The Complete Tang Poetry contains four volumes of Tang poetry.
Expanding Li Shen's Sense of "Compassion for Peasants"
It has been four years since I came to the farm to rent land and grow vegetables as a volunteer! Day after day, year after year, busy and happy life! How do you feel about "people, land and life"? It's empty at first glance! Looking back carefully, I learned a lot and gained a lot. After reading the poem "Compassion for Agriculture" by Li Shen, a poet in the Tang Dynasty, I realized the necessity of cherishing the fruits of labor.
Li Shen's poem "Cut the grain at noon, and sweat drops the grain. Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard? " I could recite it when I was young. Rereading the poem "Compassion for Peasants" today, I deeply feel the greatness of ancient poets. In just a few words, I have made an incisive summary and praise for the hard work of farmers for thousands of years. So as to warn people that every grain is hard-won, and it is all bought by farmers with sweat. Pay attention to saving, cherishing and not wasting. Times have changed, history has evolved, and it is still a legacy that the world follows today. Combined with my personal experience in the agricultural park for several years, I have a further understanding of "weeding" First, weeding is to loosen the soil for vegetables and keep moisture and ventilation for seedlings; The second is to get rid of weeds and redundant seedlings, avoid them competing for nutrition with necessary seedlings, and promote the vigorous growth of vegetables without worries. The best time to weed is around noon, when the sun is scorching, and the weeds that have been pulled out can be dried quickly without resurgence.
It is precisely because of the natural growth requirements of vegetable seedlings that urban citizens who come to the agricultural park to rent land to grow vegetables have their backs to the loess, or pull weeds, loosen soil, or fertilize, prepare soil and water. Braving the scorching sun, not afraid of sweating, working in the land of agricultural parks, feeding ecological vegetables without using chemical fertilizers and pesticides to fight against nature and grow up healthily under the attack of various pests. The labor intensity of some citizens going to the agricultural park is hard and unbearable for farmers now. Some people get up at five in the morning and start by bus. When they are busy, they work for hours. For example, landlords at Taohuayuan No.9 and No.20 usually arrive by car after eight o'clock. When they are busy, they work until about three o'clock in the afternoon and never rest at noon. It was very hot and their shirts were soaked with sweat. Sweating is no exaggeration. Another example is that the landlords on the 34 th and 35 th came to the farm for ten hours. When they are hungry, they get something to eat, and when they are thirsty, they drink some water. The kung fu is to have a rest. Therefore, the landlords did not list them one by one, which made people admire and set an example for me to learn! There are many good things and hard work. Over the past year, more than 30 kinds of fresh vegetables have been produced, enriching the family dining table and exercising consciously or unconsciously. We are proud of it, happy for it, and the whole family has learned something from growing vegetables, which cannot be measured and calculated economically.
We should also cherish the indirect labor products obtained by money. When you think about it carefully, it is not easy for a person to grow up to the age of earning money by working: parents' careful cultivation, teachers' earnest instruction, their own efforts, the efforts of all walks of life, earning some money in their twenties and thirties, getting up early and getting greedy, and some people can't see the sun at both ends. Really tired and hard enough. Don't even bother to sell garbage for two dollars. I would like to ask, can the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation's diligence and housekeeping be carried forward? We are rich, don't forget that there are still some people in remote mountain villages who are not out of poverty and need help!
Speaking of the hard work of farming, everyone knows that it is even harder to plant good land. The citizens who come to the agricultural garden to grow vegetables have a deep understanding. Undoubtedly, the fruits of their labor will not and cannot be wasted, so we should cherish them. We should not only cherish the personal labor achievements, but also cherish the labor achievements of others, so as not to be lost or adopted. Some people will throw away the hard fruits intentionally or unintentionally, and nutrition experts will sigh: It's a pity that everyone can only plant but not eat! For example, leafy vegetables such as cabbage leaves, radish leaves and green onion leaves, old beans and cucumbers can be processed, stored and eaten, and cannot be thrown away as garbage. Agricultural parks should invite some experts to teach this knowledge in time to prevent this unnecessary waste. The vegetables we produce are not available in the general market! In this way, we should cherish it more, and we should not waste it. It is also a kind of sharing to give it to others after use!
To extend, the beautiful environment of the farmhouse is also a kind of achievement created by everyone, for everyone to relax, grow vegetables and enjoy, which needs everyone to cherish and maintain. After working, most landlords will consciously clean up the garbage and weeds generated in their own fields, and some will take the initiative to help clean up the adjacent plots, transport them to the stacking place, and put them back after using public tools such as bamboo poles. Everyone will also take the initiative to maintain and clean up the sanitation of public places, but some landlords will use pedestrians and drainage roads to occupy "business"; Some tools are thrown away when they are used up. This kind of thing that is convenient for you but brings trouble to everyone can't help but make people bored. I also hope to strengthen the management of the farm, and the landlords will work together to maintain the beautiful environment of the farm and make our beautiful farm last for a long time. Welcome and retain more people to work happily in this land, create rich and colorful labor results, and make it play a greater role!