Yuan Mei· What I saw This article category: Ancient Poetry Release time: 2013/12/24
What I saw
The shepherd boy ① rides an ox,
< p> The singing sound resonates ②Lin Yue③.Wanting to ④ catch the ⑤ chirping ⑥ cicada,
suddenly ⑦ shut up and ⑧ stand.
——Qing?·?Yuan Mei⑨ Comments
① Shepherd boy: refers to a child who herds cattle.
② Vibration: Oscillation. It shows that the shepherd boy’s singing voice is loud and clear.
③Lin Yue: refers to the shady trees beside the road, here refers to the treetops.
④Desire: want.
⑤Capture: catch.
⑥Ming: call.
⑦Suddenly: suddenly.
⑧Shut up: shut up and don’t speak.
⑨ Yuan Mei (1716-1797 AD), a poet of the Qing Dynasty, also known as Zicai. A native of Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang). Interpretation and translation
A shepherd boy rides on the back of an ox,
A clear and loud song oscillates among the treetops.
He wanted to catch the cicadas singing in the tree,
He suddenly stopped singing and stood upright.
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? Appreciation
On the tree-lined road, a little shepherd boy rode on the back of an ox. He sang songs all the way, and his clear and loud voice echoed in the forest. It echoed in the air, and the whole forest seemed to be disturbed by him. The singing suddenly stopped. It turned out that the cicadas chirping on the tree caught the little shepherd boy's attention. The cicada was singing happily on the tree. It didn't know that the little shepherd boy was standing with his mouth closed and his back straight, trying to catch it! The poet first wrote about the characteristics of the shepherd boy when he was singing. He was sitting on the back of a cow, singing loudly, unrestrained, free and happy. Then the poet wrote about the appearance of the shepherd boy when he wanted to catch cicadas. He held his breath and looked at the song. Cicada, the focused expression is very cute. This change from movement to stillness expresses the innocent and cute characteristics of the little shepherd boy. After he shut up, was he thinking about ways to catch cicadas? What will he do next? Should you climb a tree and catch the cicada directly, or make a slingshot to shoot down the cicada? The poet did not say anything, leaving us with a lot of imagination. Homework questions
Have you ever had the experience of catching cicadas? How was it caught? Write your own experience in the comments below and share it with everyone. Extended reading
"Prodigy" Yuan Mei
Yuan Mei's family was poor when he was a child, but he was talented, diligent and studious, so he made rapid progress. Young Yuan Mei couldn't afford to buy books to read, so she borrowed books to read, or went to the bookstore to read standing up. He often flips the book with one hand and writes with the other, never stopping regardless of the severe cold or scorching heat. After excerpting, he organized it into categories. Once you accumulate more in this way, it will become easier to write poems and compositions.
Before the age of 9, Yuan Mei knew nothing about Tang poetry and Song poetry except reading the "Four Books" and "Five Classics", and could not figure out what poetry was. When he was 9 years old, he accidentally borrowed several "Selected Ancient Poems" from other people's homes. This book aroused his great interest in poetry. He chanted, copied and recited it, and soon became familiar with the development and characteristics of poetry in the past dynasties.
One day, Yuan Mei followed the adults to visit Wushan in Hangzhou. Standing on the top of the mountain and looking down, thousands of households in Hangzhou city are at their feet, and the mountainside is shrouded in clouds and mist. This beautiful scenery triggered inspiration in Yuan Mei's heart. He immediately recited a five-character poem, two of which said: "Two or three levels before your eyes, thousands of families at your feet." The adults were very surprised by Yuan Mei's poetic talent and praised him one after another.
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