1. Drinking and singing, what a life! Like morning dew, it will be more painful every day when it goes away.
Source: "Dan Ge Xing" by Cao Cao of the Three Kingdoms
Interpretation: Singing loudly in front of the fine wine, life is short and the days and months fly by. Just like the morning dew, it is fleeting and there are too many lost days!
2. When hundreds of rivers reach the sea from the east, when will they return to the west? If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable.
Source: Han Yuefu's "Long Song Xing"
Interpretation: Hundreds of rivers are rushing eastward to the sea. When can they return to the west again? If young people don't work hard in time, they will only regret it for the rest of their lives when they grow old.
3. It is easy for a young person to learn from an old person, but it is difficult to learn from an old person. One inch of time should not be taken lightly. Before I realized the dream of spring grass in the pond, the phoenix leaves in front of the steps already sounded the sound of autumn.
Source: Song Dynasty Zhu Xi's "Poetry to Encourage Learning"
Interpretation: The days of youth are very easy to pass away, but it is difficult to achieve success in learning, so every inch of time must be cherished and not taken lightly. Let it go. Before I could wake up from the sweet dream of spring grass growing in the pond, the leaves of the sycamore tree in front of the steps were already rustling in the autumn wind.
4. Ten years ago, I respected my former guests, the moon was white and the wind was clear, and my worries were withered. Getting older is amazingly fast. Although the beauty on the temples has changed her mind, I will try the golden cup.
Source: "Picking Mulberries" by Ouyang Xiu of the Song Dynasty
Interpretation: Ten years ago, I was a guest at a banquet. The spring breeze brings a bright future. Now friends are leaving one after another, and sorrow and illness are killing people. Thinking of the past, I feel that time passes so quickly. Although my hair on the temples has turned white, my heart has not changed, and I still hold up the wine glass in front of the banquet.
5. A new song and a glass of wine, the weather is the same as last year. When does the sun set? Helplessly, the flowers fall away, and the familiar swallow returns. The fragrant path in the small garden wanders alone.
Source: "Huanxisha" by Yan Shu of the Song Dynasty
Interpretation: Listening to a new song and drinking a glass of wine, the weather is still the same as last year. The old pavilion, when will the setting sun come back? ? There was nothing I could do about the fallen flowers, but the returning swallow seemed familiar to me, wandering alone on the flower path in the small garden.