Interpretation: You have to remember that the best scenery of the year is when the oranges are yellow and the oranges are green!
Original text: (Song Dynasty) Su Shi's "Gift to Liu Jingwen":
There is no rain cover when the lotus is gone, and there are still proud frost branches of the chrysanthemums.
You must remember that the good times of the year are the time of orange and green.
Translation: The lotus has withered, and even the lotus leaves that hold up the rain have withered. Only the flower branches that have failed to bloom are still proud of the cold and frost. You must remember the best scenery of the year, that is in late autumn and early winter when oranges are golden and green.
Appreciation:
This poem was written by the poet as a gift to his friend Liu Jingwen. The first two sentences of the poem describe the scenery, capturing the "end of lotus" and "remnant of chrysanthemums" to depict the bleak scene of late autumn and early winter. "No more" and "still there" form a strong contrast, highlighting the image of the chrysanthemum standing proud of the frost and fighting the cold. The last two sentences discuss the scenery and reveal the purpose of the poem.
It shows that although the winter scenery is bleak and desolate, it also has a side of fruitful, mature and abundant harvests, and this is precisely what other seasons cannot compare with. The poet writes like this to describe a person reaching his prime. Although his youth has passed, it is also the golden stage of maturity and great achievements in life. He encourages friends to cherish this good time, be optimistic and work tirelessly, and never be depressed or belittle oneself.
Extended information:
"To Liu Jingwen" is a seven-character quatrain composed by the Northern Song Dynasty writer Su Shi. This poem was written in the fifth year of Yuanyou (AD 1090). It is an encouragement poem to his friend Liu Jingwen.
The first half of this poem says that "when the lotus is gone and the chrysanthemums are gone," we must still maintain the integrity of the snow and ice. The second half of the poem uses "orange, orange, and green" to encourage friends. Difficulties are only temporary, be optimistic, and don't be depressed. . It expresses the author's broad mind and his encouragement and support for friends in the same predicament, expressing his aspirations through material and lofty artistic conception.
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