Ship is one of the most common images in China's classical poems, which bears the indifferent and carefree feelings of ancient China literati and forms a unique ship complex. The earliest ships were not unique to frustrated literati, nor did they have a sad or detached charm. According to Historical Records, Fan Li not only wiped away the shame at the meeting, but also drifted in rivers and lakes on a gondola. The boat here has the flavor of seclusion, and there is no cold tone of being down and out.
In the eyes of ancient literati, ships are not just ships. With the infinite extension of countless literati's ups and downs, it has evolved into a concept of salvation. Under the guidance of the Confucian philosophy of "being rich and helping the world, being poor and being independent", ancient literati either joined the WTO voluntarily or were born invisibly. For the down-and-out people, the boat is the reed they seek regeneration.
Wandering is the fate of ancient intellectuals, and it is also the basic meaning of the image of a boat. Ancient intellectuals lived for a living, or for the imperial examination, or for exile. They have left their homes and wandered around the world, full of endless homesickness. The ship is not only a refuge for wandering wanderers, but also a sustenance for their travel worries. In the Tang Dynasty, there is a poem in Zhang's "Moonlit Night on the Spring River", which tells who is boating tonight and where he misses the Mingyue Building. Among them, boating bears the endless pain and homesickness of wanderers. The images of boats appear most frequently in Du Fu's poems, and the expression of wandering homesickness is also the strongest. The ship image in his poems bears the poet's life's sufferings and misfortunes, and is a typical portrayal of ancient intellectuals' pursuit of ideals and hardships.
Another typical meaning of the image of a ship is freedom. Zhuangzi said that to travel with a full stomach and not to plunge into a boat is to travel with an open mind. This is the life ideal of ancient intellectuals. There are too many constraints in reality, and they are eager to get spiritual freedom on board. Su Shi borrowed the image of a reed, expressing his strong desire to face relegation, get rid of mental depression and pursue free life. Zhang Xiaoxiang's "Nian Nujiao Crossing the Dongting" expresses the same mood as Su Shi with a gentle and immersed mind: I am in a boat with a jade sword and a beautiful field of 30,000 hectares, and it is difficult to tell you the beauty. A leaf boat is connected with the blue waves, floating freely in the blue waves, filled with universal consciousness and free spirit of converting to nature and integrating man with nature.
Seclusion is the helpless choice of ancient intellectuals who are frustrated in their official career, the ideal destination for them to retire after their success, and their last spiritual home. The image of the ship not only contains their ideals and expectations for life, but also contains their frustrated pain and the call of their souls. Fan Li is a model of ancient literati who retired after success, but more people have the idea of seclusion because of their bumpy career, which makes the boat become their image of seclusion because of their frustrated career. Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou, and wrote a poem about a ship dying in the sea, revealing his secluded thoughts. Li Bai's "Since the world can't satisfy our desire, I will go fishing tomorrow" expresses his strong desire to wander the rivers and lakes and live in seclusion under the suppression of reality.
In the common image of a boat with a leaf, whether it is determined to wander, pursue freedom or live in seclusion, it is a portrayal of the mental journey of ancient literati in China. Although it contains setbacks and negativity in their career, it sets a shining example for future generations to care about the country, love the people, be cynical and be free and easy. (with deletion)
1. Regarding the understanding of ships, one of the following statements is incorrect.
A. The most common image of a boat in China's classical poems has entrusted the ancient China literati with their indifferent and carefree feelings.
B. The image of the earliest ship has the flavor of seclusion and is full of sadness or detachment.
C. In the eyes of ancient China literati, the ship is not only a small boat, but also evolved into a literati's outlook on life through ups and downs.
D. For the down-and-out literati, the boat is a portrayal of their mental journey and a reed for them to seek regeneration.
2. Regarding the understanding of the most common ship images, the following statement is incorrect.
A. In the ancient homesickness, the ship bears the endless wandering pain and homesickness of the wanderer and becomes the sustenance of homesickness.
B. The typical meaning of the image of the ship has entrusted the ancient intellectuals with the desire to pursue a free life and get rid of mental depression, and they have a sense of converting to nature.
C. Common ship images often contain ancient intellectuals' desire for seclusion, which makes people feel the pain of their frustration and the call of their souls.
D. Fan Li, like Li Bai and Su Shi, had the idea of seclusion because of his bumpy and helpless career, which made the ship an image of frustration and seclusion in his career.
3. One of the following statements that is inconsistent with the original content is
A. the earliest ships are not unique to frustrated literati. It was painted with a cold and lonely color.
B. The boat image in Du Fu's poems expresses the strongest homesickness, including the author's life's sufferings and misfortunes.
C. The image of the boat contains the helpless choice of ancient intellectuals who were frustrated in their career and the ideal of retiring after their success, which became their last spiritual home.
D. The common image of a boat contains ancient intellectuals' feelings of worrying about the country and loving the people, being cynical and free and easy, and also reveals the ups and downs of their official career.
Reference answer
1.b (The earliest ships had no sadness or detached charm)
2.d (Fan Li is a model of retiring after success)
3.a (The article says that there is no cold and lonely color)