A sailor said:
What he likes best is anchoring what is aroused.
That white spray ...
A sailor said:
What pleased him most was that the anchor was broken.
Noise of chain ...
Looking forward to leaving
Hope of arrival
1March 979 Shanghai
This poem is often used as a textbook or extracurricular reading for students to interpret-unfortunately, there is a pan-political interpretation tendency, which makes the author beg to differ. What is pan-politicization? Just define Ai Qing first, as Liu said in the preface of Selected Works of Ai Qing, "I live, so I sing": "The poet's life can be divided into three sections: the first section is from 1932 to 1949, which is the peak of his creation; The second period, from 1957 to 1978, is a silent period; The third period, from 1979 to 1984, is the comeback period. One of the main lines running through it is the poet's strong love: love the motherland, love the land, love the people, and love all life on earth. " "The poet's strong love" is true, but in reality it is often simply defined as "love the motherland, love the land and love the people". Believe it or not, readers can look at the supporting exercises-
1. What does this poem praise? What kind of feelings did the author express?
2. What writing techniques are used for "departure" and "arrival" in the poem? What's the meaning?
3. With what emotion should I recite this poem?
How about changing "what does he like best" and "what makes him happy" in the first and second sentences into the same word? Why?
"What does this poem praise? What kind of feelings does the author express? " -people read "hope", first ask people "boast"? As a student, I have to figure out the teacher's intention (sorry, this is also the result of China's education), so naturally I have to make up some objects to praise. For example, the life of seafarers ... Let's take a look at the so-called best answer provided by Baidu: the poem describes two "hopes" of seafarers, which is actually a tribute to the optimistic and heroic character of new China seafarers and their heroic spirit of daring to struggle and win. Ah, bah! I'm going to explode! This is not pan-politicization, it is politics at all-and it is distorted politics! Speaking of Ai Qing, people are used to saying that he is a great poet with international influence. If the poems written by great poets with international influence are read by Americans and British people ... even if they are read by people in Taiwan Province Province of China, should they all be sung? Ai Qing knows underground, and I'm afraid I'll live angry.
Poetry focuses on understanding, and it is normal for everyone to understand different things, because what is understood depends on experience and knowledge, and everyone's experience and knowledge are rarely the same. So there is the so-called "poetry can't be said" and the so-called "disagreement". But it can't be too outrageous. The author is a teacher and has taught poetry. I like to let students talk about their first feelings-some people call it initial understanding, and if they really can't say it or go too far, try to ask some questions-of course, at this time, the students are slowly under my guidance. Alas, there is nothing I can do. I did ask a question about Ai Qing's Hope: Are the two sailors in the poem similar (the difference is too obvious)? (Let's think about it together, hehe)
All sailors, it's bullshit. Hehe, keep thinking.
"A sailor said.
What he likes best is anchoring what is aroused.
That white spray ... "
Anchoring is the beginning. What about before breaking down? What is this sailor doing? It's time to go on holiday. Is it interesting to take a vacation? It must be interesting at first, just like the first few days of our holiday, we were so excited. What happened afterwards? Then it got a little boring. Well, now we finally "anchor" and set off-we can finally bid farewell to this boring holiday life, hehe, "the foaming at the mouth caused by anchoring ..." It's exciting.
Similarly, let's look at another sailor—
"A sailor said.
What pleased him most was that the anchor was broken.
The noise of the chain ... "
To "break down" means to reach a certain port. If it is a new port that has never been reached, the novelty and excitement are self-evident; Even the old place-the old place where I have been, revisiting the old place can be exciting for a while; The most important thing is that the long and relatively boring sailing life is finally over-if you stay in the vast sea for more than ten days or even longer, there will be only a few seagulls and faces, the sea will be so blue, the sea breeze will blow you so greasy, you will not eat fresh fruits and vegetables, and there will be no pirates after crossing Somalia. Hehe, is it interesting?
If I smell "anchor" or "anchor", they both mean the end of one state of life and the beginning of another! People at this time are mostly excited and full of longing for the coming life. This is what two sailors have in common!
So, are these two sailors two different people or the same person?
Literally, there is no doubt that two sailors "one is looking forward to starting", maybe a cosmopolitan young man, "one is looking forward to arriving", and maybe an "old" sailor with a family. What's the difference between two sailors?
It's actually the same person. Everyone has the same heart and the same reason, no matter what color or race, everyone is the same. What kind of "heart"? What kind of "reason"? Even people are tired-tired of the monotonous and repetitive life!
What a difficult species human beings are. He is innovative and good at tossing, but it is difficult to make himself comfortable and suitable. In other words, life is now. The existing life is easy to be boring, and people always look forward to an unexplored, unknown and novel life.
Some people have been displaced all their lives, and they long for a stable life. For example, Skaven Ski in "The Lighthouse Watcher" by Xiankewei-a Polish wanderer, won the Cross, the Spanish Medal and the French Medal, dug gold mines in Australia, dug diamonds in Africa, managed pastures in California, did business in Brazil, made cigars in Havana and worked as a sailor at sea ... The 70-year-old man failed everywhere. The dialogue during the application was thought-provoking:
Where did you work before?
I have done many things, not necessarily.
-But a lighthouse keeper wants to live in one place for a long time.
-I just need to rest.
……
You did all kinds of things.
-what I don't understand is just a' static'.
-Why?
-This is my life.