Famous aphorisms and poems about cultural inheritance
1. Ice green comes from blue and is green from blue, and water is cold from water. ——Warring States Period: Xunzi's "Encouragement to Learning"
Translation: Indigo is extracted from indigo, but it is darker than indigo; ice is formed by the condensation of water, but it is colder than water.
2. Since ancient times, no one has ever died, leaving a loyal heart to illuminate history. ——"Crossing the Lingding Ocean" by Wen Tianxiang
Translation: Who has been able to live forever since ancient times? I want to leave a piece of patriotic loyalty reflected in the annals of history.
3. New bamboo branches are higher than old bamboo branches, all because of the support of old branches. Next year there will be another new born, the ten-foot-long dragon grandson will come around Fengchi. ——"Hsinchu" Zheng Xie
Translation: Newly grown bamboos are taller than old bamboos, and their growth is entirely supported by the old branches. There will be new growth next year and it will grow taller.
It is a metaphor that a young person is better than an old person, and the growth of new forces requires the active support of the older generation. The first two sentences are a review, which not only expresses that "the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, the new generation is better than the old", but also expresses that the younger generations will not forget the support and teaching of the elders; the last two sentences are prospects, used to express that the new forces will be better and stronger .
4. Ask him how clear he is? Come for living water from a source. ——"Two Poems on Readings" by Zhu Xi
Translation: I want to ask why the water in Fangtang is so clear? It is because there is an inexhaustible source that continuously delivers living water to it.
If readers put aside the description object of the poem itself, they can extend this truth. For example, if "book" is understood as "book", and the content of the book is not general, it includes medical books, philosophy books, history books, science and technology books, etc.
Rather, it only reflects the beauty of literature and art in terms of literary content such as poems, lyrics, music, prose, etc. Then, it can also be considered that "source of living water" expresses "inexhaustible literary thoughts", while "one night of spring tide" It expresses "the flourishing of literary thoughts" and so on.