1. "Picking mulberry seeds, the West Lake is beautiful after the flowers are blooming" Song Dynasty: Ouyang Xiu
Original text: The West Lake is beautiful after the flowers are blooming, but the wolves are red, and the catkins are flying. The weeping willows lining the stem are exposed to the sun's wind. After the music and songs have dispersed, the tourists have gone, only to feel the spring sky. The curtains are lowered, and the swallows return in the drizzle.
Vernacular interpretation: Although the flowers have withered, the West Lake in late spring is still beautiful. The remaining flowers fall lightly, and the dots of red are particularly eye-catching among the complicated branches and leaves; the catkins sometimes float, sometimes spin, dancing in a mesmerizing way. Misty; willows droop downwards, criss-crossing, drifting in the gentle breeze, swaying in various shapes, enjoying themselves in the warm spring breeze, gently blowing the lake water all day long.
The tourists dispersed after enjoying themselves, and the singing of shengxiao gradually subsided, and then it began to feel empty, and it seemed that this tranquility was needed. Returning to the living room, I drew the curtains and waited for the arrival of the swallows. I saw the two swallows returning from the drizzle, and then I drew the curtains.
2. "Picking Mulberry: It is good to pass the West Lake with deep spring rain" Song Dynasty: Ouyang Xiu
Original text: It is good to pass the West Lake with deep spring rain, and hundreds of flowers bloom. The butterflies are noisy and the bees are noisy. The sunny day makes the flowers feel warm. Lan Rui painted the boat and walked away leisurely. He was suspected to be a god. Reflection wave room. The water is vast and the wind is lifting the orchestra.
Vernacular interpretation: The spring light is deep, the sky is clear after the rain, and the scenery of the West Lake is even more beautiful. Flowers and grasses are blooming, butterflies and bees are flying and noisy, and the clear sunshine is shining on the flowers, which are as warm as if they are burning. The oar made of Mulan rowed the boat leisurely away, as if the radiance of the gods in the sky reflected on the blue waves of the lake. The water was vast, the wind was high and the air was refreshing, and the people on the boat played the orchestra melodiously.
3. "The Son of Heaven·West Lake" Yuan Dynasty: Xu Zaisi
Original text: Inner lake, outer lake, there is no spring anywhere. Real mountains, real water, real paintings, a piece of exquisite jade. It is better to drink wine and write poems, it is better to be sunny and rainier, and it is better to sell gold pots and brocade caves. Lao Su, Lao Bu, the tombs of Lao Su and Lao Bu are opened in the willow embankment.
Vernacular interpretation: The spring scenery of West Lake is everywhere. It has the beauty of real mountains and water as well as real paintings. The lake water is as clear and clear as exquisite jade. Facing the West Lake, it adds pleasure and inspiration, and it has different beauty at any time. West Lake is so beautiful, there are constant tourists all year round, and people spend countless money on West Lake. The West Lake is even more elegant and tranquil due to Su Causeway and Plum Blossom Tomb.
4. "Sent Off to Lin Zifang at Dawn from Jingci Temple" Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli
Original text: After all, the scenery of West Lake in June is different from that of the four seasons. The lotus leaves touching the sky are infinitely green, and the lotus flowers reflecting the sun are uniquely red.
Vernacular interpretation: The scenery of the West Lake in June is different from that of other seasons: the dense layers of lotus leaves spread out, connected with the blue sky, an endless expanse of verdant green; the graceful lotus flowers The buds are in full bloom, looking particularly bright and red under the sunlight.
5. "Jade House Spring: Broad Smoke Waves in the North and South of West Lake" Song Dynasty: Ouyang Xiu
Original text: West Lake has broad smoke waves in the north and south, and the sound of silk in the wind is rhyming. After dancing, she wears a green sash hanging down both sides, and her cheeks are filled with the fragrance of wine. The cup is so deep that I don’t realize that the glass is slippery. I am greedy for seeing the six-year-old flower and the eighteen-year-old flower. In the Ming Dynasty, the carriages and horses moved west and east, and melancholy painted the wind and moon on the bridge.
Vernacular interpretation: The West Lake is vast, with vast misty waves. Looking east, west, north and south, there is no bank slope. The sound of silk, bamboo and bamboo pipes is sobbing sadly, blowing on the lake surface with the wind. The green skirt is flying with its belt, and both of them hang down after dancing. The wine in front of you flows into your red lips and dyes your cheeks into a cloud of fragrant blush. People are fascinated by the singing and dancing, and the wine fills the golden cup, but it is slippery and is about to fall. When the joy is extreme, it is appropriate to be sad, thinking of the north and the south in the future. Facing the beautiful scenery and singing and dancing, I can't help but feel melancholy.