The 100 ancient poems that primary school students must memorize include: "Painting", "A Visit to the Garden Is Not Worth It", "Little Pond", "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai Part 5", "A Gift to Wang Lun", etc.
1. From a distance, the mountains are colorful, but up close, the water is silent. When spring comes, the flowers are still there, and the birds are not surprised when people come. ——"Painting" by Wang Wei of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: From a distance, the colors of the mountains are bright, but when you get close, you can't hear the sound of water. Spring has passed, but there are still many flowers and plants in full bloom. People approach, but the birds are still not disturbed. ?
2. You should pity the green moss on the teeth of the clogs, and the small buckle firewood door will not open for a long time. The garden is full of spring scenery, and a branch of red apricot comes out of the wall. ——Song Dynasty Ye Shaoweng's "A Visit to the Garden Is Not Worth It"
Translation: Perhaps the owner of the garden was worried that my clogs would trample the moss he cherished, so I knocked lightly on the wood door and did not open it for a long time. The spring beauty in the garden cannot be contained, and one branch of the red apricots in full bloom stretches out of the wall.
3. The spring is silent and cherishes the trickle, and the shade of the tree shines on the water, loving the clear and soft water. The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it. ——Song Dynasty Yang Wanli's "Little Pond"
Translation: The spring is silent because it is reluctant to let go of the thin water. The shade of the trees reflected in the water likes the soft scenery on this sunny day. As soon as the pointed corners of the little lotus leaf emerged from the water, there was already a little dragonfly standing on it.
4. The sun is setting in the daytime in the majestic sorrow of separation, and the whip is pointing to the east, which is the end of the world. Falling red is not a heartless thing, it turns into spring mud to protect flowers. ——Gong Zizhen of the Qing Dynasty, "Miscellaneous Poems of Ji Hai·Part 5"
Translation: The sorrowful thoughts of leaving Kyoto are like water waves extending into the distance where the sunset sets to the west. When the whip is waved eastward, it feels like I am at the end of the world. generally. The fallen flowers that fall from the branches are not heartless things. Even if they turn into spring mud, they are willing to cultivate the growth of beautiful spring flowers.
5. Li Bai was about to travel in a boat when he suddenly heard singing on the shore. The water in Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, and it is not as deep as Wang Lun's love for me. ——Li Bai, Tang Dynasty, "A Gift to Wang Lun"
Translation: Li Bai was about to leave in a boat when he suddenly heard the sound of singing from the shore. Even if the water in Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, it can't compare with Wang Lun's sentiments for sending me off.