First of all, "sympathy for farmers"-Don Li Shen.
1, original text
At noon in summer, the sun is very hot, farmers are still working, and beads are dripping into the soil. Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard?
2. Translation
Farmers cut grass at noon, and sweat dripped from their heads to the ground. Who would have thought that every grain on the plate was bought by farmers through hard work?
Step 3 enjoy
This poem expresses reverence and sympathy for farmers' labor with vivid and simple words. By comparing the difference between weeding and eating, the poet highlighted the hardships of farmers' hard work. It makes people feel the deepest feelings, respect and emotion. It is worth mentioning that the poem is unforgettable without modifiers.
Second, The Fisherman on the River-Song Zhongyan
1, original text
People who come to the river often only love perches. Look at those poor fishermen, floating up and down in the big waves and rocking in the boats.
2. Translation
People coming and going on the river like delicious perch. Look at the fisherman driving a boat and wandering in the wind and waves.
Step 3 enjoy
This poem describes the hard life of fishermen with irony, mocking those who pursue pleasure. The word "Dan" is used to show the real scene of neglecting and snubbing fishermen in society, while the word "entanglement" vividly describes the scene of fishermen working hard in the wind and waves. Although emotional words were not used, they left a strong contrast and a deep impression.
Third, "A Grain in Spring"-Don Li Shen
1, original text
In spring, as long as you sow a seed, you can harvest a lot of food in autumn. There is no waste of heaven and earth, and the toiling peasants are still starving to death.
2. Translation
Sow a millet in spring and reap ten thousand grains in autumn. There is no extra land in the four seas, and farmers still starve to death.
Step 3 enjoy
This poem uses exaggerated metaphors and rhetorical devices to express the anger and dissatisfaction caused by the inconsistency between farmers' production capacity and social status. Through the comparison between "one" and "ten thousand", the achievements of farmers in creating great value are vividly expounded; The phrase "no idle land" shows that farmers have no land to cultivate because their land is occupied by oligarchs.
Fourth, the "shepherd boy"-Don Lv Dongbin
1, original text
The grass shop is six or seven miles away from the field, and the flute makes the night wind three or four times. Come back from a full meal at dusk and lie in the moonlight without taking off your hemp fiber.
2. Translation
Shepherd boys graze cattle on the vast grassland, play flutes and play some melodious music with the evening breeze. When he got home and had a big meal, it was dusk. He didn't take off his hemp fiber and slept in the moonlight.
Step 3 enjoy
This poem expresses the praise of the shepherd boy's free and happy life in fresh and natural language. This poem depicts the harmony with nature and the happiness of the shepherd boy. The simplicity and satisfaction described by the words "full meal at dusk" are also impressive. The poet also indirectly praised the shepherd boy's working style, thinking that it is a life attitude that is in harmony with nature and self, and has unique value.