Liu Jingwen/Winter Scenery
[Song] Su Shi
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The lotus flower withered, so did the lotus leaf holding the rain, and only the branches of chrysanthemum stood proudly against the frost.
Good years must be remembered, it is orange.
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The lotus flower withered, even the lotus leaf holding the rain withered, and only the flower branch that defeated the chrysanthemum stood proudly in the frost.
You must remember that the best scenery in a year is in the late autumn and early winter when oranges are golden and green.
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1. Liu Jingwen: Liu, a worker, was then the commander-in-chief of Zhejiang and Zhejiang armies and was stationed in Hangzhou. Su Shi regarded him as a national scholar, recommended him on the above table, and paid for his poems.
2. Lotus dried up: Lotus withered and withered.
3. Lift: Lift, lift.
4. Rain cover: formerly known as umbrella, the poem is a metaphor for lotus leaf stretching.
5. Chrysanthemum residue: Chrysanthemum withered.
6. still
7. Ao Shuang: Not afraid of the cold, strong and unyielding.
8. Jun: Originally refers to the ancient kings, and later refers to the honorific title for men, especially.
9. Remember: Remember.
10. Exactly: one is "the most".
1 1. Orange is yellow and orange is green, which refers to the late autumn and early winter of the lunar calendar.
To Liu Jingwen is a seven-character quatrain written by Su Shi, a writer in the Northern Song Dynasty. This poem was written in the fifth year of Yuan You (A.D. 1090), and it is a poem encouraging Liu Jingwen, a good friend.
In the first half of this poem, it is said that "the lotus flower is exhausted" or it is necessary to maintain the integrity of pride and frost. In the second half, it is only temporary to encourage friends to be optimistic and not depressed through "orange, orange and green". Express the author's broad mind, encourage and support friends in the same predicament, and express their feelings with lofty artistic conception.
This poem is about the scenery in early winter. In order to highlight "orange, orange and green", this year,
Give Liu Jingwen a photo.
Give Liu Jingwen a photo.
The best scenery, the poet first described the picture of the last autumn with a highly summarized pen and ink: the lotus pond, which once had green leaves and red flowers reflecting the sun, has long withered, and the withered stems and leaves can no longer support the green umbrella to keep out the wind and rain; The residual chrysanthemum under the independent hedge, although the stem is fragrant, has no leaves, and only the tall and straight branches are still strong against the wind in Ao Shuang. There are many kinds of nature, and flowers bloom and fall in a year. It can be said that the seasons are different and the months are different. Here, the poet only chose the lotus and chrysanthemum that won the competition in summer and autumn respectively, and wrote their withering to set off the cold heart of orange. The genius of the poet also lies in that he did not simply write about the decline of lotus and chrysanthemum, but extended the description to lotus leaves and chrysanthemum branches. This is because, among hundreds of flowers, "only green lotus and red lotus" means "the length of this flower is consistent with that of this leaf" (Li Shangyin's "Giving Lotus"). Poets have always chanted lotus leaves, such as "Lotus leaves on the stream stack up to clear the money" (Du Fu's Nine Poems Wandering), "Lotus leaves in the sky are infinitely beautiful" (Yang Wanli's "Seeing the Woods at Jingci Temple") and "Leaving the withered lotus leaves to listen to the rain" (Li Shangyin's "Luo Ting Love Cui Zhou"). Su Shi knew this well, so he used rain to show that the Dutch defeat was complete and really vivid. Similarly, Chrysanthemum is called an outstanding figure under the frost, not only because it is Leng Xiang, but also because it has tall and straight branches. When this flower is broken, Ao Shuang's staff can still be independent, which can fully reflect its aloof character. The poet's observation can be described as nuanced and his ability to grasp the essence of things can be described as powerful. These two sentences are literally opposite, but their contents are connected, meaning "running water is right for the knife." "No knife, and", in one go, write the difference between two flowers.
However, whether it is thanking first or thanking later, it is out of date after all, and we have to withdraw from the competition and give way to the vibrant early winter pride-oranges and oranges. At this point, the poet happily reminds people: Please remember that the best scenery in a year is in the early winter when the article is brilliant (Qu Yuan's Ode to an Orange). When oranges are mentioned side by side here, they are actually biased towards oranges. From Qu Yuan's Ode to an Orange to Zhang Jiuling's experience (here, south of the Yangtze River, there is a red orange tree. ), oranges have always been praised by poets as "good trees", while oranges are actually "although they may serve your distinguished guests". Citrus's "leaves are green all winter" and "because of its' love for cold', it is not only inferior to lotus and chrysanthemum, but also comparable to pine and cypress." There is also a Ao Shuang in the chrysanthemum, which was later used as a metaphor for unyielding people.