1. "The old cow knows that the sunset is late, so there is no need to raise the whip and step up" - from the poem "Old Scalper" by Zang Kejia, a great contemporary poet.
The meaning of this sentence is - Lao Niu himself knows that he is in his twilight years, and he will strive to move forward without the need for others to whip him.
Extended meaning: With the help of the image of the old scalper who works tirelessly, keeps growing stronger, and strives for self-improvement, it praises the heroic aspirations of the working people: "The old man is still in trouble, but he aims for a thousand miles, and the martyr is still ambitious in his old age."
2. The original text is attached as follows:
Old scalper
Zang Kejia
The water and mud in the wasteland were dug deeply and carefully to make things. .
Lao Niu also understands that time and time are precious, and he does not wait for the whip to be raised.
The old scalper in "Old Scalper" works so hard and tirelessly, which comes entirely from his own motivation: "It doesn't wait for the whip to be used." Here, "things" and "I" merge into one, and the old cow who "doesn't wait to raise his whip to work hard" is the poet himself who is more than seventy years old, getting stronger and stronger with age.
The poet who is over seventy years old wrote the popular poem "Old Scalper". With the help of the image of the old scalper who works tirelessly, grows stronger and strives for self-improvement, he praises the working people's "old man who is brave and ambitious." Thousands of miles away, the martyr’s twilight years are full of ambition.” The poet firmly believes that dark clouds cannot cover the sun, and firmly believes that the motherland will always belong to the people. He will dedicate everything to the motherland and the people during his lifetime.
3. About the author:
Zang Kejia (1905.10.8-2004.2.5) was born in Zhucheng, Weifang, Shandong Province. He used to be named Zang Yuanwang and pen names Shaoquan and He Jia. He was a well-known alumnus of Shandong University. , is a student of Wen Yiduo and a modern poet. A loyal patriot, he served as a member of the China Democratic League, a representative of the second and third sessions of the National People's Congress, a member of the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth sessions of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a standing committee member of the seventh and eighth sessions, and a member of the Chinese Writers Association. The first and second directors, the third directors and consultants, the fourth consultants, the fifth and sixth honorary vice presidents, the third and fourth members of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the sixth and seventh honorary members, and the president of the Chinese Poetry Society.
He was the editor-in-chief of "Poetry Magazine". His first poetry collection was "Brand", which was mainly a collection of satirical poems "Baby", and a collection of literary essays "On the Road of Literary Learning". His short poem "Some People" was widely praised and was selected into the 20th lesson of the People's Education Press in the first volume of the sixth grade; "Mr. Wen Yiduo's Sayings and Actions" was selected as the twelfth lesson in the second volume of the seventh grade People's Education Press.