Basic semantics
Send charcoal in the snow
Send charcoal in the snow bas-relief "Send charcoal in the snow"
Pinyin xuě zhōng sòng tàn Definition: give charcoal to others on a snowy day Keep warm. It is a metaphor for giving material or spiritual help and encouragement to others when they are in urgent need. The picture on the right is the bas-relief sculpture "Giving Help in the Snow". The photo source of this work is: Chushan Micro Painting and Sculpture Art Studio.
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The source is the poem "Sending Charcoal and Mustard Hiding in Heavy Snow" by Fan Chengda of the Song Dynasty: "It is not necessary to send charcoal in the snow, but to talk about the scenery requires poetry." "Example of providing help in times of need" Ming·Ling Mengchu's "The Surprise at the First Cut" Volume 11: "Only the icing on the cake, that's it~" For them, the first step is not "the icing on the cake", but "~". ★Mao Zedong's "Speech at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art" Synonyms are icing on the cake; antonyms are adding insult to injury and adding insult to injury. Words with the same rhyme as the old sword in the weak times, the ever-changing situation, making changes when the opportunity arises, experienced hardships, willingly, the day goes by, the corpses of millions, the hero cherishes the hero, the hall is filled with people, and the bears kill millions. The structure is more formal. Allusion: After Emperor Taizong of the Northern Song Dynasty succeeded to the throne, he lived a very frugal life, but he was not stingy with the people. One winter, it snowed heavily, and Taizong felt cold even though he was wearing a fox fur. He returned to the palace and ordered people to bring a brazier and fine wine. He was drinking alone and looked up to see the heavy snow falling outside the palace. He thought that in such a cold weather, those families who were short of food and charcoal would be even more miserable. Thinking of this, he ordered people to bring charcoal and food to those who were hungry and cold.
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English Timely help German
Works (2 photos) Rechtzeitig Japanese タイムリー French En temps opportun Idiom story Southern Song Dynasty, famous The poet Fan Chengda wrote many popular poems throughout his life, which were deeply loved by people. In his later years, he retired to his hometown of Shihu and called himself Shihu layman. His works were compiled into "Shihu layman's poetry collection", including one poem "Heavy Snow Sends Off". "Charcoal and Mustard Hidden" poem: "It is not necessary to provide charcoal when the snow is in need, but to talk about the scenery requires poetry." Other uses ◎ For the exhausted cotton growers and cotton managers, this is really timely assistance. ◎ This is really a "help in times of need". He read it repeatedly and tried to learn according to the methods introduced in the article, and the results were effective. ◎ Through the unity and hard work of the majority of employees, we have successfully completed the work tasks, preventing and resolving financial risks for Changchun City, for the economic development of Changchun City, and for the rapid development of small and medium-sized enterprises in Changchun City, especially private enterprises. It has made positive contributions to its development and has become a bank that thousands of enterprises and institutions in Changchun City rely on, and has received help and support like "help in times of need" at critical moments. ◎ Well, overseas Chinese compatriots, this is a real help in times of need! Come on, you come with me to meet Mr. Sun. ◎The temperature dropped suddenly today, so my mother sent me clothes, which was a real help in times of need! ◎During the big earthquake, thanks to the donations of materials from people from all over, it was really a timely help!
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A timely help (Subang stir-fried, salty and sweet)
Selection of ingredients:
400 grams of eel back , 2 eggs (use egg whites), a little cooked ham and lean minced meat.
Seasoning:
3 spoons of rice wine, half a spoon each of chopped green onion, minced ginger, and minced garlic, 3 and a half spoons of soy sauce, 1 and a half spoons of sugar, 0.3 spoons of MSG, a little white pepper, 1 spoon each of lard, soybean oil, and sesame oil, 2 spoons of 45° corn starch, and 100 grams of raw oil.
Preparation method:
1. Place the egg whites in a clean plate. Use three or four square bamboo chopsticks placed flat to stir up the egg whites. Continue beating until it becomes fluffy like snowflakes. Then place it on the plate and make a large dimple in the middle. , put it in a basket and steam it with medium heat until it swells, becomes whiter and more delicate, sprinkle the minced ham on it and set aside. 2. Heat a pan, grease it with cold oil and pour it out. Leave a small amount of lard, add chopped green onion, minced ginger, and minced garlic (a little) and stir-fry until fragrant. Add eel back and stir-fry until it changes color and removes the fishy smell. Add rice wine, soy sauce, white sugar, and MSG. , after boiling, add corn starch to thicken the sauce, drizzle with oil to brighten it, put it into the pit of the snowflakes, make a pit in the eel paste, put minced garlic in the pit, and sprinkle with pepper. Heat the sesame oil in a clean pot, pour it into the eel paste pit, and serve.
Features:
Black, white and red colors are bright, soft, waxy, smooth and delicious. Salty yet sweet, with a tangy garlic aroma. Because the back of the eel is as black as charcoal, when hot oil is poured into the pot, it will produce a "sizzling" sound, just like the sound produced when charcoal is burning; the periphery is surrounded by snowflake-like egg bubbles, so it is called "giving charcoal in the snow". It has a special interest and meaning.
Key:
1. Monopterus eel has a heavy earthy smell, so it must be stir-fried with high-temperature oil to remove the smell, and more seasonings such as onions, ginger, garlic, and sesame oil should be used. 2. After boiling, it will thicken. It is not advisable to boil it too much. To thicken the sauce, use paste so that the shredded eel and marinade can blend into one.