Full-text Translation of Su Shi's Dream Preface

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In order to send a message to Dongpo, Su Shi was deeply involved in Yutang. Who will come after you? There is no road under the snow. Go home, go home, there is a spring rain on the river. Note: ① Dongpo: Su Shi reclaimed dozens of acres of old camp outside the east gate of Huangzhou City, named Dongpo, and cultivated it.

② Yutang: Hanlin Academy. The first two sentences, "In order to convey a message to Dongpo, people are in the depths of Yutang", explain in bright language that he is in the depths of Yutang (Hanlin Academy) and expresses his thoughts to Dongpo in Huangzhou, which causes the following. In Su Shi's mind, Dongpo and Huangzhou are his second hometown, so his thoughts are so ardent.

The second sentence "Who will come after you leave?" Snow can't crush this small bridge. This is the content of Biography, Su Shi's imagination of the bleak scene of Huangzhou Dongpo after his departure, and shows his infinite longing for Huangzhou Dongpo after his departure.

The last three sentences, "Go home, go home, there is spring rain on the river", are also the contents of Biography, expressing the will to return to Dongpo, and the spring rain falls gladly, just plowing the earth in spring and returning quickly.

This song "Like a Dream" is Su Shi's masterpiece. A bay of clean water among the mountains of Xiangshan is like a touch of sunset glow in the western sky, elegant and natural, without a carved word, an adventurous word and a generous breath.

This song "Like a Dream" was titled "Get One Free" in Jiguge, Shi Mao. Fu Ganben made a bet: "It is a fair time for Hanyuan to send two Yang in Huangzhou." It was written after September of the first year of Yuanyou (1086) and before March of the fourth year of Yuanyou. At that time, Su Shi was a bachelor of Imperial Academy. Expressing the author's nostalgia for Huangzhou and his intention to return to the East is a true reflection and revelation of the author's specific life and psychological state at that time. The first two sentences, "In order to send a message to Dongpo, people are in the depths of Yutang", explain to him "In the depths of Yutang (Hanlin Academy)" in bright language, and express their thoughts to Dongpo and Huangzhou, causing the following. The tone of these two sentences is very cordial. In Su Shi's mind, Dongpo in Huangzhou is like his second hometown, so the meaning of missing is so ardent. The second sentence "Who will come after you leave?" There is no way for the snow to crush the small bridge. This is the content of Biography and Su Shi's speculation on the desolate scene after the departure of Dongpo in Huangzhou. Ask first and avoid going straight. With this question, you will drag your posture and lead to the following. "There is no way for the small bridge to be crushed by snow" is still a question, as if to say: Is there anyone coming behind? Is the snow pressing on the small bridge and blocking the road? Expressed in tortuous scenery language, it is vivid and euphemistic. Whether it is true or not, it shows infinite concern for Huangzhou Dongpo after parting. The last three sentences, "Go home, go home, a spring rain plows on the river", are the contents of Biography, expressing the will to return to Dongpo. "Go home, go home" is a wish, a decision and a determination. A spring rain "tumbling over the river" means that the spring rain falls happily and plows the land in spring, which supplements the reason for being eager to "go home" and explains the plan to "go home". The word "a plough of spring rain" naturally reminds people of the artistic conception of his poem "Jiangchengzi", which reads "Last night, the Dongpo spring rain was full, and a hundred birds were happy, reporting a new sunny day". The word "Plough in a Spring Rain" is even more "all the songs are wonderful", which captures the special scene of spring ploughing after the rain and has a brisk artistic conception. As a representative poet of the bold school, Su Shi has many magnificent works. However, there are many elegant and delicate words in his life, which shows the diversity of Dongpo's creative style. This song "Like a Dream" represents the bright side of Su Shi's creation. There is nothing strange between the lines, fresh and elegant and natural.