Source: The Fisherman by Qu Yuan during the Warring States Period.
Selected passages:
Qu Yuan, who was once released, swam in the river beach and sang on the bank of Zehe River, with a haggard color and a haggard description. When the fisherman saw this, he asked, "Isn't this son Dr. San Lv's?" Why? " Qu Yuan said, "The world is cloudy, and I am alone. Everyone is drunk, I wake up alone, I can see. "
Translation:
Qu Yuan was exiled to Yuanjiang. He walked along the river, singing and looking haggard and thin. When the fisherman saw it, he asked him, "Aren't you Dr. San Lv? Why did this happen? " Qu Yuan said: "The whole world is turbid, and only I am clear and transparent. The whole world was intoxicated, only I was awake, so I was exiled. "
Extended data:
Through the dialogue between Qu Yuan and the fisherman, this work shows the opposition of two different outlooks on life and Qu Yuan's unyielding will. The fisherman advised the poet to go with the flow, not to wake up alone or hold high, but the poet showed that he had lofty interests and would rather drown himself than defile his innocence.
The language of this work is fresh and profound; The pen is light and the clouds are light, and it will be told through the ages. The first few words that Qu Yuan was "a poet who suffered a serious political blow, with a haggard face and a haggard description" are very real and touching.