The source is Yang Wanli's Two Stories about Xugong Store in New City in Southern Song Dynasty, which is included in Jiangdong Collection.
original text
Hedges are sparse and deep, and the trees are green and not shady.
The child ran quickly to catch the yellow butterfly, but the butterfly suddenly flew into the vegetable garden and could not be found again.
Vernacular translation
Next to the sparse fence, there is a path that extends into the distance. The flowers on the roadside trees have withered, but the new leaves have just grown and have not formed a shade.
A child ran after a yellow butterfly, but it couldn't be found after it flew into the cauliflower.
Word annotation
1. Hedging down: fence. Sparse: Sparse, sparse appearance. A deep path: a path is in the distance. Deep and profound.
2. Head: the head of a branch. Flowers fall: a "new green". No shading: the new leaves did not grow luxuriantly and densely, and no shading was formed. Cool, lush and dense leaves.
3. Hurry up: run and catch up. Walking means running.
4. Nowhere: Nowhere. Search: looking for.
works appreciation
This is a poem describing the pastoral scenery in late spring, depicting a scene full of spring. The first two sentences, "The hedges are sparse all the way, and the trees are green and shady", point out the happy and naive background of children catching butterflies. There are sparse fences and deep paths on the map, and there are several trees beside the fence. Petals are falling from the branches, the tender leaves have not yet grown, and the spring is full. Fences and paths point out that this is the countryside; "New green is not cloudy" and "cauliflower" in the sentence indicate that it is late spring.
In the last two sentences, "Children are scrambling to catch up with Huang Die, flying into cauliflower, nowhere to be found", crayons turn to the center of the picture, depicting the happy scene of children catching butterflies. "Catch up" and "catch up" mean to run fast and catch up quickly.
The word "nowhere to be found" leaves readers room for imagination and aftertaste, as if a child who is at a loss in the face of golden cauliflower emerges in front of him. The first two sentences about rural scenery are static descriptions; The last two sentences about children and butterflies are dynamic descriptions.
In addition to the combination of static and dynamic writing, this poem also uses the technique of line drawing, which is natural and vivid. Yang Wanli, an honest official, was once hated by traitors. After being removed from office, he lived in a village for a long time. He is very familiar with rural life, and his description of nature is very touching and interesting.
Creation background
This group of poems is regarded as the third year of Song Guangzong Shao Xi (1 192). At that time, Yang Wanli was appointed as the deputy ambassador of Jiangdong transshipment, based in Jiankang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu). The "new town" in the poem was a town at that time, located in the northeast of Deqing, Zhejiang, between Lin 'an (Hangzhou, Zhejiang) and Jiankang. Surrounded by land and water, it is the only place for the author to leave Lin 'an for Jiankang or return to Lin 'an from Jiankang to report his work.
The author passed by here, stopped for a short time, saw the scenery and felt it, so he wrote this group of poems.
Brief introduction of the author
Yang Wanli (112710/October 29th-1June 2006 15), whose real name is Ting Xiu, is called Cheng Zhai, and his real name can also be Cheng Zhai. Jishui, Jizhou (now Tang Qiu Village, huangqiao town, Jishui County, Jiangxi Province). Writers and officials in the Southern Song Dynasty, together with Lu You, You Mao and Fan Chengda, were also called "Four Poets of Zhongxing" in the Southern Song Dynasty.
Yang Wanli's poetry has a unique style, forming a sincere style, which has a great influence on later generations. Learn Jiangxi Poetry School, then Chen Shidao's Five Laws, Wang Anshi's Seven Musts, and then Tang Poetry.
Personal realization
Representative works include Song of Transplanting Rice Seedlings, Zhi Zhu Ci, Xiaochi, Four quatrains when I first entered the Huaihe River, etc. His words are fresh and natural, just like his poems. There are Wuxi Fu and Sea Squid Fu. There are more than 4200 poems today.