1. I am happy to have an old friend waiting for the imperial edict, and I plan to get drunk in Beijing with spring wine. ——From the "Qingming Presentation to the Dukes in the Palace" written by Gao Qi of the Ming Dynasty
Translation: Fortunately, there are all the Dukes in the Palace as companions, so we might as well get some wine and get drunk.
2. When you are drunk, you don’t know that the sky is on the water, and the boat is full of clear dreams that overwhelm the stars. ——From "Drunken Inscription on Qingcao Lake, Longyang County" by Tang Wenru of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: After being drunk, I forgot that the stars in the water were just reflections. In my clear dream, I was lying on the Tianhe River.
3. When you drink wine, you become drunk. How can you know the love of the world after you are drunk? ——From "Luoyang Guesthouse" by Cai Xiji of the Tang Dynasty "A Banquet with Ancestors"
Translation: If you can meet a close friend, you have to buy wine even on credit. After you are drunk, who will know the complexity of the world? .
4. The position is stolen and the soup is heavy, and the favor is drunk. ——From "The Gift of Giving Food to Lizhengdian Academy Banquet and Fu De Lin" written by Zhang Shuo of the Tang Dynasty
Translation: I assist in the affairs of the court, shoulder the heavy responsibility of governing the world, and receive the favor of the king. Lu, often drunk as mud.
5. Day after day after flowering, drunkenly and awake year after year. ——From "Song of Peach Blossom Temple" written by Tang Yin of the Ming Dynasty
Translation: Day after day by the peach blossoms, year after year I get drunk and sober.