Cao zhi
Famous sentence: dying in a national disaster feels like dying.
Guide reading
Cao Zhi (192—232), Zi Zijian, was a poet of Wei in the Three Kingdoms period, and was born in Guo Peiqiao County (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province). Cao Zhi is the third son of Cao Cao's wife Bian Shi. From an early age, Cao Zhi was brilliant. When he was in his teens, he read poetry, prose and ci-fu, and he wrote a chapter, which won the favor of Cao Cao. Cao Cao once thought that Cao Zhi was the "most important" among the philosophers, and wanted to make him a prince several times. During the period of Emperor Wenming 12, Cao Zhi moved to Chenjun several times. Cao Zhi died in 232, so he was called "King Chen" or "King Chen Si". Poetry is the main field of Cao Zhi's literary activities. There are more than 80 poems by Cao Zhi. Today, Zhao Youwen has Cao Zhiji's annotation.
"White Horse Pieces" is an old topic in Yuefu and a representative work of Cao Zhi. The poet praised the heroic spirit of the frontier ranger and expressed his desire to serve the country and live on.
Original poem (excerpt):
Give up your life on the blade and your life will be safe.
Parents don't care, how can you talk about children and wives?
Make up the nationality of a strong man, don't be selfish.
Give up one's life and forget the national disaster, and suddenly see death.
To annotate ...
(1) The whole poem reads: "White horse decorated with gold, flying in the northwest. Excuse me, who is the family? You are a ranger. Young people go to villages and towns, raising their voices and hanging in the desert. I used to have a good bow, but my arrows were uneven. If the string is controlled to break the left, the right hair will destroy the moon branch. Raise your hand to catch flies and bend down to lay horseshoes. Smarter than monkeys and apes, as brave as leopards. There are many policemen in the border town, and the number of Land Rover has also moved. Feathers come from the north, and horses climb the embankment. The dragon drove to the Huns, and the left looked around and led Xianbei. Give up your life on the blade, and your life will be safe? Parents don't care, how can you talk about children and wives? A famous person is a strong person, and he can't be selfish. Give your life to the national disaster, and you will feel that you are dying. " The last section is selected here. 2 Ankehuai: Where can I cherish it and where can I cherish it? (3) Registration: Bookkeeping refers to the registered list of strong men. 4 care about private affairs: I miss private affairs in my heart and miss private affairs. ⑤ Sacrifice: Dedication, sacrificing life. 6 suddenly: neglect, neglect.
Translate poetry
Face swords, spears and halberds with your body in battle.
I can care about my life. What?
There is no time to consider the safety of parents.
How should I take care of my son and wife?
Once this name is included in the list of the strong,
You can't care about personal affairs anymore.
Ready to save the country with blood and life,
To me, death is like going home to see my relatives.
Make an appreciative comment
Cao Zhi's "White Horse" depicts the image of a young ranger. He has superb martial arts and is eager to make contributions to his country, even willing to sacrifice his life to express his patriotism.
This excerpt is the last layer of the poem. Here, death is the key word reflected in the poem. It is not only the monologue of the host in the poem, but also the poet's revelation and praise of the hero's lofty spiritual world. This argument occupies an important position in the whole poem. Reading the whole poem, we can easily feel that in the layers of description, the * * * in the poet's heart is rising step by step and has surged here. "Emotion is in the middle, in the language", and we must release it from our chest. This is the natural expression of the poet's heart. Because of this, we not only have no vague feeling when reading, but also feel that every sentence is true and shocking.
The sentence "national disaster is imminent, ignoring death" eulogizes the noble character of the ranger who sacrificed his life to serve the country and died, and also expresses the author's sincere admiration for the ranger. It is powerful and inspiring, and it has become a famous sentence that has been passed down through the ages.