The English translation of "Young men do not work hard, but old men do not work hard."
Chinese-English comparison of the whole poem:
The sunflower in the green garden is waiting for the morning dew and the setting sun.
Sunflower in Qingqing Garden, morning dew awaits sunshine.
In the spring of spring, all things shine.
Yangchun Budeze, all things shine.
I am often afraid that when the autumn festival comes, the yellow flowers and leaves will wither.
Often afraid of the autumn festival, baked Huanghua leaf decay.
When will Baichuan return to the west?
When will Baichuan return to the sea? West from east to sea?
If a young man does not work hard, the old man will be miserable.
Young men do not work hard, but old men do not work hard.
Extended information:
1. Background of poetry creation
Yuefu is a court music institution established since the Qin Dynasty. In addition to singing the literati's poems praising their virtues to music, it is also responsible for collecting folk songs. It was greatly expanded during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and a large number of poetry works were collected from the people, with rich content and a wide range of themes. This poem is one of the Yuefu poems of the Han Dynasty. Long singing refers to a free style singing style with the tune of "long singing".
2. Poetry Appreciation
This poem ends with the deafening and inspiring conclusion of "If a young man does not work hard, an old man will be sad." This reasoning process is not written out literally, but readers can follow the path of the poet's thinking and use their own life experiences to supplement it: all things in nature have a process of spring and autumn, and life also has a process of young people working hard and getting older. .
As long as there is sunshine, rain and dew, all things in nature will be able to bear fruit in autumn, but people are different; they cannot succeed without their own efforts. All things decay in the autumn, but they have realized the value of life, so there is no need to be sad. This is not the case for people. Because they are "young and don't work hard" and become old and achieve nothing, it is equivalent to walking through the world in vain.
It is undoubtedly better to mobilize readers to think than to think for them. Precisely because of this, this poem avoids the boring life preaching, and makes the final aphorism appear powerful, deep and implicit, like the long tolling of a bell, deeply touching the hearts of readers.
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