On the translation and appreciation of Yang Wanli's original works from Xiaochi

Xiaochi is a poem by Yang Wanli, an outstanding poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. Appreciation of the whole poem translation is as follows:

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Spring is silent because it can't stand the thin water flow, and the shade reflects the water because it loves sunny days and the softness of the wind.

The delicate little lotus leaf just emerged from the water with a sharp corner, and a naughty little dragonfly had already stood on it.

works appreciation

This poem is a fresh sketch. Everything is so beautiful, so soft and so affectionate. Every sentence is poetic, showing beautiful early summer scenery, natural and simple, touching. This poem describes a spring, a trickle, a pool of trees, a few small lotus leaves and a small dragonfly, which constitutes a vivid picture of Yang Wanli's ancient poems in Xiaochi and shows the intimate and harmonious relationship between all things in nature. At the beginning, the words "spring is silent and precious for a trickle, and the shade shines on the water and loves softness" bring readers into a small, delicate, soft and pleasant realm, and a trickle slowly flows out of the spring silently; In the sunset, Chi Pan's green trees throw the shade into the water, and the light and shadow are mottled and clearly visible.

A word "pity" turns ruthlessness into sentience, as if spring is letting it flow silently and slowly because of the pity of love; A word "love" gives life to the green tree. It seems to like the soft sunshine and shows its charm with water as a mirror. In three or four sentences, the poet, like a clever photographer, took an interesting shot with a quick mirror: "Xiao He just showed his sharp corner, and a dragonfly stood on it a long time ago." The time sequence has not yet reached midsummer, and the lotus leaf has just exposed a sharp corner from the water, and a small dragonfly is standing on it. A "talent show" and an "early stand" are taken care of, vividly depicting the scene of dragonflies and lotus leaves leaning against each other. Yang Wanli advocates learning from nature when writing poems. He has a keen interest in natural scenery. He often uses fresh and lively style and plain language to describe the ordinary scenery he sees every day. He is especially good at capturing the characteristics and fleeting changes of scenery and forming interesting pictures, so his poems are full of rich life breath. The silence of spring eyes is to cherish the long flowing water, and the shade of trees reflects the water because it likes the gentleness of sunny days. Just as the little tender lotus leaves its tightly wrapped tip, the lovely dragonfly comes to stand on it early. Based on Yang Wanli's Little Pond and Yang Wanli's Ancient Poems, the artist Zhu Xuanxian created the Chinese painting "Xiaohe Cailou Jiao Jian", which vividly embodies this kind of poetry.

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Xiao Chi-Yang Wanli

original text

The silence of spring is because I don't want a long stream of water, and the shadow reflected on the water is like sunny days and breezes.

The delicate lotus flower bud shows a sharp corner from the water, and a naughty little dragonfly stands on its head.

Keyword annotation

The outlet of the spring. Cherish: stingy.

Shiny water: reflected in the water. Soft sunshine: a soft landscape on a sunny day.

Sharp corner: the tip of the lotus leaf that is not stretched at the beginning of the water.

Top: top, top. In order to rhyme, "head" is not read softly.

Brief introduction of the author

Yang Wanli, Zi Tingxiu, Ming Chengzhai, male, Han nationality. Jizhou Jishui (now Jishui County, Jiangxi Province) people. Outstanding poets in Southern Song Dynasty, together with You Mao, Fan Chengda and Lu You, are called "Four Poets of Zhongxing" and "Four Poets of Southern Song Dynasty".