Quasi-difficult to go (Part III)

① xuān Xuan boudoir jade: boudoir and steps built with beautiful jade. Dear, Mei-yu. Chí pool, a clearing on the steps. Jiao Ge: That is, Jiao Fang. The residence of Empress Dowager Cixi in Han Dynasty was painted with pepper powder and mud to make it fragrant and warm, and it was called pepper room.

2 window carver: a window decorated with patterns. Curtain: A curtain made of a continuous front edge.

3 Slim: Slim. Accumulation: accumulation. Ray: It's a kind of vanilla. Jin Lan's exquisite clothes are full of the fragrance of Pogostemon.

4 difference pool: a book is "uneven" and uneven. This is what the little swallow looks like when it flies. The wind scattered the plum blossoms: the wind blew off the plum blossoms.

Wild ducks are the lowest among birds. Don't be a crane: a crane without a spouse is a noble bird. These two sentences mean that I would rather be poor together than be alone and rich.

There are boudoir and steps in the pepper room, beautiful jade buildings, and curtains made by the front edge are hung on the decorated windows. One of them is Jin Lan, and Jin Lan's exquisite clothes are full of the fragrance of Pogostemon. Chun Yan flies in the season when plum blossoms are blown off by the wind, and the slack of his tail is uneven. She lifted the curtains and faced the sunshine, teasing the birds that stayed on the windowsill and branches. But she didn't send a song, silent and unhappy. Where is the joy of life? I would rather live in the wild like a duck than in the clouds like a crane.

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This is also a love story with a woman's tone, but it is not the grief of lovelorn, but the anguish of unsatisfied love desire.

The narrative of the poem is from far to near, from things to people, which is somewhat similar to the passing scene in today's movies. The first thing that appeared before our eyes was the whole exterior where the hero lived-a luxurious and rich building. Beautiful doors and white jade steps lead us to a castle with pepper-painted walls. This is obviously a woman's bedroom in your house. The camera gradually turned from outdoor to indoor: carved windows, finely embroidered doors and faint curtains hung. That style, like the appearance of the house, further confirms the identity of the people in the room. As a result, the camera began to focus on the woman, who was wrapped in exquisite silks and satins, but was fiddling with several herbs in her hand. Vanilla spraying is a hobby of ancient aristocratic women, just like today's ladies spraying perfume. But according to the custom at that time, vanilla was often used as a gift between couples. So, does the fragrant Hopkins picked by our hostess have any other meaning besides decorating herself? The poem also points out that her name is "Jin Lan". The Book of Changes says, "When two people get together, they will break off; It smells like blue if you talk wholeheartedly. " The word "Jin Lan" was later used as a synonym for "concentric". Isn't it inspiring that the author specially gave the hero such a name?

If the first four sentences focus on scenery and static scenery, the last four sentences focus on character dynamics and mentality. "Chun Yan Gap" describes the shape of the swallows' wings when they fly ("gap" or "unevenness"), which, like plum blossoms blown from the east wind, also shows the change of festivals. On the surface, it is also about location, but the performance is different from the landscape writing mentioned above. It is not a purely objective report, but an impression gained from the hero's eyes, with the imprint of the subjective psychology of the characters. Sure enough, our hostess couldn't hold back any longer and was angered by the wonderful spring outside. She lifted the curtains and greeted the sunshine, teasing the birds ("Jue" and "Sparrow") who stayed on the windowsill and branches. The details of this behavior clearly reveal her depression, struggle and yearning in the environment of heavy imprisonment. It is no wonder that although she lives in a beautiful house and wears fine clothes, she is always silent and unhappy. Where is the joy of life? When will true happiness come? This sad cry comes from an empty and thirsty soul, and no delicious food can fill it.

Speaking of which, the secret buried in the hero's heart has not been revealed positively. Why on earth should she "worry" for many years? What kind of fun do you take as your goal in life? The last two sentences come straight to the point and point out the meaning of the problem at once, but in order to avoid being too naked, figurative rhetoric is adopted. "Ducks" refers to pairs of wild ducks; "Don't be a crane" refers to a lonely crane that has lost its partner. Traditionally, cranes are considered noble birds, while birds are much lower. However, our hostess declared in a decisive tone that she would rather live in the wild like a duck than like a crane in the clouds. A poor and loving life is far better than a rich and lonely cage. The loud declaration at the end, like lightning, illuminates the details of the previous image, and the whole poem comes to an abrupt end. (Chen Bohai)