Extension: In several places, early orioles compete for warmth in trees, while new swallows peck at spring mud. The wild flowers are gradually charming the eyes, and only Asakusa has no horse hooves.

The expansion is as follows:

On the lake between Gushan Temple and Jiagong Pavilion, the spring water has begun to rise, the water surface is flat and the waves are rippling; white clouds are blooming in the sky, because of the spring The moisture in the air also floats low, connecting with the waves on the lake from a distance. The mountains, temples, pavilions, water, embankments, and clouds here are scattered at different heights, and the distance is matched, forming a three-dimensional lake view that is flat and broad.

On several sunny branches, the early orioles are jumping around, singing spring songs melodiously; on the moist lake shore, I don’t know who’s newly arrived little swallows, They were busy chirping and building nests with mud in their mouths.

There are still few early warblers, only in "a few places"; there are not many new swallows, and I don't know "whose home". West Lake is an ideal paradise for birds, and the first arrivals among them began to jump for joy early. The poem conveys the vivid early spring atmosphere of West Lake in its dynamic portrayal of the singing and dancing of orioles.

Flowers and plants compete for spring glory. Looking around, all kinds of wild flowers are blooming and their hair is swaying in the spring breeze, becoming more and more charming; looking down below, the green and fluffy spring grass is not deep enough. When riding a horse, it can just cover the horse's hooves - flowers and grass are everywhere. In the midst of competition for prosperity and growth. It is conceivable that soon after, West Lake will bloom into a brilliant spring with brilliant purples and reds. ?

The poet praises spring love. The poet rides a horse and raises his whip to point out the spring scenery: This white sand embankment shaded by green willows is my favorite place! This is the poet's heartfelt admiration when he sees the beautiful scenery in front of him. In fact, as the poet walked through this boundless spring scenery, why did he not blend into it and become a scenery in the early spring of West Lake?

Extended information

When Bai Juyi was in Hangzhou, he wrote many poems about the lakes and mountains. This poem closely grasps the characteristics of the environment and seasons, and depicts the West Lake, which has just put on the coat of spring, as full of life and just right.

The first couplet of the poem closely follows the title and always writes about lake water. The previous sentence points out the location of Qiantang Lake and the scene of "different buildings and views" around it. The two place names are used together, showing a sense of movement, indicating that the poet is walking and watching at the same time. The latter sentence describes the color of the lake on the front: the spring water has just risen, the water surface is flush with the embankment, the white clouds rolling in the sky and the rippling waves on the lake surface are connected, which is the typical water form of the spring lake in the south of the Yangtze River.

The chin couplet is about looking up at the birds you see. The orioles are singing and the swallows are dancing, showing the vitality of spring. Both the oriole and the swallow are messengers of spring. The oriole uses its graceful and fluent singing voice to spread the good news of spring to the earth; the swallow wears flowers and water, builds nests with mud, and inspires people to start spring work.

The word "several places" outlines the response of the singing songs and the poet's mood of searching for sounds. The question of "whose family" also shows the poet's delicate psychological activities and makes the readers have rich associations.

The neck couplet is written to look down at the flowers and plants seen. Because it is early spring and the flowers are not in full bloom yet, what you can see is not the colorful flowers blooming everywhere, but clusters in the east and clusters in the west, which can be described as "chaotic". The spring grass has not yet grown lushly, and is only as long as a horse's hoof, so I use the word "shallow" to describe it.

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