Fine lines from the original text of the preface to the Lanting Collection

1. The most wonderful sentences in Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection"

In the ninth year of Yonghe, when he was in Guichou, at the beginning of late spring, he would go to the Orchid Pavilion in Shanyin, Kuaiji, to repair evil spirits. also. All the talented people have arrived, and the young and old have gathered together. Here there are high mountains, lush forests and bamboos, and clear streams and rapids, reflecting the scenery to the left and right. It is thought that the wine cup is flowing and the water is flowing, and the people are sitting next to each other. Although it is not as prosperous as silk and bamboo orchestral music, one wine cup and one chant are enough to express the quiet feelings. It's a sunny day, the air is clear, and the wind is gentle and gentle. Looking up at the vastness of the universe and looking down at the abundance of categories, wandering your eyes and wandering your mind is enough to provide you with great visual and auditory entertainment, which is a joy to believe.

My wife’s friendship will last a lifetime. Either you can take it into their arms and realize it within a room; or you can let it go outside your body because of the entrustment you have placed in it. Although there are many different interests, tranquility and restlessness are different. When you are happy with what you encounter, you are temporarily satisfied with yourself, you are happy and self-sufficient, and you don't know that old age is coming; The admiration towards it and the admiration of it have become old traces, and I still have to be excited about it. If it is short-lived and changed, it will eventually end! The ancients said, "Death and life are equally important." Isn't it painful?

Every time I look at the reasons for people's interest in the past, if they are combined into one, I will not fail to express my condolences and cannot express them in my heart. I know that death and rebirth are just illusions, and mourning for Qi Peng is an illusion. The future looks upon the present, just as the present looks upon the past. Sad husband! Therefore, I listed the people at that time and recorded what they said. Although the world is different and things are different, so the excitement is the same. Those who view it later will also feel the elegance. 2. Sentence translation of the Chinese "Preface to the Collection of Orchid Pavilion"

This place has high mountains, dense forests and tall bamboos; there are also clear and turbulent streams, which reflect the left and right, making them look like flowing water. Although it is not as grand as silk and bamboo orchestral music, a cup of wine and a chant are enough to express the tranquility.

Translation: Lanting is surrounded by high mountains, luxuriant trees, and dense bamboo poles. There is also a clear and rapid stream, like a green belt, setting off the left and right. The stream is diverted into a meandering water cup. Sitting beside it, even if there is no grand orchestral ensemble, just drinking and writing poems is enough for people to talk freely.

Looking up at the vastness of the universe and the abundance of categories, wandering around and wandering around is enough to provide great visual and auditory entertainment, which is also a joy to believe

Translation:

Up Being able to observe the vast universe, leaning down to examine numerous objects, wandering around with an open mind, and enjoying the joy of sight, hearing, and hearing is really one of the joys of life

Madam 3. What are the key sentences and their translations in the "Preface to the Lanting Collection"?

1. There are high mountains and luxuriant forests and tall bamboos here; there are also clear and turbulent streams, which are reflected to the left and right, making them look like flowing water. Secondly. Although it is not as prosperous as silk and bamboo orchestral music, one drink and one chant are enough to express the secret love.

Translation: Lanting is a place with high peaks, lush woods, and tall bamboos. There is also a clear and rapid stream that surrounds the pavilion. We use the stream water as a curved water for the drinking cup and sit beside the curved water. Although there is no grand occasion of playing music, drinking some wine and writing some poems is enough to relax. It describes the deep inner feelings.

2. Looking up at the vastness of the universe and looking down at the prosperity of categories, wandering your eyes and wandering your mind is enough to provide you with great visual and auditory entertainment, which is a joy to behold.

Translation: Looking up to see the vastness of the universe, looking down to observe the numerous creatures on the earth, it is a good way to stretch your eyesight and broaden your mind, which is enough to fully enjoy the pleasure of sight and sound. It is really happy.

3. Although there are many different interests and different calmness and restlessness, when you are happy with what you encounter, you have temporarily gained yourself, you are happy and self-sufficient, and you don’t know that old age is coming.

Translation: Although each has his or her own hobbies and is quiet and restless, they feel contented for a moment when they are happy with the things they come into contact with. Feeling happy and content, unaware that aging is coming.

Extended information

"Lanting Collection Preface" is also known as "Lanting Banquet Collection Preface", "Lanting Preface", "Linhe Preface", "Ye Preface" and "Ye Tie". On March 3, the 9th year of Yonghe reign of Emperor Mu of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Wang Xizhi, Xie An, Sun Chuo and other 41 senior military and political officials went to the Lanting Pavilion in Shanyin to "revere the misfortune". At the meeting, everyone wrote poems, and Wang Xizhi wrote the preface for their poems. manuscript. "Preface to Orchid Pavilion" describes the beauty of the landscape around Orchid Pavilion and the joy of the party, expressing the author's feelings about the impermanence of life and death. 4. The original text and urgent translation of the preface to the Lanting Collection

In the ninth year of Yonghe, when he was in Guichou, at the beginning of late spring, he met at the Orchid Pavilion in Shanyin, Kuaiji, to repair evil spirits.

All the talented people have arrived, and the young and old have gathered together. Here there are high mountains, lush forests and bamboos, and clear streams and rapids, reflecting the scenery to the left and right.

It is thought that the drinking wine is flowing and the water is flowing, and the rows are second. Although it is not as prosperous as silk and bamboo orchestral music, one wine glass and one chant are enough to express the quiet feelings. It's a sunny day, the air is clear, and the wind is gentle and gentle.

Looking up at the vastness of the universe and looking down at the abundance of categories, wandering your eyes and wandering your mind is enough to provide you with great audio-visual entertainment, which is a joy to behold. I will look up to my wife forever.

Sometimes you can take the embrace of others and gain enlightenment within a room; or you can wander outside your body because of the entrustment. Although there are many different interests, tranquility and restlessness are different. When you are happy with what you encounter, you are temporarily satisfied with yourself, you are happy and self-sufficient, and you don't know that old age is coming;

The admiration and admiration for it have become old traces, and you can't help but be excited about it. However, it will be short-lived and will eventually end! The ancients said, "Death and life are equally important." Isn't it painful? Every time I look at the reasons for people's interest in the past, if they are combined into one, I will not fail to express my condolences in writing, which cannot be described in my heart.

I know that one death and life is an illusion, and the death of Qi Peng is an illusion. The future looks upon the present, just as the present looks upon the past.

Sad husband! Therefore, I listed the people at that time and recorded what they said. Although the world is different and things are different, so the excitement is the same.

Those who read it later will also feel the elegance. In the ninth year of Yonghe, which was the year of Guichou, in early March, we gathered at Lanting in Shanyin City, Kuaiji County to do evil deeds.

Many talented people gather here, both young and old. Lanting is a place with high peaks, lush woods and tall bamboos.

There is also a clear and fast stream that surrounds the pavilion. We use the stream water as a curved water for the drinking glass, and sit next to the curved water. Although there is no grand occasion of playing music, we can drink some wine and make some music. A few poems are enough to describe the deep and hidden feelings freely. On this day, the weather is clear, the air is fresh, and the breeze is warm. Looking up to see the vastness of the universe, looking down to observe the numerous things on the earth, it can stretch your eyesight and broaden your mind, which is enough to fully enjoy the pleasure of sight and sound. It is really happy. .

People interact with each other and pass their lives quickly. Some people talk freely about their ambitions indoors; some people express their feelings and live an uninhibited life based on the things they like.

Although each has his own hobbies, quietness and restlessness are different, but when they are happy with the things they come into contact with, they feel contented for a moment. Feeling happy and content, unaware that aging is coming.

When you are tired of the things you get or love, your feelings will change with the changes of things, and emotions will arise. The things you liked in the past have become old relics in a blink of an eye, not only because they trigger feelings in your heart, but also because their lifespan is long or short, depending on fate, they will eventually be destroyed.

The ancients said: "Death and life are a big deal after all." How can we not make people sad? Whenever I see the reasons for the sighs expressed by the predecessors, and the reasons are as consistent as a talisman, it is inevitable to sigh and feel sad when reading the articles of the predecessors, and cannot understand it in my heart.

I originally knew that the statement that equates life and death is untrue, and the statement that equates long life and short life is a fabrication. Future generations will look upon today's people just as today's people look upon their predecessors, which is sad.

So I wrote down the people who were present at the meeting one by one, and recorded the poems they composed. Even though times have changed and things are different, the reasons that trigger people's emotions and their thoughts and interests remain the same.

Later generations of readers will also be impressed by the poems and essays of this gathering. In the ninth year of Yonghe, in the year of Guichou, in early March, we gathered at the Orchid Pavilion in Shanyin City, Kuaiji County, for Do bad things. Many talented people gathered here, both young and old.

Lanting is a place with high peaks, lush woods, and tall bamboos. There is also a clear and rapid stream that surrounds the pavilion. We use the stream water as a curved water for the drinking cup and sit beside the curved water. Although there is no grand occasion of playing music, drinking some wine and writing some poems is enough to relax. Describing the deep inner feelings.

On this day, the weather is clear, the air is fresh, and the breeze is warm. Looking up to see the vastness of the universe, looking down to observe the numerous things on the earth, it is enough to stretch your eyesight and broaden your mind, which is enough to fully enjoy your sight and hearing. The fun is really very happy. People interact with each other and pass their lives quickly.

Some people talk freely about their ambitions indoors; some people rely on their favorite things, express their feelings, and live uninhibitedly. Although each has his own hobbies, quietness and restlessness are different, but when they are happy with the things they come into contact with, they feel contented for a moment.

Feeling happy and satisfied, not knowing that aging is coming. When you are tired of what you get or love, your feelings will change with the changes of things, and emotion will arise.

The things you liked in the past have become old relics in a blink of an eye, and it cannot but cause feelings in your heart. Moreover, the lifespan is long and short, depending on fate, and will eventually be destroyed. The ancients said: "Death and life are a big deal after all."

How can we not make people sad? Whenever I see the reasons for the sighs expressed by the predecessors, and the reasons are as consistent as a talisman, it is inevitable to sigh and feel sad when reading the articles of the predecessors, and cannot understand it in my heart. I originally knew that the statement that equates life and death is untrue, and the statement that equates long life and short life is a fabrication.

Future generations look upon today’s people just as today’s people look upon their predecessors, which is sad. So I wrote down the people who were present at the meeting one by one, and recorded the psalms they composed.

Even though times have changed and things are different, the reasons that trigger people's emotions and their thoughts and interests remain the same. Later generations of readers will also be moved by the poetry and prose of this gathering. In the ninth year of Yonghe, in the year of Guichou, in early March, we gathered at Lanting in Shanyin City, Kuaiji County, to do evil deeds.

Many talented people gather here, both young and old. Lanting is a place with high peaks, lush woods and tall bamboos.

There is also a clear and fast stream that surrounds the pavilion. We use the stream water as a curved water for the drinking glass, and sit next to the curved water. Although there is no grand occasion of playing music, we can drink some wine and make some music. A few poems are enough to describe the deep and hidden feelings freely.

On this day, the weather is clear, the air is fresh, and the breeze is warm. Looking up to see the vastness of the universe, looking down to observe the numerous things on the earth, it can stretch your eyesight and broaden your mind, which is enough to fully enjoy the pleasure of sight and sound. It is really happy. .

People interact with each other and pass their lives quickly. Some people talk freely about their feelings indoors.