Translation and Appreciation of Preface to Lanting

Yonghe nine years, aged in Guichou, will gather in Lanting to repair things in late spring and early spring. A group of smart people never miss, but some of them are long and salty. This? There are mountains in the land and bamboo cultivation in Maolin; There is also a clear stream, which reflects left and right, thinking it is a stream, followed by a row. Although it is not as prosperous as the string of silk and bamboo, it is enough to love. It's sunny, sunny and breezy. Looking up at the size of the universe and overlooking the variety, it's enough to enjoy watching and listening. I believe in coke.

The phase of a lady, pitching for a lifetime, or taking a bosom, realizing a room; Let the waves go because of the entrustment. Although the fun is different, the calmness is different. When it is happy with what it meets, it will gain something from itself for the time being, and will soon be self-sufficient without knowing the coming of old age. What he is tired of is that his feelings are advancing with the times and his feelings are sentimental. I'm happy about it. It's a thing of the past between pitches, so I still have to be happy about it. The situation is short-lived, and it will end in the end. The ancients said, "Life and death are great." It hurts! (I don't know that old age is coming: I don't know that old age is coming)

Every time I look at the reasons why the ancients were excited, if I unite, I will lament the article, which can't be compared to the things in my chest. Knowing that a dead life is a false birthday and the destruction of Peng Qi is a mistake. Look at the present in the future or look at the past today. Sad husband! Therefore, as soon as people go public, they record what they say. Although the world is different, they are happy and they are one. Later visitors will also be impressed by Sven.

Translation:

In the ninth year of Yonghe, in early March, we gathered in Huiji and Lanting to do business. Many talented people gather here, young and old. Lanting Group has towering peaks, lush trees and tall bamboo forests. There is also a clear and swift stream (like a green ribbon) around the pavilion, which draws water for the flow and sits next to it. Although there is no lively music, drinking some wine and writing some poems is enough to describe the hidden feelings. On this day, the weather is fine, the air is fresh and the weather is sunny. Looking up at the vastness of the universe and looking down at all kinds of things on the earth is really happy, which is enough to broaden your horizons and broaden your mind.

People associate with each other and spend their lives quickly. Someone talks about ambition indoors; Some people indulge in their hobbies, entrust their feelings and lead a carefree life. Although they have their own hobbies, quiet and restless are different, but when they are happy with what they touch, they will feel complacent for a while. I feel very happy and satisfied. I don't know that aging is coming. When you are tired of what you get or love, your feelings will change with things, and so will your feelings. What I used to like, in an instant, has become an old trace, but I can't help feeling because of it. Besides, the length of my life depends on nature, and finally it comes down to extinction. The ancients said, "Life and death are important things after all." How can it not make people sad?

Whenever I see the reasons for the feelings of my predecessors, the reasons are consistent, and it is inevitable that I will feel sad and incomprehensible when reading the articles of my predecessors. It turns out that it is wrong to equate life and death, and it is wrong to equate longevity and short life. It is sad that future generations look at people today just as people today look at their predecessors. So write down the people who attended the meeting one by one and record the poems they made. Even though times have changed, things have changed, but the reasons for people's feelings are the same. Future readers will also be deeply touched by the poems of this gathering.

Appreciate:

The article describes the scenery of Lanting and the fun of gathering with Wang Xizhi and others, and expresses the author's sigh about the infrequent activities and "All shall be well, jack shall have Jill". The author is extremely happy and sad when he is happy and sad. The article also changed with his feelings, from calm to calm, to ups and downs, ups and downs, so Preface to Lanting Collection became a famous masterpiece. Full text * * * three paragraphs.

The first paragraph of the article describes the grand occasion of the Lanting party and writes the deep affection of the participants. First point out the time, place and reason of the party, and then introduce the number and scope of participants. "A group of talents arrive, and a few people get together." Then write about the beautiful environment around Lanting. Write in the distance first: "Mountains and rivers, Maolin xiuzhu"; Then write "clean flow and turbulence" near the low place; Then always write a note: "Play around". Simple language. Poetic and picturesque. Based on the description of the scenery, the poems on the stream are introduced, and it is pointed out that the content of the grand ceremony is "one poem and one chant", "talking about bosom friends" and "although it is not as prosperous as a string", which is a pen set off by the opposite side and expresses the pleasing feelings with additional pictures. Finally, it is pointed out that the day of the event coincides with the weather, and "Clear Sky Wan Li" provides favorable conditions for the following "looking up" and "looking down"; Hui Feng He Chang echoes with The Beginning of Late Spring. The beautiful scenery here and now enables "looking up", "overlooking", "enjoying the scenery" and "audio-visual entertainment" to get rid of secular troubles, enjoy the beauty of nature to the fullest and express their thoughts. At this point, the author summed up the feelings of the participants as "music". The brushwork is concise and neat, and there is no trace of axe chisel.

The second paragraph of the article expounds the author's outlook on life, feeling that life is short and philosophical, events are not frequent, and the word "music" in the local language is closely followed, resulting in various feelings. First of all, use the word "or" to comment on the two different concrete manifestations of "people are facing each other and throwing their lives" from the positive and negative comparison. One is "let's talk in one room, each taking what he needs", and the other is "leaving the wave because of entrustment". Then it is pointed out that although their performances are different, their mood is the same. That is, when they are happy with what they have encountered, they will be "quick and self-sufficient", but they don't know that the old age is coming. It is aimed at the words "Have a good trip, enough to be extremely audio-visual entertainment" in ode to joy, focusing on writing songs and forgetting sadness. Then "a few times of joy" leads to the superiority of "feelings move with the times", and writing happiness leads to troubles, giving people a sigh of "tinkering and ending in exhaustion" At this point, the article advances to the big question of life and death. Finally, Confucius' sentence "Being born after death is great" is quoted to sum up the whole passage, and the "pain" in the author's heart is revealed.

The last paragraph explains the reason for the preface. Following the discussion on the feeling of "it's good to come back from the dead" in the above article, starting from personal experience, the article points out that every time I find that "the reason why the old people were excited at that time" is exactly the same as my own, I can't help but mourn, but I can't tell you why. Then he turned to criticize Laozi and Zhuangzi's views on "life is death" and "Peng Qizu", thinking that it was completely "a false life" and "an illusion". Scholars in the Eastern Jin Dynasty praised Laozi and Zhuangzi and liked empty talk. Zhuangzi thinks that all natural things are "born but not dead" (Zhuangzi's Theory of Everything), and puts Peng Zu, who lives a long life, on an equal footing with his children who died early, and thinks that "if you don't die, you will not die, and Peng Zu will die". The author can go against the trend of the times. It is commendable to boldly deny this idea of Laozi and Zhuangzi, and then the author made a further inference from the facts of ancient times: "Look at the present in the future and look at the past now." Based on this understanding, it just "lists the people and records their descriptions" for future generations to read. Although "things are different" in the future, "so I got pregnant. "Its consistency is also." This explains theoretically why the Preface to Lanting Collection was compiled. The last sentence explains the purpose of the preface, which aroused the feelings of future generations. The words are straightforward, but the feelings of development are endless.

This preface is concise, elegant and meaningful, which represents Wang Xizhi's prose style. And its words are exquisite and catchy. It is a masterpiece of ancient parallel prose. Preface to Lanting Collection has its own merits in several aspects of parallel prose. Syntactically, the antithesis is neat and the meaning of the sentence is juxtaposed, such as "a group of sages are all, and a few are long and salty" and "the temple is big." Look down on the prosperity of the category ","or talk arm in arm; Or because of entrustment, let the waves go beyond the skeleton. "antithesis is relative, the rhyme is harmonious, there is no trace of axe chisel, the language is fresh, simple and natural. The text that belongs to the discussion part is also very concise and vivid, and only simple and easy-to-exist allusions such as "Qi Pengdang" and "Xiu Wedge" are used in the allusions. This simple style of writing is in sharp contrast with the gaudy style of the Eastern Jin Dynasty.

This article embodies Wang Xizhi's positive outlook on life, which is in sharp contrast with the inaction advocated by Lao Zi and Zhuang Zi.