The author of Passing the Old People's Village is Meng, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. It tells the story that the poet was invited to visit an old friend's house in the countryside. In the simple and natural pastoral scenery, raising a glass and drinking, talking about family life, full of fun, expressed the sincere friendship between poets and friends. At first glance, this poem seems as plain as water. Deliberate, like an idyllic Chinese painting, perfectly blends scenery, events and feelings, and has a strong artistic appeal.

To annotate ...

1. Pass: visit, visit, visit.

An old friend's farm: an old friend's farm.

2. Equipment: preparation.

3. Close: Surround.

4. Guo: This refers to the city wall, and this refers to the periphery of the village.

5. Nursery: threshing floor and vegetable garden.

6. Just: Go ahead. The meaning here is appreciation.

7. to: to.

8. Xuan: refers to the window.

9. On chrysanthemum: it refers to appreciating chrysanthemum and drinking.

translate

This old friend prepared a delicious meal and invited me to his hospitable farm.

My old friend prepared a sumptuous dinner and invited me to his Tian She.

Green Woods surround the village and green hills are located outside the city.

The village is surrounded by green trees, and the green hills around the village stand obliquely.

Open the window facing the valley vegetable garden and pass the glass to talk about crops.

Open the window to the threshing floor and vegetable garden, drink wine and talk about farming.

Please come here to see chrysanthemums when the ninth festival comes.

Wait until the Double Ninth Festival in September, and I will drink and enjoy the flowers.

Brief analysis

"Prepare chicken and rice for me, old friend. You entertain me on your farm." This beginning is like a note in a diary. The old friend "invited" and I "arrived". There is no rendering in the text, it is simple and casual. This is just a possible form between friends who don't need to be polite. The invitation of "chicken and millet" not only shows the unique flavor of Tianjia, but also shows the simplicity of hospitality. It is this kind of hospitality without ceremony and ostentation and extravagance that makes the hearts of friends more open to each other. This beginning is calm and natural, but it is an excellent introduction to the content of life to be developed, showing the characteristics of the atmosphere, which needs to be further enriched and developed below.

We looked at the green trees around your village and the pale blue of the distant mountains. (Zhizhuang) "We watched the green trees around your village", close-up. "Harmony" means that the village is surrounded by green trees, forming a quiet world. "and the pale blue in remote mountainous areas", vision. "Oblique" means overlooking the green hills outside the city, forming a vast realm. The distant view sets off the close-up view and depicts the vast and quiet environment of Laoyou Village. Poets are naturally very happy and relaxed when they come to such an environment.

For these two sentences, people pay more attention to "talking about Sang Ma" and think that they are forgetful in farming, which is true. But with a large grain field and vegetable garden in front of the porch window, surrounded by green shade, it gives people a spacious and stretched feeling. Sang Ma makes you feel more rural. Therefore, we can not only appreciate the stronger local flavor, the flavor of labor production, but also smell the soil flavor on the nursery, see the growth and harvest of crops, and even see the characteristics of regions and seasons. With the combination of these two sentences and the first two sentences, green trees, green hills, cottages, playgrounds and Sang Ma blend together harmoniously, forming a beautiful and quiet pastoral landscape, while the laughter of the host and guest and the words about Sang Ma seem to linger in our ears.

Wait until the mountain is on holiday, and I'll come back at chrysanthemum time. (Farewell) Meng Haoran was deeply attracted by farm life, so when he left, he told his master frankly that he would come back to see chrysanthemums on the Double Ninth Festival in autumn. A few simple poems, the enthusiasm of old friends to treat each other, the pleasure of being a guest, and the cordial harmony between the host and the guest are all on the paper. An ordinary farm, an ordinary dinner of chicken and millet is so poetic. It describes the prospect of the eyes, and the level of description is completely natural in spoken language. The pen and the pen are very relaxed, and even the form of rhythmic poetry is free and flexible. The enthusiasm of friends for treating each other, the poet's pleasure of being a guest, and the profound friendship between them are all deeply contained in the word "Hui".