If you plant a millet in spring, there will be 10,000 seeds in Qiu Cheng.
There is no waste of heaven and earth, and the toiling peasants are still starving to death.
At noon in summer, the sun is very hot, farmers are still working, and beads are dripping into the soil.
Who knows that every grain of Chinese food is hard?
Translation:
As long as a seed is sown in spring, a lot of food can be harvested in autumn.
In all parts of the world, no field is uncultivated and uncultivated, and hard-working farmers will still starve to death.
At noon in midsummer, when the sun was shining, farmers were still working and sweat dripped into the soil.
Who would have thought that the rice in our bowl was full of the blood and sweat of farmers?
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This poem was written according to Fan Gang's Yunxi Friendship in Tang Dynasty and Lu Shu's Weichuan in Lao Tang Dynasty. It can be roughly inferred that this group of poems was written by Shen Li in the 15th year of Zhenyuan in Tang Dezong (799). The content of poetry is the most familiar thing that people often come into contact with. However, you don't really know what you are most familiar with. There are many things in life that you turn a blind eye to. If someone tries to enlighten you, explain the essence, or point out some truth involved, you will feel very eye-catching and clear, thus deepening your understanding. This is the reason why these two little poems have vitality.
Expose problems and explain reasons with vivid images and profound contrast, which is easy to accept and understand. The author didn't say how hard farmers work and how hard crops grow. He just made a vivid rendering of the plot of farmers sweating in the hot sun, which made people make this kind of hard and difficult taste more concrete, profound and true. Therefore, the poet finally said in a rhetorical tone that "everyone knows that every meal is hard" is very convincing. In particular, comparing the grain to a drop of sweat is really subtle and vivid.
This poem inspires people, makes them think about the truth and makes those who don't know how to cherish food deeply educated. The language of the poems is simple, the syllables are harmonious and lively, catchy and easy to recite, which is also the reason why these two short poems have been circulated among the people for a long time.
reference data
Zhao. A dictionary of Tang poetry appreciation. Shanghai: Shanghai Dictionary Publishing House, 1983.