The translation of "A Sense of Viewing the Book - Its Second" is:

Yesterday night the spring water on the river rose so high that the huge warship was as light as a feather. Whereas in the past it could not be propelled by expending much strength, today it moved freely in the middle of the water.

Original Poem:

Spring water rose by the river last night, and the warship was as light as a feather.

It was a waste of effort in the past, but this day it can move freely in the middle of the river.

Origin: Song Zhu Xi, "Sense of Viewing Books - Its Two"

Poetry Appreciation

This poem writes about warship, which is a kind of warship in ancient times, very big and very heavy. Yesterday night the tide rose, the spring water spread on the beach, and the ship naturally floated up. The huge warship, floating on the river like a handle of goose feathers, rode the water freely.

The poem contrasts the two situations before and after the boat rises in the water, giving a deep impression. Earlier, the ship was "wasting its effort", and the ship was heavy, so it naturally had to use a lot of strength. Today, the warship has become "light as a goose feather", and it can sail freely in the "mid-stream", because the reason is that the ship is like a goose feather. Today, the warship has become "a hair lighter" and can travel freely in the "mid-stream" because "spring water was born by the river last night".

The three times, "last night", "this day", "nudge" Although Zhu Xi is a rationalist, but writing poetry or understand the image of thinking.