There are no days before the Spring Festival, although the rain and snow are continuous, but the annual flavor is getting stronger and stronger. Adults are shopping for goods, cleaning up, and busy all day. The children are very happy, neither urged to write homework nor scolded to go to school.
Looking back at my childhood, in addition to setting off firecrackers and wearing new clothes, my favorite thing to do during the New Year is to build snowmen and have snowball fights, even if it is cold, but the body is steaming.
The New Year is a traditional custom of the Chinese nation, Chinese New Year's Eve night, lanterns, reunion of thousands of families, joyous. Nowadays, due to the development of information, people can video chat with their families even if they cannot go home for various reasons, and they no longer feel lonely and depressed as in the past.
However, in ancient times, due to inconvenient transportation and poor information, many wanderers missed their hometown and relatives very much. The Northern Song Dynasty poet Su Shi had a rough life, often living in a foreign land, and once when he signed the fengxiang contract, he was very concerned about his distant brother Su Rui, so he wrote to the other party to express his longing for him. Chinese New Year's Eve night, Su Shi gave poetry lyrically, said full of heart, and the last two sentences were admirable.
Keep the age
Song Dynasty: Su Shi
To know the end of the year, it is like going to the valley snake.
The scales are half gone, and I don't care who can cover it.
If you want to tie its tail, although you know what to do.
Children are strong enough not to sleep, and they keep vigil and rejoice.
Morning chickens and do not sing, but also drums and fears.
Sit for a long time when the embers fall and look up at the Big Dipper obliquely.
Next year will not be a year, and the heart is afraid.
Trying to do your best this night, the teenager can still boast.
The author laments the passage of time at the beginning of the chapter, as if a year has passed in the blink of an eye. The author uses a subtle metaphor to describe the years as a long snake, and at the end of the year, this long snake swimming towards the valley, the long scales are half invisible. The time that the gentleman is extremely sad about is difficult to recover, and even if he can tie his tail, it is actually futile.
Next, the lively scene of the New Year is displayed. Chinese New Year's Eve night, the sound of firecrackers resounded through the clouds, and the house of the priests sat around the stove. The sound of gongs and drums and the sound of sheng songs rise and fall, and the whole night sky is illuminated by brilliant lights. Adults and children are sleepless, keeping the New Year in good spirits.
The poet should have been elated, but he complained that "the children are strong enough not to sleep, and they keep vigil and rejoice." "Because I want to think quietly about some problems, but I am always disturbed by my thoughts." Not only that, he even hoped that "the morning rooster should not sing, and he would be more afraid of Lao." The poet felt that the sound of the drum was even louder, and he had been urging in his ears, and he felt terrible in his heart.
Why is the poet so depressed? If all he encounters is good, he will be overjoyed. However, due to the separation of brothers, the unsatisfactory career, and the unpredictable future of people and land, Mr. Li's heart has always been up and down, and it is difficult to dispel thousands of worries.
Although the poet is also guarding the age, he seems to be very passive, he sits for a long time, the lights on the table fall little by little, and the sound of firecrackers around him slowly disappears. The poet got up and went to the window to watch, only to see that the stars had been tilted sideways, and the sky was gradually brightening.
The ending expresses an inner sigh and also expresses concern for the future. The poet seems to be talking to himself, and as if he is telling his brother that year after year, he will be one year older, and at this time in the coming year, it is estimated that he will be full of worries. Since this is the case, it is better to strive to cherish this Chinese New Year's Eve, "teenagers can still boast."
Although Su Shi was in adversity, he did not flinch, and the last two sentences were full of high spirits, and it was estimated that after Su Rui read this poem, he would also give a thumbs up and constantly appreciate his brother's talent and quality.
Su Shi did not mention how depressed he was in the text, but only used the noise of the external environment to reflect his lonely mood. Whether it is the children's cheering, or the morning rooster is more drummed, it makes him feel extremely noisy. The poet seems to be out of place with his surroundings, which actually reflects his preoccupied state at the time.
It is worth learning from his idyllic and open-mindedness, even if he is in a difficult situation, he still "strives to do his best", does not live up to the good will of Heaven, and will not be discouraged because of the predicament!