The 24th English Version of Li Bai's Ancient Style

The cart flies dust, and the pavilion is black in the afternoon.

China is more expensive than gold, and Lianyun has a room.

He Huihe was dubbed cockfighting.

When the rainbow is dried in one breath, pedestrians are afraid.

No one washes their ears, only Yao Hezhi.

In the late Tang Xuanzong, politics changed from enlightened to corrupt. He dotes on eunuchs, making them depend on their own power to extort money. "So all those houses, gardens and fields known to China people are semi-capital." (The Official History of the New Tang Dynasty) Tang Xuanzong also liked the game of cockfighting. According to the story of the old father in Dongcheng written by Chen Hong in Tang Dynasty, Jia Chang, who was called a "chicken" at that time, was blessed by the emperor. "With gold and silk, he will come to his home one day." There is a folk song that says, "Jia's son and brother are thirteen years old, and his wealth is beyond his generation." These eunuchs and chickens are arrogant. At that time, Li Bai was in Chang 'an and deeply felt the corruption of the upper rulers. This "antique" is a profound satire on the reality at that time.

The first eight sentences of the poem are about the extravagant life and arrogance of eunuchs and chickens. The poet did not give a comprehensive description of the lives of these lucky villains, but just intercepted two scenes on the Beijing Avenue and cleverly outlined them in front of the readers.

The first scene is about eunuchs. At the beginning of the poem, just like "Focus Plane", it presents a dusty picture: "The cart flies, and the pavilion is black in the afternoon". "Pavilion noon" means noon, and "building" originally refers to field paths, generally referring to Beijing Avenue. Noon is the brightest day, but there are no buildings in the darkness, which shows that the dust is big. Moreover, such a big dust is raised by "big cars", which shows that the number of big cars is so large that they travel fast. This is a scene, paving the way for the people who appear behind. So, who is driving so recklessly? The poet pointed out: "China is more expensive than gold, and Lianyun opens a house." "Gui Zhong" is the provincial name of "Chinese noble", which refers to powerful eunuchs. Jia Zhai, House of Fingers, etc. "Li Anyun" is like a cloud, and the mansion is tall and wide, which leads directly to Han Xiao. The poet not only wrote that the passengers were eunuchs, but also wrote why they were so arrogant, because they were powerful, rich and powerful, and they drove back to the luxurious mansion. Here, the poet did not directly describe the eunuch in the car, nor did he describe the pedestrians on the road. He only described the atmosphere and showed the characters by writing about flying dust and cloudy mansions, which was wonderful.

Another scene is about a chicken, with a new pen and ink. Writing "Gui Zhong" is set off by empty pens everywhere; The description of Chicken is positive in two aspects: First, writing clothes. "Every cockfight on the road will be crowned He Huihe!" Unlike eunuchs, cockfighting men walk slowly, as if to show his power and luxury in clothes. How dazzling their car covers are in the "pavilion noon" sunshine! The second is to write a look. It is difficult to describe a person's expression, especially short lyrics. However, when Li Bai wrote it, it was like lifting weights easily. He first used an exaggerated technique, let go of pen and ink, and "snorted the rainbow." Rainbow is a rainbow, wheezing the clouds in the sky, vividly showing the arrogant expression of cockfighting; Then, the poet returned to reality with a pen: "All pedestrians are afraid", and no pedestrians are not afraid. He further used the psychology of pedestrians to set off the potential flame of chickens to the fullest. This is a vivid portrayal.

The last two sentences are the poet's feelings. "Ear-washing Weng" refers to Xu You. According to Huangfu Mi's Biography of Gao Shi, Yao wanted permission from the world, but he didn't accept it. He felt that these words polluted his ears and went to the water to wash them. There is no one in the world who does not worship Li Rong like Xu You. Who can tell a saint (Yao) from a thief (Zhi)? The poet regarded eunuchs, chickens, children and other unlucky people as robbers who harmed the people with disdain, and at the same time stabbed to death the supreme ruler at that time, regardless of Yao or wisdom.

This poem deeply satirizes the arrogance of the unfortunate villain after he gained power and expresses his indignation at the dark politics at that time.

The first eight sentences of this poem are narratives, and the last two sentences are arguments. The narrative is concrete, vivid and full of irony, and the final discussion becomes a natural eruption of indignation, pushing feelings to a climax, moving from irony to a broader reality, enriching the content of the poem and improving the significance of the theme.