The phrase "The moss marks are green on the steps, and the grass color is green when it enters the curtain" means: the moss marks on the steps are green in color; the grass color is green and green, and it is reflected in the curtain. This sentence comes from "The Inscription of the Humble Room" by Liu Yuxi of the Tang Dynasty

"The Inscription of the Humble Room"

The author Liu Yuxi? Tang Dynasty

The mountain is not high, but there are immortals who are famous. If the water is not deep, if there is a dragon, it will be spiritual. This is a humble house, but I am virtuous. The moss marks are green on the upper steps, and the grass color is green on the curtains. There are scholars who talk and laugh, but there are no idle people when coming and going. You can tune the plain Qin and read the Golden Sutra. There are no messy ears of silk and bamboo, and there is no laborious shape of case documents. Zhugelu in Nanyang, Yunting in Western Shuzi. Confucius said: What is so shameful?

Vernacular Translation:

A mountain is not high, as long as you have gods, you will be famous. Water does not depend on its depth, but when there is a dragon, it appears to have aura. This is a simple house, but I (the person who lives in it) have good moral character (so it doesn’t feel simple). The moss marks that have grown up to the steps are green in color; the green grass is reflected in the curtains.

The people who come here to chat and laugh are all knowledgeable scholars. The people who interact with people who have no knowledge can usually play the elegant guqin and read the Buddhist scriptures written in gold. There is no sound of music to disturb the ears, and no official documents to make the body tired. There is Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage in Nanyang, and there is a pavilion like Yangtze Cloud in Western Shu. Confucius said: "What's so shabby about this?"

Extended information

"The Inscription on a Humble Room" is an inscription that expresses one's ambitions. The article expresses the author's attitude towards life that does not conform to the secular world, is clean and self-sufficient, and does not seek fame and fortune. It expresses the author's noble and arrogant sentiments and reveals the author's reclusive taste of living in poverty and enjoying life. It is simple, concise and fresh like a refined poem, full of philosophy and sentiment.

The opening few sentences take a new meaning from "Shishuoxinyu Paidiao" "If the mountain is not high, it will not be effective, and if the abyss is not deep, it will not be clear." It uses the common metaphorical technique in poetry to introduce the shabby room. "Mountains are not high" and "waters are not deep" are compared to a humble house; "If there is an immortal, then there is a name" and "If there is a dragon, there is a spirit", which is a comparison of the virtues of a humble house. "These four sentences are well-known and well-known sayings, which are full of vigilance and implications of philosophical poetry.

The author writes from far to near, one by one, using parallel sentences to create a flowing momentum, and then "This is a humble house, but my virtue is sweet", and I feel that the witty words are like pearls, and the winning words come out again and again. These two sentences are derived from "Millet and millet are not sweet, but bright virtue is sweet". , emphasizing self-motivation with virtue is indeed the main purpose and warning policy of this article.