The phrase "with cold eyebrows and cold eyes, bowing one's head and willing to be a bully" means: one will never give in to the enemy, and one is willing to bow one's head like an ox to the people.

Source:

This sentence comes from a seven-character poem written by the modern writer Lu Xun in 1932 - "Self-mockery"

Original text:

What do you want when you are handed over to Huagai? You have already met before you dare to turn over.

I pass through the bustling city with my broken hat, and my boat is full of wine.

His eyebrows are cold and he points his fingers at thousands of people, and he bows his head and is willing to be a Ruzi Niu.

Hide in the small building and become one, regardless of winter, summer, spring and autumn.

Translation:

What can I do if I have bad luck? He tried to get away but was hit with a bloody head.

Walking through a busy market with a broken hat covering your face is as dangerous as sailing through the water in a leaky boat carrying wine.

He is angry at those people who have no conscience and are being criticized by thousands of people. He bends down and is willing to be a coward for the common people.

Stick to your ambitions and positions and never change, no matter how the external environment changes.

Word annotation:

Canopy: the name of the constellation, the sixteenth star, located on the Five Emperors constellation, now belongs to Cassiopeia. In the old days, there was a superstitious belief that people would have bad luck if they encountered the Huagai star in their destiny.

Broken Hat: The original "Old Hat".

Leaking the boat to carry wine: Using an allusion from "Jin Shu Bi Zhuo Biography": "If you get hundreds of dendrobiums (hú) of wine... floating in a boat with wine, it will be enough for a lifetime." "Boat: original broken boat". "Zhongliu: in the river".

Hengmei: a glaring look, expressing resentment and contempt.

Ruziniu: In the Spring and Autumn Period, Qi Jinggong played with his son, pretending to be an ox lying on the ground On the ground, let his son ride on his back. This is a metaphor for serving the people, and it also refers to children, which means that Lu Xun places his hope on children, which is his hope for the future.

Xiaolou: refers to the author. The place where I live.

It means that I hide in a small building and have a unified small world.

It doesn’t matter whether it is winter, summer or spring and autumn: that is, regardless of the external climate. , How has the environment changed?

Appreciation:

"What does Yun Jiao Huagai want? He has already met before he dared to stand up. "Among them, "luck is handed over to the canopy" means that one is born in a dark society dominated by jackals and has bad luck. "What do you want" and "don't dare" both have the meaning of irony, which are words of great anger and contrast. It shows the brutality of the Kuomintang rulers at that time, vividly depicts and reveals a dark society that was as closed as a sealed can, and summarizes the sharp conflicts between the author and the Kuomintang rulers at that time, showing that he had no illusions about the Kuomintang rulers at that time. The political environment at that time was extremely contemptuous and incomparable, which set off the revolutionary spirit of the proletarian warriors who were not afraid of violence and refused to turn back.

“A broken hat is used to cover the face, and a leaky boat is filled with wine. "The "busy city" metaphorically refers to a place where the enemy is rampant and domineering. The "middle stream" refers to a place where the water is deep and dangerous. This combination of symbolic techniques shows that the situation is very dangerous. The author uses "broken hat" and "busy city" to "leaky boat" Among the two things that do not correspond to and are opposite to "middle flow", a "pass" and a "pan" are skillfully used, once again vividly showing the author's fighting spirit of being fearless and courageous in the face of danger, and setting off the revolutionary warriors in dangerous situations. How brave, tenacious, witty and flexible they are in the environment. These two poems reveal a humorous and optimistic mood, showing the characteristics of being solemn and harmonious.

"The cold eyebrows are pointed at thousands of people, and the head is bowed and willing to be a bully." . " is the core and essence of the whole poem, which embodies the author's proletarian world view. The first four sentences describe the situation and combat actions, and these two sentences reveal the deep feelings in the heart, pushing the ideological realm of the whole poem to its peak. This The two lines of the poem express the author's strong love for the people and his strong hatred for the enemy. They also show the author's noble character of being uncompromising in the face of the enemy and dedicating himself to the people. This line is a concentrated expression of the theme of the whole poem and also the author's. The climax of emotional expression

"Hide in the small building and become one, regardless of winter, summer and spring. "The "small building" is the place where the author lives. "Hide in" means to hide temporarily. The word "hide" combines the dual meanings of skill and courage. The first sentence is very interesting to express the characteristics of the author's combat environment at that time. and the art of being good at fighting, reflecting the author's confident and optimistic mood and expression. The last sentence describes the fearlessness and determination to fight to the end.

This reveals the content of the battle in the previous sentence more clearly, and makes the characteristics of combining solemnity and harmony more prominent. It not only shows that the author is determined to fight unremittingly for the revolution no matter how the situation changes and how difficult the future is, but it is also a bitter satire on the crimes of the then Kuomintang rulers who betrayed national interests. This pun ending strengthens the theme of the poem.

This poem is a lyrical poem. It is the author Lu Xun’s resentment that burst out from being deeply persecuted and running into obstacles. It effectively exposed and criticized the bloody rule of the Kuomintang at that time, and vividly demonstrated It reflects the author's strong character and brave and persevering fighting spirit.

Creative background:

According to "Lu Xun's Diary", on October 12, 1932, Yu Dafu and Wang Yingxia hosted a banquet for the author Lu Xun in Jufeng Garden, 7 days before Lu Xun's marriage It was inspired by the conversation with Liu Yazi and his wife.

About the author:

Lu Xun (1881~1936), the founder of modern Chinese literature. His original name was Zhou Shuren, with the aliases Yushan and Yuting. Later he changed his name to Yucai. He was a native of Shaoxing, Zhejiang. In May 1918, he used "Lu Xun" as his pen name for the first time and published the first vernacular novel "A Madman's Diary" in the history of Chinese literature. His works are mainly novels and essays. His representative works include: the novel collection "Scream", "Wandering", and "New Stories"; the essay collection "Morning Blossoms Picked at Dusk"; the literary treatise "A Brief History of Chinese Novels"; the prose poetry collection "" "Weeds"; 18 collections of essays including "Grave", "Hot Wind", and "Huagai Collection". Chairman Mao Zedong commented that he was a great proletarian writer, thinker, and revolutionary. He was the leader of China's cultural revolution and was also called the "soul of the nation."