The verses praising plum blossoms are as follows:

1. How can you get the fragrance of plum blossoms without going through a bone-chilling cold? ——"Ode to a Discourse in the Hall" by Zen Master Huang Chang of the Tang Dynasty

Translation: Without going through the bone-chilling cold, how can there be the fragrance of plum blossoms?

Appreciation: Based on the character of plum blossoms proudly facing the snow and blooming alone in the cold, it is a motto that encourages people to overcome difficulties and determine to achieve success in their careers. The author uses plum blossoms to symbolize a kind of spirit, giving a reminder of cause and effect, and embodying another layer of profound truth.

2. Plum blossoms are less white than snow, but snow is less fragrant than plum blossoms. ——Lu Meipo, Southern Song Dynasty, "Two Poems on Snow Plum, Part 1"

Translation: The plum blossoms make the snowflakes crystal clear and white, but the snowflakes lose the fragrance of the plum blossoms.

Appreciation: This is the poet's comment on plum blossoms and snow. In terms of whiteness, plum blossoms are worse than snow, but snow does not have the fragrance of plum blossoms. "Three points" is almost the same, and "one paragraph" materializes the aroma, making people feel that the aroma can be measured.

3. I know it’s not snow from afar, because there is a faint fragrance coming. ——Wang Anshi, Song Dynasty, "Plum Blossoms"

Translation: Why do you know from a distance that the white plum blossoms are not snow? Because there is a faint fragrance of plum blossoms.

Appreciation: The poet has a keen sense of smell, a unique discernment, and is good at discovery. This poem praises the noble character and tenacious vitality of plum blossoms by writing about them blooming in full bloom and pure white in the severe cold.

4. It is scattered into mud and crushed into dust, but only the fragrance remains the same. ——Lu You of the Southern Song Dynasty, "Bu Shuzi·Yong Mei"

Translation: Even if she falls to the ground piece by piece and is crushed into dust and mud, her fragrance will remain in the world forever.

Appreciation: This is about the soul and view of life and death of plum blossoms. The poet uses objects as metaphors for people and objects to express aspirations. He writes the proud and unyielding plum blossoms with a fresh sentiment, which is a metaphor for his perseverance and unyielding despite the ups and downs in his life.

5. At dusk, the poem is full of snow all day long, and it is very spring when combined with plum blossoms. ——"Two Poems on Snow Plum, Part Two"

Translation: When I finished writing the poem in the winter evening as the sun set, it happened to snow again in the sky. Look at the plum blossoms and snowflakes blooming, as colorful and vibrant as spring.

Appreciation: These two sentences describe the relationship between plum blossoms, snow and poetry. Plum blossoms become energetic against the background of snowflakes, and snowflakes become rich and colorful with the embellishment of plum blossoms.** *At the same time, it makes spring feel proud.