Illness arouses my love for books

Lu You

The bones of the disease are torn apart and the hat is wide, and I am alone thousands of miles away from Jianggan.

I dare not forget about my country despite my humble position. The matter is settled and I still have to wait for the coffin to be closed.

The gods of heaven and earth support the temple, and the elders of Beijing look forward to peace.

When you are a teacher, you can understand the present and the past with one table. In the middle of the night, you can turn on the light to take a closer look.

Notes

Jianggan: Riverside.

Close the coffin: cover the coffin.

Temple community: ancestral temple community, refers to the national court.

He Luan: The emperor’s chariot.

Translation

The sick body was so weak and emaciated that the gauze hat on his head seemed to be too wide. He stayed away from the capital alone and lived by the river.

Although he holds a low position, he never dares to forget to worry about state affairs. The coffin can only be finalized after death.

(Hope) The gods of heaven and earth will protect the country and the country. The elders in the north are looking forward to the monarch (going out to fight).

"Shi Shi Biao" is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation. Its spirit of loyalty and loyalty will last forever. Even if I can't sleep late at night, I still read it carefully.

This poem was written in Chengdu in April of the third year of Chunxi (1176). Lu You was ill for more than 20 days after he was dismissed from office. After recovering from the illness, he wrote this poem. There are two poems. The first one is selected here. The poet thought that he had suffered many setbacks in his life, his ambitions were hard to achieve, and he was already old, so he naturally felt deep emotion and sadness; but he said in the poem that only one person can make a conclusion by closing the coffin, which shows that the poet is still full of hope for the future. "I dare not forget to worry about my country despite my humble position" became a famous saying in later generations for many humble people who were worried about their country and people to warn themselves and encourage themselves.