if a young man doesn't work hard, the old man will be sad.

First, the original text

In the green garden, the sunflower is exposed to the sun.

in the spring, everything is brilliant.

I'm always afraid that the autumn festival will come, and the yellow flowers will wither.

when will a hundred rivers go east to the sea and return to the west?

if the young don't work hard, the old will be sad!

2. Translation

The sunflower in the garden is lush, and the crystal morning dew is waiting for the sun to shine. Spring brings sunshine and rain to the earth, and everything is full of vitality and prosperity. I am always afraid that the cold autumn will come, and the leaves will fall yellow and the grass will wither. Hundreds of rivers rush eastward into the sea, when can they return to the west? If you don't work hard when you are young, it's useless to be sad when you are old.

Third, the source

Long Songs of Han Yuefu

Appreciation of Long Songs

This is a song that laments life. Singing life starts from the sunflower in the garden, which is called "supporting things to arouse interest" in writing, that is, "saying other things first to cause the words to be sung" In the spring morning, the sunflower in the garden is slim and graceful, with dew rolling on the green leaves and shining in the morning sun, like a teenager full of youthful vitality. The poet extended it from the vigorous growth of sunflower in the garden and wrote about the whole nature. Because of the sunshine and rain in spring, everything is shining with the brilliance of life, and there are full of vitality and prosperity everywhere.