1. Translation of "Birds are not afraid of people" in classical Chinese

Birds are not afraid of people. Fear: Fear. Fear.

This sentence comes from Dongpo's miscellaneous notes "Love Birds", written by Su Shi. The original text is:

When I was young, in front of the study room where I lived, there were bamboos and cypresses, assorted flowers, that filled the courtyard, and many birds nested on them. Lord Wuyang hates killing, and children and servants are not allowed to catch birds. For several years, they have nested in low branches, and their eagles can look down at them. There are also four or five hundred tung flowers and phoenixes, and the sun is flying among them. The feathers of this bird are extremely rare and rare to see, but it can be tamed and is not afraid of people. If you see it in your home, you will think it is something strange. There is no other, unfailing sincerity, and trust in others. There is an old saying in the wild: If the nest of a bird is too far away from people, its offspring will be disturbed by snakes, rats, foxes, owls, and kites. People who do not kill, but stay close to others, want to avoid this trouble. It can be seen from this that at other times, birds and nests do not dare to approach people, and they treat people more than snakes, rats, and the like.

Translated as:

When I was a boy, in front of the study where I lived, there were bamboos, pines, cypresses and some flowers and plants. They grew lushly in the courtyard, and there were many birds on them. nest. Lord Wu Yang hated the act of killing animals and told his children, slaves and servants not to catch birds. After a few years, the bird's nest bent the branches, and the hatchlings in the bird's nest could be seen secretly by lowering their heads. There are also four to five hundred birds called Tonghuafeng, flying in the yard. The feathers of this bird are the most precious and rare to see, but (this kind of bird) can be very tame and undisturbed. there), and they are not afraid of people. When people in the countryside saw this phenomenon, they thought it was very strange. (Actually) there is no other reason for this, other than the sincerity (the owner) treats these birds and the reason why he always keeps his word when dealing with these animals that are different from humans.

An old man in the country said: "If the bird's nest is far away from people, there will be troubles from snakes, rats, foxes, owls, and kites. If people don't kill the birds, Birds, (they) naturally stay close to people to avoid such worries. From this point of view, the reason why birds did not dare to approach people in their nests was because people were more vicious than snakes and rats.

This is an outstanding allegorical prose. The first paragraph records that the author's mother "eat food and do good deeds, so she "evilly kills" and forbids catching birds and allows them to grow and multiply, so that the birds are not afraid of being caught by people and get close to people. In fact, It plays the role of protecting birds. The second paragraph uses "Youye Laoyan" to express his wish: birds are protected from raptors because of human protection, which is a metaphor that the court should protect civilians and prevent bad guys. It also uses this to implicitly satirize the reality of the government's defeat and officials' cruelty to the people. For example, the phrase "tyranny is more fierce than a tiger" is quoted at the end of the article, which makes the theme of the whole article prominent and has a profound meaning. The writing is smooth, natural, and understated, and is outlined in a few strokes. The beautiful scenery of birds singing and fragrance of flowers in the courtyard. However, the majesty of "more fierce than tigers" in the plain nature makes the article extraordinary. 2. The translation of the classical Chinese poem "Birds are not afraid of people"

Fear: Fear. This sentence comes from Dongpo's miscellaneous notes "Love Birds", written by Su Shi.

The original text is: When I was young, there were bamboos and cypresses in front of the study room where I lived. The garden is full of flowers, and birds are nesting on them. Lord Wuyang hates killing, and his children and servants are not allowed to catch birds.

For several years, they have nested on low branches, and their eagles can look down. There are also four or five hundred phoenixes with tung flowers, flying in the air, among them.

The feathers of this bird are extremely rare and rare to see, but it can be tamed, but it is not afraid of people. If you see it in the village, you will think it is something strange. . This is nothing but sincerity and trust in others.

There is an old saying: If a bird goes too far from its nest, its offspring will be disturbed by snakes, rats, foxes, and kites. If you don't kill, you want to avoid this kind of trouble.

From this point of view, if birds don't dare to approach people, they are more likely to treat people than snakes and rats. For: When I was a boy, in front of the study room where I lived, there were green bamboos, pines, cypresses and some flowers and plants, which grew lushly in the courtyard, and many birds built their nests on them.

Wu Yangjun’s behavior on killing animals. I hated him so much that I told my children, slaves and servants not to catch birds.

After a few years, the bird's nest bent the branches, and the hatchlings in the bird's nest could be seen secretly by lowering their heads.

There are also four to five hundred birds called Tonghuafeng, flying in the yard. The feathers of this bird are the most precious and rare to see, but (this kind of bird) can be very rare. It is tame and undisturbed (stays there) and is not afraid of people. When people in the countryside saw this phenomenon, they thought it was very strange.

(Actually) There is no other reason for this, other than the sincerity (the owner) treats these birds and the reason why he always keeps his word when dealing with these animals that are different from humans. An old man from the country said: "If the bird's nest is far away from people, there will be troubles from snakes, rats, foxes, owls, and kites. If people don't kill the birds, (they) will naturally stay close to people to avoid such troubles." Worry.

From this point of view, the birds did not dare to approach people in their nests at that time, because people were more vicious than snakes and rats. This is an outstanding fable written by the author in the first paragraph. Mother eats fast and does good deeds, so she "evils and kills" and forbids catching birds, allowing them to grow and multiply, so that the birds are not afraid of being caught and get close to people, which actually plays a role in protecting birds.

The second paragraph uses "Youye Laoyan" to express his wish: birds are protected from raptors because they are protected by humans. It is a metaphor that the imperial government should protect civilians and prevent bad guys from invading, and in this way, it is a metaphor for the imperial government. ** The reality of corruption and officials harming the people is quoted at the end of the article, which makes the theme of the whole article prominent and profound.

The writing is smooth, easy and natural, and is outlined in a few strokes. The beautiful scene of birds chirping and flowers fragrant in the courtyard makes the article stand out from the ordinary. Father: "What is the most advanced creature in the world?" Is it us birds? "

The old bird replied: "No, it is human. "

The bird asked again: "What kind of creatures are humans? "

"Humans...are the creatures who often throw stones into our nest. "

The little bird suddenly realized: "Ah, I know! …But are humans better than us? Are they happier than us? "

"They may be better than us, but they are far less happy than us! "

"Why are they not as happy as us? "The little bird asked his father in confusion.

The old bird replied: "Because there is a thorn growing in the human heart. This thorn stings and tortures them all the time. They themselves are the thorn. I gave it a name and called it greed. "

The bird asked again: "Greed? What does greed mean? Dad, do you know? "

"Yes, because I understand human beings and have seen the thorn of greed in their hearts. Do you also want to see it with your own eyes? ”

“Yes, Dad, I want to see it with my own eyes.” "

"This is easy. If you see someone coming, tell me quickly and I will let you see the thorn of greed in the human heart. "

After a while, the little bird cried: "Dad, someone is coming over!" "

The old bird said to the little bird: "Listen to me, child. Later I will throw myself into a trap and fall into his hands, and you can see a good show. "

The little bird couldn't help but be very worried. He said: "If you are hurt in any way..."

The old bird comforted it and said: "Don't worry, child, I understand human greed. I know how to escape from them.

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After that, the old bird flew away from the little bird and landed next to the visitor. The man stretched out his hand and grabbed it. He shouted happily: "I will kill you and eat your flesh." ! "

The old bird said: "I have so little meat, is it enough to fill your stomach? "

The man said: "Although there is little meat, it is delicious!

The old bird said: "I can give you something more useful than my meat. Those are three wise sayings. If you learn them, you will make a fortune!" "

The man was impatient: "Tell me, what are these three famous quotes? "

A cunning look flashed in the old bird's eyes, and he said: "I can tell you, but there are conditions: I will tell you the first famous saying in your hand; when you let me go, I will tell you the second famous saying; after I fly to the tree, I will tell you the third famous saying. "

The man wanted to get three famous quotes as soon as possible so that he could make a fortune, so he immediately replied: "I accept your conditions, tell me the first famous quote! "

The old bird said calmly: "This first famous saying is: Don't regret what you have lost! On our terms, please let me go now. "So the man let go of it. The old bird landed on the ground not far from him and continued: "This second famous saying is: Don't believe in things that are impossible! "After that, it screamed and fluttered its wings and flew up to the treetops: "You are such a big fool. If you had killed me just now, you would have taken out a priceless big stone weighing thirty carats from my belly. gem. "

When the man heard this, he was so regretful that he bit his lip and drew blood. He looked at the birds on the tree, still thinking about the terms they had just negotiated, and said again: "Please Tell me the third famous quote!

The cunning old bird laughed at him and said, "Greedy man, your greed has covered your eyes." Since you have forgotten the first two famous quotes, what is the use of telling you the third one? ! Didn't I tell you: "Don't regret what you have lost, and don't believe in things that cannot exist? Think about it, the total weight of my bones, flesh, feathers and wings is less than twenty carats, how can there be a heart weighing more than two carats in my belly?" Where is the ten-carat big gem?”

The man was stunned when he heard this, and the expression on his face was really ridiculous...

A bird This is a trick on someone. The old bird looked back at the little bird and said: "My child, have you seen it with your own eyes now?"

The little bird replied: "Yes, I have really seen it, but how can this person believe it?" There is a gem in your belly that weighs more than you. How can you believe that this is impossible?"

The old bird replied: "Greed, child, this is human greed? Nature! ”