Appreciation and translation of Li Bai's famous poems and sentences

2026-08-26 00:12

The following is an appreciation and translation of some of Li Bai's famous poems: - "The water of the Yellow River comes from the sky, flows into the sea and never returns." - The water of the Yellow River seemed to be pouring down from the sky. The rolling waves surged towards the East China Sea, advancing forward without returning. - ** Appreciation **: This sentence portrays the magnificent scene of the surging Yellow River and the vast expanse of the Yellow River in an exaggerated way, giving people a strong visual impact and shock, reflecting the majesty and unstoppable power of nature. - When I was young, I didn't know the moon. I called it a white jade plate. I suspect that the mirror of the Jade Terrace is flying at the end of the blue clouds." - When I was young, I didn't recognize the moon. I called it a white jade plate, and I suspected that it was a Yaotai immortal mirror that flew above the blue clouds in the night sky. - [Appreciation: Using metaphor, the moon is compared to a white jade plate and a Yaotai mirror, vividly describing the children's intuitive feelings about the moon. It is full of childlike innocence and shows the poet's rich imagination.] - **" The lonely sail's shadow in the distant blue sky is gone, and only the Yangtze River flows in the sky."** - The shadow of the lone sail gradually faded away in the blue sky until it disappeared. Only the Yangtze River could be seen rushing towards the sky. - [Appreciation: These two poems describe the scene after the friend left by boat. Images such as "lone sail","distant shadow","blue sky","Yangtze River" interweave with each other to write the melancholy and reluctance of parting, as well as the focus of the person who sent off looking at the direction of the friend's departure for a long time. It reflects the emptiness of parting and the sense of loss that only oneself is left in the world.] - **"Life must be full of joy, don't let the golden goblet empty to the moon."** - Life should be full of joy when you are proud. Don't let the wine glass be empty facing the moon. - ** Appreciation **: It expressed the poet's advocate of carpe diem, reflecting the poet's broad-minded and unrestrained feelings. When faced with life's circumstances, one had to seize the happy times and not waste time. It also contained a kind of regret for the short life. - **"The bright moonlight in front of the bed is suspected to be the frost on the ground."** - The bright moonlight sprinkled down from the bed, like a layer of white frost on the ground. - " Appreciation ": By describing the poet's momentary feeling of waking up in a foreign land at night and seeing the moonlight, the word " doubt " was used to compare the moonlight to frost. It not only wrote the bright and cold moonlight, but also hinted at the lonely state of mind of the poet living in a foreign land. - "The clouds think of clothes and flowers, and the spring breeze blows the threshold and reveals the brilliance." - Seeing the clouds, I think of her gorgeous clothes, seeing the flowers, I think of her gorgeous appearance; The spring breeze blows the railing, and the dew moistens the flowers. - The poet used clouds and flowers as a metaphor to describe the beauty of Yang Guifei. He described her appearance and clothes as if she was a fairy, giving people unlimited space for imagination. The words were gorgeous and exquisite. - **" The sun shines on the incense burner and produces purple smoke. I look at the waterfall hanging in front of the river from afar. The river flows down three thousand feet, and I suspect it is the Milky Way falling from the nine heavens." - Purple smoke rose from Incense Burner Peak under the sunlight. From afar, the waterfall looked like white silk hanging in front of the mountain. The waterfall on the high cliff seemed to be thousands of feet high, making people feel as if the Milky Way was pouring down from the sky to the earth. - The first two sentences described the background of the waterfall. The incense burner peak was surrounded by purple smoke under the sunlight, adding a mysterious color to the waterfall. The last two sentences were exaggerated and figurative." Three Thousand Feet " was used to describe the great drop of the waterfall, and " It's suspected that the Milky Way falls from the Nine Heavens " was used to describe the waterfall as the falling Milky Way, vividly showing the majesty and grandeur of the waterfall. - **"The Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, not as deep as Wang Lun's love."** - Even if the water of the Peach Blossom Pond is a thousand feet deep, it can't compare to the friendship Wang Lun gave me. - The poet used the depth of the Peach Blossom Pond to contrast the depth of Wang Lun's friendship, and compared the invisible feelings with the depth of the tangible pond, vividly expressing the sincere and deep friendship between the poet and Wang Lun. - **" I'm born with talent, and I'm bound to be useful. I'll come back when I'm done."** - [The talent bestowed upon me by the heavens must be useful. I can get it again after spending a thousand taels of gold.] - ** Appreciation **: Reflects the poet's high confidence in his own talent. In the face of money and wealth, he is free and unrestrained. He has an open-minded, optimistic, and positive attitude towards life. - **"Those who abandon me, yesterday's day cannot be retained; those who disturb my heart, today's day is full of worries."** - The yesterday that left me cannot be kept, and the today that upsets my mind makes me very worried. - [Appreciation: Directly express the reluctance to part with the past and the worries of the current situation, expressing the poet's feelings about the passage of time and the worries in his heart.] - "Cut off the water with a knife, and the water will flow even more. Drink up to drown your sorrows, and the sorrows will grow even more." - He drew his knife to cut off the water, but the water flowed more rapidly. He raised his glass to dispel his sorrow, but the sorrow became stronger. - [Appreciation: The poet used the image of " drawing a knife to cut off water " to describe the futility of trying to eliminate sorrow. It deeply expressed the difficulty of resolving sorrow and highlighted the pain and helplessness in the poet's heart.] - "Let's go out laughing at the sky. How can we be people of the thatched cottage?" - Looking up at the sky, I laughed and walked out of the door. How could I be a person who stayed in the wilderness for a long time? - ** Appreciation **: It shows the ecstasy and conceit of the poet when he got the opportunity to enter the capital. It is full of ambition and high spirits, reflecting the poet's confidence in his talent and future career. - "White hair is thirty thousand feet long, and sorrow seems to be long." - His white hair was as long as 30,000 feet. It grew so long because of his worries. - ** Appreciation **: The poet used an extremely exaggerated technique to link the length of white hair with the depth of sorrow. Through the visible white hair, he expressed the invisible sorrow, making the abstract sorrow concrete and emphasizing the depth of sorrow. - **" The moon in Chang 'an, the sound of ten thousand households pounding their clothes."** - Under the moonlight in Chang 'an, the sound of clothes being pounded could be heard from thousands of households. - " Appreciation ": It depicted the scene of Chang 'an in autumn. Under the bright moon, the sound of clothes being pounded could be heard from thousands of households, creating a cold and lonely atmosphere. At the same time, it also hinted at the longing for the recruits. - **" My old friend left Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March."** - An old friend bid me farewell and left at the west of Yellow Crane Tower. He went to Yangzhou in the spring of March, when the flowers were blooming like brocade and the smoke was like fog. - " Appreciation ": The location of the farewell is Yellow Crane Tower, and the time is March, when the flowers are in full bloom." March of Firework " portrays the beautiful scenery of Yangzhou. When a friend goes to Yangzhou in a beautiful season, it contains both envy of the friend's trip and reluctance to part. - "I bid farewell to the White Emperor in the morning among the colorful clouds, and returned to Jiangling in a day." The monkeys on the banks of the river cry incessantly, and the light boat has already crossed ten thousand mountains." - In the early morning, they bid farewell to White Emperor City, which was high up in the clouds. They could reach Jiangling, which was a thousand li away, in a day. The monkeys on both sides of the river were crying non-stop, and the light boat had already sailed past the endless mountains. - The first sentence was about the high terrain of White Emperor City, and the "colorful clouds" gave people a feeling of paradise. " A Thousand Miles of Jiangling in a Day " was written in an exaggerated way to describe the speed of the ship, reflecting the poet's eagerness to return home. The last two sentences further accentuated the speed of the boat through the description of the ape's voice and the light boat crossing the ten thousand mountains. It also showed the poet's carefree mood of regaining freedom after experiencing difficulties and dangers. - "One man can hold the pass, ten thousand men can't open it." - One person guarding the pass, even ten thousand people couldn't break through. - [Appreciation]: It emphasized the dangerous terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack. It highlighted the precipitousness of Shu Road from the side, giving people a strong visual impact and spiritual shock, reflecting a kind of vigorous and magnificent momentum. - "Kill a person every ten steps, leave no trace for a thousand miles." When things are done, brush off your clothes and go, hiding deep in your name." - He could kill a person within ten steps, and no one could stop him from traveling a thousand miles. After he finished his business, he flicked his sleeves and left, concealing his name. - ** Appreciation **: It vividly portrays the image of a chivalrous man with strong martial arts skills, unrestrained behavior, and indifference to fame and fortune, showing the poet's yearning and praise for the spirit of chivalrous man. - "The great roc rises with the wind in one day, soaring up to ninety thousand miles." - One day, the great roc would fly with the wind, and with the wind, it would reach the heavens. - [Appreciation: The poet compared himself to the roc to express his ambition. He believed that one day he would realize his ideal ambition like the roc spreading its wings and flying high. It was full of romanticism and heroism.] - **" The dangerous building is a hundred feet tall, and the hand can pluck the stars."** - The tall building of the monastery on the mountain was really tall. It seemed to be a hundred feet tall. It was as if one could reach out and pick up the stars in the sky from upstairs. - [Appreciation: Using an exaggerated technique to describe the height of the Supreme Tower. Through the exaggerated description of " the stars can be plucked with one's hands ", it creates an ethereal and magical atmosphere, giving people a strong visual impact and imagination.] - **"The willows have fallen, and the cuckoos have cried. I have heard that the dragon has passed through the five streams."** - [When the willow flowers finished their cuckoo, I heard that you were demoted to Dragon Biao Squad Leader and had to pass through the Five Streams.] - [Appreciation: The first sentence chooses two images of "Yang Hua" and "Zi Gui". The Yang Hua falls and the Zi Gui cries, rendering a sad and melancholic atmosphere. It sets the emotional tone of the whole poem and paves the way for the following to express sympathy and concern for friends.] - "I send my sorrowful heart to the bright moon, and with the wind I reach the west of Yelang." - I entrust my sorrowful thoughts to the bright moon, hoping to accompany you with the wind to the west of Yelang. - The poet entrusted his worries to the bright moon. With the company of the bright moon, he expressed his sympathy and concern for his friend who was demoted, so that the invisible sorrow had something to entrust. His imagination was strange and poetic. - **" I'm not tired of looking at both of you, only Jingting Mountain."** - [The only ones who don't hate each other are probably me and Jingting Mountain.] - ** Appreciation **: The poet used the personification technique to treat Jingting Mountain as his confidant. In the silent gaze with the mountain, he expressed the loneliness of the poet's heart and also reflected the poet's state of mind seeking comfort in nature. - **" The moon in Mount Emei turns into autumn, its shadow enters the Pingqiang River."** - In front of Mount Emei hung a half-moon moon. The moon's shadow was reflected in the Pingqiang River. As the river flowed, the moon's shadow followed. - [Appreciation: The first sentence points out the location and season, and the second sentence describes the scene of the moon's shadow flowing with the river. Through the combination of images such as mountains, moon, and river water, it creates an ethereal and quiet artistic conception, expressing the poet's nostalgia for the mountains and rivers of his hometown.] - **" On the Phoenix Terrace, the phoenix swims. The phoenix goes to the empty river of the platform."** - There used to be phoenixes on the Phoenix Platform. Now that the phoenix had flown away, only the Phoenix Platform was left, and the river was still flowing. - " Appreciation ": Through the comparison between the past and the present, the Phoenix's arrival symbolized the prosperity of the past. Now that the Phoenix has left, only the empty platform and the flowing river are left, expressing a kind of feeling that the prosperity has passed and the people have changed. - **" Waving my hand, I'll go away. The horses will howl."** - Waving goodbye from this place, the stray horse that my friend rode whistled. - ** Appreciation **: The poet described the horse's long whistle, which indirectly set off the feeling of parting. The horse was like this, how could people bear it, and the atmosphere of parting was even more intense. - **" The floating clouds are the meaning of a wandering child, and the setting sun is the love of an old friend."** - The floating clouds were like wanderers whose whereabouts were uncertain. The setting sun slowly descended the mountain, as if it could not bear to leave the earth suddenly, just like the parting feelings of old friends. - [Appreciation: The poet used metaphor to compare the floating clouds to the wanderers and the setting sun to the old friends, vividly expressing his concern for the wanderers and his reluctance to part with his friends.] - **"How can you bend your brow and bend your waist to serve the dignitaries, making me unhappy!"** - [How can I lower my head and bend over to serve those powerful people, so that I can't have a comfortable smile!] - [Appreciation]: It shows the poet's contempt for the powerful and his pursuit of freedom and independent personality, reflecting the noble character of the poet who is upright and unwilling to associate with evil. Read more exciting novels for free