最实用的英文讲解词Chengdu-Dufu-Thatched-Cottage

Chapter3:ThatchedCottageofDuFu(Briefintroduction)ThechinesepeoplewereveryproudoftheircountryintheTangDynasty.TheTangdynastywasthepeaktimeofancientChina.Chinawasbelievedtobethebiggest,richestandstrongestcountryoftheworldduringthatperiod.Itissaid:Afterpeoplehaveenoughwealth,theystarttopursuespiritualsatisfaction.Inthiscase,wealthmeansnotjustmoney,butenoughfoodandshelter,andpeace.SotheTangdynastyachievednotonlyastrongeconomybutagreatculturealso.Duringthattime,2,000famouspoetslivedandworked,and40,000excellentpoemswerecomposed.FromtheirpoemswecanfollowtheriseandfallofTang.IfyouwanttoknowmoreabouttheTangDynasty,anditsculture,DuFuisthepoetwhocanleadtheway.DuFuisoneofthemostfamouspoetsofTangDynasty.HeisasfamoustotheChinesepeopleasShakespeareistoyou.Hismostwellknownrealisticmasterpiecesare“ThreeConscriptionOfficers”and“ThreeLamentsofParting”.DuFuwasborninHenanprovincein712AD,infamilyofgovernmentofficials.Histalentforliteraturestartedshowinginhischildhood.Beforetheageof20,hespentallhistimeintraveling.Hemetmanypeople,mademanyfriends,butnevertriedtobeanofficial.Hisfatherdied,andsoonafter,DuFuranintoeconomicdifficulty.Hethenwentforhisimperialexamination.Unfortunately,histalentwasenviedbytheprimeminister.Hecouldonlygetaverylowposition,workingasa“minicensor”.Hestayedinthecapital–Changan,andleadapeacefullifefor10years.InthelateTangDynasty,around755AD,arebellionbrokeout,ledbyAnLushanandShiSiming.Itwascalled“AnShiRevolt”inChinesehistory.TheKingandmanyofficialsfledfromthecapitalChangan.DuFufledtoChengduintheyear759AD.WiththehelpofhisfriendGaoShi,hebuiltahumblecottageattheriverbankofHuanhuaBrook(FlowerBathingBrook).DuringhisstayinChengduforaboutfouryears,DuFucomposedmorethan400poems,amongthem240pieceshavebeenpasseddown.Hispoemsarecalled“HistoricalPoems”,whichreflectuponthemiseryofthepeople.Heisalsorespectedasthe“TheSageofPoetry”.In763AD,hisfriendGaoShidiedofdisease.Withouthisfriend’seconomicsupport,DuFuhadtoleaveChengdu,sailingdownalongtheYangziRiver,toseekaidfromanotherfriend.In770AD,DuFudiedontheXiangJiangRiverinhisboat.In1962,theWorldPeaceCouncilconferredhimuponDuFuthetitle“WorldCulturalGiant”.(InfrontofDufu’sThatchedCottage)Atthefrontgatestandtwoantiquewoodenscreens,onebearsabriefaccountofDuFu'slife,andtheother,atraditionalChinesedrawingofDufu'scottage.Thesetwotreerootswereexcavatedfromthecourtyard.Followmetotheleftsidepath.Hereisawashroom;wemayhaveashortstopforthosewhoneedtorelax.(WalkinginabamboocoveredpathtoDaXie–TheGardenLobby)TocommemorateDuFu,intheSongDynasties,thepeoplebuiltacottageontheoriginalsite.Reconstructionsweremadeinthefollowingdynasties.Howcouldtheybesosureaboutthesitelocationaftersomanyyears?BecauseDuFurecordedhisaddressinhispoem:“AresidencetothewestofWanliBridge,ahamlettothenorthofBaihuaBrook.”(InfrontoftheGardenLobby)ThisisthefrontGateofthePark,andthatbuildingisthemainentranceoftheDuFu’scottage.Itiscalled“DaXie”-theGardenLobby,whichmeanstheofficeofgovernmentofficials.WhoevercametovisitDuFu,mustgetofftheirhorsehere,andtidytheirclothes.Nowmakesureyourshoelacesaretiednicely.HawHaw!Justajoketomakeyoubowtoourgreatpoet!.ThiscopperstatuewasmadebytheChinesesculptorQianShaowu.WeseeDuFukneelingdownattheheadoftheboat,holdinghisbook,facingthesky.ItmustbethetruepictureofDuFuontheXiangJiangRiver(whichyoucalltheYangtzeRiver)beforehepassedaway.Lookathishands,theyareshiningbrightly!BecauseDuFuwassuchatalentedpoet,peoplehopethatbytouchinghishandshisinspirationwill“ruboff”onthem!.(InfrontofShiShiTang–HistoryinVerseHall)The2ndhallis“ShiShiTang”--HistoryinVerseHall.Thehalf-lengthcopperstatueistheworkofLiuKaiQu.Sincethisstatuehasnohands,wherecouldpeoplegetinspiration?Yes,thebeard.Becausethepoetalwaysholdinghisbeardwhilecomposingpoems.Youseethestatuesoneitherside:oneisDuFutheotherisLibai.WhoisLibai?LibaiistheothergreatpoetoftheTangDynasty.Heisalsoreferredto“Libo”inthewesterncountries.TheyarethemostoutstandingpoetsinTangDynastyofancientChina.Didtheyhaveanyrelationship?Yes!Theywereveryclosefriends.LibaiwasborninJiangyouSichuan.Hewas10yearsolderthanDuFu.HelivedinthepeaktimeoftheTangDynasty.HeusedtotravelwithDuFu,composingpoemswithDuFu,andsometimestheyevenslepttogether,justlikebrothers.Libaineverworriedaboutmoney.Lifewasajoytohim.So,hispoemsarecharacterizedasromanticism.Andhehasbeenrespectedas“theImmortalofPoetry”.MisfortunesalwaysfollowedDuFu.ThedeclineoftheTangDynastyaffectedDuFUdeeply.Seeingthepeoplesuffering,butnotabletodoanything,causehimtoliveinadeepgraysorrow.Whathecoulddoistousehispoetrytoreflectreality.Becausehispoemstrulyreflectedtheconflictsofthedifferentclassesatthattime,sohispoemsareregardedas“historicalpoems”.GuoMoruo,thecontemporaryliterate,wrotethiscouplet:“世上疮痍诗中圣哲,民间疾苦笔底波澜”–Woundoftheworldinthephilosophyofthepoem,sufferingofthepeoplewavingunderthepenofthepoet.ThiscoupletvividlydescribedthecharacterofDuFu’spoems.IfDuFuinspiresyourimaginationandyourownpoeticcreativity,herearetwotablesforyoutowriteitdownyourpoem.Acrossthelittlebrookisthewaterbarandfencegate.Theoriginalonewasverysimple.Herewehaveonemoreexcellentcoupl