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浓墨：醉翁亭记英文版
OriginalText：
先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐；岂因祸福避趋之哉
朝代：唐朝 作者：欧阳修
丙辰中秋，
京师有雾，
故客入醉乡。
以庶几何，
感吾此时爽气，
投之以石，
必有回矣。
迟日江山丽，
春风花草香。
泥融飞燕时，
犹带岭南声。
夏水碧于天，
秋叶黄于地，
二者一时舞，
相映如画。
孤舟蓑笠翁，
独钓寒江雪。
Translation：
Weworryabouttheworldwhenthereisareasontoworry,andrejoicewhenthereiscauseforcelebration.Thisisnotbecauseweseekhappinessandavoidcalamity.
OntheMid-AutumnFestivaloftheyearbingchen,thecapitalwascoveredinamist.Guestswhohadcomebeforewereentrancedinadrunkenstupor.Ihavealwaysenjoyedmomentslikethisandfeltcompelledtoinscribemythoughtsinstone,confidentthattheywillbereturnedtomeinkind.
Asthesungraduallysets,thebeautyoftheriverandmountainsisrevealed.Thefragranceofspringflowerscarriedonthegentlebreezefillstheair.Inthemidstofthis,thebirdsreturnhometotheirnestsinthesoft,muddyground.Evenastheysoarinthesky,theyremindusofthesoundsofthesouthernmountains.
Insummer,thewatersareasblueasthesky;inautumn,theleavesonthegroundaregolden.Atthismoment,bothelementscombinetocreateabeautifulsight,makingitappearasifitwereapainting.
Aloneinaboat,anoldmaninastrawhatandraincoatfishesonacold,snowyriver.
Analysis:
Introduction
欧阳修(OuyangXiu)wasafamousSongDynastywriter,historian,andscholar.Hewroteextensivelyandwasknownforhishistoricalandmoralwritings.Oneofhismostfamousessaysis\"醉翁亭记\"(ZuiWengTingJi)or\"RecordofthePavilionoftheDrunkenOldMan.\"Inthisessay,OuyangXiuportrayshisthoughtsandobservationsduringavisittothePavilionoftheDrunkenOldMan.
MainPart
Theessaystartswithafamousquote:\"Weworryabouttheworldwhenthereisareasontoworry,andrejoicewhenthereiscauseforcelebration.Thisisnotbecauseweseekhappinessandavoidcalamity.\"Thisthemeoftheessayisabouthowpeopleshouldapproachlifeandrespondtoevents.
Inthefirstsection,OuyangXiudescribesamomentofmistybeauty,whichhasbeenusedbymanywritersafterwardsasanidealrepresentationoftheMid-AutumnFestival.It'salsosymbolicofthejoysoflifethatmaybeobviousbutfleeting,andtheneedtocapturetheminwordsoractionsbeforetheyaregone.
Thesecondsectionisalyricalpoem,whichdescribesnatureinitsvariousforms.Ittriestocapturethediversityofnature,contrastingthebeautyoftheriverandmountainswiththefragilityofflowersandthesoftnessofthemudbeneaththem.OuyangXiuisattemptingtoconveytheharmoniousrelationshipbetweenhumanityandnature.
Thethirdsectionoftheessayismorepersonal,reflectingOuyangXiu'sowninterestsandpassions.Theoldmanisdescribedasaniconofthesimplelife,contentwithhishobby,enjoyingnature,andoblivioustotheworldaroundhim.Itissymbolicofaphilosophicalwayoflife,whereonecanenjoysimplepleasureswithoutbeingburdenedbythecomplexitiesoftheworld.
Conclusion
Overall,\"RecordofthePavilionoftheDrunkenOldMan\"isatimelesspieceofliterature.Theessayhasbeeninterpretedinmanydifferentways,butitsessenceliesinthethemeofacceptingthebeautyoflifeandenjoyingitforwhatitis.OuyangXiu'selegantproseandpoeticimageryarestilladmiredtodayasoneofthegreatestexamplesofmedievalChineseliterature.