What is the meaning of Lu You's ancient poem "The paper is too shallow to know what to do"?

Lu You's ancient poem "It's hard to know this matter, but it's impossible to do it" expresses an idea, which means that you can only gain superficial knowledge, understanding and experience by reading the knowledge in words or books, which is far less profound and clear than personal practice and personal experience.

Among them, "from paper" refers to the knowledge obtained by reading books or documents, and "finally feeling shallow" means that the knowledge and experience obtained in this way are superficial and limited.

In the second half of the sentence, "I never knew about it and did it", and "doing it" means taking practical actions, experiencing and exploring it personally. This sentence emphasizes that only through personal experience and practice can we gain a more comprehensive and profound experience and understanding.

Generally speaking, Lu You's poem expresses that the power of knowledge is limited, and it is not enough to talk on paper. Only through real practice and personal experience can we better understand, master and apply what we have learned and gain a deeper understanding and experience.

original text

Reading to your son on winter nights?

Lu You [Song]

The ancients learned nothing, and it takes time to grow old.

What you get on paper is so shallow that you never know what you have to do.

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Spare no effort to learn knowledge, work hard when you are young, and achieve something when you are old.

After all, the knowledge gained from books is not perfect. To thoroughly understand and learn knowledge, you must practice it yourself.

To annotate ...

Indications: instructions, instructions.

(Yu): Lu You's youngest son.

Learning: refers to reading and learning, that is, learning.

Legacy: keep, keep.

Try your best: try your best, without reservation, spare no effort, do your best.

Youth: adolescence.

Time: the time spent doing things.

Start: Only.

Paper: books. Finally: After all.

Sleep: I think.

Shallow: shallow, shallow, limited.

Know nothing: a deep and thorough understanding.

Good: practice.

Practice: Practice by yourself.

Creation background

This poem was written by the poet Yu Qingyuan in the fifth year (1 199) in Yin Shan to his 2 1 year-old son Lu Yu. On a cold winter night, the poet is immersed in his study and likes reading poetry books. In the silent night, I can't restrain my surging emotions. I wrote this philosophical poem and gave it to my son affectionately.

Make an appreciative comment

"The ancients learned nothing and achieved something." Praised the ancient people's spirit of hard study and the difficulty of learning. It shows that only when you develop good study habits and lay a good foundation can you achieve something in the future. The poet begins with the knowledge of the ancients. The word "effortless" describes the diligence and persistence of the ancients in learning, which is both vivid and vivid. The poet earnestly warned his son to seize the good time, work hard while he was young, and don't let his youth go to waste.

Brief introduction of the author

Luyou (1125165438+1October10 65438+1October 26th), the word concept, No. When I was in Song Gaozong, I took the does exam, but my career didn't go well because I was rejected by the traitor Qin Gui. Filial piety makes a scholar. Middle-aged into Shu, devoted to military life. In the second year of Jiatai (1202), Song Ningzong sent an imperial edict to Lu You to Beijing, and presided over the compilation of Xiao Zong and Guang Zong's Records of the Two Dynasties and History of the Three Dynasties. His official position was to be determined. Retire to another country in his later years. There are more than 9,000 poems written today, which are extremely rich in content. He is the author of Poems of Jiannan, Collected Works of Weinan, Book of Southern Tang Dynasty, Notes on Old Ann Studies, etc.