What do you mean fishing boats sing late?

"Fishing boats sing late" means that fishermen sing on fishing boats at night.

The source of this sentence is Wang Bo's Preface to Wang Tengting in the Tang Dynasty.

I have extracted the original text containing this sentence for your reference:

Embroidered and carved, Yamahara is full of vision, and Kawasawa is bold and unrestrained. Yan Lu, the hometown of Zhong Mingding's delicious food; Gechuan maze, bluebird Huanglong. Clouds selling rain Ji, colorful. Sunset and lonely Qi Fei, autumn waters and sky are the same color. Fishing boats sing late, the coastal sound is poor, the array is cold, and the sound breaks Hengyang Pu.

This article is translated into vernacular as follows:

Pushing open the beautifully carved pavilion door, overlooking the roof decorated with colorful decorations, you can have a panoramic view of the mountains and plains, and the river is surprisingly circuitous. There are alleys and houses everywhere, and many rich people are eating and drinking. Ge boats are full of ferries, full of big boats carved with green finches and yellow dragons. Clouds stop raining, the sun is shining and the sky is clear; At sunset, the rosy clouds are the same color as the lonely bird Qi Fei, and the river in autumn is connected with the vast sky. At night, fishermen sing on fishing boats, and the songs resound through the lake in Peng Li; In late autumn, the geese felt chilly and screamed again and again, and the whine continued to the waterfront of Hengyang.

It may be difficult to understand the meaning only by reading the article, so it is better to understand it in combination with the creative background of the article at that time:

During the reign of Emperor Gaozong, Yan Mou, the governor of Hongzhou, rebuilt this pavilion, and hosted a banquet in Wang Tengting on the ninth day of September in 675 AD (the second year of Shangyuan). The author passed by here when he visited his father, and also attended the big meeting, improvising poems and writing this preface.

Having said that, let's appreciate and comment on this article together:

This paper focuses on the spectacular scene of Wang Teng Pavilion. Write about the elegant and grand momentum of the banquet and express your feelings. After explaining the historical evolution of "old county" and "new house". It is written by the geographical location and surrounding environment of the exhibition hall. "Three rivers lead to five lakes, and Ouyue", "The flowing water is as clear as the cold pool, and the smoke is as purple as the mountains", "The sunset is lonely with Qi Fei, and the autumn water is the same as the sky". Wang Teng Pavilion is located on this land in the south of the Yangtze River. Then, the author's pen goes from far to near, from the surface to the inside. "Taiqing, the sky is heavy; Flying pavilion drops Dan, there is no land under it. It's called Gui Dian Lan Gong, Embroidered Questions and First Landing. Wang Bo couldn't help feeling excited. He is a boy in a famous area, and he is lucky to have the opportunity to attend the party. However, in the face of high officials and dignitaries, it is inevitable that there will be some sadness and sadness. Instead, he lamented his "injustice", "luck" and "ill-fated". Express your deep depression and grievances, and pour out your feelings of "throwing a pen" and "volunteering" to serve the country and your determination to go forward. Love comes from scenery, and scenery is written for the mutual penetration of lyricism, scenery and emotion. Naturally, like running water, it flows freely and naturally.

Contrast and description, bright colors. The author can describe the scenery of Hongzhou, the grand occasion of Pueraria lobata and express the feelings of the characters. Exhibition and hair growth, very successful use of daubing and dyeing methods. For example, when explaining Hongzhou's "outstanding people". Fourteen sentences were laid out in one breath, from historical figures to realistic figures, from civil servants to military commanders, and they worked tirelessly; Write Wang Tengting's vision, including Shazhou Island, Yuanye, Jiangchuan Ge, palace and fundus.

And this description is carried out in contrast. This makes the article full of twists and turns, jumping up and down, back and forth. "Cool hair and breeze, fine songs and white clouds. There are bamboos in Suiyuan, which makes Peng Ze angry. Lishui Zhu Hua, lighting the pen of Linchuan. " Chords, music, wine, stories, beautiful scenery and pleasing to the eye. "Four Beauty Dilemma" is an unprecedented feast. In contrast, "luck is not good, and life is ruined; Feng Tang is easy to get old, but Li Guang is hard to seal. ". How sad it is that the genius is degraded and confused. This is the contrast of the characters' situation. There are also "Chang 'an in the sun" and "Wu Hui in the cloud", all of which are geographical comparisons; "I fly happily" and "I am sad happily" are emotional contrasts. Yang Yi does not pick up, caresses Lingyun and cherishes himself; When the clocks meet, what's the shame of running water? "This is the contrast between talent and bosom friend. This strong color contrast can produce the artistic effect of complementary opposites in revealing the inner worries of the characters and contrasting the main idea of the article.

The antithesis is neat and the allusions are just right. Except for exclamations, auxiliary words and Bo's self-claim, most of them are four-character antitheses and six-character antitheses. There are some simple sentences, such as "Clouds clear away the rain", "Lonely sunset in Qi Fei, autumn water * * * one color in the sky" and so on; Some are complex sentences, such as "the treasure of things, the city where the dragon lights shoot the bulls;" Outstanding people, Xu Ruyuan's "Fan on Chen's couch" "Fishing boats sing late, ringing the shore of poverty; The array was frightened and the sound broke the pu of Hengyang "; There are also some comments on this sentence, such as "Jin Sanjiang brings five lakes, controlling barbarians and attracting Ouyue", "Jin Sanjiang brings five lakes" and "controlling barbarians and attracting Ouyue" are opposite to each other. For example, Qi Feng with Rattan Pepper, Double Clear Purple Dots, Long Guang and Bull Fight. This antithesis sentence is not only neat and symmetrical, but also complex and changeable, fast-paced, neat and harmonious, and powerful.

Allusions that appear many times in the text. And they are all used properly, which not only has no sense of redundancy and obscurity, but also makes the article look rich and elegant, euphemistic and tortuous, sincere and sincere. "Feng Tang is easy to get old, Li Guang is hard to seal", "Qu Jiayi is in Changsha" and "Wandering in the sea", these four allusions are put together to describe the fate of the author, who was rejected for writing for Pei and expelled by the emperor for writing "Chicken of the King". Although there is resentment, it is hidden and not exposed, and there is no suspicion that King Kong is glaring. "Although Beihai is on credit, it is thriving; The cold corner has gone, and the mulberry is not too late. " These two allusions allude to my firm belief that I am fearless and brave. Allusions such as "waiting for the final army to be weak", "throwing a pen in your arms" and "watching the wind and whistling". It is a metaphor for his heroism and determination to make progress by "breaking the waves".

Turn static into dynamic and personify things. It is another feature of Preface to Wang Teng-ting to write an objective static thing into a dynamic feeling by personification. The author is good at choosing words and refining words to activate the state of things, such as "flying pavilion, flowing Dan" and "green terraces" Just because of the words "fly", "flow" and "shrug", the lofty pavilions will take off, the rich painters will murmur, and the emerald green on the terraces will rise high. It's really wonderful that still life has become an animal. The ancient city of Hongzhou, however, has become a cutting giant with "Three Rivers" as its skirt and "Five Lakes" as its belt, which is "pretty" near and "Ouyue" far away. As for "brilliance" like "Xingchi". The "winning friends" like a cloud is even more vivid.

In art, Preface to Wang Teng Pavilion has the following writing characteristics:

(1) The sentence pattern is patchy and rhythmic.

The full text is mainly composed of four or six sentences, with four or six miscellaneous sentences. Seven sentences, six sentences, four sentences, three sentences, two sentences and even one sentence are used alternately according to the needs of ideographic expression, so that the rhythm is clear and the content is integrated. Generally speaking, two words are used to express feelings (there are two places in the article: "Hehe" and "Alas"). Three sentences and four sentences are used at the beginning or turning point of a topic. A combination of six or seven sentences is a plain narrative. Four or six sentences or four or six sentences are used together as the unfolding part of narrative or lyric. There is only one word "Bo", which refers to oneself and expresses Teton. In this way, the writing of the whole article is ups and downs and natural circulation.

(2) Poems are beautifully decorated and full of flowers.

The whole article uses antithetical sentences, which have both literal and phonological meanings. For example, "the sky is vast and the universe is infinite; I am full of sorrow and I know a lot. " "QuGuYi in changsha, not ownerless; Loud in the sea, is it lack of time? " "Sunset and lonely Qi Fei, autumn waters and sky are the same color" and so on. One sentence is flat and even, and the upper and lower sentences are flat and even. This emphasis on melody does not affect the expression of meaning, and the sentences written are cadence, musical and poetic. This preface, such as Treasure of One Thing, Cai Jun's Insanity, Purple Electric Green Frost, Jade Bird Huanglong, Suiyuan Bamboo, Shui Ye Zhu Hua, etc., is typical of paying attention to diction. In this way, the article is colorful and pleasing to the eye.

(3) using allusions, concise and implicit

This preface uses many allusions to describe lyricism, some are historical stories, some are predecessors' sentences, and the techniques used are different, some are very clear, such as "Feng Tang is easy to get old, Li Guang is difficult to seal"; Some are secretly used, such as "feeling cold when greedy for springs, and being happy when dry"; Some are being used, such as "Meng has noble taste and is free to serve the country"; Some of them are used backwards, such as "Ruan Ji is rampant, how can you cry at the end of the road?" The use of allusions enhances the expressive effect of the article.

Finally, I think it is necessary to introduce the author of this article:

Wang Bo (649 or 650 ~ 676 or 675) was a poet in the Tang Dynasty. Han nationality, Zi Zi An. Jiangzhou Longmen (now Hejin, Shanxi) people. Together with Yang Jiong and Lu, they are called "four outstanding figures in the early Tang Dynasty", among which they are the first. In August of the 3rd year of Shang Dynasty (676), Tang Gaozong returned from visiting his father and drowned across the sea. He is good at five laws and five unique skills, and his representative works include "Farewell to Vice Governor Du to Shu". The main literary achievement is parallel prose, which is the best in quantity and quality. His masterpiece is Preface to Wang Teng Pavilion.