As a first-line Chinese teacher, before summer vacation every year, the author has an important task: recommending extracurricular books to children. This year, what I recommend is still: " Book of Songs ".
As one of the ancient " Six Classics " and " Five Classics ", "The Book of Songs" has been highly respected since its publication. At the same time, because of its rich content, covering all aspects of celestial phenomena, landforms, folk customs, etc., it has also become an "encyclopedia" for us to understand all aspects of ancient life. Coupled with the strong literary value of the work, it has become the most popular traditional education book in recent years.
Therefore, I think: even if any textbook today may have problems, there must be no problem with "The Book of Songs". I recommend it, parents won’t find anything to complain about!
Who knows, I am still too naive. Recently, a parent came to me with a copy of the Book of Songs. He said, "If nothing else, I just saw this one and I wanted to tear up the book!" When he said this, I was frightened. Big jump, could he really be asked to pick out something?
What does the poem that made him post such a big hit look like? Let's take a look:
"Zheng Feng·Feng"
The richness of the son is so beautiful that I am almost in the alley. I regret not sending you away.
My son is prosperous, and I am here. I regret that I will never come back.
The clothes are bright and beautiful, the clothes are bright and beautiful. Uncle Xi, uncle Xi, drive me along with you.
Shang Jin褧裳, Yi Jin褧衣. Uncle Xi, uncle Xi, come back with me.
The poem is indeed a good poem. As for what it means, the author will give you a rough translation in vernacular.
Verse 1: You are so beautiful. When you were waiting for me in the alley, I didn’t follow you. I regret it so much now;
Verse 2: You have a good figure. When you were waiting for me in the hall, I didn’t go with you either, I regret it so much now;
Section 3: Now I have put on my wedding dress, I put on brocade, and also covered it with a beautiful little shirt, just waiting for you to drive me The car comes to marry me;
The meaning of the fourth stanza is similar to that of the third stanza, which belongs to the overlapping sentence structure.
From the literal meaning, it is not difficult for us to understand the writing background of this poem: a beautiful girl was pursued by a good-looking young man for a long time. They were waiting for her at the entrance of the alley, and they were begging to marry her in the hall, but she didn't go with them. But in the end, when he left, she regretted it again, so she used such a poem to express her determination to follow him.
So, why does this parent feel that this poem is not suitable for his children to read? There are two reasons:
First of all, the father of this child is more strict with his daughter. He believes that this poem is ultimately a work about elopement. The woman could not leave with the other party due to ethics and other issues. As a father, he thought it was right not to leave.
Secondly, this child’s father thinks a lot about his child’s love outlook. He believes that the poem emphasizes the "feng" and "prosperity" of men, which are actually both appearance. One means that the man has a good appearance, and the other means that the man has a good figure. If his daughter learns such works and becomes as "nymphomaniac" as the girl in the poem, this is unacceptable to him as a father.
In fact, the author understands this father's helplessness very well. Today's children are not easy to manage. As a father, he is worried that this kind of passionate love work will have a bad impact on his daughter. This idea is too normal. However, understanding is understanding, and I still want to say one thing to this parent: Don’t be ignorant, this is a classic that has been circulated for more than 2,000 years. I personally think that parents do not need to worry too much about such works:
First of all, from a literary perspective, it is really a classic.
"The Book of Songs" has a total of more than 300 poems, which have been circulated for more than 2,000 years. During this period, it has gone through so many dynasties and so many writers and educators, but they have never added or deleted it.Why? Not only because these more than 300 works can authentically show people's social outlook, love outlook, etc. of that era; but also because they are really classics from a literary perspective.
The literary characteristics of this poem are very distinct: it expresses one's heart directly and heartily. The whole poem only contains a few sentences, and it completes the character creation of an infatuated woman and a beautiful man. All aspects of the character's language, image, and psychological activities are well portrayed. Apart from Chinese characters and the Book of Songs, it is difficult to find anyone who can achieve this in such a small space.
Secondly, some parents’ worries are really too much.
I’m afraid that children will read love poems. Does that mean we can’t even tell the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl?
was afraid that children would not be able to establish a healthy view of love, so he stopped learning "The Peacock Flying Southeast" because he was afraid that the children would die in love?
said that " will buy wine " conveys bad values. He believes that " the five-flowered horse , the golden fur, and the child will be exchanged for fine wine" is a prodigal, so it is not allowed to be read?
is afraid that children will violate traffic rules, so Zhu Ziqing's "Back View" should also be deleted from textbooks?
How long will we have to worry about such worries? If you really look at these works with a magnifying glass, even if they are the eternal masterpieces of Li Bai Du Fu , you will still find the so-called problems.
Regarding this matter, my personal opinion is: I hope everyone can have more confidence in their children. In fact, they are not so easily influenced. Of course, if there are any problems with the work, it needs to be discussed, but if you suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder, then our children really don’t need to learn anything. What do you think about this matter? Discussions are welcome.
