First, the original:
You can't read books unless you borrow them. Who can't smell the book? Seven strategies, four treasuries, the book of the emperor, but how many scholars are there? How many rich people are there? Other ancestors accumulated, and future generations abandoned. ……
Second, translation:
"If you don't borrow books, you can't study well. Haven't you heard of bibliophiles? Seven strategies and four repositories are the books of the emperor, but how many emperors have studied them? Rich people's books make cows and horses sweat when they move, and they are stuffed at home. But how many rich people study? Other grandparents have accumulated (books), and it goes without saying that they have discarded (books) descendants. ...
Third, the author introduces:
Yuan Mei (17 16- 1797) was a poet and essayist in Qing dynasty. Zi Zicai, whose name is Jian Zhai, was named Cangshan laity, Suiyuan master, Suiyuan old man and Qiantang (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) in his later years. Qianlong was a scholar for four years and served as a magistrate in Lishui, Jiangning and other counties. He has political achievements and came back at the age of forty. Build a garden at the foot of Xiaocang Mountain in Jiangning and recite it. A wide range of poetry disciples, especially female disciples. Yuan Mei is one of the representative poets in Ganjia period, and he is also called "the three great poets in Ganjia" with Zhao Yi and Jiang Shiquan.
Yuan Mei's ancient poems have attracted much attention for a long time. In fact, the creation of classical poetry embodies the genius of Yuan Mei's poetry, which is full of passion, vitality and creativity, and presents aesthetic characteristics different from those of modern poetry creation, which is an indispensable part of our comprehensive understanding of Yuan Mei's poetry.
Yuan Mei's literary thought has the viewpoint of development, which has impacted the feudal orthodox literary view and formalism. In addition, he emphasized the existence value of parallel prose as American literature, which has certain positive significance. However, most of his poems are about trivial matters around him, full of romantic ballads and lacking social content, and some of them are often flashy or even superficial.