The sound of cicadas is loud and high. Throughout the ages, the singing of "Cicada, Cicada" has caused poets with rich and delicate emotions to write many beautiful and moving poems.
The bright moon leaves the branches startled by magpies, and the breeze sings the cicadas in the middle of the night. The fragrance of rice flowers tells of a good harvest, and the sound of frogs sounds.
Vernacular translation: The bright moon in the sky rose above the treetops, frightening the magpies perched on the branches. The cool evening breeze seemed to carry the distant chirping of cicadas. In the aroma of rice flowers, people are talking about the good harvest year, and there are bursts of frogs croaking in their ears, as if they are talking about the good harvest year.
This article comes from the expanded information of "Insects" by French Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre
Writing background:
"Insects" or "The Story of Insects" is a long biological work written by French entomologist and litterateur Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre, consisting of ten volumes. The first volume was first published in 1879, and the entire book in 1907.
This work is a work on insect biology that summarizes the types, characteristics, habits and marriage habits of insects. It records the real life of insects and expresses the spirituality shown by insects in their struggle for survival. It also records Fabre’s motivations, life ambitions, knowledge background, living conditions, etc. for his obsession with insect research.
The author integrates the colorful life of insects with his own life insights, and looks at insects with human nature. The author's respect and love for life are revealed in every word.
"Insects" is a book about the life of insects, covering more than 100 kinds of insects such as dung beetles, ants, and Sisyphus bugs. And there are still millions of unknown insects still waiting to be discovered and understood by humans. In the mid-19th century, Fabre, after teaching in school, observed various insects in the fields with his children, named them, and eulogized them.
"Insects" is divided into ten volumes, each volume is divided into 17 to 25 chapters. Each chapter describes the life of one or several insects in detail and profoundly, and also includes some stories about experiences and memories of the past. biographical article. In the book, the author describes how small insects abide by the rules of nature and make unremitting efforts to survive and reproduce.
Based on his lifelong experience and achievements in insect research, the author takes a humanistic view of insect nature and uses insect nature to reflect social life. He focuses on the external forms and biological habits of the insects he has observed and studied. It truly records the instincts, habits, labor, death, etc. of several common insects.
About the author:
Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (1823-1915), French entomologist and litterateur. He is known as the "Homer of the insect world" and the "Virgil" of the insect world.
His more than 700 watercolor paintings of fungi were deeply appreciated and loved by the Provence poet Mistral. He also contributed to the bleaching and dyeing industry and obtained three patents related to alizarin.