If a country is born and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of good and evil?

These are two sentences in the poem of Lin Zexu, the first national hero in modern China, and the full text of the original poem is as follows:

Go to the Chengkou to show the family (Qing) Lin Zexu.

The strength is heavy, the responsibility is heavy and exhausted for a long time, and then it will not be able to support it.

If the country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of misfortune and good fortune?

It is the gentleman's kindness and kindness, and the clumsiness is just in the army.

Tell stories with mountain wives, and try to cut off the old scalp.

In 1841, due to the framing of the surrender faction, Lin Zexu was dismissed and demoted on the charge of "mishandling" and confiscated into the army of Yili. This poem was composed in 1842 when he passed through Xi'an, Shaanxi Province to bid farewell to his family. Although he was wronged, his ambition to serve the country has not diminished slightly, and he still said:

Even if they are degraded to the frontier, as long as it is beneficial to the country, they will fight for it regardless of their personal life and death.

If the country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of misfortune and good fortune? These two sentences are to the effect: "As long as it is beneficial to the country, even if it is beneficial to the country, even if it is to sacrifice one's own life, I will be willing, and I will never avoid it because of the danger that I may suffer."

Here, "to" means "to use, to take, to take". "Life and death" is an inversion of the prepositional structure "to life and death (actually to die"), and the object "life and death" is mentioned in front of the preposition "to". The literal translation is "to sacrifice one's own life (in exchange)".

It is worth noting that in Chinese, whenever two words with opposite meanings are combined, often only one of them is the real meaning, and the key and real meaning of the word "life and death" in this poem is "death", and the word "life" is only used to form a two-tone word, which is only a foil; The focus and true meaning of "blessing" is "curse", and "blessing" is just a foil. There are many similar examples, such as Lu Xun's poem "The Title of the Three Righteous Pagoda" to Japanese friends, "The brothers are here, and they meet with a smile and enmity."

In the word "enmity", the focus and real meaning is "enmity", otherwise, even "en" must be "泯 (泯annihilation, forget)", can it still be brothers? As with the above-mentioned "life and death, blessing and misfortune", if there are two opposite meanings, it cannot be explained.

Go to the army and board the journey, and the mouth occupies the family".

The strength is heavy, the responsibility is heavy and exhausted for a long time, and then it will not be able to support it.

If the country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of misfortune and good fortune?

It is the gentleman's kindness and kindness, and the clumsiness is just in the army.

Tell stories with mountain wives, and try to cut off the old scalp.

I can choose to live or die for the good of the country, how can I run away or chase because of my own gains and losses? It means putting the interests of the country first and the gains and losses of individuals secondary.

If it is good for the country, I can ignore life and death. How can you flee because of evil, and cling to blessings when you see them? From Lin Zexu in the Qing Dynasty, "Go to Shu Dengchengkou to Occupy the Family Two Songs".

Original: Part 1:

When you go out, you don't feel sad when you smile, and you open everywhere.

It is difficult to stand up in current affairs, and high-ranking officials are not born by themselves.

The wind and waves looked back at the empty three islands, and the dust was counted from the beginning.

Hugh Xin child whispered lightly, sneering at him Zhao Lao sent the lampstand.

Second: the strength is weak and the responsibility is heavy for a long time, and then the exhaustion and mediocrity will not be supported.

If the country lives and dies for profit, will it not be avoided because of misfortune and good fortune?

It is the gentleman's kindness and kindness, and the clumsiness is just in the army.

Tell stories with mountain wives, and try to cut off the old scalp.

Creative background: Lin Zexu made meritorious contributions to the British resistance, but was framed by the surrender faction, dismissed by Emperor Daoguang, and sent to Ili to atone for his crimes. He endured humiliation and was sent to Yili, Xinjiang, in the 21st year of Daoguang (July 14, 1841).

When the poet parted with his wife in the ancient city of Xi'an and went to Ili, he wrote this poem with grief and indignation.

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