(一)
夫人之相与,俯仰一世。或取诸怀抱,悟言一室之内;或因寄所托,放浪形骸之外。虽趣舍万殊,静躁不同,当其欣于所遇,暂得于己,快然自足,不知老之将至;及其所之既倦,情随事迁,感慨系之矣。向之所欣,俯仰之间,已为陈迹,犹不能不以之兴怀,况修短随化,终期于尽!古人云,“死生亦大矣。”岂不痛哉!
每览昔人兴感之由,若合一契,未尝不临文嗟悼,不能喻之于怀。固知一死生为虚诞,齐彭殇为妄作。后之视今,亦犹今之视昔。悲夫!故列叙时人,录其所述。虽世殊事异,所以兴怀,其致一也。后之览者,亦将有感于斯文。
(《兰亭集序》)
(二)
于是饮酒乐甚,扣舷而歌之。歌曰:“桂棹兮兰桨,击空明兮溯流光。渺渺兮予怀,望美人兮天一方。”客有吹洞箫者,倚歌而和之。其声呜呜然,如怨如慕,如泣如诉,余音袅袅,不绝如缕。舞幽壑之潜蛟,泣孤舟之嫠妇。
苏子愀然,正襟危坐而问客曰:“何为其然也?”客曰:“月明星稀,乌鹊南飞,此非曹孟德之诗乎?西望夏口,东望武昌。山川相缪,郁乎苍苍;此非孟德之困于周郎者乎?方其破荆州,下江陵,顺流而东也,舳舻千里,旌旗蔽空,酾酒临江,横槊赋诗;固一世之雄也,而今安在哉?况吾与子渔樵于江渚之上,侣鱼虾而友糜鹿,驾一叶之扁舟,举匏樽以相属;寄蜉蝣于天地,渺沧海之一粟。哀吾生之须臾,羡长江之无穷;挟飞仙以遨游,抱明月而长终;知不可乎骤得,托遗响于悲风。”
(《赤壁赋》)
①仰观宇宙之大,俯察品类之盛。所以游目骋怀, 极视听之娱 ,信可乐也(《兰亭集序》)
②秦时与臣游,项伯杀人,臣活之。(《鸿门宴》)
③固一世之雄也,而今安在哉?(《赤壁赋》)
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually lasts for 15 days. There is a lot to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have a big meal. Their favourite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their houses. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the home ready for good luck.
The colour red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy colour and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of "hongbao". It is a red paper bag with money in it. Usually, older people give younger ones "hongbao". They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don't say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people. For instance, you'd better not say any bad words like "death". Don't break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don't borrow or lend money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.
— Oh, ______I'm already going out, I'm afraid.
读书“三境”
①宋代的《五灯会元》里,有一则著名的禅宗公案。禅师青原行思谈及他的参禅过程,认为经历了三种境界,刚开始是“看山是山,看水是水”,初悟时是“看山不是山,看水不是水”,彻悟时是“看山还是山,看水还是水,由懵懂无知,到雾里看花,再到透彻明悟,有我、无我、忘我,三种境界,依次展开,引人深思。
②其实,读书何尝不是如此。哲人有言,“人的天性像是野生的花草,读书像是修剪移栽。”某种意义上,读书给人带来的,除了知识的增长,更重要的恐怕是心境的提炼和升华。成就大学问,实现“立德、立功、立言”这“三不朽”的人生追求,或许并不是所有读书人都能够达到的,但读书所带来的精神境界的提升,却是每一个人可以追求的。正如参禅,读书也有三境。
③有我之境,是把读书作为人生的避风港。作家毛姆曾说过,养成读书的习惯,就如给你自己建造了一座逃避人生几乎所有不幸的避难所。人生不如意,十之八九。面对坎坷,遇到挫折,无所畏惧,一往无前是一种态度;掩卷沉思,反思自己也是一种态度。前者的精神是雄健的,但后者未必就是逃避。通过读书,在历史中寻找借鉴,从他人那里汲取经验,未尝不是以退为进、站在问题之外看问题的大智慧。不仅如此,以读书修身正己,能让人少几分“巻帷望月空长叹”的烦恼纠结,多一分“一蓑烟雨任平生”的淡定从容,反而有助于我们迈过这些坎。
④无我之境,是把读书作为诗意的栖居地。有人说,读一本好书,是一次精神的修行,是一次灵魂的洗礼。确实,阅读和思考是每个人都不会虚度的旅程。它能让人放慢原本匆匆的步伐,撇掉左冲右突、内心喧嚣的浮躁,在流连字里行间的风景里,找到一个安静的精神角落。苏州有一家大型书店,一个特点就是拥有非常长的楼梯,其意图就在于让每个来到书店的人在拾级而上的过程中,能够放慢脚步,感受书香,从容沉淀。在这个意义上,读书绝不仅仅是一种放松身心的休闲,更是一种拯救灵魂的生活方式。
⑤忘我之境,是把读书作为气质的涵养源。宋代理学大师程颐曾将人的认识区分为“见闻之知”和“德性之知”。“见闻之知”说的是对外部事物的认识,而“德性之知”则指向内在的精神涵养。刘勰在《文心雕龙》有言,好书奇文可以“疏淪五藏,澡雪精神”。读书的益处,不仅在于学习一些新东西,増加见闻之知,更在于滋润心灵、塑造人格、熏陶气质,提高德性之知。每每翻开书本,都会被那些浩然正气所感染,“或为渡江楫,慷慨吞胡羯”的文天祥,有“留取丹心照汗青”的赤胆忠心:“此日漫挥天下泪,有公足壮海军威”的邓世昌,有“今日之事,有死而已”的报国志向;“何当痛饮黄龙府,高玩神州风雨楼”的共产主义先驱李大钊,有“无非一念救苍生”的坚定信念。含英咀华,浸润书香,精神面貌也会透着文化的气息。
⑥“今人不见古时月,今月曾经照古人”。书是桥梁,让人思接千里;书是翅膀,让人心游万仞。摩挲书页,捧卷而读,聆听文化的钟鸣,啜饮文化的甘露,我们每个人都能遇见一个不一样的自己。
(摘编自《人民日报》)
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I just can't imagine in a few years' time.