What I hear and see is completely different
from before(耳目一新)
There was a famous poet during the Tang
Dynasty in China, his name was (Bai Juyi).
He left behind more than 3,000 poems, the
most among all the poets of the Tang Dynasty.
In 832 AD he was 60 years old. A good
friend of his died and he wrote an epitaph for his good friend.
His good friend's family gave him a small
amount of money as a thank you.
He was the governor of Henan Province at
that time, and he used the money to repair a temple in Luoyang City, Henan
Province. The name of the temple was (Xiangshan Temple).
He mentioned it in an article.
I gave the money to the monk in charge of
the temple to coordinate and plan the whole renovation.
I also asked for the help of some capable
soldiers under my command.
Before we start, we make a list of all the
areas that need to be repaired.
The list includes the pavilion and bridge
in front of the temple, as well as a stone building.
On the east side of the temple, there are
11 large rooms used to house Buddha statues.
There are 7 houses on the south side of the
temple, which are used to accommodate guests who come to worship at the temple.
There are also 13 walkways connecting these
bridges to these houses.
We worked for three months. Under the
supervision of the monks who manage the temple, we renovated the houses whose
roofs had collapsed and repaired the rooms whose walls had collapsed.
We ended up repainting the houses and
levelling the floors in all the houses.
These houses, which originally looked like
an aging old man, were transformed into brand new temples.
Once the work was completed, we were happy
to see that the monks in the temple could practise in peace.
We are also able to accommodate many
travellers passing through this place.
After the construction was completed, many
people from the city came here during their holidays to enjoy the beautiful
scenery around the temple.
The people who came here to play said
happily.
We feel that the scenery here has a sense
of the vastness of the frontier. We feel that this beautiful mountain and the
lake in the mountain are integrated with the architecture of this temple.
What we hear, see and feel here is
completely different from before the restoration. We think this new look is
very good and we like it very much.
This idiom means that what I hear and see
is completely different from before.
This idiom is used to describe a
significant change in the appearance of a person or thing.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Do you prefer to live in a new house or an
old one that has been renovated? Have there been any new changes in the city
where you live in recent years?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
耳目一新(What I hear and see is completely
different from before)
中國的唐王朝時代有一個著名的詩人，他的名字是(白居易)。
他留下了3000多首詩，是所有唐代詩人中最多的一個人。
西元832年，他60歲。他的一個好朋友死了，他為他的好朋友寫了一篇墓誌銘。
他的好朋友的家人為了感謝他給了他一筆謝金。
他那個時候擔任河南省的省長，他把這筆謝金拿來修補河南省洛陽市中的一間寺廟，這間寺廟的名字叫做(香山寺)。
他在一篇文章中提到這件事。
我把這筆錢交給負責管理這間寺廟的僧人統籌規畫整個修繕的事務。
另外我要求在我管理之下的一些能幹的士兵們提供協助。
我們在施工前先把所有須修繕的地方列出一張清單。
清單中有寺廟前的亭子與橋，另外還有一座石樓。
寺廟的東邊有11間大屋，這些大屋被用來供俸佛像。
寺廟的南邊有7間房屋，這些房屋被用來提供給來寺廟中參拜的賓客居住。
另外還有13座連接這些橋與這些房屋的長廊。
我們連續施工了三個月，在管理這間寺廟的僧人的監工下，我們重新修復那些屋頂已經崩塌的房屋，還修補了那些牆壁有坍塌的房間。
我們最後重新粉刷這些房屋並且把所有房屋中的地板整理成為平整。
這些原本就像是一個衰老的老人的屋子重新變成了嶄新的廟宇，
施工完成後，我們很開心地看到寺廟中的僧人們可以在這裡安穩地進行修行。
另外我們還能夠接待很多經過這個地方的旅客。
施工完成後，有很多住在這座城市中的百姓們在休假的時候也開始來到這裡遊玩並且欣賞寺廟周圍漂亮的風景。
這些來到這裡遊玩的百姓們很開心地說。
我們覺得這裡的的景色有著邊疆的遼闊感，我們感覺這座美麗的山與山中的湖與這間寺廟的建築融合在一起。
我們在這裡所聽到的、看到的、感受到的跟未修復以前完全不一樣，我們覺得這種嶄新的樣貌非常的好，我們非常喜歡。
這句成語的意思是我所聽到的和看到的跟以前完全不同。
這句成語被用來形容人或事或物的面貌有了顯著的變化。
親愛的朋友，你聽完這個故事有怎樣的啟發或有怎樣的想法呢。
你喜歡住新房子還是整修過的老房子呢?你住的城市中，這幾年有沒有那些新的變化呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為白居易-白氏長慶集卷68之58-59修香山寺記