You will be punished by drinking three
large glasses of Chinese rice wine.(金谷酒數)
In the Western Jin Dynasty of China, there
was a famous minister who was also a famous rich man in Chinese history. His
name was Shi Chong.
He once published a collection of poems,
and this idiom comes from the preface he wrote for this collection of poems.
The gist of the preface is as follows.
In the year 297 A.D., I was assigned to
serve as a military leader in the provinces of Jiangsu, Henan and Shandong.
I have a good friend named Wang Xu, who is
also a general.
Wang Xu was about to be transferred back to
the capital to take up a new post, so I gave him a farewell banquet.
The banquet was held in one of my villas in
a valley in Henan Province.
There are many thick and tall trees in this
valley. There are many fruit trees, bamboo and many Chinese herbs planted
around the villa.
There is a clear river not far from the
villa. This river is called (Jingu River).
The weather was nice on the day of the
farewell party, so we held it on the grass by the river.
We played from day to night, changing the
place where we drank and talked according to the atmosphere.
If there are clouds in the sky, we go to a
high hill to watch the scenery. When the sun is too strong, we go to the river
in the forest to play in the water.
We also prepared many different musical
instruments, and each of us took the instrument we were good at playing.
Sometimes we play as an ensemble, and
sometimes one of us plays solo.
We also played a game where everyone had to
write a poem within a limited time to express their feelings about attending
this banquet.
If someone cannot write a poem within the
time limit, that person will be punished.
This man wants to drink three large bowls
of Chinese rice wine.
It really is a beautiful afternoon.
We all felt very happy, but perhaps because
we were so happy, we all felt a sigh in our hearts at the same time.
We lament how short human life is.
None of us has control over our own lives
and none of us knows when death will come.
I have compiled the poems we wrote today
into a collection of poems so that future generations who love to read poetry
can feel our inner feelings through these poems.
I've written this preface and recorded
everyone's name so that future generations will know who the author of these
poems was.
The literal translation of this idiom is
that at this event on the Jingu River, those who cannot write a poem will be
punished by drinking three glasses of Chinese rice wine.
This idiom is used to describe a person who
is punished by drinking three glasses of wine at a banquet.
Dear friend, what inspirations or thoughts
do you have after listening to this story?
Did you write poetry when you were young?
If you wrote poetry when you were young, how long has it been since you wrote
poetry?
I hope this story can give you some new
insights.
金谷酒數(You will be punished by drinking
three large glasses of Chinese rice wine.)
中國的西晉王朝有一個著名的大臣，他也是一個中國歷史上著名的富豪，他的名字叫做石崇。
他曾經出版過一本詩集，這句成語就是來自於他給這本詩集寫的序言。
這段序言的大意如下。
西元297年，那個時候我被派任在江蘇省和河南省和山東省擔任軍事領導。
我有一個名字叫做王詡的好朋友，他也是一個將軍。
王詡要被調回首都接任新的職務，因此我為他舉辦了一場歡送宴。
這場宴會舉辦的地點是在我的一間別墅中，這間別墅在河南省境內的一座山谷裡。
這個山谷中有很多被濃密高大的樹木，這間別墅四周種了很多的果樹還有竹子與很多中草藥植物。
別墅旁邊不遠處有一條清澈的小河，這條河叫做(金谷河)。
舉辦送別宴那天天氣很好所以我們在河邊的草地上舉辦這場歡送宴。
我們從白天玩到黑夜，我們還根據當時的氣氛調整喝酒聊天的地點。
天空中有雲的時候我們就到一個高高的土丘上看風景，陽光太強烈的時候我們就到樹林中的河邊玩水。
我們還準備了很多各種不同的樂器，我們每個人拿起自以擅長的樂器演奏。
我們有時候會合奏，我們有時候會讓其中一個人獨奏。
我們還玩了一個遊戲，每個人都要在限定的時間內寫出一首詩來表達出自己參加這場宴會的感受。
如果有人限定的時間內無法寫出一首詩，那麼這個人就要接受處罰。
這個人要喝三大碗的中國米酒。
這真的是一個美好的下午啊。
我們都感覺到非常歡樂，但是可能是因為太開心了，所以我們內心竟然都同時有一種感嘆。
我們感嘆人類的生命多麼得短暫。
我們每個人都無法掌握自己的生命，我們都不知道死亡何時會來臨。
我把我們今天寫的這些詩編輯成一本詩集，讓後代喜歡讀詩的人可以藉由這些詩感受到我們內心的感受。
我寫下這篇序言，並且把每個人的名字記錄下來，讓後代的人知道這些詩的作者是誰。
這句成語的直接翻譯的意思是在(金谷河)旁的這場活動中，那些寫不出詩來的人要被處罰喝下三杯中國米酒。
這句成語被用來形容一個人在一場宴會中被處罰喝三杯酒。
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。
你年輕時有寫詩嗎?如果你年輕時有寫詩，那麼你有多久沒有寫詩了呢?
我期待這故事能讓你產生一些新的收穫。
出處為西晉-石崇-金谷詩序
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