Appreciation of Xiaoya Jiri's Translation Works

Xiaoya Jiri [pre-Qin] was anonymous, and he prayed. The hunting car is ready, four horses high. Drive up the mound and drive away the group leaders. Lucky day in Wu Geng, horse hunting has been chosen. Looking for a gathering place for wild animals, deer herds are amazing. Remove the beast from the painting and reach the shooting area of the emperor. From a distance, the vast land is rich. Run slowly, beast, and swim in groups. We all have to get to the right place, and the emperor is happy to show his skills. The bowstring is pulled open and the arrow is held in the hand. An arrow killed Xiao Ye pig, and it was trying to shoot the buffalo. Game is for guests, who eat the same food and drink.

Chen Wu's auspicious day is good. Sacrifice Mazu and pray at the same time. The hunting car is ready. Four males, Ma Zhuang, are tall. Open a big mound and drive away the animals. Run. Gengwu's auspicious day is good, and the horse hunting has been chosen. Looking for a gathering place for wild animals, it is strange for deer to flock. Drive away the animals near the water and get to the Tian Zi Hunting Area. Looking into the distance, Yuan Ye is vast and rich. There are many wild animals that run very slowly. They swim around in groups. They all got the son of heaven and were happy to show their talents. We have drawn the bowstring and held the arrow in our hands. Shoot a small wild boar with one arrow, and shoot a big bison with all your strength.

Game treat, * * * eat delicacies and drink.

The appreciation of the whole poem in four chapters artistically reproduces the whole process of Zhou Xuanwang's choosing an auspicious day to worship Mazu, hunting in the wild, and going home with full load to entertain his ministers.

The first chapter describes the preparation work before hunting. The hunting of ancient emperors is as solemn and sacred as sacrifice, alliance and feast, and it is the embodiment of martial spirit. The ceremony was very grand. Therefore, it is an essential procedure to choose an auspicious day in advance to sacrifice Mazu and rectify the field car. In this chapter, "climb a big mound and learn from its ugliness" is a natural phrase. Everything is ready, just waiting for the official hunting to climb the big hill and chase animals. In the second chapter, I chose a good horse to go hunting formally. The third day after offering sacrifices to Mazu is Wugeng Day, which is also a good day according to divination.

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