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Staying strong during hard times is a beautiful quality of human beings. Let's have a look at the following poem.
“Bamboo in the rock” is a Chinese poem by a man named Zheng Xie, one of the “Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou”. He is often called Zheng Banqiao. He was born in 1693. Besides being 1.
a
great artist and poet, Zheng was also a government worker during the Qing Dynasty. He didn't like the 2.
unfair
(fair) things he saw happening in the government, so he started making art and writing poems about things like bamboo, which were easy to understand 3.
but
had deep meaning.
BAMBOO IN THE ROCK
(By Zheng Xie)
Upright stands the bamboo amid green mountains steep;
Its tooth-like root in broken rock is planted deep.
It's strong and firm though struck and beaten without rest;
Careless of the wind from north or south, east or west.
(Translated by Xu Yuanchong)
His poem paints a picture of bamboo growing strong even though it is stressed within rocks on a mountain. No matter what 4.
difficulties
(difficult) the bamboo faces, like bad weather hitting it from every side, it keeps 5.
standing
(stand) up straight. The bamboo is a symbol of strength and determination(力量和决心) because it always stands and doesn't break under pressure.
The poem is full 6.
of
beautiful words about nature, but it's also there to teach us something important. Just like the bamboo, people should stay strong and calm even though life is 7.
challenging
(challenge). By facing hard times, we can build our inner 8.
strength
(strong), just like the bamboo.
Young people can learn a lot from this poem because it shows them the 9.
importance
(important) of staying strong and determined, even when things get hard. The poem reminds teenagers that tests and difficulties can help them grow even 10.
more powerful
(power). It is an encouraging message for them to keep brave during hard times and never give up, just like bamboo standing tall in the face of challenges.
