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Ah, you flatter me. This is the first time we’ve met in person, and I have to say I didn’t expect you to be so young in person, Ms Zhang! You really are a talented young woman!

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宋代文学家苏轼的《念奴娇》一词为宋词豪放派的代表作之一，又名《赤壁怀古》。上阙因景生情，从江水滔滔流去联想到消逝在历史长河中的英雄人物，人说赤壁为三国时代古战场，当年周公瑾在此，以弱胜强，击退曹魏，确立三国鼎立之势。

Sòng Dài wénxuéjiā Sū Shì de 《 niànnújiāo 》yī cí wèi Sòngcí háofàng pài de dàibiǎozuò zhīyī ，yòu míng 《 Chìbì huái gǔ 》。shàng què yīn jǐng shēng qíng ，cóng jiāng shuǐ tāotāo liú qù liánxiǎng dào xiāoshì zài lìshǐ cháng hé zhōng de yīngxióng rénwù ，rén shuō Chìbì wèi Sānguó shídài gǔ zhànchǎng ，dāngnián Zhōu Gōngjǐn zài cǐ ，yǐ ruò shèng strong ，jītuì Cáowèi ，quèlì Sānguó dǐnglì zhī shì 。

Song Dynasty literati Su Shi's ci poem 'The Charm of the Courtesan Niannu' is representative of the bold and unconstrained ci faction, and is also called 'Recalling the Past on the Red Cliffs'. The first section uses the landscape to set the tone, from the gurgling flow of the river we think of the historical figures who have disappeared in the river of time. It is said that the red cliffs were the site of an ancient battle during the Three Kingdoms Period. At that time Zhou Yu triumphed from a position of weakness here, forcing the Cao Wei to retreat and ensuring the continuance of the triumvirate states.

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下半阙借古抒怀、情理交融，遥想周郎何等英雄气概、何等镇定潇洒，然而山河依旧，豪杰安在？转念想到自己怀才不遇，孤身一人在此追想故国英雄，不禁笑叹自己的多情多思。

xià bàn què jiè gǔ shūhuái 、qínglǐ jiāoróng ，yáoxiǎng Zhōu láng héděng yīngxióng qìgài 、héděng zhèndìng xiāosǎ ，ránér shān hé yījiù ，háojié ān zài ？zhuǎn niàn xiǎngdào zìjǐ huái cái bùyù ，gūshēn yī rén zài cǐ zhuīxiǎng gùguó yīngxióng ，bùjīn xiào tàn zìjǐ de duōqíng duōsī 。

The last half of the poem uses the ancient world to express emotion, fusing rationality and emotion, thinking back on how heroic Zhou Yu must have been, how unperturbed and dashing, however the mountains and the rivers remain, but where are the heroes? Then the poet's thoughts turn to his own unrecognized talent, thinking back on heroes from fallen heroes in solitude, and can't help but laugh resignedly at being overcome by thoughts and emotions.

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大江东去，浪淘尽，千古风流人物。故垒西边，人道是，三国周郎赤壁。乱石崩云，惊涛裂岸，卷起千堆雪。江山如画，一时多少豪杰。

dà jiāng dōng qù ，làng táo jìn ，qiān gǔ fēngliú rénwù 。gùlěi xībiān ，rén dào shì ，Sānguó Zhōu láng Chìbì 。luàn shí bēng yún ，jīng tāo liè àn ，juǎn qǐ qiān duī xuě 。jiāng shān rú huà ，yīshí duōshao háojié 。

The vast Yangtze gushes endlessly eastwards, who knows how many heroes have been dashed away by its flow. Westwards of the old camp, people say are the red cliffs were Zhou Yu defeated Cao Cao during the Three Kingdoms Period. There, the ragged cliffs tower into the clouds, the terrifying waves seem to want to tear at the river banks, stirring up snow-white surf in the tens of thousands. The beautiful rivers and mountains are like a painting; but how many heroic figures have been born amid them?

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他显然因此种阳刚和阴柔之分而感到自豪。其实东坡之词何尝都是“大江东去”？“笑渐不闻声渐杳，多情却被无情恼”；“绣帘开，一点明月窥人”；这些词句，恐怕也只合十七八女郎曼声低唱吧？

tā xiǎnran yīn cǐzhǒng yánggāng hé yīnróu zhīfēn ér gǎndào zìháo 。qíshí Dōngpō zhī cí hécháng dōu shì “dà jiāng dōng qù ”？“xiào jiàn bù wén shēng jiàn yǎo ，duōqíng què bèi wúqíng nǎo ”；“xiùlián kāi ，yīdiǎn míngyuè kuī rén ”；zhèxiē cí jù ，kǒngpà yě zhǐ hé shíqī bā nǚláng màn shēng dī chàng ba ？

He clearly felt proud of this kind of distinction between masculine and feminine, but actually it's not like Su Dongpo's ci are all like 'The River Surges Eastward'". Wouldn't lines of poetry like, "Gradually, the laughter within the walls faded, and the passersby dispersed. As if one's passion was injured by the ruthlessness of a young girl." and "Through the embroidered curtain, the moon steals a furtive glance at her." also maybe only be appropriate for young girls of 17 or 18 to sing in modest voices?

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没问题，我们先来看词，作者是苏轼——苏东坡，他在丙辰年的中秋节，喝酒大醉，于是趁着酒兴写下了这首词。苏轼写作的风格以豪放著称。

méiwèntí ，wǒmen xiān lái kàn cí ，zuòzhě shì Sū Shì ——Sū Dōngpō ，tā zài bǐngchén nián de zhōngqiūjié ，hējiǔ dà zuì ，yúshì chèn zhe jiǔxìng xiě xià le zhè shǒu cí 。Sū Shì xiězuò de fēnggé yǐ háofàng zhùchēng 。

No problem, let's first take a look at the words. The author was Su Shi, also known as Su Dongpo. On the Mid-Autumn Festival of 1076 he got very drunk, so he made use of the high spirits the drink gave him to write down this ci poem. Su Shi's writing style is famous for its unrestrained style.

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我听过词的派别，分成“豪放派”和“婉约派”，我把它们非常浅显的理解为“积极派”与“消极派”。

wǒ tīng guò cí de pàibié ，fēn chéng “háofàng pài ”hé “wǎnyuē pài ”，wǒ bǎ tāmen fēicháng qiǎnxiǎn de lǐjiě wèi “jījí pài ”yǔ “xiāojí pài ”。

I've heard that there are different schools of ci poetry, the unrestrained school and the subdued school. In very plain terms I've understood this as the "positive school" and the "negative school".

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很有创意啊，确实豪放派的风格多为乐观豁达，所以这首词中也同样表现出了这种精神，苏轼把人世间的悲欢离合之情纳入对宇宙人生的哲理追寻之中，虽有离别的愁绪，更有对生活的憧憬与希冀。

hěnyǒu chuàngyì ā ，quèshí háofàng pài de fēnggé duō wèi lèguān huòdá ，suǒyǐ zhè shǒu cí zhōng yě tóngyàng biǎoxiànchū le zhèzhǒng jīngshén ，Sū Shì bǎ rénshìjiān de bēihuānlíhé zhī qíng nàrù duì yǔzhòu rénshēng de zhélǐ zhuīxún zhīzhōng ，suī yǒu líbié de chóuxù ，gèng yǒu duì shēnghuó de chōngjǐng yǔ xījì 。

That's so creative, the style of the unrestrained school is more optimistic and sanguine, so this ci poem reflects this spirit. Su Shi incorporates the joys and sorrows of the world into the search for a philosophical theory of life in the universe. Although there are partings and sorrow, there is also hope and longing for life.

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