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Summer poem 西湖雨景—六月二十七日望湖楼醉书

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生活中有句玩笑话：“夏天的天，孩子的脸，说变就变。” 说的是夏天的天气变化很快。今天的古诗内容是关于一场突然降临的大雨。我们一起来看看大诗人苏轼如何描写西湖雨景吧！ 苏轼（1037-1101），字子瞻，号东坡居士，世称苏东坡，北宋文学家、书画家、唐宋八大家之一。做官经历不顺，多次受到排挤。苏轼在“词”的创作上有非凡的成就，同时他的诗作也流传千古。我们学习的这首小诗，是苏轼被贬谪到杭州做官时创作的，主要描写诗人坐船游西湖时经历的一场突如其来的大雨，以及西湖美丽的湖光山色。
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六月二十七日望湖楼醉书
Liùyuè 六月èrshíqīrì 二十七日wànghúlóu 望湖楼zuìshū 醉书
A poem written when drunk at Wanghulou on June 27.
宋苏轼
Sòng 宋SūShì 苏轼
[Song] Su Shi
黑云翻墨未遮山
hēiyún 黑云fānmò 翻墨wèi 未zhē 遮shān 山
Black clouds like spilled ink spread fast and about to cover the mountains
白雨跳珠乱入船
báiyǔ 白雨tiàozhū 跳珠luàn 乱rù 入chuán 船
Pearl like rain droplets fall all over and into the boat
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