Two poems: perspective and fresh understanding

诗人从不同位置观察庐山的山峰。

shī rén cóng bù tóng wèi zhì guān chá lú shān de shān fēng。

The poet observes the peaks of Mount Lu from different positions.

观察角度改变时，山岭呈现出不同形状。

guān chá jiǎo dù gǎi biàn shí， shān lǐng chéng xiàn chū bù tóng xíng zhuàng。

When the viewing angle changes, the mountain ridges take on different shapes.

诗人看不清庐山全貌的缘由，是自己正在山中。

shī rén kàn bù qīng lú shān quán mào de yuán yóu， shì zì jǐ zhèng zài shān zhōng。

The reason the poet cannot see Mount Lu as a whole is that he is within it.

半亩方塘像一面打开的镜子。

bàn mǔ fāng táng xiàng yí miàn dǎ kāi de jìng zi。

The half-mu square pond resembles an open mirror.

清水不断流动，因为源头有活水补充。

qīng shuǐ bù duàn liú dòng， yīn wèi yuán tóu yǒu huó shuǐ bǔ chōng。

The clear water keeps moving because fresh water enters from its source.

联系诗句和背景可以帮助我们理解诗中的道理。

lián xì shī jù hé bèi jǐng kě yǐ bāng zhù wǒ men lǐ jiě shī zhōng de dào lǐ。

Connecting the lines with their context can help us understand the poem's meaning.

横看成岭侧成峰，

héng kàn chéng lǐng cè chéng fēng，

From the front a ridge, from the side a peak,

远近高低各不同。

yuǎn jìn gāo dī gè bù tóng。

Far, near, high and low, each view differs.

不识庐山真面目，

bù shí lú shān zhēn miàn mù，

I cannot see Mount Lu’s true face,

只缘身在此山中。

zhǐ yuán shēn zài cǐ shān zhōng。

Because I am within the mountain.

半亩方塘一鉴开，

bàn mǔ fāng táng yí jiàn kāi，

A small square pond opens like a mirror,

天光云影共徘徊。

tiān guāng yún yǐng gòng pái huái。

Sky light and cloud shadows wander together.

问渠那得清如许？

wèn qú nǎ dé qīng rú xǔ？

How can it be so clear?

为有源头活水来。

wèi yǒu yuán tóu huó shuǐ lái。

Because fresh water flows from its source.

A 题西林壁为什么写不同位置？

tí xī lín bì wèi shén me xiě bù tóng wèi zhì？

Why does the first poem mention different positions?

B 不同位置看到的山形不同。

bù tóng wèi zhì kàn dào de shān xíng bù tóng。

The mountain looks different from different positions.

A 最后两句指出什么限制？

zuì hòu liǎng jù zhǐ chū shén me xiàn zhì？

What limitation do the last two lines identify?

B 身在山中，难以看到完整面貌。

shēn zài shān zhōng， nán yǐ kàn dào wán zhěng miàn mào。

Being inside the mountain limits the full view.

A 观书有感先写什么画面？

guān shū yǒu gǎn xiān xiě shén me huà miàn？

What image begins the second poem?

B 像镜子一样的水塘，还有天光云影。

xiàng jìng zi yí yàng de shuǐ táng， hái yǒu tiān guāng yún yǐng。

A mirror-like pond with sky light and cloud shadows.