披绵争啄晚禾秋,决起森然网扼喉。
一饱等闲输性命,知机万不及沙鸥。
披绵争啄晚禾秋,决起森然网扼喉。
一饱等闲输性命,知机万不及沙鸥。
(黄雀们)披着厚厚的羽毛争相啄食晚秋的稻谷,
突然惊飞而起,(却)被森然的罗网扼住了喉咙。
为了一顿饱食就轻易地输掉了性命,
懂得把握时机(的本领)远不及那沙鸥。
Flocks vie to peck the autumn grain, their feathers thick,
Then, startled, rise to find the net has seized their neck.
A careless feast thus trades their lives away in vain,
Far less than gulls who know the time to fly again.
弱肉强食的生存博弈,揭示自然与社会的残酷周期。
描写黄雀被捕的惨烈场景,暗喻世途险恶。
本诗为七言绝句,押平声韵。
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