鐡尺平如砥,银花贴软枝。
成由巧匠手,持以镇书为。
弹压全繄尔,推迁实在台。
不能柔绕指,方册最相宜。
鐡尺平如砥,银花贴软枝。
成由巧匠手,持以镇书为。
弹压全繄尔,推迁实在台。
不能柔绕指,方册最相宜。
铁尺平整得像磨刀石一样,
银色的花纹贴在柔韧的枝干上。
它由巧匠之手制作而成,
被用来镇压书册,作为镇纸。
弹压书页全靠你,
但推移变迁的实际权责在于书案。
不能柔软地绕指,
对于方册书籍最为适宜。
The iron ruler lies flat as a whetstone, smooth and even,
Silver blossoms cling to its soft branch, a gift from heaven.
Shaped by a craftsman's skillful hand with artful care,
It's used as a paperweight, for books to lie still there.
To press and calm the pages rests entirely on you,
Yet promotion or demotion truly lies with the desk, it's true.
Unable to be bent and wound around a finger,
It suits the square-bound volumes best, making them linger.
文器象征秩序,映射对知识治理的认同。
刻画花铁书镇的平整与精美,以物喻文,赞颂文房雅器的端正与柔美。
本诗为五言律诗,押平声韵。
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