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送朱大入秦[1]
游人五陵[2]去，
宝剑值千金[3]。
分手脱相赠，
平生一片心。
注释：
[1] 唐代友人分别时用宝剑相赠，是友情的表示。如陈子昂诗：“宝剑千金买，生平未许人。怀君万里别，持赠结交亲。”可见古代知识分子是重视文武双全的。
[2] 五陵：指唐都长安。
[3] 值千金：形容极为贵重。
Farewell to Zhu
Meng Haoran
My friend will go to royal town;
My sword is worth its weight in gold.
I give it to him when he goes down
To realize his dream of old.
《送朱大入秦》是唐代诗人孟浩然创作的一首五言绝句。这首诗写解下千金剑赠朱大，既衬托了朱大的豪侠性格和对朱大的期望，也把自己平生创建功业的壮志豪情寄托其中。首句点出友人所去，暗示朱大豪爽的性情；次句强调宝剑本身的价值以及赠剑的意义；三句写分手脱赠千金宝剑；末句语浅意深，是赠剑时的赠言，表现了双方平素的仗义。感情挚厚，神采激扬，在孟诗中别具一格。
The poem “Farewell to Zhu” is a five-line poem written by Meng Haoran in the Tang Dynasty. This poem is about the gift of a thousand gold swords to Zhu Da, which not only sets up Zhu Da’s chivalrous character and expectations for him, but also puts his own ambition to create a successful career in his life. The first sentence points out where the friend is going, implying Zhu Da’s brash nature; the second sentence emphasizes the value of the sword itself and the significance of the gift; the third sentence writes about the parting of the gift of a thousand gold swords; the last sentence is shallow and deep, and is a gift of words when the sword is given, expressing the mutual loyalty. The last line is a simple and profound one, showing the mutual respect. The poem is unique among Meng’s poems in that it is sincere and inspiring.
