The first half of the sentence "Drink today, get drunk tomorrow" refers to "Self-Dispatch" written by Luo Yin, a poet in the Tang Dynasty. The original poem is as follows:
A person has a chance to sing, otherwise, it is stopped, and sadness and hatred are completely ignored.
If you get drunk today, you will worry about your troubles tomorrow.
Interpretation of vernacular Chinese: Sing or give up at the first opportunity, and be happy even if you completely ignore your own sadness. Drink as drunk as a fiddler if you have wine today, and worry if you have something on your mind tomorrow.
Never point his golden cup at the moon! From the Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai's "Into the Wine", the excerpt is as follows:
Have you ever noticed how the water of the Yellow River flows out of heaven and into the ocean, never to return? Have you noticed that the lovely hair in the bright mirror in the high room, although it is silky black in the morning, has turned into snow at night.
Oh, let a man with spirit take risks where he wants to go, and never point his golden cup at the moon empty! . Since God has given talents, let them be used! As for the money, although it is scattered, it will get together again.
Interpretation of the vernacular: Didn't you see the water of the Yellow River falling from the sky and the waves rolling straight into the East China Sea, never to return?
Can't you see your elderly parents sighing in front of the mirror about their white hair? They still have black hair in the morning, but how can they turn white at night?
When you are proud of your life, you should indulge in joy and don't let this golden cup be empty for the bright moon. Everyone's birth must have its own value and significance. With a stroke of the pen, gold can still be recovered.
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Both of these poems have created a vivid image of a man who is addicted to alcohol. Although this image has a decadent side after political frustration, people admire its cynical character. In addition to reflecting the abnormal psychology of intellectuals in the old society, he also wrote the dark reality of the late Tang society through characters.
It is well known that "if you drink today, you will get drunk tomorrow". The poet tells the world here that when you are frustrated and can't solve it, you can drown your sorrows by drinking. In fact, it has existed since ancient times to drown one's sorrows by drinking, and Cao Cao also said that "Du Kang is the only way to drown one's sorrows". But if this sentence comes from the poet's mouth, it will have a different taste: if there is really wine, you can always relieve your worries and get drunk all your life.
"Never point his golden cup at the moon!" Use the image language of "Golden Zun" and "Duiyue" to highlight metaphors and make drinking poetic. If you don't write directly, you will drink and party. Don't write directly, but use the double negative expressions of "don't make" and "empty", which is more focused. The first sentence of this sentence, "Oh, let a man with spirit take risks where he likes", seems to be preaching the concept of eating, drinking and having fun, but this is just a phenomenon. The poet is in low spirits at this time.