《洗兒戲作》是宋代文學家蘇軾創(chuàng)作的一首七絕。全詩以一個“望”字,寫盡了人們對孩子的期待;以一個“誤”字,道盡了作者一生的遭遇。后兩句是氣話,是顛倒過來說的人生感慨。此詩表面上寫的是孩子的教育話題,實則對官場進行了嬉笑式的諷刺,表現(xiàn)了作者玩世不恭、憤世嫉俗之意。
《洗兒戲作》 蘇軾
人皆養(yǎng)子望聰明,我被聰明誤一生。
惟愿孩兒愚且魯,無災無難到公卿。
The Washing of the Infant
Su Shi
Most men, bringing up sons, wish for them intellect;
But I by my intellect have had a lifetime of failure.
I would only desire that my child should be simple and dull,
That with no ill fortune and no trouble he may attain to highest office.