郑家老二的随笔Notes by Zheng Lao’er
Zhèngjiā Lǎo’èr
郑家老二住在嵊州，喜欢写诗、写随笔，也喜欢用手机拍照。笔名的意思是“郑家排行第二的孩子”。他是本站编者的父亲。这里是他的随笔本：日常、游历和一些感怀，原文照登，附英文翻译。
Zheng Lao’er lives in Shengzhou. He writes poems and short essays and loves taking photos on his phone. His pen name means “second child of the Zheng family.” He is the editor’s father. This is his notebook — everyday life, trips and passing thoughts — kept as he wrote it, with English translations.
好日子，雨水多Good Days, Plenty of Rain
读全文 Read国庆节第四天，雨水多。趁着节日的好辰光，四个老表兄弟姐妹结队，早上从嵊州出发，中午赶到了杭城，连忙去瞧一瞧不曾谋过面的小孙女。见面好，见面真，只是小宝贝睡着了，只好拉拉手，权当见过面了。
The fourth day of the National Day holiday, and plenty of rain. Making the most of the festive days, four of us cousins set off together from Shengzhou in the morning and reached Hangzhou by noon, hurrying to see a little granddaughter we had never met. It was good to see her, good to see her for real — only the little darling was fast asleep, so we just held her tiny hand and called it a meeting.
祝福祖国听歌感怀On Hearing “Bless the Motherland”
读全文 Read今日上午驱车到三界去，一路上歌声飞扬，一曲祝福祖国，单曲循环，听得心情澎湃。祝福祖国的词作者厉害，他通过与前辈后辈的探讨中，将“花朵、信念、果实、旗帜，道路”在旋律中次第铺展，又在议论中，达成一致共识，显示出祖国的情怀，还有唱不完的颂歌。接下来更需要下一代，代代不懈的努力与付出，才能维持繁荣强盛。
This morning I drove to Sanjie, and the singing soared the whole way: one song, “Bless the Motherland,” on repeat, and my heart surged as I listened. The lyricist is remarkable. Drawing on conversations between elders and the young, he lays out “flowers, faith, fruit, flags, the road” one after another across the melody, and through that dialogue arrives at a shared understanding — a deep love for the motherland, and songs of praise that could never all be sung. What comes next asks even more of the generations to follow: only through their unflagging effort and devotion, one generation after another, can that prosperity and strength endure.