Lest we forget: memorising is useful 背詩背詞

董橋：......「欄干」也作「闌干」，「解釋春風無限恨，沉香亭北倚闌干」。橫斜的樣子也叫闌干，「闌干河漢已西傾，獨坐披衣過五更」。闌干還指 縱橫散亂，比如涕泣闌干。眼眶又叫闌干，「淚濕闌干花著露，愁到眉峰碧聚」。聽說衣服花邊有一處方言也叫闌干。老方最熟悉這些詩詞語言了，小時候他父親禮 聘一位老秀才來家裏教方家晚輩讀書，天天背詩背詞背古文。老秀才我見慣，抽鴉片，一身嶙峋，劍眉山鼻，八字鬍鬚，滿口四川官話，難得笑一笑，聽說填詞填得 好。



胡先生選詞、選詩、選古文，都是他自己能背得出來的。 (晚年跟胡頌平說的)

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