在我国,人们对梅花有着一种异乎寻常的情感,并特别喜欢用“梅”字来给人和书斋取名号。或怜其高洁,或爱其幽香,或崇其品性,或钦其韵致。她迎风斗雪,不畏寂寞,天气愈冷,她开得愈鲜艳,那种坚韧不拔的精神,象征着中华民族的伟大灵魂。人们爱慕她,描绘她,赞咏她,把她和松竹并称为“岁寒三友”。 In our country, people have an extraordinary feeling of plum blossom, and they especially like to use the word “plum” to give names to people and books. Or pity its noble, or love its fragrance, or respect its character, or Qin its charm. She blessed the snow and defied the loneliness. The colder the weather, the more brilliant she was. The kind of perseverance symbolized the great soul of the Chinese nation. People love her, portrays her, praises her, and calls her and Shochiku a “winter friend.”