1919年春天,周作人在《新青年》六卷二号发表新诗《小河》,诗中写道:一条小河,稳稳地向前流动。经过的地方,两面全是乌黑的土;生满了红的花,碧绿的叶,黄色的果实。一个农夫背了锄来,在小河中间筑起一道堰。下流干了;上流的水被堰拦着,下来不得;不得前进,又不能退回,水只在堰前乱转。水要保他的生命,总须流动,便只在堰前乱转。堰下的土,逐渐淘去,成了深潭。水也不怨这堰,——便只是想流动,想同从前一样,稳稳地向前流动。…… In the spring of 1919, Zhou Zuoren published the new poem “Xiao He” in the “New Youth” Volume VI, which wrote: A small river flows steadily. Through the place, both sides are all dark soil; full of red flowers, green leaves, yellow fruit. A farmer back hoe to build a weir in the middle of the river. Run down; the high water is blocked by the weir, not down; not move forward, they can not be returned, the water only chaos in the weir. Water to protect his life, always have to flow, they only chaos in the weir. Weir under the soil, gradually Amoy to become a deep pool. The water does not blame the weir - it just wants to flow, trying to flow forward steadily as before. ...