陶渊明是我国东晋南北朝时期著名的诗人。人们在论及他的思想及为人时,大都引用他“吾不能为五斗米折腰,拳拳事乡里小人”这句话,称赞他是一位不慕权贵的典型人物。一些语文教师在讲到陶渊明的生平时,也常引他这句话。但有的却把“五斗米”一词误认为陶渊明的月俸,这显然是错误的。陶渊明生活的东晋末年,是社会矛盾极其 Tao Yuanming is a famous poet during the Eastern Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties. When people talk about his thoughts and people, they mostly quote him as saying that “I can’t give up for the five bucket meters and boxing in the countryside”, and praise him as a typical figure who does not adore Mougui. When some language teachers talk about Tao Yuanming’s life, they often quote him. However, some have mistaken the term “five buckets of rice” for Tao Yuanming’s moon, which is obviously wrong. The last year of Tao Yuanming’s life in the Eastern Jin Dynasty was an extremely social contradiction.