TESTIMONIALS of benifit of pine nut oil to peptic ulcer

ALL OF THE TESTIMONIALS APPEARING ON THIS WEBSITE ARE UNSOLICITED LETTERS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS, USED WITH THEIR PERMISSION: EXTRA VIRGIN SIBERIAN PINE NUT OIL I want to thank Siberian for this miracle product and for answering our prayers! Please post my testimonial on your website! I would like to share my story! I have just placed my second order for Siberian pine nut oil because it is a miracle product. I ordered the product a month ago after doing research on the net for my father who lost 21 pounds from massive gastrointestinal problems. I pre-diagnosed him before his endoscopy, and he started taking the oil a week before his endoscopy. He was diagnosed with a hiatal hernia and gastritis. Remarkably, after only taking pine nut oil for one week, they also found a healing ulcer. The doctor couldn't believe it. I am so happy to have found this product because my father was unable to eat due to extreme nausea, chronic belching, stomach pain and lightheadedness. He is now on the road to almost a full recovery and is eating again. I want to thank Siberian for this miracle product and for answering our prayers. You saved his life! I am now spreading the word and want to share my story with everyone who is in need of a product that will answer their prayers as well. Thank you, Alicia H., Orange County, CA I thought maybe you guys made up the testimonials on your website, but I was desperate enough to try anything… I had been on drugs (Amoxicillin and Prilosec) for my ulcer for three weeks with little improvement. No doubt my stressful life didn't help. I'm a self-employed CPA, CISA, CITP and JD, likely long overdue for an ulcer. With all the alphabets go a lot of responsibility and a grueling work schedule. The pain and side effects from the drugs did not improve until I took my first sip of your oil. I honestly felt better IMMEDIATELY; it was noticeable by the end of the first day. I thought maybe you guys made up the testimonials on your website, but I was desperate enough to try anything. I sure am glad that I did. Thanks for providing all the information on your website, it was invaluable. I plan to take the pine nut oil every day, even after I am well, although not as many times per day. I'm very impressed with the quality of your product and the professionalism your organization has displayed in every one of your communications. If you ever decide to advertise, I would do a commercial for you for nothing. Thank you, Vivian M., Sugar Land, TX You can really see the difference!! Dear Sirs, My husband ordered 2 bottles of extra virgin pine nut oil from you, and I've finished one bottle. Here are the "before and after" photos of the inside of my stomach:    You can really see the difference!! Thank you very much. Regards, Susan N., Richards Bay, South Africa Most sites tell you they have found the secret with much research because they also had the same condition, but of course you have to pay anywhere from $40-100 just to read about it… I recently was told I had H. Pylori by my doctor but was not given many details about it or what it was. To make it worse, the only reason it was discovered is because I insisted and lied to the doctor. She told me to take Prilosec for the rest of my life because I had Acid Reflux Disease. Not content with that, I returned to the doctor a few months later and told her I still had pain in my stomach, especially after eating, which was true when I did not take the medication. I was tested for H. Pylori and tested positive. My doctor wanted to put me on Nexium. I never took it because the insurance would not cover it. I have not heard from my doctor since. I started to look in the Internet for a natural way to treat, cure, or just keep the bacteria from getting any worse. The first site I saw was yours. I did get excited with what I read, but, like everyone else, I was skeptical about any of it being true. So I continued to look at other sites. Most sites tell you they have found the secret with much research because they also had the same condition, but of course you have to pay anywhere from $40-100 just to read about it. Finally, I decided to try you Pine Nut Oil. I have only been taking it for 5 days with no medication, and feel better now than when I was on Prilosec! If does work! I've been without pain since I started to take your oil. I'm glad I decided to try it out. There is a lot of junk on the Internet, and the reason why I was so afraid to try it is that doctors say it's bad for you because they are afraid to lose business. Thank you for your information. Please keep your site up so that more people can become aware that they do not have to be on pills for the rest of their life. Eunice F., Boston, MA I felt better the very next day!!! Your oil is wonderful. About three weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night in agony. It was the worst pain in my stomach. It felt like heartburn, only 100 times worse. I suffered like that for a month, every night and all day long. I was going to the doctor everyday and living on painkillers. After blood tests, stool test, ultra sound, CT scan, etc. the doctors couldn't find anything wrong with me. However, they decided to put me on Nexium (for ulcers), which I did not want to take. It helped the pain somewhat, but not 100%, and if I ate one wrong thing I was in agony again. I was constantly trying to find something on the internet that could tell me what was wrong with me or something that could fix me. I stumbled upon your website and I was willing to try anything at this point (even though I thought the reviews were probably from people that were being paid to write them). Well, let me tell you, this oil is a miracle worker. I felt better the very next day!!! I'm not on medication anymore either. Its only been a week since I've started taking the oil, so I can't eat whatever I want yet, but I feel 100 times better than I did just one week ago. Katie S., Corona, CA Thank you, thank you, thank you, from our whole family!!! My Mom has been suffering from severe gastritis since February 2008, and has suffered from acid reflux even before that. She was in and out of the emergency room almost every day at all hours of the day. The hospital employees were even annoyed when they saw her coming because there wasn't much they could do to ease her pain. She had been given different medications not only to ease the pain from the gastritis, but also for her anxiety. She was also suffering from daily panic attacks. My Mom felt like dying because she could not imagine having to live the rest of her life this way. Our family didn't know what to do for her to make her feel better. Aside from her medical doctor, she was seeing an acupuncturist who was also giving her treatments with needles and teas, a chiropractor, and a doctor who can read ailments through examining your eyes. All these treatments brought very little to no comfort. Her medical doctor and her psychiatrist had her on a few pills but even the little comfort that gave her has stopped working. After performing X-rays and scans, the doctor discussed surgery with her and reassured her that all her pains would be gone. But first she would have to stop taking all medications (except high blood pressure pills). They wanted to see how she really felt without all the meds after 10 days using a scope and to see exactly what was happening, and then to determine whether surgery was the right thing to do. During the time that she was seeing all the other doctors using safer methods, I had gone online searching for more thorough information and natural remedies for gastritis. I found your website. I read everything there. I ordered a bottle of pine nut oil and was thinking ..." what have I got to lose, it's covered by a money-back guarantee, and she has already tried everything else"... BUT... when I received my bottle I didn't give it to my Mom because she was very discouraged at that point and was tired of trying all the natural stuff. So I didn't even mention this pine nut oil to her. I saved it in my cupboard. My Mom was getting TONS of advice from family, friends, and even strangers, because she talked about her severe pain to everyone she met. She was in such terrible shape, and very weak most of the time, and couldn't eat many foods. Even drinking water hurt her. She cried so much because she was so depressed over this and when the doctor told her she was going to have to stop all meds for 10 days, she was in a panic state of mind and even more terrified of the surgery but was encouraged by others that it was the right thing to do. I called my Mom the day before she was to stop these meds and told her about your oil that I had ordered. I said "Mom, your meds stopped working so you won't feel much difference anyways being without them BUT.... I have this oil that is for gastritis." And I told her about what I've read and that she may as well take it as soon as she stopped the meds which was the next day. Plus, I gave her a whole list of foods NOT to eat and foods to eat plus other information for people with gastritis. My Mom was now eager to try the natural remedies again, but only your oil. By the end of the first day of using the oil, she was relieved not because she felt better, but because she did not feel worse! By the end of the second day, she was feeling encouraged because she was already feeling less pain. Everyday after that the pain was less and less. The day before her 10th day of not taking the meds, she was feeling GREAT! LOTS OF ENERGY, NO PAIN, EATING THE RIGHT FOODS THAT USED TO HURT HER, DIDN'T HURT ANYMORE!... She went back to her doctor because they still needed to insert a scope into her stomach for 24 hrs and they really couldn't see anything severely wrong going on, but because she was getting such great results using the pine nut oil, they told her to just keep using it. She declined the surgery and she has had friends and family who also suffer from gastritis ask her for your oil! They have all seen her go from excruciating pain to walking all over town full of energy! She doesn't drive, so she walks everywhere and she has been eating some of her favorite foods again although I advised her to eat these foods very modestly and not very often AND TO KEEP TAKING HER OIL DAILY! She has bought three more bottles for herself plus one extra bottle for my sister-in-law. I also had a couple of other people ask me for your website so that they could order some pine nut oil for themselves. This is such a remarkable treatment for gastritis, and so many people suffer from this ailment, and they are making themselves worse when they take over-the-counter and prescription meds for gastritis! I hope many learn about this. The word is spreading over here about what this oil has done for my Mom. She and I have been passing out your website to many people because I want them to read everything there as I have. I tell them, I am not a doctor but I took a chance and the results were just as the website said they would be! I am very grateful for this and I will continue to tell as many people as I can about this wonderful oil! Thank you, thank you, thank you, from our whole family!!! Sincerely, Vicky F., Wilmington, CA I have had a big success with your oil Thank you very much. I have had a big success with your oil. I have been off my medicine for about 4 months or more and my sister is also taking your oil and is doing very well. Have a blessed day! Nancy L., Kaplan, LA Life has never been so sweet, and no more pain in my stomach… Life is sweet again, thanks to your extra virgin Siberian pine nut oil! I've been diagnosed with H. Pylori three times, this last time was the worst as I let it go not knowing what was wrong with me and hoping the pain would go away on its own. The pain I had was unbearable. I thought that I was going to die, it felt like I had gremlins in my stomach tearing it apart. My doctor had me do a stool test and that's when they realized that I had H. Pylori again. They put me on this new antibiotic for the H. Pylori, my pharmacist was amazed by what my specialist had prescribed for me, it was something new and much heavier stuff. I was scared, terrified if it came back again, what they would have to do next to get rid of it. I decided to do some research on H. Pylori and read about Siberian pine nut oil. I decided to try it, and I'm so glad I did. I noticed a difference right away in my stomach, I take it faithfully 3 times a day and I think it tastes good too, no reactions at all, and my gastritis is 100% better. Life has never been so sweet and no more pain in my stomach. I would like to say a very special "Thank you" to all the folks at Siberian Tiger Naturals for helping so many people, especially Jennifer for being so professional and courteous each time I called to ask her new questions. This may be a life long friendship, and well worth it! Thank you again so much! Eileen P., Middlesex, NJ Your extra virgin pine nut oil has been a blessing for me Gentlemen, Your extra virgin pine nut oil has been a blessing for me. I have been struggling with gastritis and the H. Pylori bacteria for years, and, where antibiotics have failed, this oil has succeeded. I want to thank you wholeheartedly. Diomaris C., Montrose, NY Within a week, I was completely healed Wow! After suffering for an agonizing 6 months of extreme discomfort from gastritis and ulcers I was at my breaking point. I had been to the doctor and was prescribed Prevacid, two a day in fact. But that only seemed to worsen things, and soon I was popping Tums, antacids, Maalox... you name it in addition to the Prevacid. Then up one night in agony, unable to sleep yet again, I scoured the internet searching for relief. I found this site and ordered 2 bottles right away. Within 2 days the pain was gone and within a week, I was completely healed. I stopped taking the Prevacid the day my bottles arrived. I have a new way of eating because I don't ever want to be a victim to this again. Believe me, this really works... I have been pain-free for months now. Awesome. Paula K., Kitimat, BC, Canada I went to my GP and asked him to do a complete checkup. He was astonished… After using your product for about a month I am very pleased to inform you that my ulcers have completely disappeared. At first I did not believe that could be possible. I went to my GP and asked him to do a complete checkup. He was astonished. He informed me that there was no trace of an ulcer whatsoever. I gave the rest of the medicine to a friend who, after using the medicine for only a week, reported no more pain in her abdomen. Thank you for this miracle cure. By the way, if you do not already have agents in South Africa, I would really like to become one. Really. Regards, Thabo M., Germiston, South Africa I am hooked on the oil, and will have to keep ordering it I have been taking pine nut oil for about 10 days now. I ordered it for H. Pylori. My stomach feels so much better now. I have a doctor's appointment this week and I know he will find a big difference. I don't intend to go on other types of medication. I don't think it is good for you and I now feel great. After about 5 days, I noticed something else it was healing. I have painful fingers in winter (arthritis), and I noticed my fingers stopped hurting. Then I noticed my legs were getting me up and down the stairs faster, without all the pain and pills. I was going up and down so slow (I am 65), but now my legs carry me better. I am hooked on the oil and will have to keep ordering it. I don't want to go back to my pain of the past. Keep up the good work, as your product works. My friend in TX was so impressed by my words, she is going to order it now. A pleased customer, Phyllis C., Bridgeport, CT I cannot thank you enough and will never be without your healing oil again Hi, I am a 54 year old man and I have been a stomach ulcer sufferer for over three years. Manuka honey has been my natural remedy until now. The honey is wonderful, but was not healing the ulcer recently. So I went online to see what I could learn and found your website. Your website contains a wealth of knowledge, and I soon learned new information about ulcers, H. pylori, free radicals, and omegas. I ordered two bottles of pine nut oil. Immediately I took a tablespoon and hoped for the best. I felt better the very next day. Quite amazing to get relief so soon! The next day I continued with the pine nut oil and have begun to feel like my old self. I cannot thank you enough and will never be without your healing oil again. In fact I will add the wild flax oil to my regimen as well. Please continue your excellent work. Tom N., Everett, MA In just four days, I saw a marked improvement… Thank you for your reply and the extra suggestions. I received the oils last Friday and began using the Siberian pine nut oil and Sea Buckthorn oil right away. In just four days, I saw a marked improvement. I'm delighted! Thank you! Kylea G., Sequim, WA I don't believe it, and I have already felt the goodness of pine nut oil Dear Siberian Tiger Naturals, thank you! I love it. I don't believe it, and I have already felt the goodness of pine nut oil. In just three days my duodenal pain has subsided considerably, and vanishes after I take my dose! Thank you again, Syed I., Joliet, IL I can get through each day pain-free now Thank you SOOOOOOOOO much for sending me the pine nut oil that your company makes and sells. This is my third day of using it, and I am thrilled!!!!!!!! I thought it was impossible to find something that would take away all my problems with the acid reflux that I have. I just cannot believe it, I am so happy. I feel almost 100 % better. I thank God I did some research on the computer and stumble across all these testimonies about your product. I thought to myself - I'll give it a try, it sure couldn't hurt. And I am so glad I did, I couldn't be any happier with your product. I just thank God for it. I can get through each day pain-free now. What a blessing and an answer to my prayer! I love the fact that it isn't medicine. It's all-natural and very healing. I'd love to get on national television and promote this, if I could. This needs to be talked about and promoted on all these talk shows across America. People all over really, truly need to find out about this product and what a wonderful, healing product it is. And no more pain or suffering with acid reflux. Thank you, thank you, thank you. Mary S., Indianapolis, IN This product is a miracle! This product has totally changed my life as I suffer from GERD and gastritis. After just about a week of using this oil almost all my GERD symptoms have significantly improved: over 90 percent! The erosive gastritis pain from stomach acid and inflammation is almost practically gone as long as I take a teaspoon every 6 hours. THIS PRODUCT IS A MIRACLE: I have tried about all the heartburn (GERD) medication on the market, but none of them worked except for Siberian pine nut oil. I can now concentrate on the important things in my life as I do not need to worry any longer about GERD. We are certainly going to spread this message to every doctor's office we can lay our hands on, and let others know that there are effective natural alternatives to medication. This oil is the KEY TO EROSIVE GASTRITIS AND GERD! Thanks a lot, you guys. You just saved my life, as I was starting to consider major surgery...... Gina A., Brampton, Ontario, Canada Remarkable! You guys have made a friend. My wife had 16" of her colon removed in March 2007. She has been through hell, with indigestion, gas, bloating, IBS, etc. since the operation. Your pine nut oil has begun to soothe her problems. Has been on it for exactly 4 days (3 doses per day) and NO SYMPTOMS! Remarkable! Thank you vey much. Regards, Judson J., Fayetteville, GA Thirty dollars? I used to spend that much on a 1/2 week supply of antacids... I just wanted to thank you for this wonderful product. My wife has been suffering for 8 months with a bad ulcer. We have spent thousands of dollars on doctors, specialists, and over the counter meds with no success and no relief, I found your web site and decided to give your pine nut oil a test... Thirty dollars? I used to spend that much on a 1/2 week supply of antacids... After 2 days of using pine nut oil my wife's pain went away, and she continues to use the product and so far she has been eating again without any complications for a month. I can't express with words how much we appreciate you and your product. Sincerely, Jeffrey G., Marietta, GA I am not in agonizing pain anymore! Dear Ladies and Gentlemen, I just wanted to thank you so much for your product that I just ordered. I have been suffering greatly from gastritis for 3 weeks. I tried Maalox, Anise, nothing seemed to work, then I received your extra virgin pine nut oil a few days ago, and what a difference! I am not in agonizing pain anymore like I was a few days ago... THANK YOU SO MUCH! Claudie S., Foxboro, MA The best $35.00 I have ever spent in my whole life… Thank you Siberian Tiger Naturals. I had reflux acid for over 1 1/2 years, had multiple ulcers, and then was diagnosed with gastritis. I tried many different medications and home remedies. Nothing was working, and I would have the acid solid for months at a time. I was about ready to come unglued. Even my blood pressure spiked to 189/150. I was suffering from headaches because I couldn't stop coughing. My voice sounded very hoarse, like an adolescent boy. If we could have afforded it I probably would have been in the emergency room at least a dozen times. I was in such a state that I would rather be dead than live a life of misery. I then came about your site an ordered the oil. It came in quickly, thank goodness. The first spoonful was so soothing, I could feel everything just relax inside. Within seconds I felt complete relief. I was still thinking - oh yeah, it will probably come back with a vengeance, and I have wasted my $35.00. However, that first month I was pretty faithful in taking it 3x daily, and the acid never came back. I have ordered two more bottles, and just take it once in the morning now. Still no acid! Now I am even capable of eating tomatoes and broccoli, and drinking margaritas. Plus, I have gotten off all the prescription medications and over-the-counters such as Maalox, Tums and Pepto-Bismol. The best $35.00 I have ever spent in my whole life… I am back to living life again and making plans which I have not been able to make with all the acid reflux I used to have. Thank you again, Siberian. Donna K., Magnolia TX The next day my stomach didn't hurt… Dear Sir or Madam, I have had abdominal pain for over a year. After many tests and doctor appointments I asked to be tested for food allergies. One of the tests came back borderline celiac so they did a scope and found inflammation in the stomach and small intestine. The biopsy was negative for celiac but I went on a gluten free diet which helped. I still had stomach pain every day so I got on the Internet and found your company. I took two teaspoons of pine nut oil Tuesday night before I went to bed and the next day my stomach didn't hurt. Although it is an acquired taste there are no side effects like some of the other medicines I tried. Thank you. Laura P., Leavenworth, KS I can't believe it, it is still like a miracle to me! My name is Mr. Prince A. Originally, I am from West Africa, but now I live in Washington, DC. I have been suffering from an ulcer since 1998, and I have spent over $10,000 looking for solutions, in and out of the hospital. I have almost given up, until I went online to see if I can find anything. Eventually, I came across your web site. Initially I was skeptical about your oil, but I was willing to try any solution, and ended up ordering your extra virgin pine nut oil. As soon as I got it, I took a tablespoonful instantly. Right away, I felt a big relief in the lower part of my breast bone and my stomach. Since that day I have been sleeping well, I no longer wake up in the morning feeling pains in my stomach. I can't believe it, it is still like a miracle to me. I don't think I will ever live without this oil again. Please, if there is any way I can help your company grow, don't hesitate to contact me. If you wish, you can post my cell phone number online for verification, I don't mind. Once again, thank you. Your oil is good, it has given me a new lease on life. Prince A., Washington, DC Your Siberian pine nut oil really worked for me I'm very happy to say your Siberian pine nut oil really worked for me. Besides helping my stomach pains it actually made me feel better all over. I've been on Tamoxifen for over a year now because of breast cancer and have had lots of aches and pains, but while I was taking the oil it really made me feel good. Thank you so much and please let me know when you have specials on the oil I would like to purchase more. Sincerely, Connie K., Coldwater, OH I wake up every day thinking: is this real? I received my pine nut oil last Friday. I'm writing this to thank you for this wonderful product. I've suffered from a stomach ulcer for over two years. I had this awful burning pain in my stomach 24 hours a day, plus bloating from it. Tried everything, like Prilosec, antacids, Zantac, acid reducers, changing my diet. Nothing worked well. After two days of using the pine nut oil three times a day, I noticed the burning in my stomach wasn't as bad. Now, one week later, it seems to be nonexistent. I can't believe it and wake up every day thinking is this real that after two years of pain, that horrible feeling is gone! Even my stomach bloating is gone. Thank you so very much. This is like a miracle natural cure. Karen C., Elk Grove, CA Your product has been a godsend I ordered your product approximately two weeks ago. I had been suffering from severe stomach pain. The ER doctors at Memorial Hospital told me that is was gastritis. The x-rays, pep scans and ultrasound proved to be negative. However, I couldn't eat or sleep due to the severe bloating and pain in my stomach. Your product has been a godsend. I started taking two spoonfuls and I can now eat a normal meal. Just this morning I ate two pancakes. For the past six months, I couldn't eat them without throwing up. Thank God for your product. I've already turned on my clients and other friends to the oil. Thanks also to Alex who was quite patient with me. Even if I have a little pain, I take a spoonful of the oil and the pain goes away. Thank you all once again!!! Mitchell M., Miami, FL It sure worked for me! Wanted to tell you how glad I was that I bought your pine nut oil. I'm getting back to being able to eat most foods again. My ulcer is so much better. No more heartburn either. I still take a couple of teaspoons a day just to be on the safe side. It sure worked for me. So glad I found you on the Internet. I lived all my life in New Hampshire, retired and moved to Arizona 8 yrs. ago. I like the picture on your web site with the trees and mountains. We don't have them out here. Looks like home to me. Doreen H., Yuma, AZ PUT AN END TO PAIN AND DISCOMFORT AND GET ON THE ROAD TO HEALING BY ORDERING EXTRA VIRGIN SIBERIAN PINE NUT OIL TODAY:

Extra virgin Siberian pine nut oil 8.5 oz. (250 ml) Price: $29.95 Extra virgin Siberian pine nut oil is an excellent natural remedy for all inflammation-related conditions of the gastrointestinal tract, including peptic ulcers, gastritis, acid reflux, esophagitis, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). This golden-colored oil is a uniquely abundant source of powerful health-promoting and healing vitamins and nutrients, such as vitamin E, beta-carotene and other carotenoids, essential amino acids, and vital microelements. For a limited time, every bottle of the oil comes with special $5.95 flat rate shipping anywhere in the United States. To order a 8.5 oz. (250 ml) bottle of extra virgin Siberian pine nut oil and receive special flat rate shipping of your order, press the Buy Now button on the left or call the toll-free order line at 1(877)739-9925. For a sustained therapeutic effect, it is recommended to take pine nut oil on a daily basis until a lasting improvement is achieved (usually for 3 to 6 weeks), and repeat the treatment course as needed. The recommended dosage is one teaspoon (5 ml) of pine nut oil three times daily, taken at least 30 minutes before a meal. At this rate, one 8.5 oz. bottle of pine nut oil will be enough for a three-week course of therapy. Extra virgin Siberian pine nut oil is backed by our 100% unconditional money-back guarantee. If you are not fully satisfied, you will get a full refund - no questions asked.

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coconut oil Consumers' Research

Consumers' Research

How a PR Campaign Led to Unhealthy Diets
By Beatrice Trum Hunter

Trans fats form when unstable oils, predominantly polyunsaturated ones, undergo hydrogenation. This process hardens the oils an makes them more stable. However, the process converts the natural sis form of the oils to an unnatural trans form.
The trans form has been shown to increase the risk of coronary heart disease. After lengthy deliberation, the Food and Drug Administration recently took action. The agency will require, by 2006, a specific declaration of trans fatty acids contained in food products.
This action will affect both food processors and consumers. What is likely to occur? Many products, formerly containing trans fatty acids, will be reformulated to contain lower levels, and others will be labeled "trans-free" or "not hydrogenated." How will processors be able to formulate food products without trans fats?
Doubtless, food technologists will devise solutions. However, food processors already have several options available. They can use oils that have been modified, such as high oleic oils and medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs). Or, processors could revert to palm or coconut oils, which have served them well in the past. Unfortunately, these two oils have been wrongly maligned.

Trans Fats are Not Saturated Fats
At present, whenever the words "trans fats" are mentioned, they are followed by the words "and saturated fats." Wrongly, these two types of fats have been inextricably intertwined by officials and the public. Both types of fats are viewed as unhealthy. To equate saturated fats with trans fats is incorrect and misleading. Saturated fats are not created equal. Palm and coconut oils, predominantly saturated, nevertheless are healthy oils. Food processors reluctantly had abandoned their use in the late 1980s, because of scare tactics waged by competing interests and misguided individuals. The story involved market concerns, not scientific evidence.

Tropical Oils and Trade Politics
Taxing Imported Oils. As early as 1934, the U.S. Congress imposed a tax of 3 cents per pound on palm and coconut oils intended for food, but not for industrial use. (Less than half of these imported oils are used in food products. The majority is used in soaps, suntan lotions, and other nonfood uses.) According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the act was "principally to protect domestically produced vegetable oils in their use in the production of edible products."
The tax was suspended from 1957 to 1963. In 1965, a Coconut Oil Users Committee, comprising many U.S. food companies that were using imported coconut and palm oils in their food products, sought a repeal of the tax. In 1966, Congress complied with the request and suspended the tax permanently. The oils could thus enter the country duty-free. However, lobbying efforts to protect domestic oils continued. Another bill introduced in Congress in 1977, if successful, would have reimposed the 3-cents-per-pound tax on these imported oils used with products such as potato chips. The bill failed.
Although these imported oils represented only a very small fraction of oils used in food processing, domestic oil producers were concerned that the lower prices of the imported oils would not only be attractive for increased domestic sales but also would threaten to become global competitors.
The "Tropical Grease Campaign." By the mid-1980s, soybean oil accounted for more than 70% of all edible oils in the United States; palm and coconut oils, only 4%. However, the domestic oil industry viewed with alarm the competing interest of the imported oils.
In 1986, with endorsements form other farm groups, the American Soybean Association (ASA) launched a series of attacks that became known as the "tropical grease campaign." The campaign created a new term, "tropical oils," and used the phrase derisively. The term was inaccurate. Some oils produced in temperate climates, such as peanuts, soybeans, and other oil-bearing plants, also are produced in tropical climates. The real targets were palm and coconut oils. The face-off was not between tropical and temperate-climate oils, but rather between domestic and imported ones. The ASA attempted to block competition in 1987 by trying to persuade lawmakers to introduce legislation against cholesterol-rising saturated fats.
This effort was abetted by a self-styled consumer crusader, Phil Sokolof, who waged his own campaign against these oils. He established and funded the National Heart Savers Association, and paid for full-page advertisements in nationally distributed newspapers, with the dramatic headline "The Poisoning of America!" He charged that tropical oils destroy life or impair health. The combined campaigns of Sokolof and ASA convinced many consumers that tropical oils were unhealthy, and consumers should be warned on product labels. A call for labeling. The ASA viewed potential legislation on labeling as its "biggest weapon" against foreign-oil producers. The ASA ominously warned its members that foreign producers "are trying to put you out of business."
FDA officials testified against labels that highlighted tropical oils. The FDA press officer, Chris Lecos, suggested that instead of descriptions of which oils are used, "we need labeling on fatty acid content and a breakdown between polyunsaturated and saturated fats."
U.S. Trade Representative Clayton Yeuter admitted that "the main objective of the proposed tropical labeling legislation was to protect the domestic oil industry."
The Institute of Shortening and Edible Oils charged: "The health angle is a smoke screen for a trade issue. …Specific labeling of foods in regard to their content of the so-called tropical oils is clearly discriminatory and without scientific basis."
The Malaysian palm oil industry, the largest supplier of palm oil, protested against what it termed a "smear campaign" waged by rival American farmers. The group complained to the advertising division of a radio broadcasting company about deceptive advertisements, and caused ASA to withdraw its advertisement claims. Similarly, the Philippines coconut oil industry, the major supplier of coconut oil, complained of false reports being circulated about its product.

Conversion, with Problems
The campaign succeeded in having major food processors reformulate their products with domestically produced oils. According to food writer Jane Heimlich, the anti-tropical-oil campaign resulted in a switch to "true artery-clogging horrors-partially hydrogenated oils."
The reformulation created problems. Palm and coconut oils resist oxidation and are highly stable. They do not require hydrogenation, and are trans-free. However, many of the domestic oils are predominantly polyunsaturated, which makes them quite unstable, and subject to oxidation. To make them more stable, they need to be hydrogenated. A major portion of soybean oil, for example, is hydrogenated.
Food processors switched reluctantly. Palm and coconut oils have advantages over hydrogenated vegetable oils from the viewpoint of food processing. Palm oil can be separated readily by a physical process into a liquid fraction (palm olein) and a solid fraction (palm stearin). Manufacturers can make bakery shortening from a blend of palm oil and palm sterin, yet leave all the polyunsaturates intact. The resulting food product has no trans fats. Also, both palm and coconut oils are highly suitable for frying because of their high oxidative stability.
Because palm and coconut oils are semi-solid naturally, they do not require hydrogenation. Unlike many other vegetable oils, extraction can be done without the use of harsh chemical solvents. These oils have low foaming tendencies when heated, so they do not require the use of anti-foaming agents. Because these oils have high smoke points, they resist polymerization and oxidation.
These features benefit food processors, but do they harm consumers? The aggressive campaign against these oils was intended to make consumers fearful of unhealthy qualities in the oils, and to pressure food processors to eliminate them. However, the scientific evidence demonstrates that palm and coconut oils are healthful.

The Scientific Evidence
At the height of the campaign waged against palm oil, the July 1987 issue of Nutrition Reviews printed a short review of new findings about palm oil. Palm oil does not act like a saturated fat. On the contrary, animal studies showed that palm oil acts more like an unsaturated fat. Palm oil contains 40% oleic acid and 10% linoleic acid. Both of these fatty acids are effective in lowering plasma cholesterol. Also, palm oil contains tocotrienols, which lower cholesterol. Special triglyceride species and some non-triglyceride species identified in palm oil may have physiologic properties that differ form most saturated fats. A fraction of palm oil is very rich in vitamin E, and also contains large amounts of carotenoids. Both are beneficial in maintaining membrane fluidity and function. In fact, because of its carotene and vitamin E content, palm oil reduces blood clotting that can lead to stroke. The newer findings showed that palm oil had beneficial effects on blood lipids, and reduced cardiovascular risks, thrombosis, and atherosclerosis.
Later, it was found that palm oil is the richest know source of natural carotenoids. By 1993, a natural carotene complex product was extracted from palm oil.
Similarly, newer findings about coconut oil demonstrated that it, too, is a healthy fat. In 1988, N.W. Istfan of Harvard University Medical School's Nutrition Coordinating Center, vindicated coconut oil. Dr. Istfan reported: "For the U.S. consumer, the use of coconut oil does not increase the role of heart disease." Other researchers demonstrated that coconut oil reduces the risk of atherosclerosis, heart disease, cancer, and other degenerative conditions. It helps prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal infections, as a result of its antimicrobial component, lauric acid, which is found solely in coconut oil and in breast milk. Coconut oil is rich in MCTs, which provide an immediate source of fuel and energy, and enable the human body to metabolize fat efficiently. This feature helps dieters, athletes, individuals who have difficulty digesting fat, and those with impaired immune systems. Unlike some saturated fats, coconut oil does not raise cholesterol.
The historic evidence strengthens recent findings about palm and coconut oils. Many groups of people, throughout the world, have thrived on these oils in their daily diets, without experiencing negative health effects.
Coming Full Circle. If some food processors choose to revert to their use of palm and coconut oils-which served them well in the past-an irony should be noted: Instead of the former label declaration announcing that the product contained "NO TROPICAL OILS!" the newer labels may announce "CONTAINS TROPICAL OILS! NO TRANS FATS!" Such labels would come full circle.


This article originally appeared in the August 2003 issue of Consumers' Research, vol. 86 no. 8.

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張若虛．春江花月夜　 春江潮水連海平，海上明月共潮生。灩灩隨波千萬里，何處春江無月明。
江流宛轉繞芳甸，月照花林皆似霰。空裏流霜不覺飛，汀上白沙看不見。 江天一色無纖塵，皎皎空中孤月輪。江畔何人初見月？江月何人初照人？ 人生代代無窮已，江月年年祇相似。不知江月照何人，但見長江送流水。 白雲一片去悠悠，青楓浦上不勝愁。誰家今夜扁舟子，何處相思明月樓？ 可憐樓上月裴回，應照離人妝鏡臺。玉戶簾中卷不去，搗衣砧上拂還來。 此時相望不相聞，願逐月華流照君。鴻雁長飛光不度，魚龍潛躍水成紋。 昨夜閒潭夢落花，可憐春半不還家。江水流春去欲盡，江潭落月復西斜。 斜月沉沉藏海霧，碣石瀟湘無限路。不知乘月幾人歸，落月搖情滿江樹。

賞析：張 若虛，生卒年不詳，約為初、盛唐詩人，與賀知章、張旭、包融，號為「吳中四士」。《全唐詩》中雖僅存其詩兩首，然這首詩讓張若虛成為中國歷史上以孤篇佳作 傳名千古。而從文學史演進的角度看，〈春江花月夜〉是初唐聲律集大成作品，不僅語調和諧、描繪精緻，且結合自然萬物清新永恆的特質，探討宇宙人生萬物之 理，擴充詩歌內容的廣度與深度，遠遠超過前人類似的作品，頗耐人精微探尋，是歷來詩評家激賞的作品。

        這首詩通篇不離春、江、花、月、夜，以此建構出春天月下的美景，詩人彷彿丹青妙手，輕輕揮灑，就絢爛染出了耀眼詩篇。詩人以「春江潮水連海平」破題，開篇便就題興發，以浩瀚江水、明月初昇來互相對應，勾勒出春江印月空闊無限的情景，不愧為大家出手、非同凡響。接著「海上明月共潮生」，「生」字是詩眼，讓原本清麗的圖像一時間活絡起來；賦予明月、潮水鮮活躍動的生命，也讓後面對流水、月色籠罩之平野，江流宛轉、花林似霰的景緻描述瞬間生動起來。「生」字， 宛若畫龍點睛一般，讓整幅圖畫「動」了起來。這幅由遠及近、由大而小的景物描述，最後歸結到「皎皎空中孤月輪」，此後詩風一轉，詩人並不止於景物客觀的描 寫，而要更深沉地探索出宇宙人生之理，於是發問：「江畔何人初見月？江月何年初照人？」這種手筆是在宮體詠物詩之上，細緻描物外又能超越，蘊入詩人自我對 生命哲理的探尋。詩人在此不斷飛昇，「人生代代無窮已，江月年年只相似」，雖感悟人生苦短，卻哀而不傷，獨留給讀者無限的遐思、餘韻。

        詩歌下半從「白雲一片去悠悠，清楓浦上不勝愁」始，則由景入情，遁入世間兒女相思之離別愁恨，盡寫思婦與遊子的兩地相思。詩人從永恆遼闊的自然情景轉入閨 中女子的相思離愁，依然將主題扣緊在「春、江、花、月、夜」上，承繼詩題，更鋪陳發揮，襯托其閨怨之不勝愁。「此時相望不相聞，願逐月華流照君」，述說著 閨婦企望隨月尋人之癡心，以及幻想的破滅，只能眼睜睜望著「江水流春去欲盡，江潭落月復西斜」，光陰一秒秒地流逝，青春也一年年地虛度。末段以「不知乘月 幾人歸，落月搖情滿江樹」作結，既呼應首句「海上明月共潮生」，還將情感寄託於落月，以及月色瀰漫的江樹，抒發其悠遠不盡的情思餘韻。

        整篇〈春江花月夜〉不論在思想或是藝術上都超越過去文學表現，張若虛從生活常見的傳統題材，注入新的涵義，融詩情、畫意、哲理於一體，匯成情、景、理交融的詩篇，達到深邃、邈遠的意境，牽動著古今中外不知凡幾讀者的心，成就其詩歌上不朽之地位。

　

杜甫．絕句(遲日江山麗)  

遲日江山麗，春風花草香。

泥融飛燕子，沙暖睡鴛鴦。

白話改寫： 春天的早晨，暖和的陽光照耀四方，整個江山都顯得亮麗光彩。春日微風送來了花香和青草香，在空氣中流蕩。冰雪已經融化，陽光把到處都烘得暖洋洋的，一群一群的燕子飛來飛去，一對一對的鴛鴦酣睡在溫暖的沙地上。

賞析：詩人體物入微，運用他的生花妙筆，藉著燕子在春風中飛翔，鴛鴦在陽光下酣睡，把春天那份和暖、慵懶、舒服的感覺，活生生的呈現出來了。

　

王維．竹里館

獨坐幽篁裡，彈琴復長嘯。

深林人不知，明月來相照。 

白話改寫：

竹里館被幽靜的竹林所圍繞著，我獨自坐在裡頭，一邊彈琴一邊自在地嘯歌。在深闊的林子裡面，無人知曉我這般怡然快活，只有明朗的月光射入林間，陪伴我享受孤寂中的愉悅。

賞析：王維歌詠輞川風景的作品有許多，這首〈竹里館〉寓獨居之樂於月色竹林的景觀中，也是歷來最為人們熟悉的名篇之一。竹里館應是王維在竹林中的別館，獨處在這裡，得以盡情享受孤獨的樂趣，可以寫詩、可以遊玩、可以彈琴、可以歌唱。在中國文學中，竹向來代表隱逸高絕的形象，恰好吻合王維獨居此地的心境。

　　王維年輕時候，除了詩文創作，在繪畫和音樂方面的造詣，同樣為時人所稱道。傳說他曾因為高超的演奏技巧和譜曲才華，獲得達官貴人的注意，進而得到狀元 及第的機會。在另一則傳說中，王維更展現驚人的音樂鑑賞能力。《舊書本傳》裡提到，有人得到奏樂圖一幅，但不知題名，拿去請王維鑑賞，王維看了一眼就說： 圖中畫的是演奏〈霓裳羽衣曲〉第三疊第一拍的樣子。後來有人按照畫上的動作試奏，果然無一差異。

　　雖然故事屬實有待推論，但是王維精通音律的才華，確實讓他在朝中擔任的第一個職務就是掌管音樂歌舞的大樂丞。他自己也常在詩中談到彈琴：「松風吹解 帶，山月照彈琴。」（酬張少府）「酌酒會臨泉水，抱琴好依長松。」（田園樂）。因此在〈竹里館〉中，王維撫琴高歌，邀請明月同享此樂，可是一點也不令人訝 異。他大方地接受月的關照，因為亙古以來，始終獨自高懸的月，絕對懂得他在孤獨中追求的是什麼。這首詩很能刻畫出一位獨樂樂的自在隱士圖。

　

王和卿 仙呂【醉中天】大蝴蝶 

彈破莊周夢，兩翅駕東風。三百座名園一採一個空。難道是風流孽種，嚇殺尋芳的蜜蜂。輕輕搧動，把賣花人搧過橋東。

白話改寫：

大蝴蝶掙破莊周的好夢，兩個大翅膀駕馭著東風。

三百座名園的花朵，一個一個全被你採空了。 

難道說，你是天生風流種？嚇唬得尋找花蜜的蜂兒四處逃避。

翅膀輕輕地搧動，將那賣花人都搧過橋東了。

賞析：這是一首諧曲，格調風趣，體現出早期散曲自娛娛人的特徵。王和卿【醉中天】所歌詠的主體––大蝴蝶，確實曾見於燕市，故陶宗儀《輟耕錄》卷二十三云：「中統初，燕市有一蝴蝶，其大異常。王賦【醉中天】小令云云，由是其名益著。」

        作者運用夸飾筆法，描繪大蝴蝶其大無比，非僅小蜜蜂不是他的採花對手，即便是賣花人兒，也被搧過橋東去。歌唱如此一隻大蝴蝶，其即興式的滑稽調侃趣味，勢 必能引發聽眾的笑聲。雖然，王和卿運用「莊周夢蝶」的故事，賦予「大蝴蝶」神秘的色彩，也會開拓出想像的意涵與空間；亦有追求適意人生和及時行樂的情懷。

王德信 中呂【十二月】帶【堯民歌】別情 

自別後遙山隱隱，更那堪遠水粼粼。見楊柳飛綿滾滾，對桃花醉臉醺醺，透內閣香風陣陣，掩重門暮雨紛紛。

怕黃昏忽地又黃昏，不銷魂怎地不銷魂， 新啼痕壓舊啼痕，斷腸人憶斷腸人。今宵香肌瘦幾分，縷帶寬三寸。

白話改寫：

自從分別後，心上人啊！你我相隔有多遠，一道道水啊，一重重山。又是楊柳飛絮、桃花醉人的季節，我那有心情觀賞這美麗的春色，我更悲哀春天的歸去。即便閨閣透入陣陣香風，可我只好緊緊地關上房門，凄然面對這暮雨紛紛。
害怕黃昏來臨，可忽地又是黃昏時候；此時此刻，我怎能不靈魂離體、神思茫然。憔悴的臉龐啊！新淚痕壓著舊淚痕，我這個斷腸人思念著你那個斷腸人。今夜良宵，我消瘦好多喲，腰帶整整寬出了三寸。
　

賞析： 此首小令為元曲中的上乘之作。作者純用鋪敘手法，展示暮春時節，楊柳飛絮，桃紅將落，暮雨紛紛的氣氛，勾勒閨中少婦魂不守舍熱淚縱橫的意態；因思念遠離的 情人，深鎖閨閣重門，卻難以掩飾內心的愁悶。此曲採用通過描摹景物，醞釀氣氛，進而烘托人物內心世界的手法，寫出了一位少婦對遠別夫婿的刻骨相思、容顏憔 悴，獨具匠心。

        作者大量運用疊字，及對偶句式，鋪敘暮春惱人物色，烘托氣氛，有力地深化、濃化了抒情女主人的傷感情懷。

張養浩 中呂【山坡羊】潼關懷古

峰巒如聚，波濤如怒，山河表裡潼關路。望西都，意踟躕，傷心秦漢經行處，宮闕萬間都做了土。興，百姓苦；亡，百姓苦。

白話改寫：

青翠峰巒重重疊疊，如同大軍聚集；黃河波濤洶湧澎湃，如同兵士怒吼。

進入潼關的主要道路，裡面是華山，外邊是黃河。

（站在潼關上）西望千年古都長安，不禁心潮起伏，徘徊不前。

傷感啊！那裡曾是秦始皇、漢高祖苦心經營的地方，萬間壯麗巍峨的宮殿，如今都成了土堆。

王朝興起時，老百姓受苦受難；王朝滅亡時，老百姓受苦受難。

賞析：此小令將寫景、抒情、議論融合一體，而氣勢雄渾，視野開闊，見解深刻，是元散曲中著名篇章之一，也是作者最成功的散曲。作品寫於天曆二年應皇帝徵召 赴陝西賑災途經潼關時。潼關夾在山河之間，是進入關中平原的咽喉，頭三句描寫潼關形勢，真能體會出「一夫當關，萬夫莫敵」的險要。望西都以下四句的抒情手 法，俯仰古今，感慨萬千。表裡山河的有利屏障，仍無法避免秦、漢王朝的滅亡，嚴峻的歷史不能不令人深長思考。最後推出結論來，以深沉的格調抒發王朝興衰的 感慨，表達了對百姓苦難命運的深切關注，雖說沒有明白揭開答案，但顯然已經觸及到了人民苦難的問題根源。作者非凡的歷史洞察力和精湛的藝術概括力，真是令 人喝采。

范仲淹˙蘇幕遮

碧雲天，黃葉地，秋色連波，波上寒煙翠。山映斜陽天接水，芳草無情，更在斜陽外。

黯鄉魂，追旅思，夜夜除非，好夢留人睡。明月樓高休獨倚，酒入愁腸，化作相思淚。

白話改寫：

碧藍的天空一望無際，枯黃的落葉掉滿一地。

秋天景色連著江中的綠波，綠波上寒煙陣陣。

青山映照著夕陽，藍天連接著秋水，

芳草不解人間離情，更生長到斜陽外。

黯然銷魂思念著故鄉啊！羈旅的愁緒追逼著心房啊！

夜夜除非有箇，美好的回鄉夢境方能留人安睡。

月明的時候，不要獨上高樓倚欄眺望，

美酒進入了愁腸，都會化成思鄉的淚水。

賞析：此詞寫羈旅相思之情，而造語鮮麗，深切委婉，耐人尋味。清代詞人彭孫遹《金粟詞話》評說：「前段多入麗語，後段純寫柔情，遂成絕唱。」所謂麗語，就是色彩鮮艷的詞語，如「碧雲」、「黃葉」、「寒煙翠」等；所謂柔情，是指細膩、凄惋，而不是溫柔。如「黯鄉魂」，言黯然銷魂思念著故鄉！思念家鄉，黯然銷魂。係化用江淹〈別賦〉名句：「黯然銷魂者，唯別而已矣。」寫來更加細膩、凄惋。又如「夜夜除非好夢留人睡」，直言但謂睡不得爾，作者卻說「除非好夢」，反言愈切。再如「酒入愁腸化作相思淚」，更是一片柔情之筆。

        這首詞藝術上的特點有二：一是寫景層層有序，由上而下、由近而遠，在一個廣闊的空間裏，引出鄉思離情。情因景見，景因情生，相襯相映，水乳和諧。通過層次，成功地表現出人物感情的起伏變化。二是抒情迂迴往復，曲折多變。芳草無情，更在斜陽外。無可奈何之情，溢於言表，欲求排解，而羈旅愁思復相逐而來。此是一曲折。夜夜除非，好夢留人睡。此是二曲折。明月樓高休獨倚。此是三曲折。酒入愁腸，化作相思淚。此是四曲折。總之是，鄉思離情，始終無法排解。（更多賞析）

柳永˙雨霖鈴
寒蟬淒切，對長亭晚，驟雨初歇。都門帳飲無緒，留戀處、蘭舟催發。執手相看淚眼，竟無語凝噎。念去去、千里煙波，暮靄沉沉楚天闊。
多情自古傷離別，更那堪、冷落清秋節！今宵酒醒何處？楊柳岸、曉風殘月。此去經年，應是良辰好景虛設。便縱有千種風情，更與何人說。

白話改寫：

寒蟬不住地哀鳴，面對著長亭的傍晚，驟雨才剛剛下完。

在帳幕裏餞別，那有心思飲酒歡唱？

正是依依難捨的時候，木蘭舟卻催促著要啟行。

小手緊緊握住小手，互相凝視，含著淚眼，千言萬語都咽在喉頭。

想到這次要遠去千里煙波外，楚地的天空籠罩著暮靄茫茫。

多情的人，自古以來都因離別而悲傷，

更難受的，分手是在清秋季節，多麼冷落、悽涼！

今夜酒醒過來，我會來到什麼地方？

料想是在那楊柳參差的江岸旁，

晨風料峭，殘月掛在天上。

這次離去的時間會很長，很長，

就算有良辰美景也無心再遊賞。

縱使心中還懷有千種深情厚意，

但能對誰人去傾訴衷腸？

賞析：此詞抒寫羈旅別情，是柳永即將離開汴京開封，紅粉知己與之餞行分別時的悲痛。詞中運用融情入景，即景抒情手法，委婉曲折地表達出多情人內心的痛苦。寫作技巧相當高明，深切委婉，耐人尋味。

詞的上闋主要寫離別時的情景。開頭三句，既非專門敘事，也非刻意描景，而是在醞釀一種足以觸動離情別緒的氣氛，以增強下面抒情的感染力。都門、帳飲、無 緒，分別表達了地點、景物、離人的動作和心情，是寫不忍別而又不得不別之痛苦。蘭舟催發，說明依依不捨；執手相看兩句，描繪難捨之痛苦情狀。委婉曲折，而 情景更逼真。念去去、千里煙波，暮靄沉沉楚天闊。急轉直下，引出對別後情景的想像。作者運用的是融情入景手法，技巧十分高明。

        詞的下闋主要寫別後的情緒。多情兩句，從自己解說，呼應上闋之離情難捨，又更進一層地表示出兩人的深摯感情。楊柳、曉風、殘月，一串凄清景象，係借景抒懷 手法，而寫得情景交融，如水如乳，歷來為人所傳誦。此去經年以下四句，從送行者這方設想，蜜意深情，回環往復，委婉曲折，寫多情人內心的痛苦，言有盡而情 意無窮。

蘇軾˙卜算子_{（黃州定惠院寓居作）}
缺月掛疏桐，漏斷人初靜。誰見幽人獨往來，飄緲孤鴻影。
驚起卻回頭，有恨無人省。揀盡寒枝不肯棲，寂寞沙洲冷。

白話改寫：

殘月掛在疏落的梧桐樹上，

漏斷夜深，人剛剛安靜入睡。

誰見放逐的人兒獨來獨往？

朦朧夜色中似有孤鴻飛翔。

孤雁吃驚地回頭四下張望，

有誰能知道牠滿懷著悲傷。

揀遍高處的樹枝不肯棲息，

寧願在沙洲忍受寂寞悽涼。

賞析：此詞歷來有種種傳說，筆者頗認同詠物的說法。但作者詠物並非全就孤鴻舖寫，其詠物目的仍在于寫人。同時將所詠之物與所寄之情，融溶諧和，既切合物的 自然特徵，亦與人的思想感情契合妥貼，達到「善藏者未始不露，善露者未始不藏」，含蓄蘊藉，餘味無窮，卻又絕不隱晦，故許為「有寄託詞」之上品。

宋元豐二年，東坡因烏臺詩案被貶為黃州團練副使。三年二月一日到達黃州，寓居定惠院，親友絕交，疾病連年，饑寒并日，人皆相傳已死。本詞即寫作於此。

上闋開頭兩句，由遠而近，寫的是夜深之景，以渲染幽寂凄清。幽人、孤鴻兩句，以鴻喻人，似真似幻，呼應缺月、疏桐、漏斷、人靜之特定環境，進一步寫出作者凄清、幽寂、孤獨、高潔的身心。

        下闋四句是對孤鴻，也是就人的具體特寫。憂讒畏譏之感，不肯有違初衷之志，語語雙關，寓意深刻。東坡高尚品格，於此可見。

過零丁洋--文天祥

辛苦遭逢起一經，干戈寥落四周星。

山河破碎風飄絮，身世浮沉雨打萍。

惶恐灘頭說惶恐，零丁洋裡嘆零丁。

人生自古誰無死，留取丹心照汗青。

注解

1.起一經：依靠精通一種經書考試發跡，出來做官。

2.干支：古代兵器。此泛指戰爭。

3.寥落：荒涼冷落。

4.四周星：四年。地球每十二個月繞太陽一周，故亦稱周星。

5.惶恐灘：原名黃公灘，在今江西萬安境內贛江中，是贛江十八灘中最險峻的一灘。

6.零丁洋：一作伶仃洋，在今廣東中山縣南。

7.照汗青：照耀史冊。古人使用竹簡書寫，為便利書寫，及能防蟲蛀，製竹簡時，先於火上烘烤，令竹油滲出如汗，如此加工過程和製成竹簡，都稱為「汗青」。

語譯：辛辛苦 苦參加科舉考試，以精通一部儒家經典入仕為官。然而元軍南侵，激烈戰鬥不斷，投入軍旅生活，忽地已過了四個年頭。祖國大好山河，早已支離破碎，猶如狂風吹 卷起柳絮，在半空飄散。個人的身世遭遇，行將成為亡國孤臣，恰似暴雨擊打浮萍，在水面飄流。回憶去年空坑慘敗，途經惶惶灘頭，心情十分惶恐不安；現在兵敗 被俘，來到零丁洋裡，怎能不感慨自己的零丁孤寂啊！人生自古以來，誰能免除一死呢？我已經準備好了，就留下這顆赤紅的心照耀史冊吧！

淺析：這是作者 兵敗被俘，過零丁洋時的感慨，以詩歌表明決心殉國的志節。 詩人從生活中擷取四個重大事件，反應其抗元愛國的一生，具有高度的概括性與感染力。而最後兩句直抒出胸中的正氣，慷慨陳詞，激昂高揚，沉鬱悲壯，感人至深。

旅夜書懷--杜甫

細草微風岸，危檣獨夜舟。

星垂平野闊，月湧大江流。

名豈文章著，官應老病休。

飄飄何所似，天地一沙鷗。

注解

1.危檣，高聳的桅竿。

2.獨夜，孤獨之夜。

3.大江，指長江。

語譯：岸邊的小草在微風中搖動，夜晚的江邊停泊著高聳桅杆的船舟。星光低垂，原野顯得格外遼闊；月映波濤，大江滾滾地奔流。名聲豈因文章的美妙而顯赫？做官應該為年老多病而退休。我飄泊的一生究竟像什麼？只不過是天地間一隻小小的沙鷗。

淺析：這 是作者 攜眷離開成都，乘船東下，夜泊在渝州到忠州的旅途中所作。 詩分兩個部份，前四句描寫旅夜所見之景，以清幽寂靜的夜景，烘托寂寥的意境，透露出詩人孤獨悒鬱的心緒。後四句書寫個人情懷，先借反問反語來曲折表達自己 內心深處的複雜感受，再以低回盤旋於夜空中而又無處可歸的沙鷗作比喻，述說自己在茫茫天地中飄泊流浪，真有千種孤寂、萬種悲涼。此詩語言樸素凝煉而又形象 鮮明，情景交融，顯示出杜甫沉鬱頓挫的藝術風格。

山行 --杜牧

遠上寒山石徑斜，白雲生處有人家。

停車坐愛楓林晚，霜葉紅於二月花。

注解

1.石徑：山間用石板、石塊鋪成的小路。

2.生：這個字也有寫作「深」的。但用生字則雲起之狀如在眼前。

3.坐：因為。

4.晚：晚秋景致。

語譯：一條石塊鋪成的小路，傾傾斜斜繞上寒秋的高山。隱隱約約有幾戶人家，深居在那飄渺的白雲之間。因為喜愛這時的晚景，我把車子停在一片楓林前。那經霜的楓葉紅艷艷，勝過了二月的春花正爭妍。

淺析：這是作者晚秋遊山時寫的秋山行旅圖。秋景如在目前，濃濃的秋意撲面而來，彷彿置身於令人心醉的楓林之中。

春日  --朱熹

 勝日尋芳泗水濱，無邊光景一時新。

等閑識得東風面，萬紫千紅總是春。

注解

1.勝日：美好的日子。

2.尋芳：此指春遊。

3.泗水：水名，在山東省境內。

4.等閑：言輕易、隨便。

語譯：美好的春日裏我遊覽到泗水河濱，無邊無際的春光令人眼界一新。人們能輕易領略到春風的面貌，百花齊放，處處散發的氣息都是春。

淺析：這首詩述說朱夫子在春光明媚的泗水河邊踏青時的感受，整首詩洋溢著無比的興奮心情。