人民日报1981年3月18日有篇通讯的标题是《心血浇得枯花红》,内容是记述共产党员王献忠帮助徒弟转变的事迹。我认为,这个标题所作的比喻很不确切。人们常说“枯木逢春”、“枯枝发芽”。这些比喻是正确的,因为枯木、枯枝埋在地下的根倘没全死,是存在再活的可能的。而花枯却无法再活,更无从谈到再“红”。编辑同志在拟标题时,想追求新颖和形象化,这个用意当然是很好的。但是,标题必须合乎情理。 People’s Daily On March 18, 1981, a piece of communication entitled “Hardworking Redundancy” describes the deeds of the Communist Party member Wang Xianzhong in helping his disciples to change. I think the analogy made by this headline is very imprecise. People often say “dead wood every spring,” “dead branches sprout.” These analogies are correct, because dead wood, dead roots buried in the ground if not dead, there is the possibility of reactivation. However, the flowers can not live anymore, let alone talk about “red.” When editing a title, comrades wanted to pursue novelty and visualization. Of course, this intention is very good. However, the title must be reasonable.