译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

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3 x; s6 }  W0 F; ?$ B0 r2 j　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun

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　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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- x* p+ O% Q6 X  x' L9 x. j5 |　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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( H4 h7 y* |- n% z5 R1 g5 O　　One single white immensity.

1 D" _) Y; ~4 d+ F! Z9 F* L　　The Yellow River"s swift current

1 ]6 e; f: z0 R　　Is stilled from end to end.
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　　The mountains dance like silver snakes

　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

　　Vying with heaven in stature.

　　On a fine day, the land,
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　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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' s0 H/ f0 b$ ]( r* B　　Grows more enchanting.

　　This land so rich in beauty

　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

! {- N8 T4 }& t7 d4 x6 [' h7 L3 \　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

2 X3 \8 @* G; ~: q5 }　　Had little poetry in their souls;
　　And Genghis Khan,
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　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,
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　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched

　　All are past and gone!

　　For truly great men
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6 G5 v& i; \. }8 a/ x; Y& E　　Look to this age alone.

　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:

! d! `7 F! V2 ?9 A  i2 D　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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0 z2 H3 t' c, X: [1 u　　沁园春 雪

　　一九三六年二月

7 G  Y1 F% d% I: X8 A% `( a7 {* S　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽

) p- t  z8 e6 \# ~　　大河上下 顿失滔滔 山舞银蛇 原驰蜡象 欲与天公试比高

+ |7 r5 l5 i8 X8 U+ {+ b7 d　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆

0 D' z; b- I6 G2 V# J$ P7 U1 B　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采

　　唐宗宋祖 稍逊风骚 一代天骄 成吉思汗 只识弯弓射大雕
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　　俱往矣 数风流人物 还看今朝
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[ Last edited by connie on 2004-10-8 at 02:30 AM ]

qsy

The Chinese is better than English!

connie

Yes, absolutely!!!

driver2004

史提夫

the English version like a shit.