译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

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SNOW
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$ G/ ^3 T9 X' p# i- T- A* B  m　　                                     February 1936


4 v1 B8 t3 ~* T" a( w　　North country scene:
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　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.

( a- E* O9 `! ?1 d8 p0 f　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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　　One single white immensity.

　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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　　Is stilled from end to end.
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　　The mountains dance like silver snakes

& d, p7 I2 S+ n: @　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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  O7 ]0 x6 Q. d1 P" w　　Vying with heaven in stature.

　　On a fine day, the land,

　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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" s4 U; G$ L4 X, D" Z5 E: `3 u　　Grows more enchanting.

　　This land so rich in beauty

9 J9 p! l$ \( E& X! _　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.
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3 u9 f0 C1 ^2 }　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti

　　Were lacking in literary grace,

　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu
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6 I, J( [. B" r* p  S3 p: m　　Had little poetry in their souls;
& a( \! @& f6 X- l) U1 G, L# V% ^　　And Genghis Khan,
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; [3 L7 W  s: {7 Y　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

& l* f. Q$ g& C. ]* b# p  k, k' L8 N　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched
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! q; s( G- x* g# G& _7 o" f　　All are past and gone!

: l3 W, G3 ]3 z9 C% w　　For truly great men
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* Y7 l; h( i0 `) |5 B　　Look to this age alone.
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& D8 {) x3 n& y　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:

0 o3 K) d! Z( L! w8 v& P3 Y　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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　　沁园春 雪

6 k! W" e6 U- o) u　　一九三六年二月

) ?- D1 ]$ V4 x+ j& n& s- g" y　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽

9 F2 H7 E' n4 G  x0 P' z6 O　　大河上下 顿失滔滔 山舞银蛇 原驰蜡象 欲与天公试比高
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　　须晴日 看红装素裹 分外妖娆
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. O9 @  y1 M+ Z7 I3 D0 `　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采
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　　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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( `! H4 S8 f, C: V, c" p# J7 }[ 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.