译文欣赏——沁园春·雪

connie

译文欣赏——沁园春·雪
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SNOW

% k' u# N' f" e: S; H- b　　                                         --to the tune of Chin Yuan Chun
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　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,
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　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.
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　　Both sides of the Great Wall

　　One single white immensity.
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7 r. n9 V& A" ]6 ?; A　　The Yellow River"s swift current
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2 C& z3 c' S! \3 z: Y& n1 v" }　　Is stilled from end to end.
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　　The mountains dance like silver snakes

　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,
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　　Vying with heaven in stature.
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　　On a fine day, the land,
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1 L. X6 Z, G( r　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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+ F1 ~; f$ N/ V* S6 y% p; k+ r1 |　　Grows more enchanting.

4 ~  H4 S  J+ ~3 p4 w　　This land so rich in beauty

) v/ l+ A1 i& _$ G6 _+ U+ j8 Q　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

$ B4 d* w2 U& G0 n" V　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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　　Were lacking in literary grace,

　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu

　　Had little poetry in their souls;
7 L8 ?( z6 c" \9 Y　　And Genghis Khan,

1 O2 H% d, L' S, H+ u0 U　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,
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　　Knew only shooting eagles, bow outstretched

　　All are past and gone!

- \! e$ i; e' l　　For truly great men
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　　Look to this age alone.
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　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:

　　The highlands are those of Shensi and Shansi.
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　　沁园春 雪
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　　一九三六年二月
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　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽
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6 ^3 v1 }. R8 A, J  e- A5 d: q　　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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　　江山如此多妖 引无数英雄竞折腰 惜秦皇汉武 略输文采

! H/ z' S' A: K7 i# F* x　　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

[ 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.