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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　　                                     February 1936
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% e. {5 e. X, r. C+ }3 K( ~9 |　　North country scene:
                                                                                               
　　A hundred leagues locked in ice,

　　A thousand leagues of whirling snow.

　　Both sides of the Great Wall
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2 Q; E0 f' [4 N9 S3 k- @  r% e　　One single white immensity.

　　The Yellow River"s swift current

1 T0 J5 I1 P% a& h, M　　Is stilled from end to end.
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　　The mountains dance like silver snakes
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　　And the highlands* charge like wax-hued elephants,

( g: S8 K: O6 m" d3 E　　Vying with heaven in stature.

+ L& {2 S; @# M" D5 e1 h  q. e' ~　　On a fine day, the land,

　　Clad in white, adorned in red,
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* P9 R% t" U% W) d: b9 Y+ h　　Grows more enchanting.
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　　This land so rich in beauty
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　　Has made countless heroes bow in homage.

/ {. Z' [+ P" v3 d　　But alas! Chin Shih-huang and Han Wu-ti
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" ?; j. e% S* m! K　　Were lacking in literary grace,
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　　And Tang Tai-tsung and Sung Tai-tsu
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　　Had little poetry in their souls;
" A; e0 J: b; M5 `　　And Genghis Khan,

　　Proud Son of Heaven for a day,

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　　All are past and gone!

　　For truly great men
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　　Look to this age alone.
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　　*AUTHOR"S NOTE:

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　　沁园春 雪
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8 O1 `/ c! B6 K6 z1 L2 P* r　　一九三六年二月

! A$ i0 t9 ^+ ^4 s8 Y4 k) p3 N, _* y　　 北国风光千里冰封 万里雪飘 望长城内外 惟余莽莽

  w5 t* z3 o; A5 z- _　　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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7 u5 u* T4 Y9 r2 H' q　　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

2 \! L% G8 P9 d2 y6 R" z/ x1 S. ]　　唐宗宋祖 稍逊风骚 一代天骄 成吉思汗 只识弯弓射大雕

　　俱往矣 数风流人物 还看今朝
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qsy

The Chinese is better than English!

connie

Yes, absolutely!!!

driver2004

史提夫

the English version like a shit.