【双语有声阅读】虞美人 The Beautiful Lady Yu

The Beautiful Lady Yu — Li Yu虞美人——李煜

 

Spring flowers and autumn moon — when will they be ended?

春花秋月何时了,

How many past events can we tell?

往事知多少。

The east wind blew through my small lodge¹ again last night.

小楼昨夜又东风，

The old country, bathed in a bright moon, Is an overwhelming sight!

故国不堪回首月明中。

Those carved balustrades, those marble terraces — They should still be there.

雕阑玉砌应犹在，

Only the rosy² cheeks have faded.

只是朱颜改。

How much sorrow, pray, can a person carry?

问君能有几多愁，

Like the spring torrent³ flowing eastward⁴, without tarry!

恰是一江春水向东流。

1 lodge   

v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆

参考例句：

• Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
• I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。

2 rosy   

adj.美好的，乐观的，玫瑰色的

参考例句：

• She got a new job and her life looks rosy.她找到一份新工作，生活看上去很美好。
• She always takes a rosy view of life.她总是对生活持乐观态度。

3 torrent   

n.激流，洪流；爆发，(话语等的)连发

参考例句：

• The torrent scoured a channel down the hillside. 急流沿着山坡冲出了一条沟。
• Her pent-up anger was released in a torrent of words.她压抑的愤怒以滔滔不绝的话爆发了出来。

4 eastward   

adv.向东；adj.向东的；n.东方，东部

参考例句：

• The river here tends eastward.这条河从这里向东流。
• The crowd is heading eastward,believing that they can find gold there.人群正在向东移去，他们认为在那里可以找到黄金。