Wang Shizhen

秦淮杂诗 [清]王士祯 年来肠断秣陵[1]舟， 梦绕秦淮[2]水上楼。 十日雨丝风片里， 浓春烟景似残秋。 注释： [1]秣陵：今南京市，秦朝称为秣陵。 [2]秦淮：秦淮河，是南京市名胜之一。 On River Qinhuai[1] Wang Shizhen For years my broken heart yearns for a sail in vain; My dreams still haunt the riverside bower of yore. The days are veiled in sheet of wind and threads of rain; Spring’s gloomy scene looks like late autumn to deplore. […]

再过露筋祠 [清]王士祯 翠羽[1]明珰[2]尚[3]俨然[4]， 湖云祠树碧于烟。 行人系缆[5]月初坠[6]， 门外野风开白莲。 注释： [1]翠羽：指女子细长的眉毛，这里形容“圣女”的美丽。 [2]明珰：用明珠制成的耳环。 [3]尚：还，仍然。 [4]俨然：形容庄重严肃。 [5]系缆：系结船索，停船靠岸。 [6]坠：落下。 Passing Again by the Virgin’s Temple Wang Shizhen[1] Her eyebrows are still green and her earrings still bright, Clouds in the lake vie in greenness with mist-veiled trees. I moor my boat when morning moon sheds parting light; White lotus out of

戚将军赠宝剑歌 [明]王世贞 毋嫌身价抵千金， 一寸纯钩[1]一寸心。 欲识命轻恩重处， 灞陵[2]风雨夜来深。 注释： [1]纯钩：古代宝剑名。 [2]灞陵：古地名，本作“霸陵”。故址在今陕西省西安市东。 General Qi’s Sword[1] Wang Shizhen Can thousand coins of gold buy a sword of this kind? Each inch of steel reveals a battle-hardened mind. For royal favor of his life he has made light: No general but has suffered wind and rain at night. 注释： [1]This