Presented to Li Bai
For two years, sojourner[1] in the Eastern Capital,
what I went through made me weary[2] of cleverness.
A man of the wilds faced the stench[3] of meat,
I never ate my fill of plain vegetables.
Of course I had “green essence” food
to make my complexion[4] fine.
I badly need the Great Elixir’s[5] ingredients,
in mountain forests all my traces have been swept away.
Lord Li was a luminary[6] of the golden chambers,
he escaped to pursue his arcane[7] research.
I too will undertake travels in Liang and Song
expecting to gather the yao plant.
单词释义
[1] sojourner [ˈsɒdʒənə] n. 逗留者; 暂住者; 旅居者;
[2] weary [ˈwɪəri] adj. (尤指长时间努力工作后) 疲劳的,疲倦的,疲惫的; 使人疲劳的; 使人厌烦的; (对…) 不再感兴趣,不再热心,感到不耐烦; v. 使疲劳; 使疲倦; (对…) 失去兴趣,失去热情;
[3] stench [stentʃ] n. 臭气; 恶臭;
[4] complexion [kəmˈplekʃn] n. 面色; 肤色; 气色; (事物的) 性质,特性;
[5] elixir [ɪˈlɪksə(r)] n. 圣水; 灵丹妙药; 长生不老药;
[6] luminary [ˈluːmɪnəri] n. 专家; 权威; 有影响的人物;
[7] arcane [ɑːˈkeɪn] adj. 神秘的; 晦涩难懂的;