19假山

Artificial Mountain At the beginning of the Tianbao Reign my maternal[1] uncle, the Vice-Director of the Bureau of Appointments, piled earth into a mountain by the hall of my [step-]grandmother. It was a basketful of dirt a full foot high, to take the place of the dried wood [of an incense[2] burner stand], and it held all the crockery[3] bowls for burning incense. The bowls were quite steady indeed. Beside it he planted “loving bamboo.” These several peaks, the craggy[4] heights, and lithe[5] grace [of bamboo] convey[6] perfectly the quality of transcending[7] this dusty world. Then, not realizing how far my own elation[8] had gone, I wrote this poem. One basketful, a full foot of merit[9], three peaks, his conception not ordinary. As I gaze, it seems I am in the wilderness[10], a secluded[11] spot ready to bring forth clouds. The loving bamboo will cover it with spring shade, Incense Burner’s dawn form is discerned[12]. It is a South Mountain to wish her long life, with auspicious[13] vapors curling up daily. 单词释义 [1] maternal [məˈtɜːnl] adj. 母亲的; 母亲般慈爱的; 作为母亲的; 母系的; 母亲方面的; [2] incense [ˈɪnsens , ɪnˈsens] n. 香(尤指宗教礼仪用的); v. 激怒; 使大怒; [3] crockery [ˈkrɒkəri] n. 陶器; 瓦器; (烤箱用的) 碟，盘，杯，碗; [4] craggy [ˈkræɡi] adj. 多峭壁的; 峻峭的; 轮廓分明有皱纹的; [5] lithe [laɪð] adj. 优美柔软的; 易弯曲的，柔韧性好的; [6] convey [kənˈveɪ] v. 表达，传递(思想、感情等); 传送; 运送; 输送; [7] transcend [trænˈsend] v. 超出，超越(通常的界限); [8] elation [iˈleɪʃn] n. 兴高采烈; 欢欣鼓舞; 喜气洋洋; [9] merit [ˈmerɪt] n. 优点; 美德; 价值; 值得赞扬(或奖励、钦佩)的特点; 功绩; 长处; (学校或大学考试或作业的) 良好; [10] wilderness [ˈwɪldənəs] n. 未开发的地区; 荒无人烟的地区; 荒野; 荒芜的地方; 杂草丛生处; [11] seclude [sɪˈkluːd] v. (使) 与…隔离，与…隔绝; (使) 隐居，独处; [12] discerned [dɪˈsɜːnd] v. 觉察出; 识别; 了解; (依稀) 看出，分辨出，听出; [13] auspicious [ɔːˈspɪʃəs] adj. 吉利的; 吉祥的;