Going out the Passes: Second Series
IV
Daily lines of men bring word of triumphs,
the two marches are quiet and offer no worries.
Yuyang is a place of roughnecks[1] and men-at-arms,
where they beat the drums and play the reed organs.
Sails like clouds turn on the Sea of Liao
as supply rice comes in from Eastern Wu.
Yue’s gossamer and the white silk of Chu
shine gloriously on varlets[2] and churls[3].
The commanding general’s position is ever more exalted,
his arrogant temper flaunts[4] the Capital.
People on the frontier do not dare dispute him—
those who dispute die on the highway.
单词释义
[1] roughneck [ˈrʌfnek] n. 吵闹而粗鲁的人;
[2] varlet [ˈva:lɪt] n. 无赖
[3] churl [tʃɜːl] n. 无赖,恶棍;
[4] flaunt [flɔːnt] v. 炫耀; 夸示; 招摇过市;