介绍:
Seeing Off My Cousin Ya on His Way to His Post as Administrative Assistant in Anxi
The south wind makes sounds of autumn,
the atmosphere of destruction presses the blazing heat.
High summer, the bird of prey strikes,
when times are perilous, a rare person arrives.
My fine cousin comes from the countryside,
graying, you asked to discuss matters.
A summons drew you into the palace,
where, plying your tongue, you stirred the ruler’s mind.
Fifty military treatises[1]
find storage in your belly.
You answered questions as smoothly as a rolling ball,
you explained, giving the gist of the texts.
You always said new things about managing affairs,
which could set the crown aright.
The ancestral temples are still in ashes,
ruler and ministers all shed tears.
The earth at Kongtong has lost its axis,
in Qinghai the heavens are topsy-turvy[2].
The far west suffers the worst wounds,
linked mountains darken beacon fires night and day.
The Emperor said: “Great Commoner,
We will rely on you to assist the Grand Commander.
Soon we will see the drifting sands cleared,
for this are you sent on a mission.
When you return, the ruler will draw his mat close to listen,
your going afar is not a series of tests.
You must preserve Wuwei Commandery,
and make plans for its enduring benefit.”
A lone peak, its rock bears the post route,
a mettlesome horse, gold wound around its bridle.
Brown wild sheep, not gamey[3] when feasted on,
ale with a straw, if much, one still gets drunk.
The common man’s instinct is to leap forward,
a serious gentleman’s aims require brooding forethought.
What opponent can there be in pacifying[4] the border?
when right is restored, your plans will be fulfilled.
I have heard that in hitching up the imperial drum carriage,
it is not right to use a fine steed.
The dragon-horse will moan, tuning its head,
awaiting to be brought to serve as assistant.
单词释义
[1] treatise [ˈtriːtɪs] n. (专题) 论文;
[2] Topsy-Turvy [ˈtɑpsi ˈtɜːvi] n. 斗气歌剧院; 酣歌畅戏;
[3] gamey [ˈɡeɪmi] adj. 有变质味道的; 有腥味的;
[4] pacify [ˈpæsɪfaɪ] v. 使平静; 平息; 抚慰; 平息战争; 使实现和平;
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