《爱莲说》——宋 周敦颐（中英对译）

《爱莲说》 作者：宋 周敦颐 英译：阿九 朗诵：阿九 配乐：出水莲（古筝，节选） 　水陆草木之花，可爱者甚蕃。晋陶渊明独爱菊。自李唐来，世人甚爱牡丹。予独爱莲之出淤泥而不染，濯清涟而不妖，中通外直，不蔓不枝，香远益清，亭亭净植，可远观而不可亵玩焉。 　　予谓菊，花之隐逸者也；牡丹，花之富贵者也；莲，花之君子者也。噫！菊之爱，陶后鲜有闻；莲之爱，同予者何人? 牡丹之爱，宜乎众矣。 Song of Love for the Lotus The flowers of the wood, the water, the world--many are worthy of admiration. TaoYuanMing loved singly the chrysanthemum; Since the time of Tang, all have exalted the peony. Yet I only adore the lotus, the water lily. Borne from mud yet it does not soil; Bathed in shallow water, yet coquettish it remains not; Hollow inside, upright outside. It does not branch out, but stays close to its stem; The farther, the clearer its aroma becomes. Its stalk stands tall and straight, To behold from afar, yet not to be toyed with. I should think: The chrysanthemum is the hermit of the flowers. The peony is the rich. The lotus, a gentleman of integrity. And yet-- Few think of chrysanthemum after Sir Tao&`&s time, and who shares my love upon the water lily? But doted on by the masses is the peony flower!