二中的诗意（4）

The poetic meaning of the No. 2 High School

（三）

What is the soul of a school?

什么是学校的灵魂

For the benefit of the people.

那些为民造福的

Great men of all time and all over the world

古今中外的伟人

Is a role model for teachers and students.

是师生们的楷模

What is the ladder of Progress

什么是进步的阶梯

Those that go through the test of the times.

那些历经时代检验

Ancient and modern Chinese and foreign classics

古今中外的经典

It's the truthfulness of the teachers and students.

是师生们的“真经”

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His voice deepened when he came to these verses.

当他读到这几行诗时，声音变低沉了。

A melancholy seized me on reading this poem.

当读这首诗时，一阵忧郁感侵袭着我。

Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.

人往高处走，水往低处流。

He read into the poem a deeper meaning.

他读这首诗，体会到更深一层的意义。

As you look at this poem, be sure to read between the lines.

读这首诗的时候，要从字里行间去体会它的含义。

What we mean by reading a painting is in reality seeking poetry in its pictorial composition.我们所说的读画，实在是在画里寻诗。