乡愁是首诗（15）

Homesickness is a poem

林清玄文章片断（4）

Excerpts from Lin Qingxuan's articles

Life is to be prepared,

人生要准备的，

not expensive tea,

不是昂贵的茶，

It's the mood of tea.

而是喝茶的心情。

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It doesn't matter what you look like,

长成什么样子不重要，

but what your heart looks like.

心是什么样子才重要。

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His poems participate of the nature of satire.

他的诗带有讽刺性。

He has a strong prejudice against modern poetry.

他对现代诗存有强烈的偏见。

Flavor the evening with a poetry reading

以朗诵诗给夜晚添加情趣。

He compare the girl to the moon in the poem.

他在诗中把那姑娘比作月亮。

The sun and the moon are often personified in poetry.

诗歌中常把日、月拟人化.

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When one starts singing, another joins in.

彼唱此和

To bosom virtue and blend kindness

抱德炀和

White snow is hard to reconcile

白雪难和

Be at odds with one another

倡而不和