乡愁是首诗（16）

Homesickness is a poem

年关（1）

The end of the year

New year's Day, such as customs clearance,

年关、年关，过年如过关，

Though too busy to know that old age is coming,

尽管忙得不知老之将至，

One year after another,

年还是一个接着一个地来，

Life is disappearing bit by bit.

生命一点一滴的在消失。

Use a day as two days.

要把一天当成两天用。

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His poems discovered vast realms of the spirit.

他的诗显示出广阔的精神天地。

We were exalted by his poems.

他的诗激发了我们的想像力。

This poem has struck a responsive chord in the hearts of its readers.

这首诗引起了读者的共鸣。

To understand poetry, one has to read between the lines.

一个人要读通诗词,则要能领会言外之意。

Some kinds of poetry made you read between the lines.

有些诗要读者从字里行间里体会其意思。

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The autumn sky is clear and the air is crisp.

秋高气和

Mutual affection and agreement

情投意和

Kneel down and ask for reconciliation,

诎膝请和

To bow the knees and sue for peace

屈膝求和