许渊冲的中国诗歌汉译英
《为女兵题照》中“不爱红装爱武装”。许翻译为:“To face the powder,and not to powder the face.”
powder the face:涂脂抹粉
face the powder:面对硝烟
《垓下歌》项羽 XIANG YU’S LAST SONG
力拔山兮气盖世,
I could pull mountains down, oh! With main and might,
时不利兮骓不逝。
But my good fortune wanes, oh! My steed won’t fight.
骓不逝兮可奈何!
Whether my steed will fight, oh! I do not care.
虞兮虞兮奈若何!
What can I do with you, oh! My lady fair!
《七步诗》曹植
煮豆燃豆萁,
Pods burned to cook peas,
豆在釜中泣。
Peas weep in the pot:
本是同根生,
Grown from same root, please,
相煎何太急。
Why boil us so hot?
《静夜思》李白
床前明月光,
Abed, I see a silver light,
疑是地上霜。
I wonder if it’s frost aground.
举头望明月,
Looking up, I find the moon bright;
低头思故乡。
Bowing, in homesickness I’m drowned.
《江雪》柳宗元
千山鸟飞绝,
From hill to hill no bird in flight;
万径人踪灭。
From path to path no man in sight.
孤舟蓑笠翁
A lonely fisherman afloat;
独钓寒江雪
Is fishing snow in lonely boat.
《登鹳雀楼》 王之涣
白日依山尽,
The sun beyond the mountain glows;
黄河入海流。
The Yellow River seawards flows.
欲穷千里目,
You can enjoy a great sight;
更上一层楼。
By climbing to a greater height.
《春晓》孟浩然
春眠不觉晓,
This spring morning in bed I'm lying,
处处闻啼鸟。
Not to awake till birds are crying.
夜来风雨声,
After one night of wind and showers,
花落知多少。
How many are the fallen flowers?
《相思》王维
红豆生南国,
The red beans grow in southern land.
春来发几枝。
How many load in spring the trees?
愿君多采撷,
Gather them till full is your hand;
此物最相思。
They would revive fond memories.
《赋得古原草送别》白居易
离离原上草,
Wild grasses spread over ancient plain;
一岁一枯荣。
With spring and fall they come and go.
野火烧不尽,
Wild fire can't burn them up again;
春风吹又生。
They rise when vernal breezes blow.
远芳侵古道,
Their fragrance overruns the way;
晴翠接荒城。
Their green invades the ruined town.
又送王孙去,
To see my friend go far away,
萋萋满别情。
My sorrow grows like grass overgrown.
《春夜喜雨》杜甫
好雨知时节,
Good rain knows its time right;
当春乃发生。
It will fall when comes spring.
随风潜入夜,
With wind it steals in night;
润物细无声。
Mute, it wets everything.
野径云俱黑,
Over wild lanes dark cloud spreads;
江船火独明。
In boat a lantern looms.
晓看红湿处,
Dawn sees saturated reds;
花重锦官城。
The town's heavy with blooms.
《春望》杜甫 SPRING VIEW
国破山河在,
On war-torn land streams flow and mountains stand;
城春草木深。
In towns unquiet grass and weeds run riot.
感时花溅泪,
Grieved o’er the years, flowers are moved to tears;
恨别鸟惊心。
Seeing us part, birds cry with broken heart.
烽火连三月,
The beacon fire has gone higher and higher;
家书抵万金。
Words from household are worth their weight in gold.
白头搔更短,
I can not bear to scratch my grizzling hair;
浑欲不胜簪。
It grows too thin to hold a light hairpin.
《绝句》李清照
生当作人杰,
Be man of men while you are alive;
死亦为鬼雄。
Be soul of souls e'en though you're dead!
至今思项羽,
Think of Xiang Yu who 'd not survive
不肯过江东。
His men, whose blood for him was shed.
《回乡偶书》 贺知章
少小离家老大回,
Old, I return to the homeland while young,
乡音无改鬓毛衰。
Thinner has grown my hair, though I speak the same tongue.
儿童相见不相识,
My children, whom I meet, do not know am I.
笑问客从何处来。
“Where are you from, dear sir?” they ask with beaming eye。
《清明》杜牧
清明时节雨纷纷,
A drizzling rain falls like tears on the Mourning Day;
路上行人欲断魂。
The mourner's heart is going to break on his way.
借问酒家何处有?
Where can a wineshop be found to drown his sad hours?
牧童遥指杏花村。
A cowherd points to a cot 'mid apicot flowers.
《天净沙·秋思》马致远
枯藤老树昏鸦,
Over old trees wreathed with rotten vines fly evening crows;
小桥流水人家,
Under a small bridge near a cottage a stream flows;
古道西风瘦马,
On ancient road in the west wind a lean horse goes.
夕阳西下,
Westward declines the sun;
断肠人在天涯。
Far, far from home is the heartbroken one.