醉花阴

薄雾浓云愁永昼，

瑞脑消金兽。

佳节又重阳，

玉枕纱厨，

半夜凉透。

东篱把酒黄昏后，

有暗香盈袖。

莫道不消魂，

帘卷西风，

人比黄花瘦。

【今译】

薄雾浓云笼罩着淡淡的哀愁，

瑞脑香烟燎绕在金兽炉口，

又度过了一个漫长的白昼。

百无聊赖中又是重阳佳节，

玉枕纱帐，半夜时候，

已觉凉意浸透。

黄昏后，在赏菊的东篱饮酒，

只觉阵阵幽香飘漾在衣袖。

不要以为饮酒赏菊就可以解忧，

你看那西风卷动帘脚，

露出个人儿来，比菊花还瘦。

【英译】

THE DOUBLE NINTH

Tune¹: " TIPSY IN THE FLOWERS' SHADE "

Thin is the mist and thick the clouds, so sad I stay.

From golden censer incense² smokes all day.

The Double Ninth comes now again;

Alone I still remain

In the curtain of gauze, on pillow, smooth like jade³,

Feeling the midnight chill invade.

At dusk I drink before chrysanthemums⁴ in bloom;

My sleeves are filled with fragrance⁵ and with gloom.

Say not my soul

Is not consumed. Should western wind uproll

The curtain of my bower⁶,

'Twould show a thinner face than yellow flower.

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

2 incense   

v.激怒；n.香，焚香时的烟，香气

参考例句：

• This proposal will incense conservation campaigners.这项提议会激怒环保人士。
• In summer,they usually burn some coil incense to keep away the mosquitoes.夏天他们通常点香驱蚊。

3 jade   

n.玉石；碧玉；翡翠

参考例句：

• The statue was carved out of jade.这座塑像是玉雕的。
• He presented us with a couple of jade lions.他送给我们一对玉狮子。

4 chrysanthemums   

n.菊花( chrysanthemum的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The cold weather had most deleterious consequences among the chrysanthemums. 寒冷的天气对菊花产生了极有害的影响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The chrysanthemums are in bloom; some are red and some yellow. 菊花开了， 有红的，有黄的。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 fragrance   

n.芬芳，香味，香气

参考例句：

• The apple blossoms filled the air with their fragrance.苹果花使空气充满香味。
• The fragrance of lavender filled the room.房间里充满了薰衣草的香味。

6 bower   

n.凉亭，树荫下凉快之处；闺房；v.荫蔽

参考例句：

• They sat under the leafy bower at the end of the garden and watched the sun set.他们坐在花园尽头由叶子搭成的凉棚下观看落日。
• Mrs. Quilp was pining in her bower.奎尔普太太正在她的闺房里度着愁苦的岁月。