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Wang Wei – On the Mountain Holiday Thinking of my Brothers in Shandong

又是一年重阳节,一句“每逢佳节倍思亲”,道出了异乡漂泊之人的共同感受。古代歌咏重阳节的诗词不知凡几,最为人熟知的要数唐代诗人王维的《九月九日忆山东兄弟》。下面就请大家欣赏这首诗的几个不同的英译版本。 九月九日忆山东兄弟 [唐] 王维 独在异乡为异客, 每逢佳节倍思亲。 遥知兄弟登高处, 遍插茱萸少一人。 On the Mountain Holiday Thinking of my Brothers in Shandong All alone in a foreign land, I am twice as homesick on this day. When brothers carry dogwood up the mountain, Each of them a branch -- and my branch missing. —— Tr. by Witter Bynner Thinking of my Brothers on Mountain Climbing Day Alone, a lonely stranger in a foreign land, I doubly pine for kinsfolk on a holiday. I know…

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Liu Bei,Zhang Fei – Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Liu Bei, courtesy name Xuande, was a warlord in the late Eastern Han dynasty who founded the state of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period and became its first ruler. Although he was a distant relative of the Han imperial family, Liu Bei's father died when he was a child and left his family impoverished. Zhang Fei, courtesy name Yide, was a military general serving under the warlord Liu Bei in the late Eastern Han dynasty and early Three…

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Cao Cao,Chen Gong – Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Cao Cao, courtesy name Mengde, was a Chinese statesman, warlord and poet. He was the penultimate grand chancellor of the Eastern Han dynasty, and he amassed immense power in the dynasty's final years. Chen Gong, courtesy name Gongtai, was an adviser to the warlord Lü Bu in the late Eastern Han dynasty of China. However, he had started his career under another warlord, Cao Cao, before defecting to Lü Bu. He was executed along with Lü Bu after Cao Cao…

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Cai Yong,Wang Chong – Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Cai Yong, courtesy name Bojie, was Chinese astronomer, calligrapher, historian, mathematician, musician, politician, and writer of the Eastern Han dynasty. He was well-versed in calligraphy, music, mathematics and astronomy. One of his daughters, Cai Yan / Cai Wenji, was also a famous poet and musician. Wang Chong, courtesy name Zhongren, was a Chinese astronomer, meteorologist, naturalist, philosopher, and writer active during the Han Dynasty. He developed a rational, secular, naturalistic and mechanistic account of the world and of human beings…

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