Chinese Classical Literature

《梦中作》是宋代文学家欧阳修的诗作。全诗一句一截，各自独立，描绘了秋夜、春宵、棋罢、酒阑四个不同的意境，如同四幅单轴画，但又是浑然天成。四句分叙的意境，都是梦里光景，主题不易捉摸，诗人在这里表达的是一种曲折而复杂的情怀。 《梦中作》 欧阳修 夜凉吹笛千山月，路暗迷人百种花。 棋罢不知人换世，酒阑无奈客思家。 Fantasy Ou-yang Xiu The strains of a flute, wafted on the cool night air, echo through the moon-blanched mountains. Along densely shadowed paths flowers without name or number diffuse their charm. The chess game ends, with it a whole age in the world of man. Of this the stranger is unaware. He has drunk deep of the cup offered, yet he cannot help yearning for home.

《戏答元珍》是北宋文学家欧阳修创作的一首七言律诗。这首诗是作者遭贬谪后所作，表现出谪居山乡的寂寞心情和自解宽慰之意。欧阳修对政治上遭受的打击心潮难平，故在诗中流露出迷惘寂寞的情怀，但他并未因此而丧失自信、而失望，而是更多地表现了被贬的抗争精神，对前途仍充满信心。 《戏答元珍》 欧阳修 春风疑不到天涯，二月山城未见花。 残雪压枝犹有桔，冻雷惊笋欲抽芽。 夜闻归雁生乡思，病入新年感物华。 曾是洛阳花下客，野芳虽晚不须嗟。 To a Friend Ou-yang Xiu Not on spring’s itinerary, perhaps, this half-forgotten town next to nowhere. Vernal equinox is near, yet the hills around show no signs of vernal bloom. Oranges there are, a hardy lot, clinging to branches still bowed with persistent snow. And bamboo shoots, awakened by the first thunder out of a clear cold sky, are ready to break the ground. Last night the cries of wild geese homeward bound aroused my envy. The new year is well on, nature rejoices in its renascent glory, but I? We’ve had our day in the Capital of Flowers. Why lament, though flowers come late in the wilds?