1. "Ship Passing Anren" Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli
Original text:
Two children were on a fishing boat, collecting their poles and sitting in the boat.
It is strange that even if there is no rain, the umbrella is open, either to cover the head or to use the wind.
Translation: There were two children on a fishing boat. They put away their bamboo poles, stopped their oars, and sat in the boat. No wonder they opened their umbrellas when it didn't rain. It turned out that they were not trying to protect themselves from the rain, but wanted to use the umbrellas as sails to move the ship forward.
2. "What I See" Qing Dynasty: Yuan Mei
Original text:
A shepherd boy rides an ox, and his singing shakes the forest.
I wanted to catch the chirping cicada, but suddenly I stood up with my mouth shut. ?
Translation: The shepherd boy rides on the back of the ox, and his loud singing echoes in the forest. The cicada suddenly wanted to catch the singing in the tree, so he immediately stopped singing and stood silently next to the tree.
3. "The Child Makes Ice" Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli
Original text:
The child takes off the ice from the golden basin at dawn, and threads the colored silk through it to serve as a silver jade.
The sound of a jade chime made its way through the forest, and suddenly there was the sound of broken glass.
Translation: In the early morning, the childish child took off the ice cubes that had been frozen on the plate during the night and held them in his hands. When knocked gently, the ice cubes made a sound like passing through the forest. When the spectators were fascinated by the sound passing through the forest, they suddenly heard another sound - the ice cubes fell to the ground, making a sound like breaking glass. .
4. "Village Living" Qing Dynasty: Gao Ding
Original text:
The grass is growing and the orioles are flying in the February sky, and the willows are brushing the embankments intoxicated by the spring smoke.
The children came back early from school and were busy flying kites in the east wind.
Translation: In the second month of the lunar calendar, the green grass in and around the village has gradually sprouted and grown, and orioles are flying here and there. The willows are covered with long green branches, swaying in the wind, as if gently stroking the embankment. The water vapor that evaporates between the water and vegetation condenses like smoke. The willows seem to be intoxicated by this rich scenery. The children in the village hurried home after school and took advantage of the east wind to fly kites into the blue sky.
5. "Chi Shang" Tang Dynasty: Bai Juyi
Original text:
The little boy held a small boat and secretly picked white lotus back.
If you don’t hide the traces, the duckweeds will bloom together.
Translation: A child held a boat and secretly picked white lotus flowers. He didn't know how to hide his traces, but there was a trace of a boat on the duckweed on the water.