《兰亭集序》：林语堂英译文欣赏
<p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ninth">ninth</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yonghe">Yonghe</span> (<span word="A">A</span>.<span word="C">C</span>.353), <span word="also">also</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Guichou">Guichou</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="lunar">lunar</span> <span word="calendar">calendar</span>.<span word="On">On</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="gather">gather</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Orchid">Orchid</span> <span word="Pavilion">Pavilion</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="located">located</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanyin">Shanyin</span> <span word="County">County</span>, <span word="Kuaiji">Kuaiji</span> <span word="Prefecture">Prefecture</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dispelling">dispelling</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="praying">praying</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="fortune">fortune</span>.<span word="The">The</span> <span word="attendees">attendees</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="virtuous">virtuous</span> <span word="intellectuals">intellectuals</span>, <span word="varying">varying</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Endowed">Endowed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lofty">lofty</span> <span word="peaks">peaks</span>, <span word="Orchid">Orchid</span> <span word="Pavilion">Pavilion</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="flourishing">flourishing</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="bamboo">bamboo</span> <span word="bushes">bushes</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="around">around</span>, <span word="together">together</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="winding">winding</span> <span word="brook">brook</span> <span word="engirdled">engirdled</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="thereby">thereby</span> <span word="serve">serve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="glasses">glasses</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="drinking">drinking</span>. <span word="Seated">Seated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="brook">brook</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="regale">regale</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="poetizing">poetizing</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="feelings">feelings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="wine">wine</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="songs">songs</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="melody">melody</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wind">wind</span> <span word="instruments">instruments</span>.</p><p>永和九年，岁在癸(<span word="gu">gu</span>ǐ)丑。暮春之初，会于会(<span word="kui">kui</span>)稽山阴之兰亭，修禊(<span word="x">x</span>)事也。群贤毕至，少长(<span word="zh">zh</span>ǎ<span word="ng">ng</span>)咸集。此地有崇山峻岭，茂林修竹，又有清流激湍，映带左右,引以为流觞(<span word="sh">sh</span>ā<span word="ng">ng</span>)曲水，列坐其次。虽无丝竹管弦之盛，一觞一咏，亦足以畅叙幽情。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="fresh">fresh</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="mild">mild</span> <span word="breeze">breeze</span>.<span word="Facing">Facing</span> <span word="upwards">upwards</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="sky">sky</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="behold">behold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="immensity">immensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="universe">universe</span>; <span word="when">when</span> <span word="bowing">bowing</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="ourselves">ourselves</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="diversity">diversity</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="species">species</span>.<span word="Thereby">Thereby</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="refresh">refresh</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="souls">souls</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="luxuriant">luxuriant</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="ears">ears</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="infinite">infinite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheer">cheer</span> <span word="is">is</span>!</p>
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