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2026年7月6日 星期一
Translation of Chinese Poems (4)
Candi's English Translation
of Chinese Poems
16. 相思
王維
Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)
紅豆生南國，春來發幾枝；
The red beans grow in the south;
I wonder how many branches
have sprouted this spring.
I wonder how many branches
have sprouted this spring.
願君多采擷，此物最相思。
I wish you'd pick as many as possible;
they are a symbol
of endless love and care.
15. 春曉of endless love and care.
孟浩然
Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)
春曉
The
Dawn of Spring
春眠不覺曉，處處聞啼鳥。
Staying asleep I wasn’t aware
of the dawn of spring
but heard birds singing near and far.
but heard birds singing near and far.
夜來風雨聲，花落知多少。
The
sound of the previous night’s wind and rain
left me wondering how many flowers had fallen.
left me wondering how many flowers had fallen.
14. 送孟浩然之廣陵
李白
送孟浩然之廣陵
故人西辭黃鶴樓，煙花三月下揚州。
My
old friend left Yellow Crane Terrace*
and sailed down east to Yangzhou*
in March of misty smoke and flowers.
and sailed down east to Yangzhou*
in March of misty smoke and flowers.
孤帆遠影碧空盡，唯見長江天際流。
His
lonely sail became a distant shadow,
disappearing in the blue sky;
out there I could only see Yangtze River*
flowing into the horizon.
disappearing in the blue sky;
out there I could only see Yangtze River*
flowing into the horizon.
*Guangling refers to Yangzhou
*Yellow Crane Terrace is located in Wuhan, Hubei Province.
13. 楓橋夜泊
張繼
Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)
*Maple Bridge is located in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province.
*Gūsū is another name for Suzhou City.
*Hanshan Temple is located near Maple Bridge.
Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)
楓橋*夜泊
A Night Anchorage
A Night Anchorage
月落烏啼霜滿天，江楓漁火對愁眠。
It’s frosty everywhere
with the moon hidden behind the clouds
with the moon hidden behind the clouds
and the crows cawing;
Facing the maple trees by the river
and the lights in the fishing boats,
I'm sleepless with sorrow.
姑蘇*城外寒山寺*，夜半鐘聲到客船。
Outside the city of Gusu*,
the sound of the ringing bells
from Hangshan Temple*
reaches my boat at midnight.
*Gūsū is another name for Suzhou City.
*Hanshan Temple is located near Maple Bridge.
Candi's educational background
Candi’s Educational Background
1962-1968 Fu-hsing Primary School 復興小學
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1968-1971 Wesley Girls’ Junior High School 衛理女中
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1971-1974 Taipei First Girls’ High School 北一女中
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1074-1978 B.A. in English, Fu Jen Catholic University
輔仁大學英國語學文系
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1978-1980 M.A. in EFL, Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale
南伊利諾大學英語教學系碩士
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2000-2006 Ph.D. in TESOL, Tamkang University, Taiwan
Translation of Chinese Poems (3)
Candi's English Translation
of Chinese Poems
12. 金縷衣
杜秋娘
Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)
Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)
金縷衣
Gold-threaded
Clothes
You'd better not cherish the gold-threaded clothes;
You'd better cherish your youth!
花開堪折直須折，莫待無花空折枝。
Pluck the flowers when they bloom,
Don’t wait till they’re all gone
and only bare boughs are left.
11. 宿建德江
宿建德江
An Overnight Stay on Jiande River
移舟泊煙渚，日暮客愁新。
Our boat has been steered to a misty islet,
off which it moored.As the day turns into night,
I begin to have a traveler's new sorrows.
野曠天低樹，江清月近人
With the fields so vast,
the sky seems lower than the distant trees.
The river being crystal clear,
the moon in the water the sky seems lower than the distant trees.
The river being crystal clear,
seems rather close to me.
10. 鹿柴
王維
Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)
Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)
鹿柴*
Lu Chai*
空山不見人， 但聞人語響。
Nobody is seen
in the vacant mountains,
but the sound of people talking
can be heard.
返景入深林， 復照青苔上。
The reflected sunlight
enters the deep forest,
and shines again
on the green moss.
*Lu Chai was a small place in Wang Chuan (輞川),
Chang An (長安)
賀知章
Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)
回鄉偶書
少小離家老大回，鄉音無改鬢毛衰。
I left home when I was young;
now when I return, I am old.
My local accent has not changed,
But the hair on my temples
has thinned and turned grey.
has thinned and turned grey.
兒童相見不相識，笑問客從何處來。
My childhood playmate sees me
but can't recognize me,
but can't recognize me,
2026年7月5日 星期日
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