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Table of Candi's English Translation of Chinese Poems

Candi's English Translation 
of Chinese Poems

Table of Contents 
(Click the page number 
for the translation of the poems)

1. 望月懷遠 (張九齡)
2. 雜詩 (王維)
3. 渡漢江 (李頻 )
4. 尋隱者不遇 (賈島)

5. 登樂遊原 (李商隱)
6. 下江陵 (李白)
7. 江雪 (柳宗元)
8. 登鸛雀楼 (王之渙)

9. 回鄉偶書 (賀知章)
10. 鹿柴 (王維)
11. 宿建德江 (孟浩然)
12. 金縷衣 (杜秋娘)

13. 楓橋夜泊 (張繼)
14. 送孟浩然之廣陵 (李白)
15. 春曉 (孟浩然)
16. 相思 (王維)

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2026年9月8日 星期二

Translation of Chinese Poems (1)

Candi's English Translation 
of Chinese Poems

Table

4. 尋隱者不遇
賈島

Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)


尋隱者不遇
A Failed Endeavor in Seeking a Hermit



松下問童子,言師採藥去;
Under a pine tree, I asked a young boy 
for his master’s whereabouts,
 to which the boy replied, 
"My master's gone to gather some herbs.”

只在此山中,雲深不知處。
“I’m certain he’s in the mountains, 
but the clouds are so thick 
that there is no way to know where he is.”



3. 渡漢江
 李頻

Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)

渡漢江
 Crossing the *Han River

Li Pin*


嶺外音書絕, 經冬復立春。
Many months of solitary confinement
at *Lingnan have barred me from
any contact with the folks in my hometown.
Now winter is gone and spring has come.

近鄉情更怯,不敢問來人。
The more I am close to my hometown,
the more I feel timid in my heart.
So I dare not ask the villager 
for news about my family.


2. 雜詩
王維

Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)


雜詩
Incidental Poem

Wang Wei*


君自故鄉來,應知故鄉事。
You just came from my hometown,
so you must know what was happening there.


來日綺窗前,寒梅著花未?
On the day when you departed,
was the plum tree in front of my ornate window
beginning to bud for the winter?


1. 望月懷遠
張九齡

Translated by Candi C. P. Liu (劉振蘋)


望月懷遠  
Gazing at the Moon, 
Missing One Far Away

海上生明月,天涯共此時。
The moon rises above the sea.
We can share this together 
even though we are far apart,

情人怨遙夜,竟夕起相思。
Just like most lovers 
that hate to spend the long night alone,
I’m missing you throughout the whole night.

滅燭憐光滿,披衣覺露滋。
Then, as I put out the candle, 
I see the moonlight pouring into the room 
so bright and charming
that I go out to appreciate the moon 
with a coat on, which becomes wet with dew.

不堪盈手贈,還寢夢佳期。
Since I cannot give you 
a handful of moonlight,
I’d better go to sleep 
so that I may dream of the date 
when we can meet.





Taipei Zoo 1

Taipei Zoo 1

臺北市動物園 一

Taipei Zoo is sometimes referred to 
as the Muzha Zoo (木柵動物園). 
Located in Wenshan District, Taipei, 
Taipei Zoo is the largest zoo in Asia
 and is a zoological garden 
that encloses 165 hectares.

To get there, 
you may take a metro (Wenhu line) and 
get off at Taipei Zoo Station.


Taipei Zoo Celebrated Its 
100th Birthday in 2014
臺北市動物園
2014年慶祝100歲生日



Entrance to 
Xinguang Special Exhibit House
新光特展館入口


The Lovely Giant Panda Yuan Zai
可愛的貓熊圓仔

Yuan Zai 
is the first panda cub born in Taiwan
to parents Tuan Tuan and Yuan and Yuan 
by artificial insemination.

(Her mother is taking a nap on one side.)




Panda Shop
貓熊商店



Science Shop
科學商店


The Giant Panda House 
(Xinguang Special Exhibit House)
貓熊館 
(新光特展館)


Flaming Lily 火鶴花


An Elephant-Shaped 
Plant Sculpture


Solar Energy Clock
太陽能時鐘

There are twelve animals on the clock. They are
Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, 
Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig.


A Landscape That Features 
Cartoon Animals



Dromedar Camel
單峯駱駝

The dromedary, 
or one-humped camel, 
is also called the Arabian camel. 


Bactrian Camels
雙峯駱駝

The Bactrian camel has two humps on its back. 
It is exceptionally adept at withstanding 
wide variations in temperature – 
ranging from freezing cold to blistering heat. 
It has a remarkable ability to 
go without water for months at a time, 
but when water is available 
they may drink up to 57 liters at once (Wikipedia)



Sahara Store
撒哈拉店


African Elephants
非洲大象


African elephants are among 
the world's most intelligent species.
Their brains are larger than
those of any other land animals, 
and their brains are similar to 
those of humans in terms of 
structure and complexity.


White Orchid Flowers
白蘭花


Przewalski's Horse
蒙古野馬


Water and vegetation 
are the two major components of 
the Przewalski horse's diet.




A Park-like Landscape 
in the Zoo


Foreign Visitors
外國遊客


Antarctic Penguins 
南極企鵝

Most Penguins feed 
on small fish and 
other forms of sealife such as 
krill and squid.


        Penguins are very efficient swimmers. 
Though they are comfortable 
at speeds around 5 mph (8 km/ph), 
some species can travel 
at 7 mph (12 km/ph) in short bursts.


Zebra 
斑馬

Zebras have black and white stripes, 
which come in different patterns, 
unique to each individual. 
The stripes are typically vertical 
on the head, neck, forequarters, and main body, 
with horizontal stripes at the rear and 
on the legs of the animal.


Hippo Sculptures

The hippopotamus is a highly aggressive 
and unpredictable animal and is ranked 
among the most dangerous animals in Africa.



Taipei Metro (Wenhu Line)



Admission Tickets: for adults NT$60, 
for children aged 6 to 12 and 
students (junior high or high) 
with student ID cards NT$30.

It's open from 9 to 5.