F REIGN TRADE - 中国国际贸易促进委员会

well-known, Are praised in inscriptions
on bronze or stone.
Part 3 Life in Upper Class
※ 盘 溪 伊 尹 , 佐 时 阿 衡
pán xī yī yǐn, zuǒ shí ā héng
The fisher at Pan stream, and Yi
with his wit, Each rose to his times and
did his bit.
※ 都 邑 华 夏 , 东 西 二 京
dū yì huá xià, dōng xī èr jīng
Two royal towns in flowering Cathay,
One east, one west; full grandeur
display.
※ 背 邙 面 洛 , 浮 渭 据 泾
bèi máng miàn luò, fú wèi jù
jīng
One mount-backed where the Luo
waters sing, One washed by the streams
where the Wei takes the Jing.
※ 宫 殿 盘 郁 , 楼 观 飞 惊
gōng diàn pán yù, lóu guān fēi
jīng
The palace ways bewilder the
sight, And the eaves of the towers seem
in breath-taking flight,
※ 图 写 禽 兽 , 画 彩 仙 灵
tú xiě qín shòu, huà cǎi xiān
líng
With colorful paintings of bards
and beasts, Immortals, spirits, gods,
and priests!
※ 丙 舍 旁 启 , 甲 帐 对 楹
bǐng shè pang qǐ, jiá zhàng duì
yíng
The wing rooms open by the central
hall, With the columns, curtains,
pearl-strings and all.
※ 肆 筵 设 席 , 鼓 瑟 吹 笙
sì yán shè xí, gǔ sè chuī shēng
When banquets are held, the music
will be played, And the zither and
the sheng tunes rise or fade.
※ 升 阶 纳 陛 , 弁 转 疑 星
shēng jiē nà bì, biàn zhuàn yí
xīng
As men ascend the steps, how fine
— Like twinkling stars their hat-gems
shine!
※ 右 通 广 内 , 左 达 承 明
yòu tōng g uǎng nèi, z uǒ dá
chéng míng
The Broad Interior leads to the
right, The house on the left's called Carrying
Light.
※ 既 集 坟 典 , 亦 聚 群 英
jì jí fén diǎn, yì jù qún yīng
The one keeps classics of all ages;
The other, scholars, heroes, sages.
※ 杜 稿 钟 隶 , 漆 书 壁 经
dù gǎo zhōng lì, qī shū bì jīng
The masters' writings are graceful
and adept, In paint or like classics
inside the walls kept.
※ 府 罗 将 相 , 路 侠 槐 卿
fǔ luó jiāng xiàng, lù xiá huái
qīng
The dignitaries posted the imperial
abode, And lined His Majesty's
touring road.
※ 户 封 八 县 , 家 给 千 兵
hù fēng bā xiàn, jiā jǐ qiān bīng
Their fiefs each covered counties
eight, With thousands of servants on
them to wait.
※ 高 冠 陪 辇 , 驱 毂 振 缨
gāo guān péi niǎn, qū gǔ zhèn yīng
In tall hats they followed in imperial
tours through; With the rolling of
carriages the leather straps flew.
※ 世 禄 侈 富 , 车 驾 肥 轻
shì lù chǐ fù, chē jià féi qīng
Great place age-old sees riches pile,
And travels in most luxurious style.
※ 策 功 茂 实 , 勒 碑 刻 铭
cè gōng mào shí, lè bēi kè míng
Their arts of war and peace
※ 奄 宅 曲 阜 , 微 旦 孰 营
yǎn zhái qū fù, wēi dàn shú yíng
And think of Qufu, the town near
Yan — Who could make it thrive but
Dan?
※ 桓 公 匡 合 , 济 弱 扶 倾
Huán gōng kuāng hé, jì ruò fú
qīng
Duke Huan assembled heroes of
the day, And propped the Zhou house
lest it'd decay.
※ 绮 回 汉 惠 , 说 感 武 丁
qǐ huí hàn huì, yuè gǎn wǔ dīng
Emperor Hui had the Hoary Four,
And Yue helped King Wu Ding of yore.
※ 俊 义 密 勿 , 多 士 实 宁
jùn yì mì wù, duō shì shí níng
Thanks to efforts of righteous men,
The nation was back to peace again.
※ 晋 楚 更 霸 , 赵 魏 困 横
jìn chǔ gēng bà, zhào wèi kùn héng
Then Jin and Chu by turns prevailed,
And Zhao and Wei were cunningly
assailed.
※ 假 途 灭 虢 , 践 土 会 盟
jiǎ tú miè guó, jiàn tǔ huì méng
One march by guile, two states
were stormed; One sworn alliance, a
leader was formed.
※ 何 遵 约 法 , 韩 弊 烦 刑
hé zūn yuē fǎ, hán bì fán xíng
While Xiao He followed the
Three-point Rule, Han Fei was caught
in his statecraft tool.
※ 起 翦 颇 牧 , 用 军 最 精
qǐ jiǎn pō mù, yòng jūn zuì jīng
General Bai Qi and a few more,
Displayed miraculous art of war.
(To be continued)
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