222. 登鹳雀楼(王之涣)
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现代汉语译文
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白日依山尽,黄河入海流。
现代汉语译文
夕阳贴着群山渐渐落下,黄河向远方奔流入海。
“白日”指太阳,“尽”是落尽视野。上句由近处山势收住,下句沿黄河向远方展开。
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欲穷千里目,更上一层楼。
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想把千里之外的景色看得更尽,就再登上一层楼。
“穷”是看尽、达到尽头。诗句先说愿望,再给出直接办法;后来的引申义来自这个清楚的空间关系。
赏析 · Commentary
二十个字里的远近与高低 · Near and Far, Low and High, in Twenty Characters
前两句横向展开:山在眼前,河流通向海。后两句改成纵向动作:人从这一层走向更高一层。视线先被山挡住,又因登楼获得新的范围。诗的开阔感不是靠形容词堆出来的,而是由山、河、海、楼四个位置共同建立。
The first couplet spreads horizontally: mountains nearby, a river running toward the sea. The second turns vertical as the viewer climbs from one level to the next. The mountains first limit the eye; height then gives it a wider field. The poem's spaciousness comes not from a heap of adjectives but from the relation among mountain, river, sea, and tower.
名句先是一条具体经验 · The Famous Saying Begins as Physical Experience
“更上一层楼”后来常用来勉励进步,但在诗中,它首先是登楼看景的实际动作。站得高一些,地平线确实会向外延伸。保留这个具体场景,句子的力量才不会只剩口号:想看得更多,需要付出再走一层的行动。
Climb one story higher later became a general encouragement to improve, but within the poem it is first a physical act performed to see farther. Greater height really does extend the horizon. Keeping that scene in view prevents the line from becoming a slogan: a wider prospect requires the effort of another climb.