240. 长干行·其二（崔颢）
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现代汉语译文
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家临九江水，来去九江侧。
现代汉语译文
我家靠近九江水，平日乘船来往也都经过九江岸边。
回答先说住处，再说日常航路。“九江”在古代所指范围有变化，诗中重点是共同的江上生活，不必落实为今天单一地点。
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同是长干人，生小不相识。
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原来我们都是长干里的人，只是从小竟没有相识。
“生小”即从小、自幼。两人确认同乡后又发现过去并不认识，亲近与陌生同时存在。
赏析 · Commentary
它像上一首诗的回答 · A Reply to the Previous Poem
上一首由女子问“君家何处住”，这一首便从“家临九江水”答起。两首分开成篇，合看却是一段完整对话。回答没有直接重复横塘，而是先说江水和航路，直到第三句才确认同为长干人。信息一点点靠近，像两条船慢慢并行。
The previous poem asks where the other lives; this one begins with an answer about a home by Jiujiang. Each poem stands alone, yet together they form a conversation. The reply does not immediately repeat Hengtang, but moves through water and travel route before confirming Changgan in the third line. Information approaches gradually, like two boats drawing alongside.
同乡为什么从小不相识 · From the Same Place, Yet Strangers
长干并不是只有几户人家的小村，两人同属一地却从未见过并不矛盾。末句的妙处也不在考证，而在突然出现的遗憾：既然今日一开口便觉得亲近，过去怎么一直错过？诗没有继续写相识之后的故事，把刚刚建立的联系留在江面上。
Changgan was not a tiny hamlet where everyone necessarily knew one another. The final line's interest is not geographical proof but a sudden small regret: if speech creates closeness so quickly now, how did their paths never cross before? The poem does not continue the relationship, leaving the newly discovered connection on the river.