At Parting
送 别
[唐] 王维(许渊冲译)
Dismounted, I drink with you
And ask what you’ve in view.
“I can’t do what I will;
So I’ll do what I will;
I’ll ask you no more, friend,
Let clouds drift without end!”
下马饮君酒,
问君何所之?
君言不得意,
归卧南山陲。
但去莫复问,
白云无尽时。
[词汇] dismount
v. 下(马、车等);将(某物)从支架上移开(或卸下);取出(磁盘)
n. (体操动作的)下法,完成
I tell the groom I shall dismount, and he holds the horse still.
我告诉马夫我要下马,他让马停了下来。