On the Frontier

出 塞

[唐] 王昌龄（许渊冲译）

The moon still shines on mountain passes as of yore.

How many guardsmen of the Great Wall are no more!

If the Flying General were still there in command,

No hostile steeds would have dared to invade our land.

秦时明月汉时关，

万里长征人未还。

但使龙城飞将在，

不教胡马度阴山。

[词汇] yore

n. （诗、文）昔时；从前（用于表示怀旧）

The images provoked strong surges of nostalgia for the days of yore.

这些影像勾起了对昔日时光的深深怀念。