Grass on the Ancient Plain in Farewell to a Friend

赋得古原草送别

[唐] 白居易（许渊冲译）

Wild grasses spread over ancient plain;

With spring and fall they come and go.

Fire tries to burn them up in vain;

They rise again when spring winds blow.

Their fragrance overruns the way;

Their green invades the ruined town.

To see my friend going away,

My sorrow grows like grass overgrown.

离离原上草，

一岁一枯荣。

野火烧不尽，

春风吹又生。

远芳侵古道，

晴翠接荒城。

又送王孙去，

萋萋满别情。

[词汇] overrun

v. 泛滥，横行；超出，超过（预期的时间或金钱）；（士兵）占领，蹂躏；越过，延伸到……之外；比（机器的另一部分）转速快

n. 超出的时间，超出的成本（费用）；超限运动（或延伸）；（机场跑道的）保险道；（车辆的）超限运动

The rats arrived along with the settlers, and in just a few years, Hunt and Lipo calculate, they would have overrun the island.

随着定居者的到来，老鼠也来到了这座岛。亨特和利普计算，仅用几年的时间，老鼠就会在这座岛上泛滥。