Frost and Moon

霜 月

[唐] 李商隐（许渊冲译）

No cicadas trill when I first hear wild geese cry;

The high tower overlooks water blending with the sky.

The Moon Goddess and her Maid of Frost are cold-proof;

They vie in beauty in moonlight over frosty roof.

初闻征雁已无蝉，

百尺楼高水接天。

青女素娥俱耐冷，

月中霜里斗婵娟。

[词汇] overlook

v. 忽视，忽略；（工作、职位、提拔等）不考虑（某人）；（对不良现象等）不予理会，视而不见；眺望，俯瞰

n. <美> 居高临下的位置，从高处能看到的景色；眺望

Houses which overlook the lake cost more.

俯瞰湖泊的房子要价高些。