To the Chrysanthemum

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[唐] 郑谷（许渊冲译）

Do not compare your leaves with tumbleweed in hue!

On Mountain-climbing Day our head’s adorned with you.

When poolside shores are sweet with your blooms wet with dew,

None envy pine-like plants high on the eaves in view.

王孙莫把比蓬蒿，

九日枝枝近鬓毛。

露湿秋香满池岸，

由来不羡瓦松高。

[词汇] hue

n. 颜色，色调，色度；种类，派别；叫声（hue and cry）​

His face took on an unhealthy whitish hue.

他的脸上透出一丝病态的苍白。