To the Chrysanthemum

题 菊 花

[唐] 黄巢（许渊冲译）

In soughing western wind you blossom far and nigh;

Your fragrance is too cold to invite butterfly.

Some day if I as Lord of Spring come into power,

I’d order you to bloom together with peach flower.

飒飒西风满院栽，

蕊寒香冷蝶难来。

他年我若为青帝，

报与桃花一处开。

[词汇] nigh

vi.靠近

adj.接近的；<方>直接的；在左边的

adv. <旧，文>几乎；接近

Defense was well-nigh impossible against such opponents.

遇到这样的对手几乎防不胜防。