​Mooring at Night Near Cattle Hill

夜泊牛渚怀古

[唐] 李白（许渊冲译）

I moor near Cattle Hill at night,

when there’s no cloud to fleck the sky.

On deck I gaze at the moon bright,

thinking of General Xie with a sigh.

I too can chant, to what avail,

none has like him a listening ear.

Tomorrow I shall hoist my sail,

amid fallen leaves I’ll leave here.

牛渚西江夜，

青天无片云。

登舟望秋月，

空忆谢将军。

余亦能高咏，

斯人不可闻。

明朝挂帆席，

枫叶落纷纷。

[词汇] avail

n. 效用，利益

v. 利用，有利于；有益于

The doctors tried everything to keep him alive but to no avail.

医生千方百计想使他活下来，但无济于事。