2018 學語集 56 - 62

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56. 鷗

鷗爲水鷄滄浪萬頃多時浮沈與漁父尋盟與海客相狎

• 與 N V: V with N

57. 鳩

桑林春日和鳴而喚雨者鳩也拙於構巢故或居於鵲巢

58. 池塘

鑿地灌水曰池塘可植蓮邊種柳程子於盆池觀魚

• 於 N V: V in/on/to N

59. 巖

石之大者曰巖如虎而蹲如龍而距不變太古之顔

• N 之 C 者: that which C among N

60. 山

土積而高起者爲山其高千萬丈草木生禽獸居焉

土積而高起者爲山，其高千萬丈，草木生禽獸居焉。

土積而高起者 爲山하니 其高千萬丈이라 草木生하고 禽獸居焉이로다.

• 高 # M: be high/tall # (Measure)

61. 川

小水合流曰川深爲潭淺爲灘晝夜不息魚鱉生其間

62. 瀑布

懸崖絶壁飛流之水散泡如雪作聲如雷廬山之瀑勝於天下

• 勝於 N: exceed N, be better than N

Translation

Sentence 56 : (Althea Volpe)

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Gull

鷗爲水鷄滄浪萬頃多時浮沈與漁父尋盟與海客相狎

The seagulls are the water chicken. On thousands of waves the seagulls float and sink many times. With old fishermen they look for alliance. With seafarers they play.

• Discussion Questions:

Sentence 57 : Petra Sváková

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57. 鳩 : 桑林春日和鳴而喚雨者鳩也拙於構巢故或居於鵲巢

Doves: In the mulberry forest, in the spring sun, those which harmoniously cry and summon rain are the doves. [They are] clumsy at building nests, thus some [of them] live in magpies' nests.

• Discussion Questions:

Sentence 58 : Petra Sváková

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58. 池塘 : 鑿地灌水曰池塘可植蓮邊種柳程子於盆池觀魚

Ponds: [When one] digs out dirt and pours in water, [that is] called a pond. [One] can plant lotuses and seed willow trees on the side. Master Chǒng (ch. Cheng) was looking at fishes in the basin pond.

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Sentence 59 : Petra Sváková

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巖 : 石之大者曰巖如虎而蹲如龍而距不變太古之顔

59. Cliffs: [That which is] big among stones is called a cliff. Like tigers, [they] crouches; like dragons, [they] are far away. [Their] primordial faces do not change.

• Discussion Questions:

Sentence 60 : Jelena Gledić

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Mountain:

That which is soil piled up and raised high becomes a mountain. Its height is thousands [or] tens of thousands zhangs. Grass and trees live, and birds and beasts dwell there.

• Discussion Questions:

Sentence 61 : Jelena Gledić

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Waterway:

Small waters flowing together are called waterways. Deep ones are pools, shallow ones are shoals. Day and night, [they] do not rest. Fishes and turtles live among them.

• Discussion Questions:

Sentence 62 : Jelena Gledić

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Waterfall:

The water hanging off the cliff, cutting a wall [in it], flying and flowing. It scatters and froths like snow, makes sound like thunder. The waterfall of Mount Lu stands out among all things.

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丈, unit of length equal to 3.3 meters

Also known as Lushan, a mountain famous for its natural beauties located in Jiangxi province, China