独酌
Pouring for Myself

原著：杜甫
英文翻译：Prof. Stephen Owen (Harvard University)
From The Poetry of Du Fu, re-posted under the CCA-NCND 3.0 license.

步屧深林晚，开樽独酌迟。
I stroll late deep in the woods,
I open the jug and am slow to pour a cup for myself.
仰蜂黏落絮，行蚁上枯梨。
A bee facing upward, stuck to fallen floss,
ants in line climb a dried-up pear tree.
薄劣惭真隐，幽偏得自怡。
An inferior sort, true reclusion puts me to shame,
yet I can enjoy myself in secluded places.
本无轩冕意，不是傲当时。
I have no thoughts of coach and cap,
but it’s not a case of scorning these times.
学习笔记：

1. 独酌: pouring for Myself。显然，译者用粤语的“自斟自饮”来理解“独酌”的心情，更显贴切。

2. 步屧：stroll, walking without hurrying, often for pleasure。 屧：音“谢”，行走。

3. Deep in the woods: 深入丛林；Deep: long way into the woods。

4. 仰蜂：a bee facing upward。仰：facing upward。

5. Ants in line: 行蚁

6. 薄劣：inferior

7. 无意：have no thoughts of

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