At the House of Escort Zheng, Banqueting in the Grotto[1]
In the princess’s shadowy grotto, thin wisps of mist and fog,
the summer mats that detain guests are of green serpentine[2].
Cups of spring ale thick and strong, their amber thin,
bowls of icy liquid, emerald green, their agate[3] cold.
I erred[4] supposing this thatched hall was past foothills on the river,
no sooner did I get on its breezy stairs than I was buried in edges of cloud.
Of course the tower of Qin lies close by Zheng’s valley.
often one hears the sounds tinkling from her assorted pendants.
单词释义
[1] grotto [ˈɡrɒtəʊ] n. 洞穴; (尤指园林等中的) 人工洞穴;
[2] serpentine [ˈsɜːpəntaɪn] adj. 弯弯曲曲的; 蜿蜒的; 盘旋的; n. [矿物] 蛇纹石;
[3] agate [ˈæɡət] n. 玛瑙;
[4] err [ɜː(r)] v. 犯错误; 做错事; 出差错;