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Angliholic Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Answering a Question from a Guest
You ask me why I'd love to live in the lush mountain;
Being carefree, I smile instead of a reply.
Peach flowers floating on the water down the stream,
This is a haven away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
The Chinese version: ???????,???????????????,????????
Hi,
I love this Chinese short poem in the above, so I did my best to get its meaning across in English. I hope you would love it too. If there is anything about the English rendition that sounds odd, please correct it for me. Thanks.
Being carefree, I smile instead of a reply.
Peach flowers floating on the water down the stream,
This is a haven away from the hustle and bustle of city life.
The Chinese version: ???????,???????????????,????????
Hi,
I love this Chinese short poem in the above, so I did my best to get its meaning across in English. I hope you would love it too. If there is anything about the English rendition that sounds odd, please correct it for me. Thanks.
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It's lovely and peaceful. I would rephrase the lines a little. Does this change the original too much?
- It's lovely and peaceful.
- I would rephrase the lines a little.
- Does this change the original too much?
- Being carefree, I smile rather than reply.
- Peach flowers float on water flowing downstream, ....
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It's lovely and peaceful. I would rephrase the lines a little. Does this change the original too much?
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Being carefree, I smile rather than reply.
Peach flowers float on water flowing downstream,
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Being carefree, I smile rather than reply.
Peach flowers float on water flowing downstream,
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Thanks, AlpheccaStars, for your advice.
Based on your advice, I reword the rendition a bit. Feel free to give me comment again after you read it!
YOu ask me why I'd love to live in the lush mountain;
I smile rather than reply since my heart is free of care.
Based on your advice, I reword the rendition a bit. Feel free to give me comment again after you read it!
YOu ask me why I'd love to live in the lush mountain;
I smile rather than reply since my heart is free of care.
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My two cents.
The first line is sort of more of a quiet reflection, self question, rather than being questioned. So I would have this "My two cents.
The first line is sort of a quiet reflection.So I would have this
"Why I stay in this lush hills,
All I have is just a smile..so quiescent.
The flowing water quietly carry away falling peach blossoms.
Leaving a spot so clean a
The first line is sort of more of a quiet reflection, self question, rather than being questioned. So I would have this "My two cents.
The first line is sort of a quiet reflection.So I would have this
"Why I stay in this lush hills,
All I have is just a smile..so quiescent.
The flowing water quietly carry away falling peach blossoms.
Leaving a spot so clean a
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I dwell amongst the green hills: You asked my why,
My soul at ease I smile without reply.
Peach petals swept along the stream,
To other worlds beyond this mortal dream.
My soul at ease I smile without reply.
Peach petals swept along the stream,
To other worlds beyond this mortal dream.
AngliholicYou ask me why I'd love to live in the lush mountain;Being carefree, I smile instead of a reply.Peach flowers floating on the water down the stream,This is a haven away f
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