早春呈水部张十八员外
[唐]韩愈
天街[1]小雨润如酥[2],
草色遥看近却无。
最是[3]一年春好处[4],
绝胜[5]烟柳满皇都。
注释:
[1]天街:京城的街道。
[2]酥:动物的油,此处用于比喻春雨细腻。
[3]最是:正是。
[4]处:时候。
[5]绝胜:远胜于。
Early Spring Written for Secretary Zhang Ji
Han Yu
The royal streets are moistened by a creamlike rain;
Green grass can be perceived afar but not near by.
It’s the best time of a year that spring tries in vain
With the capital veiled in willows to outvie.