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蝉
本以高难饱[1]，
徒劳恨费声。
五更疏欲断，
一树碧无情。
薄宦[2]梗犹泛[3]，
故园芜已平。
烦君最相警，
我亦举家清。
首联讲蝉因高洁而食不果腹，悲鸣传恨。次联说蝉的鸣声到五更天亮时已经稀疏得快要断绝，而碧树却置若罔闻，冷酷无情。反映出诗人空有满腹经纶但又怀才不遇的心情。
注释：
[1]高难饱：古人认为蝉栖于高处，餐风饮露，故说“高难饱”。
[2]薄宦：官职卑微。
[3]梗犹泛：典出《战国策·齐策》，后以“梗泛”比喻漂泊不定，孤苦无依。梗，指草木的直茎。
To the Cicada
High,you can’t eat your fill;
In vain you wail and trill.
At dawn you hush your song,
The tree is green for long.
I drift as water flows.
And waste my garden grows.
Thank you for warning due,
I am as poor as you.
Note:The poet compares himself to the poor hungry cicada.
