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霜月
初闻征雁已无蝉，
百尺楼高水接天。
青女[1]素娥[2]俱耐冷，
月中霜里斗婵娟。
在月白霜清的秋夜，高楼独倚，水光接天，一片澄澈空明。冰肌玉骨的绝代佳人青女和素娥，愈是在宵寒露冷之中，愈是显现出雾鬓风鬟之美。诗人从霜月交辉的夜景里发掘出自然之美，同时也反映了诗人在混浊的现实环境里追求美好、向往光明的深切愿望。
注释：
[1]青女：主管霜雪的女神。《淮南子·天文训》中有“青女乃出，以降霜雪。”
[2]素娥：指嫦娥。
Frost and Moon
No cicadas trill when I first hear wild geese cry;
The high tower overlooks water blend in with the sky.
The Moon Goddess and her Maid of Frost are cold-proof,
They vie in beauty in moonlight over frosty roof.
Note:Seeing the bright moon and frost,the poet imagines the Moon Goddess vying in beauty with her Maid of Frost.
