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竹枝词九首（其七）
瞿塘[1]嘈嘈[2]十二滩，
此中道路古来难。
长恨人心不如水，
等闲平地起波澜。
注释：
[1] 瞿塘：瞿塘峡，又名夔峡，西起奉节白帝城，东至巫山县大溪镇，全长八公里。瞿塘峡是三峡中最短、最窄、最险的峡谷。
[2] 嘈嘈：流水发出的嘈杂声。
Bamboo Branch Song （Ⅶ）
Liu Yuxi
From beach to beach the torrent splashes down its way;
It’s hard to sail in the Three Gorges since olden day.
But human heart is more dangerous than a whirlpool;
You may be drowned in it though it seems calm and cool.
The poet compares human heart to a dangerous whirlpool.
