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古风（其二十四）
李白
大车扬飞尘，
亭午暗阡陌[1]。
中贵[2]多黄金，
连云开甲宅[3]。
路逢斗鸡者，
冠盖[4]何辉赫[5]。
鼻息干虹霓[6]，
行人皆怵惕[7]。
世无洗耳翁[8]，
谁知尧[9]与跖[10]！
注释：
[1] 阡陌：泛指大路。
[2] 中贵：“中贵人”的简称。即宦官。
[3] 甲宅：甲第。
[4] 冠盖：衣冠和车盖。
[5] 辉赫：光彩照人。
[6] “鼻息”句：言气焰冲天。干，冲。
[7] 怵惕（chù tì）：恐惧。
[8] 洗耳翁：古代隐士许由。
[9] 尧：古代圣贤，代指贤人。
[10] 跖（zhí）：古代大盗，代指不肖之人。
Eunuchs and Cock-fighters （ⅩⅩⅣ）
Li Bai
The dust which eunuchs’ carriages raise
Darkens at noon the public ways.
Of their gold the eunuchs are proud;
Their mansions rise to scrape the cloud
I meet those who can make cocks fight,
With caps and cabs, so fair and bright.
Into rainbows they blow their breath,
Passers-by are frightened to death.
There is no connoisseur in this age.
Who can tell a thief from a sage?
The poet criticizes the rich and influential eunuchs and cock-fighters.
