Listen to this article去者[1]日以疏
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去者日以疏，
来者日以亲[2]。
出郭门[3]直视，
但见丘与坟。
古墓犁[4]为田，
松柏摧[5]为薪。
白杨多悲风，
萧萧愁杀人。
思还故里闾[6]，
欲归道无因。
注释：
[1] 去者：和“来者”同指一切客观事物。
[2] 日以亲：一天比一天迫近。
[3] 郭门：城外曰郭，郭门就是外城的城门。
[4] 犁：农具，这里做动词，耕种。
[5] 摧：折。这句是说墓上的柏树被人斫断，当作柴禾烧。
[6] 里：古代五家为邻，二十五家为里，后来泛指居所，凡是人户聚居的地方通称作里。闾：里门。
The Bygone Times are Gone Farther away
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The bygone times are gone farther away;
The forthcoming becomes dearer each day.
I go out of the gate and strain my eye;
I only see mounds and tombs far and nigh.
The ancient graveyards into fields are ploughed;
Firewood is made of pine and cypress proud.
White poplars give out their heart-breaking breath;
To hear their sigh on sigh I’m grieved to death.
I wish to go back to my dear abode.
But how can I traverse the long, long road!
