Chinese Language Learning Program Lesson 111 – A Chinese ancient poem

Chinese Language Learning Program

Lesson 111 – A Chinese ancient poem

Hello, everyone. Welcome back. This is Baixue’s Chinese Language Learning Program. Last time we talked about daily activities. Today, we will have a Chinese ancient poem.

yǒng liǔ

   咏   柳 (The Willow)

hè zhī zhāng (táng)

贺   之     章   （唐）(He Zhizhang（Tang）)

bì yù zhuāng chéng yī shù gāo，

碧 玉       妆        成    一   树   高，

(The slender tree is dressed in emerald all about,)

wàn tiáo chuí xià lǜ sī tāo。

  万    条     垂   下 绿 丝 绦。

(A thousand branches droop like fringes made of jade.)

bù zhī xì yè shuí cái chū，

 不  知 细 叶   谁   裁    出，

(But do you know by whom these slim leaves are cut out?)

èr yuè chūn fēng sì jiǎn dāo。

二  月     春     风   似  剪    刀。

(The wind of early spring is sharp as scissor blade.)

Today’s idiom is:

dǎ cǎo jīng shé

打   草   惊    蛇 (beat the grass and frighten away the snake -- act rashly and alert the enemy； beat emptily upon the grass, and the snake will be frightened.)

Ok, that is all for today.

xiè  xiè!

 谢   谢 ! (Thanks!)

xià  cì  jiàn 

 下  次  见!  (See you next time!)