- 楚天chǔ tiān
- chǔ tiān: the southern sky. The Jiankang area once belonged to the old state of Chu.楚天:南方的天空。建康一带古代属于楚国。
- 清秋qīng qiū
- qīng qiū: clear, bright autumn.清秋:明净的秋天。
- 无际wú jì
- wú jì: without end.无际:没有边。
- 遥岑yáo cén
- yáo cén: distant hills. Cén is a small, steep hill.遥岑:远处的小山。岑,小而高的山。
- 远目yuǎn mù
- yuǎn mù: to look far into the distance.远目:极目远望。
- 献愁供恨xiàn chóu gōng hèn
- xiàn chóu gōng hèn: the far hills seem to offer him sorrow and grief. Really it is the poet's own sorrow as he looks at them.献愁供恨:远山好像在把愁和恨献给我。其实是诗人看山时心里发愁。
- 玉簪螺髻yù zān luó jì
- yù zān luó jì: the shapes of the hills, some like jade hairpins, some like hair coiled like a snail shell. Zān is a hairpin; jì is hair coiled on top of the head.玉簪螺髻:远山的样子,有的像玉做的簪子,有的像螺壳一样的发髻。簪,别头发的长针;髻,盘在头顶的头发。
- 楼头lóu tóu
- lóu tóu: up in the tower, here the Shangxin Pavilion.楼头:楼上,这里指赏心亭。
- 断鸿duàn hóng
- duàn hóng: a lone wild goose that has lost its flock.断鸿:离群的孤雁。
- 江南游子jiāng nán yóu zǐ
- jiāng nán yóu zǐ: a wanderer in the south. Xin Qiji was from the north, so he means himself.江南游子:漂泊在江南的人。辛弃疾是北方人,这是说他自己。
- 吴钩wú gōu
- wú gōu: a curved sword once made in the Wu region, here any fine sword.吴钩:古代吴地出产的一种弯刀,这里泛指宝刀。
- 栏杆拍遍lán gān pāi biàn
- lán gān pāi biàn: he slaps the railing all along its length. With feelings he cannot say, he can only beat the railing.栏杆拍遍:把栏杆都拍遍了。心里有话说不出,只能用手拍栏杆。
- 会huì
- huì: to understand.会:懂得。
- 登临意dēng lín yì
- dēng lín yì: what he feels as he climbs up high, his wish to win back the north.登临意:登上高处时心里的意思,就是想收复北方的心愿。
- 鲈鱼堪脍lú yú kān kuài
- lú yú kān kuài: the perch are just right to slice and eat. Kuài means to slice fish thin.鲈鱼堪脍:鲈鱼正好切成细片来吃。脍,把鱼肉切成细丝细片。
- 尽西风jìn xī fēng
- jìn xī fēng: let the west wind blow as it will.尽西风:任凭秋风吹着。
- 季鹰jì yīng
- jì yīng: Zhang Han of the Jin dynasty. Serving in Luoyang, he saw the autumn wind rise, thought of the perch of his home town, and quit his post to go home.季鹰:晋代人张翰,字季鹰。他在洛阳做官,看到秋风吹起,想起家乡的鲈鱼,就辞官回家了。
- 归未guī wèi
- guī wèi: has he gone home or not?归未:回去了没有?
- 求田问舍qiú tián wèn shè
- qiú tián wèn shè: buying land and houses, caring only for one's own comfort.求田问舍:到处买田买房子,只顾自己过好日子。
- 怕应羞见pà yīng xiū jiàn
- pà yīng xiū jiàn: one would be too ashamed to face.怕应羞见:恐怕会不好意思见到。
- 刘郎liú láng
- liú láng: Liu Bei. In the Three Kingdoms period a man named Xu Si thought only of buying land and houses, and Liu Bei looked down on him.刘郎:刘备。三国时有个叫许汜的人只想着买田买房,刘备很看不起他。
- 流年liú nián
- liú nián: time flowing away like water.流年:像水一样流走的时光。
- 忧愁风雨yōu chóu fēng yǔ
- yōu chóu fēng yǔ: worrying through wind and rain. Wind and rain also stand for the country's troubles.忧愁风雨:在风风雨雨中担忧发愁。风雨也比喻国家多难。
- 树犹如此shù yóu rú cǐ
- shù yóu rú cǐ: even the trees have grown this big. Huan Wen of the Jin dynasty saw that willows he had planted when young were now thick, and sighed: if trees are like this, how can a man bear it!树犹如此:树都已经长这么大了。晋代桓温看到自己年轻时种的柳树已经很粗,叹息说:树都这样了,人怎么受得了!
- 倩qìng
- qìng: to ask someone to do something.倩:请,托。
- 唤取huàn qǔ
- huàn qǔ: to call over.唤取:叫来。
- 红巾翠袖hóng jīn cuì xiù
- hóng jīn cuì xiù: red scarves and green sleeves, standing for lovely young women.红巾翠袖:红色的手巾,绿色的衣袖,代指美丽的女子。
- 揾wèn
- wèn: to wipe.揾:擦。