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Poetry is the first thing lost in translation.

詩, 就是翻譯時失去的東西.

— Robert L. Frost (1874 – 1963), an American poet

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聲聲慢

Sound Sound Slow

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尋尋覓覓
冷冷清清
淒淒慘慘戚戚

–李清照

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I look for what I miss,
I know not what it is,
I feel so sad, so drear,
So lonely without cheer.

–許淵衝先生

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So dim, so dark,
So dense, so dull,
So damp, so dank, so dead.

–林語堂先生

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Searching searching
Cold cold clear clear
Poor poor sad sad … …

–Me

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2008.08.06 Wednesday