王安石·《读蜀志》英译

千载纷争共一毛，

可怜身世两徒劳。

无人语与刘玄德，

问舍求田计最高。

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Reading The Chronicle of Shu

For a thousand years the world has fought

over things as trivial as a feather—

What a pity!—

squandering lives for nothing.

Why has nobody told that Liu the truth:

his bet is to purchase some land,

And to farm

an easy living in the country?