夏竦·《廷试》英译

殿上兖衣明日月，

砚中旗影东龙蛇。

纵横礼乐三千字，

独对丹墀日未斜。

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A Court Exam

Xia Song

The royal robe like the sun and the moon looks bright,

Flying flags reflect on the inkslab water right.

His three thousand words many a classic cover,

The scholar wins his honour long before the day’s over.