梅尧臣·《陶者》英译

陶尽门前土，屋上无片瓦。

十指不沾泥，鳞鳞居大厦。

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The potter

Mei Yaochen

Though the potter has used up the clay before his door,

He has not a single tile for a roof of his own.

The rich never soil their fingers with mud,

Yet they all live in richly-tiled mansions.

文殊、王晋熙、邓炎昌 译