《人间词话》英译（七十五）

词之为体，要眇宜修。能言诗之所不能言，而不能尽言诗之所能言。诗之境阔，词之言长。<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

Tz’u as a genre is exquisitely subtle and perfect in detail. It can express some things that shih cannot express, although what shih is able to express tz’u may not be able to convey completely. While the state of shih is broader, what is expressed in tz’u lingers longer.