陆机·《文赋·戒雷同》英译

或藻思绮合，清丽千眠。炳若缛绣，凄若繁弦。必所拟之不殊，乃暗合乎曩篇。虽杼轴於予怀，怵佗人之我先。苟伤廉而愆义，亦虽爱而必捐。

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On Originality

Lu Chi

The mind weaves elaborate

       tapestries with elegant,

       multicolored foliage.

The composition must move

       the heart like music

       from an instrument with many strings.

There are no new ideas,

       only those that rhyme

       with certain classics.

The shuttle has worked in my heart

       as it worked the hearts

       of those who came before me;

continuing the same

       warp and woof,

       I must make my fabric new.

Where truth and virtue are threatened,

       I must surrender

       even my favorite jewels.

（Sam Hamill 译）