《诗经》·《陈风》·《东门之池》英译

Tung mun che ch’e

The moat at the east gate

Is fit to steep hemp in.

That beautiful, virtuous lady

Can respond to you in songs.

The moat at the east gate

Is fit to steep the boehmeria in.

That beautiful, virtuous lady

Can respond to you in discourse.

The moat at the east gate

Is fit to steep the rope-rush in.

That beautiful, virtuous lady

Can respond to you in conversation.

（James Legge 译）

The Pond by the Eastern Gate

The pond by the Eastern Gate

Is good for steeping hemp.

That beautiful Shu Ji¹

Is good at capping songs.

The pond by the Eastern Gate

Is good for steeping cloth-grass.

That beautiful Shu Ji

Is good at capping proverbs.

The pond by the Eastern Gate

Is good for steeping rushes.

That beautiful Shu Ji

Is good at capping stories.

1.Literally, “third daughter of the clan Ji.”

（Arthur Waley 译）

Tung men chi ch’i

In the moat by the Eastern gate,

One can soak the hemp (a);

that beautiful Third lady Ki,

I can sing to her, face to face.

In the moat by the Eastern gate,

one can soak the chu hemp;

that beautiful Third lady Ki,

I can chat to her, face to face.

In the moat by the Eastern gate,

one can soak the kien rush;

that beautiful Third lady Ki,

I can talk to her, face to face.

(a) My girl will be there.

（Bernhard Karlgren 译）