Care and solitude in two poems

慈母在灯下为远行的孩子缝衣。

cí mǔ zài dēng xià wèi yuǎn xíng de hái zi féng yī。

A loving mother sews clothes by lamplight for her child who will travel far away.

她在灯下缝衣，担心孩子迟迟不能归来。

tā zài dēng xià féng yī， dān xīn hái zi chí chí bù néng guī lái。

She sews clothes by lamplight, worried that her child may be away for a long time.

游子归来时，最想见到家人。

yóu zǐ guī lái shí， zuì xiǎng jiàn dào jiā rén。

When the traveller returns, the people he most wants to see are his family.

寒江上只有一叶孤舟。

hán jiāng shàng zhǐ yǒu yí yè gū zhōu。

There is only one solitary boat on the cold river.

大雪让山野显得更加寒冷。

dà xuě ràng shān yě xiǎn de gèng jiā hán lěng。

The heavy snow makes the mountains and fields feel even colder.

老人独自在船上钓鱼。

lǎo rén dú zì zài chuán shàng diào yú。

The old man fishes alone from the boat.

慈母手中线，

cí mǔ shǒu zhōng xiàn，

Thread in a loving mother’s hand,

游子身上衣。

yóu zǐ shēn shàng yī。

Clothes on the traveller’s body.

临行密密缝，

lín xíng mì mì féng，

Before he leaves, she stitches closely,

意恐迟迟归。

yì kǒng chí chí guī。

Fearing he may be slow to return.

谁言寸草心，

shuí yán cùn cǎo xīn，

Who says a tiny blade of grass can,

报得三春晖。

bào dé sān chūn huī。

Repay the warmth of spring’s sunlight?

千山鸟飞绝，

qiān shān niǎo fēi jué，

Across a thousand mountains no birds fly,

万径人踪灭。

wàn jìng rén zōng miè。

On ten thousand paths no footprints remain.

孤舟蓑笠翁，

gū zhōu suō lì wēng，

On a lone boat, an old man in cape and hat,

独钓寒江雪。

dú diào hán jiāng xuě。

Fishes alone in the snowy cold river.

A 密密缝让你想到什么？

mì mì féng ràng nǐ xiǎng dào shén me？

What does sewing closely make you think of?

B 母亲认真准备衣服，希望孩子在外面穿得好。

mǔ qīn rèn zhēn zhǔn bèi yī fú， xī wàng hái zi zài wài miàn chuān de hǎo。

A mother carefully prepares clothing so her child is well dressed away from home.

A 小草和春光的比较有什么意思？

xiǎo cǎo hé chūn guāng de bǐ jiào yǒu shén me yì si？

What does the comparison between grass and spring sunlight mean?

B 表达孩子觉得母亲的关心很难完全回报。

biǎo dá hái zi jué de mǔ qīn de guān xīn hěn nán wán quán huí bào。

It expresses the child's feeling that a mother's care is difficult to repay fully.

A 江雪哪些词让人觉得孤单？

jiāng xuě nǎ xiē cí ràng rén jué de gū dān？

Which words in River Snow suggest solitude?

B 孤舟和独钓，都写出只有一个人的感觉。

gū zhōu hé dú diào， dōu xiě chū zhǐ yǒu yí ge rén de gǎn jué。

A lone boat and fishing alone both suggest only one person.