Two poems: rain, bells and a traveller

清明时节，细雨给道路和村庄蒙上一层水雾。

qīng míng shí jié， xì yǔ gěi dào lù hé cūn zhuāng méng shàng yì céng shuǐ wù。

During the Qingming season, fine rain covers the road and village in mist.

诗中的行人在雨中寻找可以休息的地方。

shī zhōng de xíng rén zài yǔ zhōng xún zhǎo kě yǐ xiū xi de dì fang。

The traveller in the poem searches for a place to rest in the rain.

牧童指向远处的杏花村。

mù tóng zhǐ xiàng yuǎn chù de xìng huā cūn。

The herdboy points towards Apricot Blossom Village in the distance.

夜里，客船停泊在枫桥附近。

yè lǐ， kè chuán tíng bó zài fēng qiáo fù jìn。

At night, the passenger boat anchors near Maple Bridge.

寒山寺的钟声越过水面，传到船上。

hán shān sì de zhōng shēng yuè guò shuǐ miàn， chuán dào chuán shàng。

The bell of Hanshan Temple travels across the water to the boat.

雨中行人与夜半钟声分别营造出两首诗的意境。

yǔ zhōng xíng rén yǔ yè bàn zhōng shēng fēn bié yíng zào chū liǎng shǒu shī de yì jìng。

The traveller in rain and the midnight bell create the respective moods of the two poems.

清明时节雨纷纷，

qīng míng shí jié yǔ fēn fēn，

Rain falls thickly in the Qingming season,

路上行人欲断魂。

lù shàng xíng rén yù duàn hún。

Travellers on the road feel deeply sorrowful.

借问酒家何处有？

jiè wèn jiǔ jiā hé chù yǒu？

May I ask where a tavern can be found?

牧童遥指杏花村。

mù tóng yáo zhǐ xìng huā cūn。

A herdboy points to Apricot Blossom Village.

月落乌啼霜满天，

yuè luò wū tí shuāng mǎn tiān，

The moon sets, crows call, frost fills the sky,

江枫渔火对愁眠。

jiāng fēng yú huǒ duì chóu mián。

River maples and fishing lights face my troubled rest.

姑苏城外寒山寺，

gū sū chéng wài hán shān sì，

From Cold Mountain Temple outside Gusu,

夜半钟声到客船。

yè bàn zhōng shēng dào kè chuán。

The midnight bell reaches the traveller’s boat.

A 清明这首诗先写什么？

qīng míng zhè shǒu shī xiān xiě shén me？

What does Qingming describe first?

B 先写雨，再写路上的行人。

xiān xiě yǔ， zài xiě lù shàng de xíng rén。

Rain first, then travellers on the road.

A 牧童怎样回答问题？

mù tóng zěn yàng huí dá wèn tí？

How does the cowherd answer?

B 他指向远处的杏花村。

tā zhǐ xiàng yuǎn chù de xìng huā cūn。

He points towards distant Apricot Blossom Village.

A 枫桥夜泊里有哪些声音？

fēng qiáo yè bó lǐ yǒu nǎ xiē shēng yīn？

What sounds appear in Night Mooring?

B 有乌啼，还有夜半的钟声。

yǒu wū tí， hái yǒu yè bàn de zhōng shēng。

Crows crying and the midnight bell.