游子吟
孟郊
慈母手中线，
游子身上衣。
临行密密缝，
意恐迟迟归。
谁言寸草心，
报得三春晖。
Song of a Rover
Meng Chiao (751-814)
In loving mother’s hands the thread—
On rover’s body the array.
Before he leaves, she sews and sews;
For she dreads, he may stray and stray.
Who says the heart of an-inch grass
For full spring’s sunlight can replay!
thread：线 n.
rover：徘徊者；浪子 n.
sew：缝；做针线活 v.
dread：害怕，担心 v.
stray：迷路，走失；犯错，入歧途 v.