不是用银也不是用珊瑚,
not of silver nor of coral,
而是用沧桑的月桂树。
but of weather beaten laurel.
他引来了一片海,
Here, he introduced a sea
平展如织毯;
uniform like tapestry;
这里,种一棵无花果树;那里,放一张面孔;
here, a fig-tree; there, a face;
一条龙盘绕在空中——
there, a dragon circling space --
此处,建一座凉亭;
designating here, a bower;
彼处,开一朵醒目的西番莲。
there, a pointed passion-flower.