淮南啄木大如鸦,顶似仙鹤堆丹砂。
嘴长数寸劲如铁,丁丁乱凿干枯查。
黄柑红桃多有蠹,受命凤皇须破柱。
何当更与绣衣裳,羽族横飞作持斧。
淮南啄木大如鸦,顶似仙鹤堆丹砂。
嘴长数寸劲如铁,丁丁乱凿干枯查。
黄柑红桃多有蠹,受命凤皇须破柱。
何当更与绣衣裳,羽族横飞作持斧。
淮南的啄木鸟大得像乌鸦,
头顶好似仙鹤,堆积着丹砂。
嘴长数寸,坚硬如铁,
叮叮当当地乱凿干枯的树杈。
黄柑和红桃多有蛀虫,
受凤凰之命,须要啄破梁柱。
何时能再赐予绣花的衣裳,
在羽族中横飞,作持斧的将相。
The woodpecker in Huainan is as large as a crow,
Its crest resembles a crane's, piled with cinnabar glow.
Its beak, inches long, is as strong as iron, I trow,
Rat-tat, it pecks randomly at the withered bough.
Yellow oranges and red peaches are often worm-eaten,
By the phoenix's command, it must break the pillar, beaten.
When will it be given an embroidered robe again?
Among winged tribes, flying across, axe in hand, it'll reign.
对异物的描绘隐含对自然多样性的认知拓展。
以夸张笔法描绘淮南啄木鸟的奇异外形,暗含对自然造化的惊叹。
本诗为七言古诗,押平声韵。
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