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雨巷 'Rain Alley' Poem

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ID: 4016 Upper Intermediate
Today we listen to an extract of a poem by the Chinese poet and essayist, 戴望舒 Dài Wàngshū (1905-1950). The title of the poem is 雨巷 which translates as Rain Alley. To learn more about the poet Dài Wàngshū, click here.
Constance Fang,Fiona Tian
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
撑 chēng to hold up
油纸伞 yóuzhǐsǎn oil-paper umbrella
彷徨 pánghuáng to pace back and forth; to hesitate
悠长 yōucháng long
作者戴望舒
zuòzhě 作者Dài Wàngshū 戴望舒
Author: Dai Wangshu
撑着油纸伞独自
chēng 撑zhe 着yóuzhǐsǎn 油纸伞dúzì 独自
Holding an oil-paper umbrella, alone
彷徨在悠长悠长
pánghuáng 彷徨zài 在yōucháng 悠长yōucháng 悠长
Pacing in the long, long
又寂寥的雨巷
yòu 又jìliáo 寂寥de 的yǔ 雨xiàng 巷
and lonesome rainy alley,
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