终南望余雪
终南阴岭秀
积雪浮云端
林表明霁色
城中增暮寒
The southern mountain's shaded ridge is fair and bright,
Its gathered snow seems floating on the clouds of white.
Above the woods the sky reveals a clearing light;
Within the city walls, dusk deepens cold and night.
逐句注释
终南阴岭秀
终南：终南山，在长安南。阴岭：山北背阴的山岭。秀：秀丽。此句写从长安南望终南山，背阴的一面因积雪而格外秀美。
Zhongnan: Mount Zhongnan south of Chang'an. Yin ling: the shaded northern slope. Xiu: beautiful. Viewed from Chang'an, the northern side of the mountain looks especially fair because of lingering snow.
积雪浮云端
积雪浮云端：山上积雪高耸，仿佛浮在云层之上。浮：化静为动，写出积雪与云气相接的缥缈感。
Jixue fu yunduan: the snow on the mountain rises so high that it seems to float above the clouds. 'Fu' (float) turns stillness into motion and suggests a misty, ethereal height.
林表明霁色
林表：树林的顶端。霁色：雪后初晴的天色。此句写树林上方露出雪后晴光，由山写到林，由远及近，为下一句转折作铺垫。
Lin biao: the tops of the woods. Ji se: the clear color of the sky after snow. The line shows a patch of bright sky above the trees, shifting from mountain to woods and preparing for the final turn.
城中增暮寒
城中增暮寒：长安城中更觉傍晚寒冷。增：加深、添加。以城中人的感受收束，写余雪带来的寒意，含蓄写出望雪之久与天气之寒。
Cheng zhong zeng mu han: in the city, the evening cold feels even more intense. Zeng: to increase. The poem closes with a human feeling: the lingering snow heightens the dusk chill, indirectly showing how long the poet has gazed and how cold the weather is.
今日赏析
此诗相传为祖咏在长安参加进士考试时的试帖诗。试题为《终南望余雪》，按规定当写六韵十二句，祖咏只写四句便交卷。人间其故，他答“意尽”。这则轶事说明此诗以简驭繁，四句已把题意写尽，故成为唐代咏雪名篇。
Tradition says this was Zu Yong's examination poem in Chang'an for the imperial civil service exam. The assigned title was 'Gazing at Lingering Snow on Mount Zhongnan,' and candidates were expected to write a regulated poem of six rhymes and twelve lines. Zu Yong submitted only four lines. When asked why, he replied, 'The meaning is complete.' This anecdote illustrates the poem's economy: in four lines it fully realizes the prompt, making it a famous Tang snow poem.
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