Watching the Southern Shore

掃我，朗讀給你聽

The Southern moon bright

Fills the western tower on a clear night.

The clouds throw out①yearn 英 [j??n] 美 [j?n] vi. 渴望，向往；思念，想念；懷念；同情，憐憫a mirror of ice;

Deep in the waves sinks a hook②hook英 [h?k] 美 [h?k] n. 掛鉤，吊鉤vt. 鉤??；引上鉤vi. 鉤?。粡澇摄^狀of jade so nice.

When will it wax③wax 英 [waks] 美 [waks] n. 蠟；蠟狀物vt. 給……上蠟vi. 月亮漸滿；增大and wane④wane 英 [we?n] 美 [wen] vi. 衰落；變小；虧缺；退潮；消逝n.衰退；月虧；缺損no more?

The River of Stars has no shore;

The breeze and dew⑤dew英 ['dju?] 美 [du] n. 珠，滴；露水；清新bring an autumn new.

The laurel⑥laurel 英 ['l?r(?)l] 美 ['l?r?l] n. 桂冠，殊榮；月桂樹tree knows not the grief of fallen leaves;

The Moon Goddess should believe parting grieves⑦grieve 英 [gri?v] 美 [griv] vt. 使悲傷，使苦惱 vi. 悲痛，哀悼.

She shares human woe⑧woe 英 [w??] 美 [wo] n. 悲哀，悲痛；災(zāi)難as of yore⑨yore 英 [j??] 美 [j?r] n. 昔時(shí)，從前.