人气女星赵丽颖和她老公冯绍峰领衔主演的电视剧《知否知否应是绿肥红瘦》，在上个月底即3月29号又开始了第二轮全国独播，颇受欢迎。

“知否知否应是绿肥红瘦” 出自于宋代女诗人李清照的词《如梦令》，原文如下：

《如梦令》——李清照

昨夜雨疏风骤，浓睡不消残酒。试问卷帘人，却道海棠依旧。知否，知否？应是绿肥红瘦。

我们看一下2位翻译大家是怎么英文翻译这首宋词的：

To the Tune Ru Meng Ling—— 杨宪益 英译

Last night the rain was light, the wind fierce,

And deep sleep did not dispel the effects of wine.

When I ask the maid rolling up the curtains,

She answers, “The crab-apple blossoms look the same.”

I cry, “Can’t you see? Can’t you see?”

The green leaves are fresh but the red flowers are fading.

Tune”Like A Dream”—— 许渊冲 英译

Last night the wind was strong and rain was fine,

Sound sleep did not dispel the taste of wine.

I ask the maid who’s rolling up the screen,

“The same crab-apple tree,” she says,” is seen.”

“Don’t you know,

O don’t you know？

The red should Languish and the green must grow?”