雅俗引語（三）/ Quotes Classical and Otherwise (3)

雅俗引語（三）	Quotes Classical and Otherwise (3)
獨在異鄉為異客， 每逢佳節倍思親。 唐•王維	In a strange land away         A stranger alone I stay, Missing my dear ones twice as dearly         On every festive day.                 -- from Wang Wei, a Tang poet
白日依山盡， 黃河入海流； 欲窮千里目， 更上一層樓。 唐•王之渙 《登鸛鵲樓》	Leaning on the mountains the setting sun glows; Far into the oceans the Yellow River flows. For a thousand miles’ vista to feast my eyes, A-mounting the Tower, yet a floor up I rise.   -- Upon the Tower of Stork by Wang Zhihuan, a Tang poet
新松恨不高千尺， 惡竹原須斬萬竿。 唐•杜甫	How I wish young pines would rise         A thousand feet tall, And evil bamboos be felled         Ten thousand plants in all!              -- from Du Fu, a Tang poet
議而不決，決而不行。 中國•朱鎔基（批評香港政府)	Discussion without conclusion; Decision without action.   -- Attributed to Zhu Rongji (former premier of PRC)       as he commented on Hong Kong government
文化搭台，經濟唱戲。 中國大陸•當代俗語	Set up a stage in culture’s name to put on shows for business’s sake.            --  A saying in China today
練武不練功， 到老一場空。 武術界俗語	Little basic training, much old-age regretting.                 A saying among kungfu practitioners
可以虛構， 不可以虛假。	Fictions are okay, but fakes are not.
真的假不了， 假的真不了。	You can’t disprove the true, Nor can you prove the false.
有姿勢，無實際。 香港俗語	Lots of gesturing, But not a real thing.              -- A saying in Hong Kong
長生不老	Live for ever, And age never.
天下太平， 富貴康寧。	Peace on Earth         all under Heaven; Wealth and Health         to all beings human.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Repair, and Replace. -- The 5 R's, a slogan	減耗節用，舊物利用，回收再用， 維修續用，他物代用。                 環保口號
	(Translated by Allen Zhuang)
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【參見/ See also：雅俗引語(一) / Quotes Classical and Otherwise (1)】 【參見/ See also：雅俗引語(二) / Quotes Classical and Otherwise (2)】