赤旗的作者@罗四维老师曾经翻译过纪伯伦的一首Sand and Foam
(原诗)
I AM FOREVER walking upon these shores,
Betwixt the sand and the foam,
The high tide will erase my foot-prints,
And the wind will blow away the foam.
But the sea and the shore will remain
Forever.
(罗译)
余踟躇于溆浦兮
步沧浪并飞沫
洄潮没余迹兮
绪风散浪与沫
独四海同昆仑兮
不舍昼夜
这才是真正的最炫文言文。尤其是最后两句,纪伯伦以the sea和the shore比喻空间的恒久,罗译则替换成了”四海'与"昆仑"两个古典中国意象,末句forever用孔子典,信息量丝毫未损,反而更有古风韵致。