湖心亭看雪 Snow at the Lake Pavilion

崇祯五年十二月，余住西湖。 chóng zhēn wǔ nián shí èr yuè, yú zhù xī hú.
In the twelfth month of the fifth year of Chongzhen, I was staying by West Lake.

大雪三日，湖中人鸟声俱绝。 dà xuě sān rì, hú zhōng rén niǎo shēng jù jué.
Heavy snow fell for three days, and the sounds of people and birds on the lake all ceased.

是日更定矣，余拏一小舟，拥毳衣炉火，独往湖心亭看雪。 shì rì gēng dìng yǐ, yú ná yī xiǎo zhōu, yōng cuì yī lú huǒ, dú wǎng hú xīn tíng kàn xuě.
That day, after the first night watch had begun, I took a small boat, wrapped in a fur garment and with a stove for warmth, and went alone to the Lake Pavilion to see the snow.

雾凇沆砀，天与云与山与水，上下一白。 wù sōng hàng dàng, tiān yǔ yún yǔ shān yǔ shuǐ, shàng xià yī bái.
Mist and frost spread in a vast whiteness; sky, clouds, mountains and water were white from top to bottom.

湖上影子，惟长堤一痕、湖心亭一点、与余舟一芥、舟中人两三粒而已。 hú shàng yǐng zi, wéi cháng dī yī hén, hú xīn tíng yī diǎn, yǔ yú zhōu yī jiè, zhōu zhōng rén liǎng sān lì ér yǐ.
The only shapes on the lake were a trace of the long embankment, a dot of the pavilion, a blade of my boat and two or three grains of people in it.

到亭上，有两人铺毡对坐，一童子烧酒，炉正沸。 dào tíng shàng, yǒu liǎng rén pū zhān duì zuò, yī tóng zǐ shāo jiǔ, lú zhèng fèi.
At the pavilion, two men sat facing each other on a spread felt mat, while a boy warmed wine over a boiling stove.

见余大喜曰：“湖中焉得更有此人！” jiàn yú dà xǐ yuē: “hú zhōng yān dé gèng yǒu cǐ rén!”
They were delighted to see me and said, “How could there be anyone else like this on the lake!”

拉余同饮，余强饮三大白而别。 lā yú tóng yǐn, yú qiǎng yǐn sān dà bái ér bié.
They drew me over to drink with them, and I made myself drink three large cups before taking my leave.

问其姓氏，是金陵人，客此。 wèn qí xìng shì, shì jīn líng rén, kè cǐ.
I asked their names; they were from Jinling, staying here as visitors.

及下船，舟子喃喃曰：“莫说相公痴，更有痴似相公者！” jí xià chuán, zhōu zǐ nán nán yuē: “mò shuō xiàng gong chī, gèng yǒu chī sì xiàng gong zhě!”
As I got down into the boat, the boatman murmured, “Don't say that you are the only mad gentleman; there are others as mad as you!”