夕阳无限好
The Setting Sun Is Infinitely Good
作者｜周柯楠
By Zhou Kenan
01
晴朗的天空给你阳光
The clear sky gives you sunshine
好友的情谊给你吉祥
Friendly feelings give you auspiciousness
愉悦的生活给你健康
A happy life brings you health
远方的问候给你芳香
Greetings from afar give you fragrance
02
时光，因懂得而美好
Time is beautiful because of your understanding
岁月，因感恩而厚重
Years are magnificent because of your gratitude
生活，因知足而温暖
Your life is warm because of your contentment
生命，因珍惜而灿烂
Life is brilliant because you cherish it
友谊，因牵挂而深厚
Friendship is profound because of mutual concern
03
生命诚可贵，
爱情价更高。
若为自由故，
二者皆可抛。
——裴多菲（匈牙利）
Life is really precious,
Love has a higher value.
If it is for freedom,
Both can be given up.
——Petofi (Hungary)
04
生命的长短用时间计算，生命的价值用贡献计算。
The length of life is calculated by time, and the value of life is calculated by contribution.
05
人最终结局都是死亡，百年之后，没你也没我。我们拼搏一生，带不走一砖一瓦；我们执着一生，带不走一丝爱恨情仇。
The ultimate outcome of people is death. In a hundred years, neither you nor I will exist. We have worked hard all our lives, but can't even take away a brick or tile. Though we persist all our lives, we can't take away a trace of love or hate.
06
健康就是存款，快乐就是利息。照顾好自己，既有存款又有利息，你才会拥有全世界。
Health is deposit, and happiness is interest. Take care of yourself, and you will have the whole world with both deposit and interest.
07
人生苦短，没有时间去争吵、伤心、焦虑、抑郁；我们只有时间去爱、去生活、去享受，活在当下最重要。
Life is too short to quarrel, to grieve, to worry, or to be depressed. We only have time to love, to live, to enjoy, and so it's important to live in the moment.
08
时间扑面而来，我们终将释怀，健康的活着，平静的过着，开心的笑着，适当的忙着，有钱把日子过好，没钱把心情过好。时光匆匆、不念过往，不畏将 来，珍惜当下。
Time flies, and we will be eventually relieved. We should live healthily and peacefully, smile happily, and be properly busy. Live well if we have money, and be in a good mood if not. Time is in a hurry, let’s stop thinking about the past, be unafraid of the future, and cherish the present.
09
不要去追一匹马，用追马的时间种草，待到春暖花开时，就会有一批骏马任你挑选。
Don't chase a horse, and use the time to plant grass. When spring blossoms, you will have a batch of horses to choose from.
10
不要刻意巴结一个人，用暂时没有朋友的时间去提升自己的能力，待到时机成熟时，就会有一群朋友与你同行。
Don't try to ingratiate yourself with someone. Use the time without friends to improve your ability. When the time is right, you will have a group of friends with you.
11
生命中的朋友
Friends in life
如梅兰竹菊淡雅
Elegant as plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum
似陈酿佳茗飘香
Fragrant as aged wine and good tea
既相伴于岁月风雨
Accompanying each other in the vicissitudes of life
又深情于日久天长
Feelings grow stronger with time flying
12
让春风吹顺咱的日常
Let spring breezes blow to make our daily life smooth
春光照亮咱的前行路
Spring light illuminate our way forward
春雨滋润我们的生活
Spring rain moisten our life
春意点缀我们的心情
The smell of spring embellish our mood
春花灿烂我们的笑容
And spring blooms brighten our smile
祝愿大家春风得意
May you all be flushed with success
立春快乐
Happy Beginning of Spring
13
生活是一道彩虹，好好欣赏
Life is a rainbow, enjoy it
友谊是一壶美酒，永远醇香
Friendship is a pot of fine wine, always mellow
缘分是一座桥梁，相互珍惜
The fortunate encounter is a bridge, cherish each other
健康是最大的财富，我们共享
Health is the greatest wealth, which we share
14
人无千日好，
Man cannot be always fortunate
花无百日红。
Flowers will wither away eventually.
路遥知马力，
As distance tests a horse's strength
日久见人心。
So time reveals a person's heart
人无千日好，花无百日红。
No morning sun lasts a whole day
15
青山依旧人渐老
Hills stay the same with men ageing
确保心态身体好
Let’s keep fit and a good state of mind
富贵贫穷无所谓
No matter whether you are rich or poor
健康才是无价宝
Only health is of immeasurable value
珍惜当下好时光
Cherish the present good time
享受人生毎一秒
And enjoy every second of our life
16
大海没水变沙滩
The sea would turn into a beach without water
人没朋友变孤单
Man feels lonely without friends
亲朋好友多互动
More interactions between kith and kin
亲情友情重如山
Kinship and amity as weighty as a mountain
17
空谈误国，实干兴邦
Empty talk spoils the country, and practical efforts revitalize the nation.
18
没有不老的人生
There is no ageless life
只有不老的心态
Only ageless mentality
一站有一站的风景
Each stage of life has its own scenery
一岁有一岁的品味
Each year of life has its own taste
愿我们站站精彩
May every stage of our life be wonderful
岁岁平安
Peace and good luck year after year
19
亲情是伞，可以遮风挡雨；
Kinship is an umbrella, protecting against the wind and rain
朋友是伴，陪你一路前行；
Friends are companions, going with you all the way forward
健康是宝，陪你欢度人生。
Health is a treasure, accompanying you to enjoy life
让亲情、友情、健康一路同行。
Let kinship, friendship and health accompany you all the way
20
夕阳无限好
The setting sun is infinitely good
何须怅黄昏
No need to feel melancholy at dusk
苍龙日暮尚行雨
Even dragons have it rain at eventide
老树春深更着花
Old trees blossom again in late spring
21
又是一年秋风凉，
The cool autumn wind begins blowing again
一年一度又重阳，
Annual Double Ninth Festival returns
枫叶正红菊花黄，
Maple leaves turn red and chrysanthemum yellow
秋高气爽心舒畅。
We’re in good mood in crisp autumn
夕阳更显枫叶美，
Maple leaves look more beautiful at sunset
陈年老酒四溢香，
Fragrance emanates from aged wine
岁月洗礼人生路，
Years baptize the road of life
好人一生多吉祥。
Good people are lucky all their lives
人生终归要变老，
All people grow old eventually
读懂夕阳无限好，
We know the sunset is infinitely good
敬畏他人谦卑己，
Be respectful to others and be modest
心情愉快身体好。
Only in a good mood, can we be in good health
22
熬过这次疫情
Get through this epidemic
去见你想见的人
To see the people you want to see
去爱你想爱的人
To love the one you want to love
去看你想看的地方
To go see where you want to see
去做你想做没做过的事
To do what you want to but haven't done yet
人生不能重来
Life can't start all over again
别让自己留下遗憾
Don't let yourself have any regret
23
人人为我，我为人人。
All for one and one for all.
24
没有人能留住岁月的脚步
No one can stop the pace of the years
但我们可以留住美好的记忆
But we can keep good memories
没有人可以永远年轻
No one can be young forever
但我们可以保持一份童心
But we can keep childlike innocence
25
珍惜平常生活，
Cherish ordinary daily life
过好往后余生。
Live well for the rest of our lives
愿你一生努力，一生被爱。
May you work hard and be loved all your life
想要的都拥有，得不到的都释怀。
Have what you want and let go of what you can't get
26
生活，在日复一日的奔波中平淡
Life is to be ordinary in the rush day after day
在粗茶淡饭中生香
To feel sweet with plain meals and drink
在坎坷挫折中历练
To experience in ups and downs and frustrations
在百味杂陈中安暖
To keep warm and peaceful in the mixed flavours
愿你能修炼出一颗强大的内心
May you cultivate a strong heart
成为更好的自己
And be a better self
27
友谊就像古董
Friendship is like an antique
越老越珍贵
The older it is, the more precious
朋友就像美酒
Friends are like good wine
越久越醇厚
The longer it is kept, the mellower
28
让春风吹走你的忧愁
Let spring breezes blow away your worries
让阳光带给你温暖
Let the sun bring you warmth
让月亮带给你温馨
Let the moon bring you pleasure and sweetness
让友情带给你快乐
Let friendship bring you happiness
让爱情带给你幸福
Let love bring you well-being
29
致李曼青老师
To Ms Li Manqing, Our Beloved Teacher
今天是您的生日
Today is your birthday
采一片云为您做成美味的蛋糕
We’d like to gather a cloud to make a delicious cake for you
摘一颗星做成您许愿的烛光
And pluck a star to make your wishing candlelight
遥远的距离隔不断我们对您的思念
Great distance cannot stop us missing you
愿所有的幸福都围绕着您
May all happiness surround you
您是一棵挺拔的树
You are a tall and straight tree
岁月在您的身上
Years on your body
镌刻下苍老的年轮
Have carved the old annual rings
您的身旁却崛起了
But around you
一片森林郁郁葱葱
Rises a lush and large forest
祝您生日快乐
Happy birthday to you
福如东海
May your good fortune be as boundless as the East Sea
寿比南山
May you live as long as the Southern Mountain
30
来来往往，不变的是情意；
Coming or going, what doesn’t change is deep affection
深深浅浅，多少都是惦记；
Deep or shallow, more or less is remembering with concern
匆匆忙忙，爱惜身体健康。
Cherish your health even if in a hurry
少忙一点，轻松一点，
Be less busy and take it easy
祝你快乐到永远。
May happiness always follow you
31
寒露秋已深，
Cold Dew comes in late autumn
桂花争芳芬。
Osmanthus flowers compete for fragrance
秋菊仰头望，
Chrysanthemum looks up at the sky
百草羞垂腰。
All kinds of grass bends down shyly
寒露无雨冬无雪，
Rainless Cold Dew suggests snowless winter
秋深记得添衣裳。
Remember to add clothes in the late fall
32
夫妻本是同林鸟
Husband and wife are originally birds in the same woods
大难来时各自飞
They will，however，fly away separately when disaster comes
2023年2月27日
February 27th, 2023. Shenzhen
