About a poem in Hongloumeng

About a poem in Hongloumeng

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Refer to different English translations of the following poem in Hongloumengand try to contribute your own translation.

无才可去补苍天,枉入红尘若许年。此系身前身后事,倩谁记去作奇传?


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โดย 梁力乔 梁力乔-
Not strong enough to fix the trouble with fellows,
Living in vain on earth for many many years;
Here presents my secular and afterwards recordings,
Introducing them as legends, of whom`ll be my scribes?
姓名:梁力乔 学号:0213100937
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โดย 孙浩彦 孙浩彦-
Unworthy of mending the heaven / Deemed unworthy of mending the sky
Wandering the world, I wasted my time
Here I record my past and future / A record of my past and future here does lie
Who shall put it in verses and rhyme

姓名:孙浩彦 学号:0213701043
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โดย 黄钰涵 黄钰涵-
Abandoned and not used for mending the sky
All these years did nothing but wasted life
This is the story that all I had
Will someone please copy this for me to spread it wide

姓名:黄钰涵 学号:0213701091
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โดย 亚曼 罗-

Unable to repair the falling sky,

I live all these years to no avail;

All my life stories are written down here,

but who will pass them on for me?


0213700995 罗亚曼

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โดย 许智钦 许智钦-
Incompetent to mend the decadent government,
I idled away my life in this mundane world.
Having recorded here what I have gone through,
I hope someone can inculcate the inexperienced with the story.
姓名:许智钦 学号:0213701050
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โดย 翾 刘-
Regarded worthless to mend the collapsed sky,
I lived aimlessly with these years wasted;
A record of my past and after life,
Who would remember it as a legend?
姓名:刘翾 学号:0213100936
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โดย 蒋丛蔚 蒋丛蔚-
Discarded as a useless stone for mending the broken sky,
I was left wandering in the mortal world for so many years.
Here inscribes the story of my past and present lives,
Hope anyone kindly pass it on as anecdotes or myths.

0213700952 蒋丛蔚
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โดย 蒋雯婧 蒋雯婧-
Unable to repair the sky,
Many years stay in the world of mortals without contributions,
Which is about my whole life,
So normal that no one could see it as a good material for a legend.
姓名:蒋雯婧 学号:0213701112
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โดย 陈晓雪 陈晓雪-

Unqualified to repair the sky and abandoned,

I wasted my life in the mundane world for many years;

Although I have a legendary former and after life,

Nobody can make a record and pass it down for me.

陈晓雪 0213700986


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โดย 晓芸 刘-
Discarded in repairing the broken sky,
I’ve lived for years but all in vain.
As for the story of my life,
Would anyone write down or pass it on?

0213700971 刘晓芸
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โดย 琨杰 周-
Lacking capabilities to repair the sky
Striving years in vain makes me cry
Inscribing down my life and death over here
Longing it can be sung by someone somewhere

0213701045 周琨杰
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โดย 高艳 高艳-
Not competent to restore the sky,
I have been wandering in the mortal world for years,
These are history of myself in this life and the previous,
I wonder who will be the one to write and tell the legends about me?
姓名:高艳 学号:0213701030
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โดย 张宏宇 张宏宇-
Never become the salt of the earth and the pillar of the heaven,
I was of no use for celestial repairs and discarded by the Goddess Nu-wa.
Sent me adrift in the earthly realm for years,
But to no avail, it was nothing but a void.
With stories of my past life and next life enshrined in my incarnation,
Who shall transcribe them to unfold another Odyssey-like saga?

As this poem serves as the beginning in Hongloumeng and there is no clear hint that points out who is the subject of this poem, I just referred to different interpretations of this poem. At the surface level, the subject of this poem is the odd block lay at the foot of Greensickness Peak of the Great Fable Mountains as the story in the poem is directly related to the myth of Nuwa Repairs the Sky. However, some connotations can be found when reading through the lines and referring to the story of Hongloumeng. Some may suggest the subject of this poem is Jia Baoyu, the protagonist of this book and the story of the poem fits with the destiny of Baoyu. Others argue that the subject epitomizes the life story of the author, Cao Xueqin. Both views seem to be plausible, but there isn’t a definite answer to this question. As the famous saying goes, “There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes.” I believe it is meaningless to assign a clear-cut subject to the poem, leaving readers without their own appreciation and interpretation of this poem. Therefore, I just referred to the subject of the poem as “I” and translated the literal meaning of this poem without adding much of my own interpretation of this poem.
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โดย 王庆伦 王庆伦-
Unqualified to mend the sky,
I was abandoned by the goddess,
Wondered and wasted centuries in the secular world.

Here lies my life story,
Of the past, present and coming future,
Who will record it and stage the legendary play?

姓名:王庆伦 学号:0213701017
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โดย 程思 程思-
Not qualified enough to mend the sky,
Left behind in the mundane world, I waste my time.
Here is the recording of my past and future,
Please introduce to those who feel days fly.

This is a poem without subject, I prefer to regard Jia Baoyu as the narrator, since the stone only has a very limited life experience and then it became Jia Baoyu and started its journey in the mundane world. The latter one experiences more, having more to share with the world.

0213700966程思
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โดย 若琪 刘-
Not the chosen one to repair the sky,
Abandoned in the mundane world all the time.
Left are the stories in my mediocre life,
Waiting for someone write them down for the wish of mine.

刘若琪 0213700969
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โดย 吴红萱 吴红萱-
Embracing no talent to repair the broken sky;
I was left to wonder aimlessly in the world for many years;
A book portrays my life in the heaven and the human world;
Is there someone can kindly disseminate this anecdote?

吴红萱 0213100939
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โดย 阮敏芝 阮敏芝-
Neither competent to be chosen to repair the broken heaven as a stone
Nor able to leave my trace in this mundane world as a man
That is all about my reincarnation
Who shall spread my stories as anecdotes?
阮敏芝 0213700965
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โดย 宋雪婷 宋雪婷-
Incompetent to mend the sky and unable to fight against the feudal society,
I spent my years for nothing in mundane.
Here is the recording of my life in heaven and experience in the human world,
Who will remember it as a legend?
0213700964 宋雪婷
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โดย 何玮琪 何玮琪-
Not fit for mending the sky,
Wandering and swaying in vain of my time;
Present are the record of my former and behind my life,
By whom shall my stories be inscribed as a poem and rhyme?

姓名:何玮琪 学号:0213700947
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โดย 黄睿 黄睿-
Being abandoned and regarded useless to fix the firmament.
This is just a story of a stone that become a human for so many years but finally did nothing.
Wondering, whether the story I left behind can be passed on for somebody.

姓名:黄睿 学号:0213701086
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โดย 鑫悦 张-
Found unfit to repair the sky,
For long years I wandered around the secular world.
My life in both worlds is written on this stone,
Who will copy and publish it?

张鑫悦 0203700969
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โดย 慧敏 欧-
Lacking worth of mending the collapsing sky,
In the mundane world I’ve wasted so much time.
Going through my former and future life,
Who will record this strange tale as the scribe?

欧慧敏 0213700970
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โดย 夏美玉 夏美玉-

无才可去补苍天,

枉入红尘若许年。

此系身前身后事,

倩谁记去作奇传?

Existing as a stone in the previous life, he was not qualified for mending the sky;

Born as a man in the second life, he was lost in experiences of tangled relationships.

His both lives were past, while these stories were left.;

To be forgotten, or to be written into legends, that remains to be a question.

0213701000 夏美玉

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โดย 高伟华 高伟华-
Being abandoned though as the stone for sky-mending,
Thus in an attempt to make a hit in the secular world.
I failed completely with NOTHING outstanding achieved
Looking back the passing days, keep asking myself, finally
Who’s the writer of my life and recorder of the history?

高伟华 0213700974
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โดย 佳寅 吴-
Unable to mend the brocken sky,
Wasted life in the world for nothing.
Recall the story of my life,
Who will turn it into a legend?
姓名:吴佳寅 学号:0213701111
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โดย 陈 陈-
Not qualified enough to mend the sky, I idled away my years in the mundane world.
Stories of my entire life I recorded here, who would make it legendary and immortal?

陈碧波 0213700016
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โดย 刘芳雨 刘芳雨-
Regarded as unqualified to mend the broken sky,
I was no more than a mediocre stone in the mortal world ;
Here inscribed my story from the very beginning to the very end,
Though I suppose no one would like to pass it on, how pathetic am I!

口译2班 刘芳雨
0213701021
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โดย 陈凯丽 陈凯丽-
Regarded worthless to mend the collapsed sky,
I lived aimlessly with these years wasted;
Although I have a legendary former and after life,
Nobody can make a record and pass it down for me.

陈凯丽 0213701087
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โดย 闫一萱 闫一萱-
Neither competent to be chosen to repair the broken heaven as a stone
Nor able to leave my trace in this mundane world as a man
That is all about my reincarnation
Who shall spread my stories as anecdotes?

闫一萱 0213701097
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โดย 司颖 梁-
Unworthy to repair the fallen sky,
thrown into the mortal world for this life.
Look back on those highlights and calamities,
wander who would tell my stories and spread them wide?

英语口译2班 梁司颖 0213701019
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โดย 袁小涵 袁小涵-

I was lack of ability to repair the broken sky, wasting myself on the world for such a long time.

Here is the record of my story in and after my life, please who could renown it and when would you appear before my eyes?

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โดย 范文君 范文君-
Without the ability to repair the sky,
Idling the time away in the earth for many years.
Here is the record of my past and future,
Who could describe it as a legend ?
姓名: 范文君 学号:0213100941
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โดย 泳欣 许-

Not chosen to mend the azure sky as my fellows,

Not supposed to pass years on earth as a mortal.

That is my life story in the two worlds,

Whom shall I ask to pass on this tale wonderful?

许泳欣 0213701074

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โดย 悦 陈-
Discarded as useless in repairing the sky
Idling away so many years in earthly life
All my stories are written down here
Hope someone kind to spread them wide

陈悦 0213700946
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โดย 加远 叶-
Fail to mend the sky, for so long in mortal world I wend as a passer-by. Of a former and after life these facts that be, who will for a tradition strange record for me?

叶加远 0213701130
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โดย 陈学斌 陈学斌-
Not having the talent of repairing the sky,
In the hopeless world I wasted my entire life.
Here I am telling all my life stories,
Who will write them down as unusual memories?
姓名:陈学斌 学号:0213700959
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โดย 谢志浩 谢志浩-
The Stone unable to sew up the sky, untalented.
Many a year was idled away in the mundane world.
At my back the secular stories were carved and told,
Yet to be scouted to become a legend!

谢志浩
0213700958
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โดย 能轩 佘-
Found unfit to repair the azure sky, Long years a foolish mortal man was I. My life in both worlds on this stone is writ; Pray who will copy out and publish it?
佘能轩 0213701076
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โดย 包舒杨 包舒杨-
The magic stone was ashamed of its not being used for celestial repairs by the goddess.
And later on it considered its experience in the busy world of men where he had lived in the form of a mortal for decades as a waste.
From a magic stone to an ordinary mortal, there must be a lot of fancy stories to tell.
But who should be invited to listen to and record them?
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โดย 朱纯玲 朱纯玲-
I tried to save the world, but failed, only to keep alive without serious ambition for years.
In retrospect, I finally decided to write my story into a book, the one can be remembered for good.

朱纯玲 0213701046
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โดย 芳琳 刘-
Not capable of helping repair cracked sky,
a stone experiences years of secular life.
For its heaven and earth history,
who shall help write it down?

刘芳琳 0213701037
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โดย 晗潇 龚-
Powerless to save the fallen society,
I frittered my time away in mundane world;
A record of my past and future in variety,
Pray for passing it on as a legend.

姓名:龚晗潇 学号:0213700967
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โดย 瑞璇 徐-
Maybe I was unnecessary for mending the sky,
And so is my wasted years in earth.
Recollecting my past and present life
Will my story be recorded as a legend going on and on?
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โดย 蒲雨桐 蒲雨桐-
Incompetent to mend the cracks in the sky,
My existence dissipates into nothing but a sigh.
Presented here is the whole life of a stone,
Who would tell this story when the pages don’t?

蒲雨桐 0213701012
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โดย 庆美 张-
Found the azure sky far beyond repair,
After so many years of efforts in vain;
Here records my life stories,
But who will pass them on for future generations to read?
张庆美 0213701047
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โดย 颖怡 李-
Without the virtues to mend the azure sky,
For years I remain mortal, wasting my time.
On this stone my story in both worlds is inscribed,
Pray who will record, and tell the tale of mine?

0213701006 李颖怡
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โดย 鲍瑾 鲍瑾-
Talent and fortune I do not have,
Incapable of patching the sky, mortal world I resign.
Vicissitudes of life I too experience,
Here presents as anecdotes for you to share.

鲍瑾 0213700949
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โดย 朱一璇 朱一璇-
Abandoned in mending the sky,
Living in vain for a long time,
This is all my past and present life,
Who will record it as a legend?
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โดย 晞茹 马-
Regarded as unfit for mending the broken sky,
for many years in this world I idled away my time.
My story in both worlds is here,
The one who copy and publish it is where?

马晞茹 0213700975
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โดย 赵雨秋 赵雨秋-
There was nothing else to do,
So I had to mend the sky.
Wandering in the world for so many years,
Without any contributions to be reminded.
Recall the story of my life,
Who will regard it as a legend?
0213701116 赵雨秋
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โดย 刘伟 刘伟-

Incompetence in repairing the sky,

Leaving nothing in the world of mortals.

My life in both worlds was written on the stone,

Waiting for someone to read and publish it.

刘伟 学号:0213701042


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โดย 雪晗 阎-
Incompetent to the collapsed sky,
I was left wasting time in the world for many years.
Such a mundane life I leading,
Who would see it as a good material for a legend and pass it on?

阎雪晗 0213700987
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โดย 林志颖 林志颖-
useless materials abandoned not used to fill the sky,squandered in the world for many years.Thinking back to the story of a lifetime, who would be regarded as a legend?

姓名:林志颖 学号:0213701138
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โดย 俞新晗 俞新晗-
"无才可去补苍天,枉入红尘若许年。此系身前身后事,倩谁记去作奇传?"
I came to the secular world with the embodiment of an heir to a high-heeled family.
I know I have wasted my attributes and talents just as I missed the chance to mend the sky.
But I do think this trip is worth the while,
so although I decided to leave everything behind me,
I still want you to know about my story, cause this is a story that I wrote with my body and soul, my flesh and blood.

俞新晗 0213701040
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โดย 曹芝源 曹芝源-
Like the useless stone left when Nvwa patch the sky,
I’ve done nothing but wasted life as a nobody.
Here records the story throughout my life,Who would remember it?
姓名:曹芝源 学号:0213701069
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โดย 杨智婷 杨智婷-
The Heaven was too great to be patched by a wimpy stone;
Then I squandered years on nothing in the world mundane/as one of the earthborn.
On the stone recorded my fate;
With which may a legend be made?
姓名:杨智婷 学号:0213701018
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โดย 瞿甫 瞿甫-
Once a stone of inferior quality that was not picked by Nuwa to patch the sky,
I was then turned into human and had experienced a lot.
As for my past and future,
who will be happy to record?
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โดย 孙毓 孙毓-
No talent but to mend the sky,
Wasting so many years lives in the mortal world.
Looking back on the story of life,
who can regard it as a legend?
孙毓 学号: 0213700963
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โดย 钟子轩 钟子轩-
I should’ve gone in vain,
End up locking into this place,
I wrote stories no one could tell,
Who’d ever know my name?
有一些意译的感觉可能
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โดย 昕妍 邢-
Incompetent and abandoned for mending the sky,
Got nowhere all these years but trifling away the time.
Here presents the story of my life,
But how can i expect anyone to spread it wide?

姓名:邢昕妍 学号:0213700957
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โดย 震昊 钟-
Lacking in virtues meet the azure sky to mend,
I have entered the mortal world for so many years in vain.
Before birth and after death there are events.
Whom can I get to go and record them and fall into a wonderland?

0213100938 钟震昊
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โดย 晶雨 陈-
Failing to qualify for patching the sky,
I’ve been lying idle in the world for all this time.
Here is what I experienced throughout my life and even beyond.
Who shall pass it down and let it memorized?

0213701067 陈晶雨
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โดย 刘琪 刘琪-
Feeling inadequate to mend the sky,
My life went by worthlessly without pride.
Thinking back on the reincarnation of a stone like mine,
May I ask who will collect and publicize the story of my life?
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โดย 郭亨玉 郭亨玉-
Having no talent to repair the celestial sky that will collapse,
And I have wandered the earth for so many years in vain
Here is a description of my experiences
Please who will copy and pass it on?
郭亨玉 0213701053
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โดย 诗萌 祝-
Unfit to mend the azure sky
I idled some years in the mortal world
My stories of both being alive and dead were written here
Who will pass the record on for me?

姓名:祝诗萌 学号:0213701061
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โดย 邱海涛 邱海涛-
I was left aside when the Goddess repaired the sky with my brothers and sisters,
And after so many years, I am still of no use to the world.
Here I leave the life story of mine, from the beginning to the end,
But who would do me the honour to faithful pass it down?

邱海涛 0213700981
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โดย 耿梁 耿梁-
Unworthy of mending the heavens,
I tramped the world pointlessly for many years.
To whom shall I trust my life story with,
To spread it and spice up people's life.
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โดย 姜超 姜超-
Not selected to repair the sky,
Get lost in the world for many years.
Look back my mundane experiecne,
Will anyone speak highly of me?
姜超 英语口译1班 0213701065
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โดย 马菽培 马菽培-
Unable to repair the azure sky,
In the secular world I have wasted so much time.
This is the story of my life;
Pray someone copies it out and write.

姓名:马菽培 学号:0213701059
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โดย 刘昱汝 刘昱汝-
I found myself uncapable to repair the sky
For many years have I been a foollish man living a mortal life
On this stone my story in both world I write
Wish someone could copy it and spread it out.

0213700991 刘昱汝
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โดย 阳彬 阳彬-
Unfit to mend the sky before, I wasted almost all my life here on earth.
Everything about me is written on this stone; may it be delivered as a myth.

阳彬 0213701009
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โดย 陈奇 陈奇-
Unable to repair the broken sky ,
Many years I lived on earth in vain,
This is the whole story of my life,
And who will cherish it and be the scribe?

姓名:陈奇 学号:0213701140
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โดย 诺妍 王-
Unable to patch up the sky, I fell into the mortal world for so many years.
Here writes my experiences both in the heaven and the mortal world, please keep it as a legend.
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โดย 李秋琪 李秋琪-
Not endowed with the talent to mend the sky,
I am sadly wandering in the secular world without any contribution.

Here lies the story of my whole life,
Who will make a copy and regard it as a legend?

0213701033 李秋琪
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โดย 吕俊轲 吕俊轲-
Not strong enough to fix the trouble with fellows,
Living in vain on earth for many many years;
Here presents my secular and afterwards recordings,
Introducing them as legends, of whom`ll be my scribes?
姓名:吕俊轲 学号:0213700993
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โดย 郭颖 郭颖-
Found unfit to mend the collapsing sky
Feeling long years being mortal in vain
Here to recount my past in both worlds
Hope who to be willing to make it spread
0213701023 郭颖
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โดย 黄睿琪 黄睿琪-
Forgotten, I who should have a place in fixing the heaven,

Idled away years in the mortal world.

Listen, here my stories before and after was written.

Will I be remembered, in good words?

黄睿琪 0213700014
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โดย 吕珊 吕珊-

I have no talent to mend the broken sky.

I have lived on earth for so many years in vain.

This is the story of my whole life.

But who will pass it on and make it a legend?

0213701123 吕珊