Visiting the Garden Without Entry
叶绍翁
应怜屐齿印苍苔
小扣柴扉久不开
春色满园关不住
一枝红杏出墙来
yīng lián jī chǐ yìn cāng tái
xiǎo kǒu chái fēi jiǔ bù kāi
chūn sè mǎn yuán guān bù zhù
yī zhī hóng xìng chū qiáng lái
应怜屐齿印苍苔，小扣柴扉久不开。春色满园关不住，一枝红杏出墙来。
Spring cannot be contained—famous apricot-over-wall line.
叶绍翁《游园不值》：春色满园关不住——一枝红杏出墙来。被拒之门外，仍看见溢出的春。关不住的春，比请进的春更说明问题。今日：门关着时，先找那枝「出墙」的信号，再决定是否强闯。
Ye Shaoweng’s Garden Closed: spring cannot be locked—a red apricot over the wall. Turned away, you still see overflow. Today: when doors shut, find the over-wall signal before you force entry.
门不开，春也会从墙头露出来——别因一次拒绝就断定没有生机。
If the gate stays shut, spring still shows over the wall—one refusal is not the whole story.
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