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zuò qǔ : The Superhero Died In Vain |
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zuò cí : wú |
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bye, Captain |
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The Superhero Died In Vain |
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We don' t read or write poetry because it' s cute. |
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wǒ men dú shī xiě shī, bìng bú shì yīn wèi tā hǎo wán. |
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We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. |
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wǒ men dú shī xiě shī yīn wèi wǒ men shì rén lèi de yī fèn zi. |
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And the human race is filled with passion. |
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ér rén lèi shì chōng mǎn jī qíng de. |
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Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. |
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yī xué, fǎ lǜ, shāng yè, gōng chéng, zhèi xiē dōu shì chóng gāo de zhuī qiú, zú yǐ zhī chēng rén de yī shēng. |
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But poetry, beauty, romance, love |
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dàn shī gē, měi lì, làng màn, ài qíng |
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These are what we stay alive for. |
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zhèi xiē cái shì wǒ men huó zhe de yì yì. |
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To quote from Whitman. |
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huì tè màn céng xiě dào. |
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" O me, O life of the questions of these recurring. |
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" zì wǒ, shēng mìng, zhèi xiē wèn tí zǒng shì bù tíng chū xiàn. |
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Of the endless trains of the faithless |
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háo wú xìn yǎng de rén qún chuān liú bù xī |
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Of cities filled with the foolish. |
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chéng shì chōng chì zhe yú mèi. |
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What good amid these, O me, O life? |
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shēng huó zài qí zhōng yǒu shén me yì yì, zì wǒ, shēng mìng? |
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Answer: That you are here. |
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dá àn shì: yīn wèi nǐ de cún zài. |
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That life exists and identity. |
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yīn wèi nǐ de cún zài. |
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That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." |
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yīn wèi wěi dà de xì jù zài jì xù, yīn wèi nǐ kě yǐ fèng xiàn yī shǒu shī." |
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" That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse." |
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" yīn wèi wěi dà de xì jù zài jì xù, yīn wèi nǐ kě yǐ fèng xiàn yī shǒu shī." |
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What will your verse be? |
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nǐ de shī huì shì shén me? |