Original poem:
The purple mist is illuminated by sunlight, and the waterfall hangs in front of the mountain.
On the high cliff, it seems to be thousands of feet high, which makes people think that the Milky Way has fallen from heaven to earth.
Source:
Look at the Lushan Waterfall of Li Bai in Tang Dynasty
Translation:
The sun shines on the incense burner peak, producing purple smoke. Seen from a distance, the waterfall hangs in front of the mountain like a long river.
As if three thousands of feet waters were running down, did the Milky Way descend from the cliff for nine days?
Extended data:
The poet tries his best to use order iconicity, metaphor iconicity and symmetry iconicity again to construct amazing images. The waterfall is magnificent.
"Straight down" not only describes the steepness of the mountain, but also shows the current urgency. The sky is falling and unstoppable. In addition, the "flying stream" vividly describes the dynamic and swift state of the waterfall.
"Three thousands of feet" exaggerated the abrupt height of the mountain, just like a cliff towering into the sky. The precipitousness of the mountain just symmetrically sets off the breadth and rapidity of the waterfall, and the image of the waterfall is presented to readers like a mountain. "Three thousands of feet" is a function word in the original poem, which represents an abstract and exaggerated concept, but it just expresses the poet's admiration for the waterfall.