The contents of the three quatrains in the second volume of ancient poetry in grade three are as follows:
1. The first quatrains
Author: Tang Dynasty and Du Fu.
Poem: Two orioles sing green willows, and a row of egrets go up to the sky. My window frames the snow-crowned western mountain scene. My door oft says to eastward-going ships “Goodbye”
Translation: Two orioles sang euphemistically among the green willows, and a group of neat egrets rushed into the blue sky. Sitting by the window, I can see the snow piled up all the year round on the Xiling Mountain, and ships from Soochow outside Wan Li are moored in front of the door.
2. The second quatrains
Author: Tang Dynasty, Du Fu.
Poem: The Jiangbi bird is over white, and the blue and white mountains are on fire. This spring is about to pass, and what month and month is the date of my homecoming?
The blue waves of the river set off the snow-white feathers of waterfowl, and the mountains were gloomy and the red flowers set each other off, so they were about to burn. This spring is coming to an end. What year and month is the date when I will return home?
3. The third quatrains
Author: Tang Dynasty, Du Fu.
Poem: It's beautiful when the sun is late, and flowers and plants are fragrant in the spring breeze. The swallows are busy building their nests in wet mud, and sleeping in pairs in warm sand.
The mountains and rivers are bathed in spring, so beautiful, and the spring breeze brings the fragrance of flowers and plants. Swallows are busy building nests with wet mud in their mouths, and couples of mandarin ducks are asleep in the warm sand.