Full-text translation of the ancient prose of Three Gorges

Original text: From the 7-mile Three Gorges, the two sides of the Three Gorges are connected with mountains, with no gaps; Rocks are stacked on top of each other, hiding the sky from the sun: since midnight, there is no sunrise and moon. As for Xiashui Xiangling, it is blocked along the back. Or the king ordered an urgent announcement, and sometimes he went to the White Emperor and went to Jiangling at dusk. During this period, although he took the wind, he did not take the disease. In spring and winter, the green pool is turbulent and the reflection is clear. There are many strange cypresses, hanging springs and waterfalls, flying in the meantime. Qing Rong jun Mao, a lot of fun. At the beginning of every sunny day, the frost is shining, the forest is cold and sorrowful, and there are often high apes whistling, which is a sad thing. The hollow valley resounds, and the sorrow turns for a long time. Therefore, the fisherman sang: "The Wuxia Gorge of the Three Gorges in Badong is long, and the apes sing three times and cry!"

In the 7 miles of the Three Gorges, the mountains on both sides are connected with mountains, with almost no gap. Layers of mountain and rock peaks cover the sky and block the sunlight. If it weren't for noon and midnight, we wouldn't see the sun and the moon. In summer, the flood overflows the hills on both sides, and the ascending and descending waterways are cut off. Sometimes the emperor has an imperial edict that must be conveyed quickly. He starts from Baidicheng in the morning and arrives in Jiangling in the evening, which is 1,2 miles away. Even if he rides a galloping horse and flies in Changfeng, he is not so fast. Spring and winter festivals, white rapids, whirling clear waves; The deep green pools reflect the mountains on both sides of the strait. On the extremely steep mountain peak, there are many cypress trees and waterfalls with strange postures, where the water is clear, the trees are flourishing, the mountains are steep and the green grass is abundant, which is really interesting. Every morning in Chu Qing after rain or on a frosty day, the Woods and mountains are cold and bleak, and there are often apes chirping in the heights, and their voices are continuous and abnormal. Echo in the empty valley, it took a long time to disappear. So the fisherman sang: "The Wuxia Gorge in the Three Gorges of Badong is long, and the apes sing three times and cry."