漢譯英：(原文及譯文來自《中國日報網》)
每年早春，杏花處處盛放。粉色花瓣在枝頭搖曳，杏樹下是延綿起伏的草原，牛羊漫步在鄉野，整個畫麵如天堂一般。
In the early spring of each year, apricot blossoms are everywhere, with pink petals hanging all over the branches. The grasslands under the trees are wavy, and cattle and sheep are scattered over the landscape, just like a paradise.
英譯漢：(譯文來自網絡, 譯者王佐良, 原文摘自塞繆爾·厄爾曼 (Samuel Ullman)的《Youth》)
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.
歲月悠悠，衰微隻及肌膚；熱忱拋卻，頹廢必致靈魂。憂煩，惶恐，喪失自信，定使心靈扭曲，意氣如灰。
