许渊冲译李商隐诗选

在西南联大上学期间，许渊冲和杨振宁等人被称为“五大才子”；九十几岁的高龄，许老还在译莎翁；意译还是直译，神似or形似，直到2017年，中国翻译界还在围绕许渊冲的翻译理论争执、批驳、站队。

李商隐的《锦瑟》，他译为“sad zither”

此情可待成追忆，只是当时已惘然,: such feeling cannot be recalled again，it seemed long lost even when it was felt then

何当共剪西窗烛，却话巴山夜雨时：when can we trim by window side the candlelight，and talk about the western hills in rainy night?

但愿人长久，千里共婵娟：So let us wish that man will live long as he can! Though miles apart, we'll share the beauty she displays.

哀伤的琴弦，夜雨中西山的窗边，拟人化的月亮，老人毕生追求的三美：“音美、形美、意美”，即使在百岁之际也不曾放弃。