作者：毛泽东

（许渊冲译）

小小寰球，有几个苍蝇碰壁。

嗡嗡叫，几声凄厉，几声抽泣。

Upon this globe so small

A few flies are running against the wall.

They hum and squeak,

With pain they shriek,

With spasms they squall.

蚂蚁缘槐夸大国，蚍蜉（pí fú）撼树谈何易。

正西风落叶下长安，飞鸣镝（dí ）。

An ant on a locust would boast ‘twas a big country;

A pismire could not find it easy to shake one tree.

At Chang’an the west wind is blowing off leaves dying;

Whistling arrows are flying.

多少事，从来急；天地转，光阴迫。一万年太久，只争朝夕。

Many deeds should be done

At the earliest date.

The earth turns round the sun;

For no man time will wait.

We cannot bear ten thousand years’ delay.

Seize but the day!

四海翻腾云水怒，五洲震荡风雷激。

要扫除一切害人虫，全无敌。

The four seas are stirred up by angry clouds and waves;

The five continents convulsed by the storm which raves.

Sweep all vermins away.

Invincible for aye!