大雨傾盆樹欲低，

長街洶湧道流溪。

忍看寶馬隨風蕩，

又聽蛙聲震柳堤。

The Downpour by Meng Chaogang

The downpour compels tall trees to bend down,

And soon in the floods all roads and streets drown.

Look, the tempest pushes the cars around,

Hark, the frogs’ cry quakes the dyke of the town.

Tr. Ziyuzile