穿越千年时空，这本小书择取了诗、词、曲百余篇。其取舍并无定格，除念及传统习惯外，则更多地基于个人的直觉感受；同理，其译笔亦无定法，虽顾及了国外汉学的语言规范和思维程式，且同时领受了我国译学和古典文学研究的成果，但译文仍然明显地透露出译者的人格气质以及个性化的诗学观照。译文力图高度忠于原作，重“译”而避“释”，其行文流畅贯通，表意准确，词语洗炼，不仅涂染了英语语言文化的异域色彩，还传达了中国文学固有的民族风格。在表达观念和烘托意境之余，还一定程度地折射出原作的韵律节奏以及行节的视觉美感。

白居易
岑参
常建
陈抟
陈与义
戴复古
杜甫
杜牧
范云
范仲淹
高翥
韩愈
何逊
黄庭坚
李白
李清照
李商隐
李煜
林逋
柳永
陆游
马致远
梅尧臣
孟浩然
欧阳修
乔吉
秦观
阮籍
……

These lyrics were rendered as a by-product of my PhD thesis Towards of Love Dramas and my rtanslation of The Palace of Eternal Youth,a huge play by hong sheng.Although this is an essay in English proficiency,as well as a labour of love,and I am fully conscious that there will inevitably be errors,inappropriacy and unevenness,which I feel sure that the native English-speaking geniuses around me will readily spot,I,nevertheless,have still made so bold as to proffer these piecces in their pressent form.this approach of mine will enable the readers on each and every page to figure out my own personal image,and feel themselves in my unadorned company.