Zhang Chao In My Youth, Reading Books -Is Like, Through A Crack, At The Moon Peeking 張潮 少年讀書，白丑如隙中窺月 中年讀書 如庭中望月 Poem by Frank Yue

YOU MENG YING: Quiet Dream Shadows
- by ZHANG CHAO (1650 -?)
- Translated by Frank C Yue

In my Youth, reading books -
Is like, through a crack, at the Moon peeking;
Middle-aged, reading books -
Is like, in a courtyard, at the Moon looking;

In Old Age, reading books -
Is like, on a high terrace, the Moon admiring.
One's life experience and depth of comprehension,
Decide the depth of a book, one's appreciation.


《幽夢影》（第三十五則）清 • 張潮

少年讀書，如隙中窺月；
中年讀書，如庭中望月；
老年讀書，如臺上玩月。
皆以閱歷之淺深，為所得之淺深耳。