中国古诗词英译连载【5】 七步诗 曹植 WRITTEN WHILE TAKING SEVEN PACES【Chinese Poem】

  七步诗 曹植 煮豆燃豆萁，豆在釜中泣。本是同根生，相煎何太急。 

WRITTEN WHILE TAKING SEVEN PACES 

Pods burned to cook peas, 

Peas weep in the pot: “Grown from same root, please, Why boil us so hot?”