American readers are usually surprised by the sentiment of condoling the homeland with high frequency when they read translated Chinese works.They may be even bored of this sometimes.

• 美国读者在阅读中国诗歌的译著时往往会惊诧于诗中频繁出现的哀悼故土的感伤之情，有时甚至会对此感到厌烦。