He Zhi Zhang
I left home young and not till old do I come back,
My accent① is unchanged, my hair no longer black.
The children don’t know me, whom I meet on the way,
“Where do you come from, reverend② sir?” They smile and say.
① accentn. 口音,腔调;语调,声调
② reverendadj. 可尊敬的,值得崇敬的;教士的
回乡偶书
贺知章
少小离家老大回,
乡音无改鬓毛衰。
儿童相见不相识,
笑问客从何处来。