Life opens like a lotus bloom As the lotus flowers in China wither one after another, the seeds ripen and the swamps go dry, and the lotus roots can be dug up for people to savor.
生命如睡蓮開合當中國大地上一朵朵的荷花謝了，蓮子成熟，水澤乾了，蓮藕可掘，人們得享蓮花帶來的可口。