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Poems are kept in Chinese only. Classical Chinese verse depends on tone, metre and allusion — a translation would be a different poem. The original is below; ask your family to read it aloud to you.

西施

〔唐〕朱庆馀

〔唐〕朱庆馀

家国兴亡自有时，吴人何苦怨西施。

西施若解倾吴国，越国亡来又是谁？

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