杨万里（1127—1206），字廷秀，号诚斋，吉州吉水（今属江西省）人。

绍兴二十四年（1154）进士，调赣州司户参军。

后历官国子博士、东官侍读、江东转运副使等。

卒谥文节。

与范成大、陆游、尤袤合称为“中兴四大诗人”。

其诗讲求活法，自成“诚斋体”。

有 诚斋集　、 诚斋诗话　传世。

杨万里 书莫读　书诗莫吟。

读书两眼枯见骨，吟诗个字呕出心。

人言读书乐，人言吟诗好，口吻长作秋虫声，只令君瘦令君老。

君瘦君老且勿论，傍人听之亦烦恼。

何如闭目坐斋房，下帘扫地自焚香。

听风听雨都有味，健来即行倦来睡。

Don't Read BooksYang Wan-liDon't read booksDon't chant poemsWhen you read books your eyeballs wither awayleaving the bare socketsWhen you chant poems your heart leaks out slowlywith each wordPeople say reading books is enjoyablePeople say chanting poems is funBut if your lips constantly make a soundlike an insect chirping in autumnyou will only turn into a haggard old manAnd even if you don't turn into a haggard old manIt's annoying for others to have to hear youIt's so much betterto close your eyes, sit in your studylower the curtains, sweep the floor,burn incense.

take a walk when you feel energetic,and when you're tired go to sleep.

（Jonathan Chaves 译）【双语诗歌翻译|杨万里-书莫读　查看网站：[db:时间]】