云(yún)儿(ér)飘(piāo)在(zài)海(hǎi)空(kōng)，

Clouds float in the sky above the sea.

鱼(yú)儿(ér)藏(cáng)在(zài)水(shuǐ)中(zhōng)。)

Fish hide in the water.

早(zǎo)晨(chén)太(tài)阳(yáng)里(lǐ)晒(shài)鱼(yú)网(wǎng)，)

In the morning I sun my fishing net.

迎(yíng)面(miàn)吹(chuī)过(guò)来(lái)大(dà)海(hǎi)风(fēng)。)

The head wind blows from the sea.

潮(cháo)水(shuǐ)升(shēng)，浪(làng)花(huā)涌(yǒng)，)

Tide rises and waves surge.

鱼(yú)船(chuán)儿(ér)飘(piāo)飘(piāo)各(gè)西(xī)东(dōng)。)

Fishing boats flow apart.

轻(qīng)撒(sā)网(wǎng)，紧(jǐn)拉(lā)绳(shéng)，
)

I cast the net lightly and pull the rope tightly,

烟(yān)雾(wù)里(lǐ)辛(xīn)苦(kǔ)等(děng)鱼(yú)踪(zōng)。)

waiting in the thick fog for fish to appear.

鱼(yú)儿(ér)难(nán)捕(bǔ)船(chuán)租(zū)重(zhòng)，

Fish are hard to catch and the boat rent is heavy.

捕鱼(bǔyú)人儿(rénér)世(shì)世(shì)穷(qióng)。)

Fishermen are poor for ages.

爷爷(yéye)留下(liúxià)的(de)破(pò)鱼网(yúwǎng)，)

The shabby fishing net left by my grandpa,

小心(xiǎoxīn)再(zài)靠(kào)它(tā)过(guò)一(yī)冬(dōng)。ù)

I have to handle with care. The family will rely on it for another winter.

东(dōng)方(fāng)现(xiàn)出(chū)微(wēi)明(míng)，)

Twilight appears in the east,

星(xīng)儿(ér)藏(cáng)入(rù)天(tiān)空(kōng)。)

The stars hide back to the sky.

早(zǎo)晨(chén)鱼(yú)船(chuán)儿(ér)返(fǎn)回(huí)程(chéng)，)

My fishing boat returns in the morning

迎(yíng)面(miàn)吹(chuī)过(guò)来(lái)送(sòng)潮(cháo)风(fēng)。()

The head wind sends the tide away.

天(tiān)已(yǐ)明(míng)，力(lì)已(yǐ)尽(jìn)，()

It is daytime and I am exhausted.

眼(yǎn)望(wàng)着(zhe)渔(yú)村(cūn)路(lù)万(wàn)重(zhòng)。()

The road to the fishing village looks winding and far.

腰(yāo)已(yǐ)酸(suān)，手(shǒu)也(yě)肿(zhǒng)，

Waist sore and hands swollen,

捕(bǔ)得(dé)了(le)鱼(yú)儿(ér)腹(fù)内(nèi)空(kōng)。)

I get fish but my stomach is empty.

鱼(yú)儿(ér)捕(bǔ)得(dé)不(bù)满(mǎn)筐(kuāng)，)

The basket is not yet full of fish

又(yòu)是(shì)东(dōng)方(fāng)太(tài)阳(yáng)红(hóng)。()

when the sun turns the east red.

爷(yé)爷(ye)留(liú)下(xià)的(de)破(pò)鱼(yú)网(wǎng)，()

The shabby fishing net left by my grandpa,

小(xiǎo)心(xīn)还(hái)靠(kào)它(tā)过(guò)一(yī)冬(dōng)。

I have to handle with care. The family will rely on it for another winter.