Fan Jinghua: Floriculture

　　Floriculture

To match is of the utmost importance.
First, you have to decide on the color,
For your eyes, your temperament, and your everyday life.
Then, the scent,
As even if you do not look, it still affects you.
There are options between the odorless and the odorous,
The latter of which comes with numerous choices
Between two main categories of the strong and the faint,
Which, sometimes, if coupled with the color, will betray your style.
The former, well…, if the flower is a flower, it is there,
Only those who seek will see.
Oh, there are people who do care about the shape, but that sort…
But still, first, what’s your preference?
　　--Well, I think I need a rock.
　　　　　　　　　　March 27, 2008

　　　栽花规划

匹配是最至关重要的。
首先，你必须决定选什么颜色，
因为要悦目、要投合性情、还要日日相顾。
然后，要决定味道；
因为即使你不看，她也还会影响你。
喜欢无香还是有味？
后者有很多选择的余地，
总的来说可分为浓烈和清淡，
若与颜色组合，往往显出一个人的品位。
前者嘛，嗯，那花开了，就开在那儿，
只有想看的人才能看见。
哦，也有人挺在乎形状的，不过那种……
不过首先还是，你有什么偏好？
　　——我，我想，需要一块石头。
　　　　　　　2008年3月30日