When a flower is half open,drink half a flower’s worth of wine.
花开半朵，
就喝半朵的酒。
The crescent moon draws its browand settles lightly into a jade cup:half the cup cool, half the cup light.
弦月画眉，
浅浅落入夜光杯，
半杯凉，半杯光。
No need to fill it —one drop moreand the moonlight would spill over.
不必斟满——
多一分，
月色就要溢出来了。
“Why fill life’s cup to the brim? Keep three parts moonlight, and pour out seven as a toast to freedom.”
“人生何必满杯，留三分月色，泼七分敬自由。”