Only let me make my life simple and straight, like a flute of reed for thee to fill with music. 只容我把自己的生命归做率真坦荡，象一只芦笛被你盈满乐音。
Whether an invaluable Italian violin or a casually-cut reed whistle, when left untouched, remains soundless. 一把价值连城的意大利提琴，和一枝被随手削出的芦笛，不去触动它们，便都是沉默，但沉默的内涵却并不一样。
Hope is a slender reed for a stout man to lean on. 希望是壮汉依靠的一根纤细的芦苇。
The river banks were overgrown with reed. 河岸长满了芦苇。
