By riverside are cooing A pair of turtle doves.
A good young man is wooing A fair maiden he loves.
Water flows left and right Of cresses here and there.
The youth yearns day and night For the maiden so fair.
His yearning grows so strong, He cannot fall asleep.
He tosses all night long, So deep in love, so deep!
Now gather left and right The cresses sweet and tender!
O lute, play music bright For the fiancée so slender!
Feast friends at left and right On cresses sweet and tender:'
O bells and drums, delight The bride so fair and slender!
这个译文用水作为第二段“左右流之”的主语，用人作为第四段“左右采之”和第五段“左右芼之”的主语，这样就可以看清人与自然的关系。也可以看出青年男女你欢我爱的真实感情。再看看《大中华文库·诗经》中对（1）“流之”、（2）“采之”和（3）“芼之”的译法：
（1）There grows the water grass. The folk are fond topick;
（2）There grows the water grass. The folk are fond to choose;
（3）There grows the water grass. The folk are fond to gain.
中文意思大致是：（1）那里长着水草，人们喜欢采摘；（2）人们喜欢挑选；（3）人们喜欢得到。这虽然没有什么不正当的，但和男女青年的感情几乎没有关系，因此不如上面的解释好。这也说明：“思无邪”如果译表层结构，不如译深层内容，更合孔子原意。