zhēn真wèi为zhōu州，dāng当dōng东nán南zhī之shuǐ水huì会，gù故wèi为jiāng江huái淮、liǎng两zhè浙、jīng荆hú湖fā发yùn运shǐ使zhī之zhì治suǒ所。lóng龙tú图gé阁zhí直xué学shì士shī施jūn君zhèng正chén臣、shì侍yù御shǐ史xǔ许jūn君zǐ子chūn春zhī之wèi为shǐ使yě也，dé得jiān监chá察yù御shǐ史lǐ里xíng行mǎ马jūn君zhòng仲tú涂wèi为qí其pàn判guān官。sān三rén人zhě者lè乐qí其xiāng相dé得zhī之huān欢，ér而yīn因qí其xiá暇rì日dé得zhōu州zhī之jiān监jūn军fèi废yíng营yǐ以zuò作dōng东yuán园，ér而rì日wǎng往yóu游yān焉。
suì岁qiū秋bā八yuè月，zǐ子chūn春yǐ以qí其zhí职shì事zǒu走jīng京shī师，tú图qí其suǒ所wèi谓dōng东yuán园zhě者lái来yǐ以shì示yǔ予yuē曰：“yuán园zhī之guǎng广bǎi百mǔ亩，ér而liú流shuǐ水héng横qí其qián前，qīng清chí池jìn浸qí其yòu右，gāo高tái台qǐ起qí其běi北。tái台，wú吾wàng望yǐ以fú拂yún云zhī之tíng亭；chí池，wú吾fǔ俯yǐ以chéng澄xū虚zhī之gé阁；shuǐ水，wú吾fàn泛yǐ以huà画fǎng舫zhī之zhōu舟。chǎng敞qí其zhōng中yǐ以wéi为qīng清yàn宴zhī之táng堂，pì辟qí其hòu后yǐ以wèi为shè射bīn宾zhī之pǔ圃。fú芙qú蕖jì芰hé荷zhī之de的lì历，yōu幽lán兰bái白zhǐ芷zhī之fēn芬fāng芳，yǔ与fū夫jiā佳huā花měi美mù木liè列zhí植ér而jiāo交yīn阴，cǐ此qián前rì日zhī之cāng苍yān烟bái白lù露ér而jīng荆jí棘yě也；gāo高méng甍jù巨jué桷，shuǐ水guāng光rì日jǐng景dòng动yáo摇ér而shàng上xià下；qí其kuān宽xián闲shēn深liàng靓，kě可yǐ以dá答yuǎn远xiǎng响ér而shēng生qīng清fēng风，cǐ此qián前rì日zhī之tuí颓yuán垣duàn断qiàn堑ér而huāng荒xū墟yě也；jiā嘉shí时lìng令jié节,zhōu州rén人shì士nǚ女xiào啸gē歌ér而guǎn管xián弦，cǐ此qián前rì日zhī之huì晦míng冥fēng风yǔ雨、shēng鼪wú鼯niǎo鸟shòu兽zhī之háo嗥yīn音yě也。wú吾yú于shì是xìn信yǒu有lì力yān焉。fán凡tú图zhī之suǒ所zǎi载，jiē皆qí其yī一èr二zhī之lüè略yě也。ruò若nǎi乃shēng升yú于gāo高yǐ以wàng望jiāng江shān山zhī之yuǎn远jìn近，xī嬉yú于shuǐ水ér而zhú逐yú鱼niǎo鸟zhī之fú浮chén沉，qí其wù物xiàng象yì意qù趣、dēng登lín临zhī之lè乐，lǎn览zhě者gè各zì自dé得yān焉。fán凡gōng工zhī之suǒ所bù不néng能huà画zhě者，wú吾yì亦bù不néng能yán言yě也，qí其wèi为wú吾shū书qí其dà大gài概yān焉。”
yòu又yuē曰：“zhēn真，tiān天xià下zhī之chōng冲yě也。sì四fāng方zhī之bīn宾kè客wǎng往lái来zhě者，wú吾yǔ与zhī之gòng共lè乐yú于cǐ此，qǐ岂dú独sī私wú吾sān三rén人zhě者zāi哉？rán然ér而chí池tái台rì日yì益yǐ以xīn新，cǎo草mù木rì日yì益yǐ以mào茂，sì四fāng方zhī之shì士wú无rì日ér而bù不lái来，ér而wú吾sān三rén人zhě者yǒu有shí时jiē皆qù去yě也，qǐ岂bú不juàn眷juàn眷yú于shì是zāi哉？bú不wèi为zhī之jì记，zé则hòu后shú孰zhī知qí其zì自wú吾sān三rén人zhě者shǐ始yě也？”
yǔ予yǐ以wéi为sān三jūn君zhī之cái材xián贤zú足yǐ以xiāng相jì济，ér而yòu又xié协yú于qí其zhí职，zhī知suǒ所xiān先hòu后，shǐ使shàng上xià下gěi给zú足，ér而dōng东nán南liù六lù路zhī之rén人wú无xīn辛kǔ苦chóu愁yuàn怨zhī之shēng声，rán然hòu后xiū休qí其yú余xián闲，yòu又yǔ与sì四fāng方xián贤shì士dà大fū夫gòng共lè乐yú于cǐ此。shì是jiē皆kě可jiā嘉yě也，nǎi乃wèi为zhī之shū书。lú庐líng陵ōu欧yáng阳xiū修jì记。
