A lament over human fragility and the inevitable effects of time, often expressed upon witnessing the decay of nature or reflecting on inevitable aging and hardship.
看到院子里那棵老树在秋风中凋零，他不禁感叹：“树犹如此，人何以堪？”
Seeing the old tree in the courtyard wither in the autumn wind, he couldn't help but sigh, “If even trees are like this, how can a person bear it?”
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