紅樓夢(mèng)英文簡(jiǎn)介

HONGLOUMENGTragicNegativeExquisite(細(xì)膩的)Multi-cultural(多種文化的)Torso(殘缺的)ComplicatedContentsTheauthorTheideasMaincharactersClassicsceneDeliciousfoodsTranslationCAOXUEQINTheauthorCaoXueqin(?1715~?1763),afamousnovelistofQingdynasty.CaoYin(曹寅)，hisgrandfather,isKangxiemperor'stopminister(寵臣),Cao'sfamilyisaprominent(顯赫的)family.ButinCaoXueqin'sgeneration,forsomepoliticalreasons,Cao'sfamilybecomeverypoor,soCaoXueqinliveaverypoorlife.Andhediedbecauseofhislittleson'sdead.TheIdeas

Inthisnovel,CaoXueqinchoosesfourfeudalfamilies,Jia,Wang,ShiandXueasthebackground,andpresentstousvividdescriptionofthelifeinfeudalsociety(封建社會(huì)).JiaBaoyuandLinDaiyuarethetwomaincharacters,theyloveeachotherandaspiretofreedom.Buttheyarenottogetherfinallybecauseparents'objection.Atlast,LinDaiyudropthelasttearforherlove,thendied;andJiaBaoyumarriedXueBaochai,buthechoosetobeamonksoon.Inadditiontotheselovestories,thisnovelisofgreatvalueinliterature,medicine,dress,architectureandfoodandsoon.

JIABAOYU

Passionate(多情的)DevotedRomanticTolerantGifted

JIAOBAOYU

JiaBaoyuisapassionateanddevotedprince.Heloveeverythingevenplantsandanimals.Heiswillingtotalkswithbirdsandflowerssometimes.HelovesLinDaiyuallthetimethoughmanybeautifulgirlsaroundhim.Hisservents(仆人)alsodon'tafraidofhimbecauseheisverytolerant.Atthesametime,hehasagiftforpoetry.Hispoetriesbeyondpeoples'expectations.Atlast,hemarriedwithXueBaochai,thenlefthometobeamonk.HisFamousSentences1.Girlsaremadeofwater,menofmud.(女兒是水作的骨肉，男人是泥作的骨肉.)可以解釋為什么不是女人而是女兒，女兒即女孩。2.Agirlbeforemarriageisapreciouspearl;aftermarriage,shesomehowpicksupallsortsofbadhabitssothatthepearllosesitslustre--it’sadeadpearl;andasshegrowsstillolder,thepearlchangesintoafish-eye.

(女孩兒未出嫁，是顆無價(jià)之寶珠；出了嫁，不知怎么就變出許多的不好的毛病來，雖是顆珠子，卻沒有光彩寶色，是顆死珠了；再老了，更變得不是珠子，竟是魚眼睛了！)

LINDAIYU

Sentimental(敏感的)Odd（古怪的）Arrogant(傲慢的)SickishPureLINDAIYULinDaiyuistheonlydaughterinherfamilyandhermotherdiedearly,sosheissentimentaltothingsaroundher.Sheisoddbecauseshefeelshumble.SheisdifferentfromJiaBaoyu,sheonlyloveswhatsheloves,sosheisarrogant(傲慢的).sheoftenweeps.sheisasicklygirl.HerpoorhealthistheultimatereasonwhyJiamuhasmadeuphermindtoabandonher.ShediedwhenshekonwsJiaBaoyumarriedXueBaochai.HerFamousWords

1.Forpureyoucameandpureshallgo,notsinkingintosomefoulditchormire.(質(zhì)本潔來還潔去，強(qiáng)于污淖陷渠溝.)2.Proudrecluse(隱士),withwhathermitareyoutakingrefuge?Allflowersmustbloom,whatmakesyoubloomsolate?(孤標(biāo)傲世偕誰隱？一樣花開為底遲？)QINGWEN

Qingwenisabeautifulandheadstrong(任性的)girl.Whenshewasonlyfiveyearsold,shecameJia'sandbecameBaoyu'sservant.Sheissmartandcantakethesituationasawholeintoconsideration.Sheisproudandhasstrongspiritofrevolt(反抗).Thereisainterestingthingsinthisbook.WeallknowthathercharacterisSimilartoLinDaiyu.ButLindoesn'tlikeher,onthecontrary,LinlikesXirenmore.FinallyshediedwhensheisonlysixteenyealsoldbecauseLadyWanghaveasearchofMadeoftheGarden(大觀園).

BuryingFlowersLin'sparentsdiedearly,thoughshehasagoodlifeinJiafamily,shestillfeelssheisdependentonothers.WealsoknowthatLinisverysentimental.Inhermind,herdestinylikesthefallenleaves.Soshelikesandsympathyforfallenleavesandshecan'tbeartoseeleavesbetrampled(踐踏).Thereforeshecollectsthefallenleavesandburiesthemlikeburyingherself.DeliciousFoodsFriedEgg-plant（茄鲞xiang）Picksomeearlyeggplantandpeelit,keepingonlythebestpart,whichmustbecutintosmallpiecesandfriedwithchickenfat.Thengetsomechickenbreast,freshmushrooms,bambooshoots,driedmushrooms,spiceddriedbeancurdandvariouskindsofpreservedfruit.Dicethesetooandboilthemwiththeegg-plantinchickensoup,thenaddsesameoilandpicklesandstoreitinatightly-sealedporcelainjar.（你把才下來的茄子把皮簽了，只要凈肉，切成碎丁子，用雞油炸了，再用雞脯子肉并香菌、新筍、蘑菇、五香腐干、各色干果子，俱切成釘子，用雞湯煨干，將香油一收，外加糟油一拌，盛在瓷罐子里封嚴(yán)，要吃時(shí)拿出來，用炒的雞瓜一拌就是了.）

TwoFamousTranslator

YangXianyiandhiswifeGladysYang

ADreamofRedMansionsDavidHawkesandJohnMinford

TheStoryoftheStone

YANGXIANYIANDGLADYSYANG

YangXianyi(1915~2009)isafamoustranslatorinourcountry.HetranslateHongLouMengintoEnglishbetween1978and1980withhiswife,GladysYang(1919~1999).DAVIDHAWKSDavidHawks（1923~2009)isaBritishSinologist.HewasthefirstBritishtotranslateth