紅樓夢(英文版)

Thestoryofthestone

Whenitcomestothisbook,whatwillyouthinkabout?theencyclopediaofFeudalsociety(封建社會的百科全書)OneofthefourmasterpiecesofnovelsinChinathetriangularlove(三角戀)thedecay(腐朽)ofanoble(貴族)familyauthorCaoXueqin

CaoXueqin(?~1764)wasoneofthemostfamousnovelistsandpoetsinthehistoryofChineseliterature.Borninaninfluential(有勢力的)Manchurian(滿洲人)bureaucratic(官僚的)family,hehadhighculturalaccomplishments(造詣)andoutstandingcompetence(能力)forart.heissaidtobethegreatestmasterpiece(杰作)ofChinesefiction.atleasttenyearsdescriptionoftheriseandfallofaninfluentialnoblefamilyhecreatedagreatnumberoftypicalcharactersHesangebullient(熱情洋溢的)praisesofboththemaleandfemaleyouthswhowereconsideredheretical(異端的)inpursuit(追求)oflove.listeningreadingwatchingappreciating

theredthreadisthetriangularlovebetweenBaoyu,DaiyuandasecondgirlcousincalledXue

Baochai

BothLinandXueloveJiabaoyu.Andtheyaretotallydifferenttypes.Xueisatypicalofthetraditionalladyship：levelheaded

,composureThelovebetweenJiaandLinisbasedonspiritandunderstanding.BothJiaoandLinhatetheevilsociety,theyloveindividualfreedomandhavedemocratic(民主的)ideas,whicharenotcorresponding(一致的)totheera(時代).

Theyallliveinabeautifulgarden,withothercousinsandsisters.Theyhaveawonderfultimetogether.

WritingpoemshavingdinnerstogetherFishingSeeingbeautifulviewsListeningdramas(戲劇)FlyingkitesSwitchingbetweentheirlife,thedivine(天賜的)worldanddreams,Baoyubecomesderanged(狂亂的)afterthedisappearanceofastone(theoriginofthetitle)whichhehadinhismouthwhenhewasbornheistrickedtomarryingBaochai,hethoughtthebridewasLin

Lindoesn’tknowthetruth.whenshehearsthenews,

feelingverydespair(絕望).Finally,shepassesawaylonelyBecomingawareofbeingtricked

Baoyuleavestheworldofthe"reddust"andbecomesamonk

TraditionaldeliciousfoodsPoesy(詩)

Architectures

(建筑)DifferenttypesoftreasuresvasemirrorBoxwhichisusedtoencasethefood

maple-dew

tea

crabDifferentkindsofgruel螃蟹餡兒的小餃

fried

dumplings

stuffed

with

crab-meat

ListeningdramasPlayinggamesDoingpoemsthe

land

of

illusion(太虛境)

Jiasawabookwhichhavepoemsandpictures.Eachpoemindicateafeminthisnovel,totally108.Ineachpoem,ithints(暗示)thefateofeachfem欲潔何曾潔,云空未必空.

可憐金玉質,終陷淖泥中.

Chastity

is

her

wish,

seclusion

her

desire;

Alas,

though

fine

as

gold

or

jade,

she

sinks

at

last

in

the

mire.

Miaoyu

子系中山狼,得志便猖狂.

金閨花柳質,一載赴黃粱.

For

husband

she

will

have

a

mountain

wolf,

his

object

gained

he

ruthlessly

berates

her;

Fair

bloom,

sweet

willow

in

a

golden

bower,

too

soon

a

rude

awakening

awaits

her!

yingchunThismelodyisconsideredaboutthelovestoryofLinandJia[枉凝眉]一個是閬苑仙葩,一個是美玉無瑕.若說沒奇緣,今生偏又遇著他,若說有奇緣,如何心事終虛化?一個枉自嗟呀,一個空勞牽掛.一個是水中月,一個是鏡中花.想眼中能有多少淚珠兒,怎經(jīng)得秋流到冬盡,春流到夏!

Vain

Longing

One

is

an

immortal

flower

of

fairyland,

the

other

fair

flawless

jade,

and

were

it

not

predestined,

why

should

they

meet

again

in

this

existence?

Yet,

if

predestined,

why

does

their

love

come

to

nothing?

One

signs

to

no

purpose,

the

other

yearns

in

vain;

one

is

the

moon

reflected

in

the

water,

the

other

but

a

flower

in

the

mirror.

How

many

tears

can

well

from

her

eyes?

Can

they

flow

on

from

autumn

till

winter,

from

spring

till

summer?

the

Grand

View

Garden

House

of

ReunionHappy

Red

Court

Alpinia

Park

Bamboo

Lodge

綴錦閣

Variegated

Splendour

Tower

Themostclassicedition

Madein19872010,Anewedition：horrible!BadcostumeBadactorsandactressesTerriblemusicMisshapenclothesNotcatchingholdofthespiritofthisnovelMyfavoriteedition,alsomadein2010.Itiscalled‘thestoryofDaiyu’ItmainlytalksaboutthelovestorybetweenJiaandLinThismelodyisconsideredaboutthelovestoryofLinandJia[枉凝眉]一個是閬苑仙葩,一個是美玉無瑕.若說沒奇緣,今生偏又遇著他,若說有奇緣,如何心事終虛化?一個枉自嗟呀,一個空勞牽掛.一個是水中月,一個是鏡中花.想眼中能有多少淚珠兒,怎經(jīng)得秋流到冬盡,春流到夏!

Vain

Longing

One

is

an

immortal

flower

of

fairyland,

the

other

fair

flawless

jade,

and

were

it

not

predestined,

why

should

they

meet

again

in

this

existence?

Yet,

if

predestined,

why

does

their

love

come

to

nothing?

One

signs

to

no

purpose,

the

other

yearns

in

vain;

one

is

the

moon

reflected

in

the

water,

the

other

but

a

flower

in

the

mirror.

How

many

tears

can

well

from

her

eyes?

Can

they

flow

on

from

autumn

till

winter,

from

spring

till

summer?

myfavoritecharacterTanchun

jia

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