Qi Liao Sheng, a reader of "Red", is furious and touches the deep through appearances. Redology scholars generally believe that he is one of the few people who have never read the Red Chamber, and we are still wandering in the Red Chamber, so it is very necessary to learn from the predecessors. I am also shallow in reading red, and my level of ancient Chinese is even shallower. In order to better read Red for myself, I tried to simply translate the preface. Some parts benefit from the Internet. For example, in the first sentence, my own translation is not as good as the Internet, and I quoted the Internet directly. Hereby explain. ?
Qi: word, Qianlong Jinshi. He is handsome, unkempt, diligent, and has no tiredness in the case, quite like Su Shi. After fatigue, he died at work. ?
The Story of the Stone, written in the eighty chapters of The Preface to the State of Qi, is called Qi Xu Ben in redology, which has similarities and differences with other versions. Generally speaking, the words are clean and simple. ?
What is the preface?
I heard two songs of crimson tree, one in my throat and the other in my nose. Huang Hua has two letters, the left wrist can open letters, and the right wrist can grass. God is skilled, I don't know. Today, there are two songs regardless of throat and nose, two songs without area, two songs with one voice and two songs with one hand. This absolutely impossible thing, amazing, won the book "Stone". Hey! It's different. )
Jiang Shu and Huang Hua are two people, one is a singer and the other is a calligrapher. ?
This is a wooden slip written on it by the ancients. ?
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I heard that Jiang Shu can sing two voices at the same time, one from the throat and the other from the nasal cavity; Huang Hua is a person who can write two letters in both hands, regular script in his left hand and cursive script in his right hand. I have never seen him before. Now reading the book "The Story of the Stone", I feel that two songs are wrapped around me, regardless of throat and nose. The two letters are the same book, but I can write two letters in one voice. This is absolutely impossible, and there will never be a miracle. It's amazing, I got it in the book "Stone"!
This is the first paragraph. Why two songs at a time, two songs at a time? ?
Combined with the red chamber and the fat batch. This is Cao Gong's unique way of writing. He hides the truth. Where is it hidden? Hide behind the book; However, what is false language? What is false language? The positive story text of the book. Writing the red chamber is a biography for the boudoir, and it can also be passed on to me. It can be seen that it is a biography of people and things, and human feelings are passed down from generation to generation through the prosperous story of an affair. At the beginning of the first lecture, I made it very clear: "If the joys and sorrows are separated, there are traces of ups and downs, but I dare not make a slight breakthrough, but I set a false trace for people." "But I will hide the truth and leave a false statement." "However, there are still people in the boudoir. You must not let them disappear because of my incompetence." Fat batch "can be passed to him (boudoir) and me (Xueqin)." ?
Chi Yanzhai also earnestly enjoined him, repeatedly saying, "It is true, but there are gaps and twists and turns in the narrative ...". The twelfth time in A Dream of Red Mansions, "Wang Xifeng sets up a lovesickness bureau: Jia Tianxiang looks at the wind and moon", which is the characteristic of A Dream of Red Mansions. ?
What is a romantic mirror? First of all, it refers to the mirror that Jia looked at. On the front, he saw Xifeng courting you. On the back, he saw a skeleton. The fat group said: "A good educated youth is a person who hides his face from the red chamber." This skeleton is the person who hides his face and cries (or refers to Daiyu). The second refers to the book A Dream of Red Mansions. Qin Xue used a mirror that can reflect both sides, which is the metaphor of this book. Zhifu said, "There are metaphors in this book", "Don't look at the surface of this book, look at its reverse side", and "The viewer will read this book only if he doesn't look at the front side". Among the many names in A Dream of Red Mansions, Yue Feng Baojian was once a name. ?
All of the above novels are false on the surface, and what is hidden is true. Qin Xue's original intention in writing a book is not to write about the bustling world or any emptiness, but to write a biography for himself and his beloved daughter. Communicator, documentary also. Therefore, reading "Red" can not only look at the literal meaning of the novel text, but also look at the reverse side of the book, in order to understand the author's true feelings and fax things. ?
Second paragraph?
(Husband's application of flowers and algae, the intention of choosing words is the same. This internal purpose is * * *, and there is no theory; At the beginning, there was a connection between the heart and the hand, and there was a connection between the hand and the hand. It seemed arrogant and correct, and it seemed obscene. For example, in the Spring and Autumn Period, there were many whispers and historians. )
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The words used in this book are prosperous, and the intentional words are not stereotyped for predecessors. This is obvious to all, so I won't elaborate on it for the time being. Just look at his heart and write by hand. It seems to be a comment, but it is actually written like this; On the surface, it is cunning, but in fact it is fair, on the surface, it is solemn and correct, but in fact it is lewd; This kind of writing, just like there were many hidden characters in the Spring and Autumn Period, historians had to use the bending pen.
Here are some strange ways to fax stones. What did Zhi Yanzhai say about this: "Things are practical, but there are also gaps, twists and turns, twists and turns, reflections, hidden views, positive views and leaps. Even the grey line of grass snake, the sound of empty valley, one blowing two sounds, the plank road is bright, the dark crossing of Chen Cang, the fog and rain, the confrontation between two mountains, the clouds and the moon, the face, the wrinkles and wonders, and the secret methods in the book are countless. I also search and dissect the sections one by one to understand the comments, so that I can guide the mistakes again. " . ?
It can be seen that there are many obscure words and strange methods in the text of The Story of the Stone, and an important role of Fat Review is to help us understand these metaphors and methods. Therefore, to understand the Red Chamber, there is no greasy criticism, just like blindfolded, and it is easy to get lost in the story and be at a loss. Therefore, I have always said that people who like the Red Chamber should read "The Story of the Stone" with fat criticism 80 times, instead of 120 times "The General Book" without fat criticism. ?
Why did Cao Gong write a book in such a strange way? He doesn't pursue any artistic effect, but he has to do it. ?
Cao Gong's environment, literary inquisition is popular, Cao Gong's thought is contrary to feudal tradition everywhere, Cao Gong's story interferes with the times, and also involves cloister temples, which is the kind of alien that feudal rulers can't accept and must be completely eradicated. So he can't tell people's stories directly, but he can only write them in argot, various homophones, pay attention to this and that, grass snake gray line, empty valley sound and so on. ?
More importantly, Qi directly compared The Story of the Stone to The Spring and Autumn Annals, and compared Cao Gong to a historian. In Caring, Zhifu often said that "all unofficial history can be destroyed, but this book can't be destroyed", "This book is needless to say", "It is a great sin for readers to take novels as the title" and "History has a common meaning ……" It is also specially studied here. ?
As an ordinary reader, Wei Jie's ability is limited, and he mainly focuses on appreciation. Just knowing that it has this meaning is very helpful for me to understand the Red Chamber and Tsao Gong. ?
The fourth paragraph:?
Try to read them one by one: the boudoir is extremely elegant, but Ye Yan is full of paper; The reading of the V-valve is extremely rich, but the decline is already full of eyelashes; Writing about Baoyu's lust and infatuation, while being affectionate and understanding, will not reduce his experience; The jealousy of writing about Daiyu is sharp, but she loves and pities deeply, no less than Nu Wa who followed Chang 'e to mend the sky in the middle of the month. )
Cutting reading: the qualifications and achievements of ancestors. The achievements of ancestors are regarded as capital by later generations, and families are called families. Jia in the book is such a noble family. ?
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I try to interpret them one by one: writing about people and things in the boudoir is extremely elegant and solemn, but it makes people feel dazzling; Describe a noble family with great achievements, which seems to be prosperous, but in fact it has declined. Writing about Baoyu is immoral and stubborn, but affectionate and considerate, no worse than Li Xia and Langya; Writing about Daiyu's jealousy makes people deeply pity, just like Chang 'e in the middle of the month, for The goddess patching the sky.
This is also Cao Gong's wonderful pen. It is pointed out that behind the story of prosperity is the tragedy of the decline of the extended family. Baoyu and Daiyu are both outstanding figures. ?
Paragraph five?
(He painted a picture of a golden house with a jade pendant, depicting a magnificent figure, which makes readers feel relaxed and happy, but it is impossible not to get a word for it. Stop, there is only one hand, while prostitutes are quiet, sad and happy, and they are also doing both. Hey! It's different. Is unofficial history blind, left-wing and corrupt? )
"Luo" refers to a jacket or blouse; "Long Ze" refers to a strong aroma. ?
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Others, such as depicting the jade hairpin, the golden house and the jade scorpion, make people dizzy; But there is nothing vulgar and obscene in the book, which is really hard to get. ?
Although it is only written by hand and sung by one voice, it is both obscene and virtuous, with mixed feelings of sadness and joy. It's amazing. Isn't Qin Xue in the novel unofficial history Zuo Qiuming and Sima Qian?
Here, Qi Kunsheng once again compared Qin Xue to a historian. ?
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However, I said that the author has two meanings, and the reader should be single-minded. For example, a stone has three sides, but beauty has only one peak; Look at the two roads, there is no more than one tree in the secluded place. It must be this meaning. What you want to read is a book, but you need to get the author's information. Catch the hidden moon, it will only shine; I like flowers on rainy days, but smelling the fragrance makes this book sound out of line? ) ?
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But I said that although the author has two intentions, the reader should only take one. For example, painting has three stones, but the beauty is only one peak. While walking, you can see the scenery on the roadside. The most beautiful place is the trees on both sides of the road. You must read this book with this understanding in order to understand the profound meaning of the author. ?
Just like fishing for the moon in water, holding only a ray of light; Also like smallpox rain, just smell its fragrance, maybe you can understand the moral of this book! ?
In this passage, Qi made a comparison with painting skills, saying that although there are two contents to be written in a book, the story on the surface and the biography on the back, readers should wholeheartedly understand the moral of The Story of the Stone before they can understand it. ?
Paragraph 7?
I hate not seeing the whole leopard, but I don't know that ups and downs are a cycle, and fate is nothing more than a bubble. The author has a discerning eye and a willing heart, so there is no need to make another language. Understand, there will be countless goodwill. Those who stick to it and are unforgettable for it, and those who open their books and slap them, have some hope! )?
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If you hate unfinished books, you should know that ups and downs are cyclical and fate is illusory. The author has a discerning eye and a willing heart, so there is no need to explore it again. However, if thousands of people want to know from the depths, they can go through the maze and read the author's information. If you hate unfinished books, you should know that ups and downs are cyclical and fate is illusory. The author has a discerning eye and a willing heart, so there is no need to explore it again. However, if thousands of people want to know from the depths, they can go through the maze and read the author's information. There are so many people who just study hard and try to understand the Story of the Stone, but how many people can really understand the meaning when they open the book of Cao Xueqin? ?
This passage is about Qi's views on the unfinished book. This book is unfinished, because the picky women in Qin Xue didn't find the ending on purpose. As long as we understand from the profound subtlety in the book, we can naturally understand the meaning of Xueqin. Moreover, because the book was not finished, the person who continued the book was self-righteous and never understood the book "Stone". ?
Xie Wei once said, I think "Snow Qin" is probably handed down in a fat batch with 80 books. In doing so, or the aesthetic significance of China people has not yet been completed, but it has actually been expressed; Or painting pays attention to blank space, and everything has not been said, and the viewer has grasped it; Or the beauty of defects, writing it will lose its aftertaste; Or maybe there is another meaning in Xueqin, which we don't know. China traditional literature pays attention to artistic conception, while painting pays attention to blank space. The lingering aftertaste is the realm that ancient China literati like to pursue. Qin Xue is good at poetry and painting, reading widely, inheriting the family style, fully absorbing and inheriting the aesthetic taste and pursuit of China's traditional literature and art, so I believe that what we are seeing now seems to be 80 broken characters, and this 80-story "stone" with fat criticism is the whole wall of the Red Chamber that Qin Xue wants to inherit. This view is not original, but was born 200 years ago. Huo Guoling has discussed this view. ?
The birth order of Qi is very particular, which is closely related to the characteristics of writing books in the Red Chamber. Moreover, there are two completely different views: one is to compare the Story of the Stone to a historical book and Cao Xueqin to a historian; Twenty or eighty times is enough to express what Cao Xueqin wants to express. The surface book is unfinished, but the reality is complete. This view is now inherited by the Huo brothers and sisters. I know a little about their works, but I haven't read them all. Everyone thinks that these two points are their own originality. In fact, Qi Guo Sheng said it more than 200 years ago, and it can't be said that they initiated it. When popular science became a hobby, they scoffed at the mention of them, and these two precious sparks of Xu Qi were annihilated. ?
I see red only for reading and appreciation, nothing else. However, when appreciating, I need to know that "The Red Chamber is broad and profound" and "Cao Gong speaks carefully, thinks twice and never writes in general", which is beneficial and harmless.