红楼梦Chapter22_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter22

　　A Pu Ti tree the body is， the heart so like a stand of mirror bright， On which must needs， by constant careful rubbing， not be left dust to alight!

　　And Hui Neng， who was at this time in the cook-house pounding rice， overheard this enigma. Excellent， it is excellent， he ventured， but as far as completeness goes it isnt complete; and having bethought himself of an apothegm： The Pu Ti， (an expression for Buddha or intelligence)， he proceeded， is really no tree; and the resplendent mirror， (Buddhistic term for heart)， is likewise no stand; and as， in fact， they do not constitute any tangible objects， how could they be contaminated by particles of dust? Whereupon the fifth founder at once took his robe and clap-dish and handed them to him. Well， the text now of this enigma presents too this identical idea， for the simple fact is that those lines full of subtleties of a short while back are not， as yet， perfected or brought to an issue， and do you forsooth readily give up the task in this manner?

　　He hasnt been able to make any reply， Tai-yue rejoined sneeringly， and must therefore be held to be discomfited; but were he even to make suitable answer now， there would be nothing out of the common about it! Anyhow， from this time forth you mustnt talk about Buddhistic spells， for what even we two know and are able to do， you dont as yet know and can and do you go and concern yourself with abstraction?