红楼梦Chapter22_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter22

　　Eyes though it has; eyeballs it has none， and empty tis inside! the lotus flowers out of the water peep， and they with gladness meet， But when dryandra leaves begin to drop， they then part and divide， For a fond pair they are， but， united， winter they cannot GREet.

　　When Chia Cheng finished scanning it， he gave way to reflection. This object， he pondered， must surely be limited in use! But for persons of tender years to indulge in all this kind of language， would seem to be still less propitious; for they cannot， in my views， be any of them the sort of people to enjoy happiness and longevity! When his reflections reached this point， he felt the more dejected， and plainly betrayed a sad appearance， and all he did was to droop his head and to plunge in a brown study.

　　But upon perceiving the frame of mind in which Chia Cheng was， dowager lady Chia arrived at the conclusion that he must be fatigued; and fearing， on the other hand， that if she detained him， the whole party of young ladies would lack the spirit to enjoy themselves， she there and then faced Chia Cheng and suggested： Theres no need really for you to remain here any longer， and you had better retire to rest; and let us sit a while longer; after which， we too will break up!

　　As soon as Chia Cheng caught this hint， he speedily assented several consecutive yes and when he had further done his best to induce old lady Chia to have a cup of wine， he eventually withdrew out of the Hall. On his return to his bedroom， he could do nothing else than give way to cogitation， and， as he turned this and turned that over in his mind， he got still more sad and pained.