红楼梦Chapter22_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter22

　　ve always had a dread of such sensational plays as these! Pao-yue retorted.

　　If you call this play sensational， Pao-chai smilingly expostulated， well then you may fitly be looked upon as being no connoisseur of plays. But come over and Ill tell you. This play constitutes one of a set of books， entitled the Pei Tien Peng Chun， which， as far as harmony， musical rests and closes， and tune go， is， it goes without saying， perfect; but theres among the elegant compositions a ballad entitled： the Parasitic Plant， written in a most excellent style; but how could you know anything about it?

　　Pao-yue， upon hearing her speak of such points of beauty， hastily drew near to her. My dear cousin， he entreated， recite it and let me hear it! Whereupon Pao-chai went on as follows：

　　My manly tears I will not wipe away， But from this place， the scholars home， Ill stray. The bonze for mercy I shall thank; under the lotus altar shave my pate; With Yuean to be the luck I lack; soon in a twinkle we shall separate， And needy and forlorn Ill come and go， with none to care about my fate. Thither shall I a suppliant be for a fog wrapper and rain hat; my warrant I shall roll， And listless with straw shoes and broken bowl， wherever to convert my fate may be， Ill stroll.

　　As soon as Pao-yue had listened to her recital， he was so full of enthusiasm， that， clapping his knees with his hands， and shaking his head， he gave vent to incessant praise; after which he went on to extol Pao-chai， saying： theres no book that you dont know.