红楼梦Chapter22_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter22

　　Be quiet， and listen to the play， Lin Tai-yue urged; they havent yet sung about the mountain gate， and you already pretend to be mad!

　　At these words， Hsiang-yuen also laughed. But， in due course， the whole party watched the performance until evening， when they broke up. Dowager lady Chia was so very much taken with the young actor， who played the role of a lady， as well as with the one who acted the buffoon， that she gave orders that they should be brought in; and， as she looked at them closely， she felt so much the more interest in them， that she went on to inquire what their ages were. And when the would-be lady (replied) that he was just eleven， while the would-be buffoon (explained) that he was just nine， the whole company gave vent for a time to expressions of sympathy with their lot; while dowager lady Chia bade servants bring a fresh supply of meats and fruits for both of them， and also gave them， besides their wages， two tiaos as a present.

　　This lad， lady Feng observed smiling， is when dressed up (as a girl)， a living likeness of a certain person; did you notice it just now?

　　Pao-chai was also aware of the fact， but she simply nodded her head assentingly and did not say who it was. Pao-yue likewise expressed his assent by shaking his head， but he too did not presume to speak out. Shih Hsiang-yuen， however， readily took up the conversation. He resembles， she interposed， cousin Lins face! When this remark reached Pao-yues ear， he hastened to cast an angry scowl at Hsiang-yuen， and to make her a sign; while the whole party， upon hearing what had been said， indulged in careful and minute scrutiny of (the lad); and as they all began to laugh： The resemblance is indeed striking! they exclaimed.