红楼梦Chapter18_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter18

Mercy excessive Heaven and earth display， And it men young and old hail gratefully; From old till now they pour their bounties GREat Those rich gifts which Cathay and all states permeate.

Changing also the text： A phoenix comes with dignified air for the Hsiao Hsiang Lodge.

the red (flowers are) fragrant and the GREen (banana leaves like) jade， she altered into Happy red and joyful green bestowing upon the place the appellation of the I Hung court (joyful red)。 The spot where the fragrance pure of the ligularia and iris， was inscribed， she called the ligularia and the weed court; and where was the sign in the apricot tree is visible， she designated the cottage in the hills where dolichos is bleached. The main tower she called the Broad Vista Tower. The lofty tower facing the east， she designated the variegated and flowery Hall; bestowing on the line of buildings， facing the west， the appellation of the Hall of Occult Fragrance; and besides these figured such further names as： the Hall of peppery wind， the Arbour of lotus fragrance， the Islet of purple caltrop， the Bank of golden lotus， and the like. There were also tablets with four characters such as： the peach blossom and the vernal rain; the autumnal wind prunes the Eloecocca， the artemisia leaves and the night snow， and other similar names which could not all be placed on record. She furthermore directed that such tablets as were already put up， should not be dismounted， and she forthwith took the lead and composed an heptameter stanza， the burden of which was：