红楼梦Chapter18_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter18

Hence it was that Chia Cheng having， a few days back， heard his teacher extol him for his extreme abilities， he forthwith put him to the test on the occasion of their ramble through the garden. And though (his compositions) were not in the bold style of a writer of note， yet they were productions of their own family， and would， moreover， be instrumental， when the Chia consort had her notice attracted by them， and come to know that they were devised by her beloved brother， in also not rendering nugatory the anxious interest which she had ever entertained on his behalf， and he， therefore， purposely adopted what had been suggested by Pao-yue; while for those places， for which on that day no devices had been completed， a good number were again subsequently composed to make up what was wanted.

After the Chia consort had， for we shall now return to her， perused the four characters， she gave a smile. The two words flower-laden bank， she said， are really felicitous， so what use was there for persicary beach?

When the eunuch in waiting heard this observation， he promptly jumped off the craft on to the bank， and at a flying pace hurried to communicate it to Chia Cheng， and Chia Cheng instantly effected the necessary alteration.

By this time the craft had reached the inner bank， and leaving the boat， and mounting into her sedan chair， she in due course contemplated the magnificent Jade-like Palace; the Hall of cinnamon wood， lofty and sublime; and the marble portals with the four characters in bold style： the Precious confines of heavenly spirits， which the Chia consort gave directions should be changed for the four words denoting： additional Hall (for the imperial consort) on a visit to her parents. And forthwith making her entrance into the travelling lodge her gaze was attracted by torches burning in the court encompassing the heavens， fragments of incense strewn on the ground， fire-like trees and gem-like flowers， gold-like windows and jade-like bannisters. But it would be difficult to give a full account of the curtains， which rolled up (as fine as a) shrimps moustache; of the carpets of other skins spread on the floor; of the tripods exhaling the fragrant aroma of the brain of the musk deer; of the screens in a row resembling fans made of pheasant tails. Indeed， the gold-like doors and the windows like jade were suggestive of the abode of spirits; while the halls made of cinnamon wood and the palace of magnolia timber， of the very homes of the imperial secondary consorts.