红楼梦Chapter17_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter17

What do you， gentlemen， think of this argument? Chia Cheng remarked sneeringly. A little while ago， when the whole company devised something original， you observed that it would be better to quote an old device; and now that we have quoted an old motto， you again maintain that its coarse and inappropriate! But you had better give us one of yours.

If two characters like dripping jadelike are to be used， Pao-yue explained， it would be better then to employ the two words Penetrating Fragrance， which would be unique and excellent， wouldnt they?

Chia Cheng pulled his moustache， nodded his head and did not utter a word; whereupon the whole party hastily pressed forward with one voice to eulogize Pao-yues acquirements as extraordinary.

the selection of two characters for the tablet is an easy matter， suggested Chia Cheng， but now go on and compose a pair of antithetical phrases with seven words in each.

Pao-yue cast a glance round the four quarters， when an idea came into his head， and he went on to recite：

the willows， which enclose the shore， the GREen borrow from three bamboos; On banks apart， the flowers asunder grow， yet one perfume they give.

Upon hearing these lines， Chia Cheng gave a faint smile， as he nodded his head， whilst the whole party went on again to be effusive in their praise. But forthwith they issued from the pavilions， and crossed the pond， contemplating with close attention each elevation， each stone， each flower， or each tree. And as suddenly they raised their heads， they caught sight， in front of them， of a line of white wall， of numbers of columns， and beautiful cottages， where flourished hundreds and thousands of verdant bamboos， which screened off the rays of the sun.