红楼梦Chapter17_小升初阅读_小升初-查字典英语网

红楼梦Chapter17

After listening to the proposed line， they all sang its praise. First-rate! excellent! they cried， the natural talents of your second son， dear friend， are lofty; his mental capacity is astute; he is unlike ourselves， who have read books but are simple fools.

You shouldnt， urged Chia Cheng smilingly， heap upon him excessive praise; hes young in years， and merely knows one thing which he turns to the use of ten purposes; you should laugh at him， that but we can by and by choose some device.

As he spoke， he entered the cave， where he perceived beautiful trees with thick foliage， quaint flowers in lustrous bloom， while a line of limpid stream emanated out of a deep recess among the flowers and trees， and oozed down through the crevice of the rock. ProGREssing several steps further in， they gradually faced the northern side， where a stretch of level ground extended far and wide， on each side of which soared lofty buildings， intruding themselves into the skies， whose carved rafters and engraved balustrades nestled entirely among the depressions of the hills and the tops of the trees. They lowered their eyes and looked， and beheld a pure stream flowing like jade， stone steps traversing the clouds， a balustrade of white marble encircling the pond in its embrace， and a stone bridge with three archways， the animals upon which had faces disgorging water from their mouths. A pavilion stood on the bridge， and in this pavilion Chia Chen and the whole party went and sat.