Can any expert help me with the translation of the first paragraph of Su Shi's "Ode to the Sharp Rat"?

Ode to the Shrewd Rat

Su Shi

Su Zi was sitting at night when a rat gnawed at him. Lift the bed and stop it. Once it stops, it will start again. Make the boy candle it, there is a hollow prong (sound tuo2), [1] [1] noisy, the sound is in the prong. He said: "Hey! This is a rat whose sight is closed and cannot go away." He looked at it and found nothing. He held up the candle and pulled it, and there was a dead rat in it. The boy was startled and said, "He is biting someone and he died suddenly? He made a sound, how can he be a ghost?" He overturned it, fell to the ground and then walked away. Even if you are sensitive, you should not catch him.

Original text Su Zi sighed and said: "What a strange thing! This is the cunning of rats. When it is closed in the lug, the lug is strong and cannot dig holes. Therefore, if it does not bite, it will bite, and the sound will kill people; if it does not die, it will die, but it will die with its shape. Seeking escape. I heard that there is a living being, and there is no wisdom in human beings. He gathers dragons to kill dragons, climbs turtles and hunts lins, and conquers all things. He is killed by a rat. He falls into the trap of this insect, and scares away rabbits and crows. It's wisdom."

Su Dongpo sighed: "It's strange, this is the cleverness of the mouse. The bag is strong and can't bite holes, so it doesn't bite, but it pretends to bite. Use (gnawing) sounds to confuse people; pretend to be dead instead of dying, and use this method to escape. I have heard that there is no animal in the world that is smarter than humans. Therefore, they tame dragons and kill dragons, and hunt turtles and unicorns. I could conquer all creatures and become their master, but I ended up being dominated by a mouse, fell into the little thing's scheme, and was startled by its sudden escape from its virginal silence like a fleeing rabbit. How can people be so smart?

Ode to the Shrewd Mouse

Su Shi

Su Zi was sitting at night, and when a mouse came to bite him, he would pull up the bed and stop it. Make the boy hold a candle, there is a hollow prong, [1] [1] and the sound is in the prong: "Hey! This is the kind of thing that the rat's view is closed and cannot go away. "He raised his hair and looked at it, but there was nothing there. He held up the candle and looked at it, and there was a dead rat in it. The boy was shocked and said, "Is this a rat that gnawed and died suddenly? Xiang Weisheng, how can he be a ghost? "It fell over and fell to the ground and then walked away. Even if you are sensitive, you can't catch it.

Su Zi sighed and said: "What a strange thing! This is the cunning of rats. When it comes to the middle of the stick, the stick is strong and cannot be used for acupuncture points. Therefore, if you don't bite, you bite, and you use the sound to kill people; if you don't die, you die, and you use the shape to get rid of it. I have heard that there is life, but I cannot be wiser than others. He disturbs dragons and kills dragons, climbs turtles and hunts lins, enslaves all things and rules them all, but he is killed by a rat. If you fall into this insect's plan, you will be surprised to escape from the rabbit and become a virgin. Is it wisdom? "

Sitting and pretending to be asleep, thinking about the reason privately. If someone tells the rest, "You only know it after studying a lot, but you look at the way but don't see it." It is not one for you, but two for things, so the bite of a rat causes it to change. "A man can break a jade worth a thousand gold, but he can't lose his voice in a broken cauldron; he can defeat a fierce tiger, but he can't lose his color in a bee (sound chai 4). This is the same problem." ’ The words came from you and you forgot them? "Yu smiled while looking up, and asked the boy to write down Yu's work.

[1]: The lower part of "口" on the right and "Liao" on the left. Sound (xiao1)

Cunning Rat

Suzi was sitting at night, and a mouse was biting (something). Suzi slapped the bed board, and the sound stopped, and then it sounded again (Suzi) ordered the boy. Shining a candle under the bed, there was an empty box, and the sound of a mouse chewing came from inside. The boy said, "Ah, this mouse can't leave after being locked up." "(The boy) opened the box and looked inside. There was nothing. (The boy) raised the candle and searched. There was a dead mouse in the box. The boy was surprised and said: "The mouse was barking just now. How could it die suddenly?

Where is it? What was the sound before? Was it a ghost? "(The boy) turned the box over and poured out the mouse. The mouse ran away as soon as it hit the ground. Even the most agile person can't be caught off guard.

Su Zi sighed and said: "It's strange, this is the cunning of mice! (The mouse) was locked in a box. The box was hard and the mouse could not penetrate. Therefore, (the rat) bites (the box) when it cannot bite, and uses sound to attract people; it pretends to be dead when it is not dead, and relies on the appearance of pretending to be dead to escape. I have heard that there is no creature more intelligent than man. (People) can tame dragons, catch dragons, use tortoise shells to divine fortune, hunt unicorns, manipulate all things in the world and dominate them, but suddenly they are taken advantage of by a mouse. Falling into the mouse's scheme, and being surprised by the mouse's transformation from extreme stillness to extreme movement, where is human wisdom? "

(I) sat down, closed my eyes and took a nap, thinking about the reason for this in my heart. It seemed like someone said to me, "You just learn more and remember a little bit of knowledge, but you are still far from the 'Tao' Very far.

You are not concentrating on your own, and you are disturbed and influenced by external things, so the sound of a mouse can attract you to be dominated by it and help it change its predicament. A person can remain calm when breaking a jasper worth thousands of gold, but scream when breaking a pot; a person can fight a tiger, but it can be seen that his color changes when he sees a bee and a scorpion. This is the result of lack of concentration. This is what you said before, have you forgotten? "I leaned over and smiled, then raised my head and woke up again. (I) then ordered the boy to take a pen and write down my article.

Su Zi sighed: "What a surprise! This is the cunning of rats. When it comes to the middle of the stick, the stick is strong and cannot be used for acupuncture points. Therefore, if you don't bite, you bite, and you use the sound to kill people; if you don't die, you die, and you use the shape to get rid of it. I have heard that there is life, but I cannot be wiser than others. He disturbs dragons and kills dragons, climbs turtles and hunts lins, enslaves all things and rules them all, but he is killed by a rat. If you fall into the trap of this insect, you will be surprised to escape from the rabbit and become a virgin. Is it wisdom? "

Sitting and pretending to be asleep, thinking about the reason privately. If someone tells the rest, "You only know it after studying a lot, but you look at the way but don't see it." It's not the same as you, but Xuan Zheng, the royal family, Huang Huang is sick! ?四芩榍Ы鬬?袁耿芪昘?谄谩?黄濿┟TUⅲ?黄芪伟渖?蜜潋?音Chai4), this is a problem of inconsistency. ’ The words came from you and you forgot them? "I smiled while looking up, and asked the boy to write down my work.

Translation: When Su (the author) was sitting at night, he (heard) a mouse chewing something and grinding its teeth. ( He slapped the bed to stop it. When it stopped, he asked the boy to take a candle and look. There was an empty bag in the corner, and the voice was in the bag. : “This rat is sealed in a bag and can’t get out. "(He) opened the bag and looked, but there was silence and nothing. He moved the candle to look for it, and found a dead mouse inside. The boy servant said in surprise: "It was grinding its teeth just now, why did it die suddenly? What was the sound just now? Is there a ghost? "(Turn the bag upside down and pour out the mouse.) (The mouse) fell to the ground and ran away. Even the most agile person would not have time to (catch it).