Original text and translation of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio Friends of Drinking

Original text and translation of Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio Friends of Drinking

Brief introduction: Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio, short for Ghost Fox Biography, is a collection of short stories by Pu Songling, a famous novelist in China in the Qing Dynasty. The following is the original and translation of "Strange Stories from a Lonely Studio and Drinking Friends" I brought for you. I hope it will help you.

Original text:

Car drivers, with no family support [1], are addicted to alcohol, and can't sleep unless it turns white at night [2], so the wine bottles at the bedside are often not empty [3]. I woke up one night and turned to my side, as if someone was lying down, indicating that my ear had fallen off. If you touch it, it will be as huge as a cat; Candles, foxes, drunkards and lying dogs [4]. Look at the bottle. It's empty. Because of the smile: This is my drinking buddy. ? I couldn't bear to be surprised, so I covered my clothes with my arms and slept with them. Leave a candle and watch it change. In the middle of the night, the fox can't reach it. Laugh:? Have a good sleep! ? Looking back, Confucian crown handsome man also [5]. Before you worship the sofa, thank you for not killing me. Health:? I am addicted to land to the tiller [6], but people think it is stupid; Qing, I'm Uncle Bao [7]. If there is no doubt, be a good friend of bad mountain [8] ? Drag up and down, go back to sleep. Besides:? You can come at any time, and you can't guess. ? Fox Zhi Nuo. When you wake up, the fox has disappeared. It is a wine for the purpose of treating diseases [9], which is specially for foxes.

Arrive in the evening, the fruit arrives, and the knee drinks. Foxes are generous and harmonious, so they hate each other very late. Fox said: How can I repay your repeated words [10]? Health:? The joy of fighting wine, how to set your teeth and cheeks [1 1]! ? Fox said: Although you are poor, it is not easy to make money with your employees. When you are a gentleman, you should earn less money for drinking. ? Tomorrow, come and tell me: Go to this southeast seven miles, there is gold left by the roadside, so you can withdraw it early. ? When I left, I got two pieces of gold, which are delicious in the city. After drinking at night, the fox told me: there is a cellar behind the yard, which should be made. ? As he said, he got more than one hundred dollars. Hi:? It's as sure as a gun, so there's no hurry to sell it [13]. ? Fox said: Otherwise. Can water and beard last long? Let's work together. ? A different day is called birth: The market is cheap [14], and this strange product can live in [15]. ? Since then, more than forty stones have been collected. People don't laugh when they are salty. After a few days, the beans dried up after the drought, but buckwheat can still be planted; Selling seeds, the interest is ten times [16]. Thus, it will benefit the rich and rule 200 acres of fertile land. However, if you ask the fox, you will harvest all kinds of wheat and all kinds of millet. All planting depends on foxes sooner or later. Rimi [17], calling a wife as a sister-in-law, depending on the child. After death, the fox will never come again.

Precautions:

[1] The family is not Chinese. Ranger biography. This property is not rich.

[2] floating three whites: drinking three wines. "Master yuan? Well said: Wei Wenhou had a drink with the doctor, which made the public take advantage of this unfriendly attitude. He said: if you drink (but) don't sting, you will float into the light. ? Floating white, originally referring to fine wine, is also called floating white after drinking a lot. Floating, the name of the old drinking order, extended to full drinking. White, a kind of wine glass, is used to punish wine.

[3] Bottle: What is this word? Respect? , wine glasses.

[4] Dog Lying: Bend down and lie like a dog. Dogs, according to 24 volumes of manuscripts, the original text.

? Big? .

[5] Confucian crown: a hat worn by Confucian scholars. This is called wearing a Confucian hat.

[6] tillering (Ni? Nie): It means to be addicted to alcohol. Addiction has become a disease. A crooked tiller, a wine mother. "History? Say life:? If you are a wine cellar, you are just a cultivator. ? Pointing to drunkenness.

[7] I, Bao Shuya: It means I know myself. Uncle Bao, a native of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period, is a good friend of Guan Zhong. Regardless of his situation, Guan Zhong trusts him very much. They do business, and Guan Zhong gets more. He knows that his family is poor, so it is not surprising. There was civil strife in Qi, and his son Xiaobai and Miyako fought for the throne for a long time and were in a hostile position with Guan Zhong. As a result, Xiaobai (that is) won with the support of Uncle Bao. At this time, Bao Shu recommended Guan Zhong to Qi Huangong, and he lived here. He thinks his talent is inferior to Guan Zhong's. So Guan Zhong said:? My parents know steamed stuffed bun. ? See historical records? Biography of Yan Guan. [8] Bad mountain: a mountain made of distiller's grains. "New order? Save soil: Jay is a wine pool, enough to transport a boat; A bad mountain is enough to see seven miles. ? This refers to wine.

[9] purport wine a sheng (ch? A glass of wine. Containers such as cups and jars; A glass of wine is a glass of wine. Language "Zuo Zhuan"? Thirteen years of mourning. [10] Dao (tāo Dao): Ask, insult. A humble attitude of acceptance.

[1 1] He Zhiya Cheek: This is a 24-volume transcript, which was not originally available? Teeth? Words.

[12] Employee money: money for buying wine. "The new world theory? Ren Birthday:? Ruan (Xiu) often walks around and hangs a hundred dollars on the head of his staff. When you arrive at the hotel, you will be alone. ?

[13] Don't worry about drinks for nothing. Don't worry about selling wine, you have money in your pocket. ?

[14] raise (qi? A Qiao): Buckwheat, the seeds are edible.

[15] Strange goods can live: here refers to hoarding rare goods, selling them at high prices, and profiteering by cars. Language "historical records? Biography of Lv Buwei.

[16] Ten times interest: This is copied from Volume 24. Interest? Original? Suddenly? .

Mi () mi: familiarity and intimacy. I am familiar with it.

Translation:

The car was born in poverty, second only to a well-off family. But he likes drinking very much. He can't sleep without drinking three glasses of wine every night. So the bottle at the bedside is often full.

One night, Che Sheng woke up and turned around, feeling as if there was a hot one sleeping in his bed. He thought it was his clothes that slipped down. Touch it with your hands. It's a furry thing, bigger than a cat. When the light came on, I was just catching raccoons, drunk and lying there grandly. Look at the bottle spilled by the bed, but it is empty. Che was born at the foot and said with a smile, this is my drinking buddy. ?

Che Sheng couldn't bear to wake the fox, so he covered it with clothes, held it in his arms and slept together. Don't turn off the lights. See how it changes.

In the middle of the night, the fox stretched himself and the car said with a smile. What a beautiful sleep! ?

Che Sheng opened his clothes and saw that it was a beautiful boy wearing a scholar hat. The young man knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the driver. Thank him for not killing himself. Che Sheng said:? I am addicted to it, and people think I am stupid. You know and trust me just like Uncle Bao knew and trusted Guan Zhong in ancient times. If you don't doubt me, we will become drinking friends. ?

As he spoke, he pulled the young man to bed and went back to sleep. Also said:? You can come here often, don't mind. ?

The fox agreed.

When the car woke up, the fox had already left. So I prepared an altar of good wine for the fox to drink.

Good evening. Nursing really came. Che Sheng sat down opposite it and drank happily. Fox can drink a lot of wine and tell jokes. The two met each other late. The fox said, how can I repay your kindness by interrupting me again and again and drinking your wine?

Che Sheng said:? It's just a glass of wine, so why talk about it? ?

The fox said, even so, you are a poor scholar, and the money on hand is hard to come by. I should try to get you some money to drink. ?

The next night, the fox came to tell Che Sheng: Go seven miles southeast from here. There is lost gold by the roadside. You can get it back early. ?

After dawn, Che Sheng went to get it, and sure enough he got two pieces of gold. So I bought good food to drink at night. Fox also told Che Sheng: There is something buried underground in the backyard, which should have been dug up. ?

Che Shengli did as he did, and got more than RMB 10. Say happily: Money in your pocket, don't worry about drinking! ?

The fox said, no, how can the water in the driveway be scooped for a long time We should do something else. ?

The next day, the fox said to Che Sheng. Malva is very cheap in the market and is a rare daily necessities. ?

Che Sheng listened to the fox and bought more than 40 mallows. People laughed at him. Soon, there was a serious drought and all the crops died. Only Marlowe can survive. As a result, Che Sheng sold mallow seeds and earned ten times the interest. After that, more money. Bought 200 acres of fertile land. Just ask the fox, it said that all kinds of wheat, wheat harvest; Say all kinds of millet, millet harvest. What to plant and when to plant it depends on the fox.

The two are getting closer and closer. The fox called Che Sheng's wife a sister-in-law, and regarded Che Sheng's children as his own.

Later, the car died. So the fox stopped coming to the garage.

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