醉翁亭记(英文版).docVIP

醉翁亭记 欧阳修 环滁（chú）皆山也。其西南诸峰，林壑(hè)尤美，望之蔚然而深秀者，琅琊（láng yá）也。山行六七里，渐闻水声潺（chán）潺而泻出于两峰之间者，酿泉也。峰回路转，有亭翼然临于泉上者，醉翁亭也。作亭者谁？山之僧曰智仙也。名之者谁？太守自谓也。太守与客来饮于此，饮少辄(zhé)醉，而年又最高，故自号曰“醉翁”也。醉翁之意不在酒，在乎山水之间也。山水之乐，得之心而寓之酒也。 TR1：The district of Chu is entirely surrounded by hills, and the peak to the south-west are clothed with dense and beautiful growth of trees, over which the eyes wanders in rapture away to the confines of Shandong. A walk of two or three miles on these hills brings one within earshot of the sound of falling water, which gushes forth from a ravine known as the Wine-Fountain; while hard by in a nook at a bend of the road stands a kiosque, commonly spoken of as the Old Drunkard’s Arbour. It was built by a buddist priest, called Deathless Wisdom, who lived among these hills, and received the above name from the Governor. The latter used to bring his friends hither to take wine; and as he personally was incapacitated by a very few cups, and was, moreover, well stricken in years, he gave himself the sobriquet of the Old Drunkard. But it was not wine that attracted him to this spot. It was the charming scenery, which wine enabled him to enjoy. TR2: The District of Chu is enclosed all around by hills, of which those in the southeast boast the most lovely forests and dales. In the distance, densely wooded and possessed of a rugged beauty, is Mt.Langya. When you penetrate a mile or two into this mountain you begin to hear the gurgling of a stream, and presently the stream-the Brewer’s Spring-comes into sight cascading between two peaks. Rounding a bend you see a hut with a spreading roof by the stream, and this is the Roadside Hut of the Old Drunkard. This hut was built by the monk Zhixian. It was given its name by the governor, referring to himself. The governor, coming here with his friends, often gets tipsy after a little drinking; and since he is the most advanced in years. He calls himself the Old Drunkard. He delights less in drinking than in th