《红楼梦》成语英译.docVIP

After lunch, Chin-kui deliberately went out to clear the coast for them both, and Hsuch Pan started making advances to Pao-chan. Well aware of what he wanted, she only made a show of resisting. Our family’s short-handed and, as the proverb says, “ A slow sparrow should make an early start.” We don’t want to find, when the time comes, that we’ve forgotten this, that and the other, so that people laugh at us. And these five Cousin Lin has written today can also be considered as fresh and original, a quite new approach to the subject. Haven’t you heard the saying: “Illness comes as fast as a wall falling down, but goes as slow as unraveling a cocoon?” Why, cousin, surely your are sufficiently well versed in ancient and modern literature to know the title of that opera. Why do you have to describe it? It’s called “Abject Apologies”. But although his intelligence and ability were outstanding, these qualities were unfortunately offset by a certain cupidity and harshness and a tendency to use his intelligence in order to outwit his superiors; all of which caused his fellow officials to cast envious glances in his direction. He raised his hands and slapped himself on both cheeks. When we have nothing to do but gossip, we always agree that each single one of you girls is one in a hundred. And the wonderful thing is that each of you has her own good qualities. From of old, young nymphs have preferred youth to age. Paired with a brute like the wolf in the old fable, Who on his savior turned when he was able. Tzu-chuan flushed and flashed back, “You’re presuming on your age, madam!” Let’s find something that highbrows and lowbrows alike can enjoy. Actually I could easily find the evidence in Concubine Chao’s rooms, but I was afraid that would make another good person lose face. Other people wouldn’t mind, but she’d certainly be angry. It was her that I was thinking of. I didn’t want to smash a jade vase to catch a rat. I’ve never seen such a simpleton as our young mas