0918 翻译:X 进中举吴敬梓Translation: Fan Jin Passing Civil Exam (Wu Jingzi)(translated by:alexcwli n; edited by: Adam Lam)X 进进学回家，母亲，妻子俱各欢喜。Fan Jin successfully entered county school. When he returnedhome he made his mother and wife very happyupon telling them about his acplishment.正待烧锅做饭， 只见他丈人胡屠户，手里拿着一副大肠和一瓶酒，走了进来。Just when they were about to start afire in cook ing supper, his father- in-law, Hu Tuhu, walked in with a set of large in test in es a nd a bottle of wine.X 进向他作揖，坐下。 Fan gave him a clenched-fists bow (6) and then sat down.胡屠户道：我 自倒运，把个女儿嫁与你这现世宝，Hu said: “ It must be my bad luck that my daughter is married to auseless bum like you.历年以来，不知累了我多少。In all these years, you have caused me ple nty ofgrief.如今不知因我积了甚么德，带挈你中了个相公，Now I must have accumulated some divi negood fortune so that you could ride on my coattail to score a seat in school as a scholar.我 所以带个酒来 贺帝你。Now I am bringing some wine to celebrate your achievement. X 进唯唯连声，Fan meeklymumbled his accord.叫浑家把肠子煮了，烫起酒来，He asked his wife to cook the in test ines and warmthe wi ne.在茅草棚下坐着。母亲自和媳妇在厨下造饭。The n he and his father- in-law sat un der a reedawning while the two women prepared meal in the kitchen.胡屠户又吩咐女婿道：”你如今既中了相公，凡事要立起个体统来。Hu in structed the son-i n-law:“ Now that you have bee a scholar, everythi ngthat you do needs to follow a protocol of respectability.比如我这行事里，都是些正经有脸面的人，又 是你的长亲， For example, the people in my line of work are decent and dignified individuals who are your elder associates 你怎敢在我们跟前装大？ You must be careful not to put on airs (1) before us.假女口 是家门口这些做田的，扒粪的，不过是平头百姓， Those people in fron t of the house who make a living in farming or raking faeces are merely moners.你假如同他拱手作揖，平起平坐，这就是坏了学 校规矩，If you greet them with clenched-fists bows or treat them as your equals, then you would be violating the school shedspactices连我脸上都无光了。 In doing so, even I would bet laughembarrassed 你是个烂忠厚没用的人， You are a stubbor nly hon est and hopeless person所 以这些话我 不得不教诲你，免得惹人笑话。 I have to say all these thi ngs to teach you so that people won at you. X 进道：”岳父见教的是。Fan said:“ Dad, thank you for teachi ng me all these thi ngs. Youabsolutely correct.胡屠户又道：”亲家母也来这里坐着吃饭。Hu continued to speak,“Ask yourmother to e over and sit here for supper.老人家每日小菜饭，想也难过。Life must be tough for an oldlady like her who eats very little every day.我女孩儿也吃些。My daughter will eat some as well.自从进了你家门，这十几年，不知猪油可曾吃过两三回哩！All these ten-odd years since she was marriedinto your family, I don t know if she has been fed lard for more than two or th可蜘m可怜!That is a real pity!说罢，婆媳两个都来坐着吃了饭。After he finished talking, the daughter and hermother-in-law came over to sit down for supper together.吃至U日西时分，胡屠户吃的醺醺的。They ateuntil evening and Hu was feeling tipsy on wine.这里母子两个，千恩万谢。Both the mother and sonexpressed their utmost gratitude to Hu.屠户横披了衣服，腆着肚子去了。Hu put on his clothes and leftwith his bulged tummy. -次日，X 进少不得拜拜乡邻。 On the next day, Fan Jin went to pay visits to neighborhood villagers.魏 好古又约了一班同案的朋友，彼此来往。Wei Haogu arran ged with a group of classmates to associateregularly with one another.因是乡试年，做了几个文会。Provincial level Imperial Exam was going tobe con ducted in that year and the classmates held several academic discussi on group meeti ng不觉至 U了 六月尽间，这些同案的人约X 进去乡试。Very soon it was the end of June, and those classmatesasked Fan to go together for the Provincial Exam.X 进因没有盘费，走去同丈人商议，Fan did not haveeno ugh money to pay for the traveli ng, and so he went to discuss the situati on with his father- in-law.被胡 屠户一口啐在脸上，骂了个狗血喷头，道：”不要失了你的时了！Hu spit on Fan s face and told himoff in saying:“ Don t waste y你自己只觉得中了一个相公，就癞虾蟆想吃起天鹅肉来！ Youthought you have passed one exam to be a scholar and now you re daydreaming about hitting the bigtin我听见人说，就是中相公时，也不是你的文章，I heard some one bld me that you did n t write youressay that passed the exam还是宗师看见你老，不过意，舍与你的。The master-exami ner felt pity onyou because you were old and let you pass 如今痴心就想中起老爷来！ Now you are fan tasiz ing about passing the Imperial Exam to bee a master这些中老爷的都是天上的 文曲星！ All those who make the grade in the exam to bee masters are Wisdom Stars你不看见械里aXrf府上那些老爷，Haven t you seen those masters in Zhang Family都有万贯家私on?They are loaded withmo ney.个个方面大耳？In additi on, they all have square faces and big ears像你这尖嘴猴腮，也该撒抛尿自己照照！ A pers on like you with poin ted mouth and mon key cheeks should pee on the ground to check out what you really look like from the reflection. 不三不四，就想天鹅屁吃！ You don t look respectable and yet you are dream ing big 趁早收了这心， My advice is you should give up your pipe dream early.明年在我们行里替你寻一个馆，Next year let me find you a shop through my conn ecti onsin my line of bus in ess.每年寻几两银子，养活你那老不死的老娘和你老婆是正经！That way you canearn a few liangs of silver a year in order that you can support yove rdue-to-die mother andyour good-natured wife.你问我借盘缠， You ask me to loan you some money for traveling.我一天杀一 个猪还赚不得钱把银子，I sla