《红楼梦》
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《红楼梦》(A Dream of Red Mansions)是曹雪芹在18世纪中期的作品。它不仅是一部中国小说的巨作，同时也是世界文学的瑰宝。
曹雪芹出生于一个由极富没落到极贫的贵族权势家族。
基于他对生活的理解、进步的思想、认真的写作态度和高超的写作技能，他才能创作出《红楼梦》。
这本书描述了一个封建大家庭的生活及其没落，小说中所写的家庭既是现实的反映，又是曹雪芹自己家庭的小说化或者“梦”般的写照。
参考译文：
A Dream of Red Mansions was written by Cao Xueqin in the middle of the 18th century. It is not only a great Chinese novel but also a gem of world literature.
Cao Xueqin was born into a noble family which declined from extreme prosperity to poverty.
Based on his own understanding of life, progressive ideas, serious writing attitude and excellent writing skills, he was able to createA Dream of Red Mansions.
The book describes the life and declining fortunes of a large feudal family, which is both a realistic reflection and a fictional or "dream” version of Cao's family.
难点点拨：
1.它不仅是一部中国小说的巨作，同时也是世界文学的瑰宝：“不仅...也…”可译为not only...but also"。
2.曹雪芹出生于一个由极富没落到极贫的贵族权势家族：“出生于”可译为固定短语be born into。
3.这本书描述了一个封建大家庭的生活及其没落：“一个封建大家庭”可译为a large feudal family, “没落”可译为declining fortunes。
《红楼梦》
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《红楼梦》写成于18世纪,是中国古典小说的巅峰。
这部文学作品小说以贾、史、王、薛四大家族的兴衰为背景,以贵族青年贾宝玉与林黛玉爱情婚姻悲剧为主线,生动再现了中国封建社会晚期的风俗习惯、人文地理、社会政治。
小说塑造了大量的人物形象，全面描绘了封建社会各个阶层的生活状态。
《红楼梦》 被公认为中国古典四大名著之首，也被称为中国封建社会的百科全书。
《红楼梦》具有很高的历史研究的价值,自问世以来就以其无穷的魅力吸引着一代又一代学者的关注和研究。
参考译文：
A Dream of Red Mansions, written in the 18th century, is the peak of Chinese classical novels.
Based on the rise and fall of the four major families / clans of Jia, Shi, Wang and Xue, and taking the love and marriage tragedy between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu as the main line, the novel vividly reproduces the customs, human geography and social politics of the late period of Chinese feudal society.
The novel portrays a large number of characters and depicts the living conditions of people from all walks of life in the feudal society in an all-around way.
It is universally believed to top the four classical Chinese Masterpieces, and also known as the Encyclopedia of Chinese feudal society.
A Dream of Red Mansions has/enjoys/ be of great value of historical research. Since its publication/appearance, it has attracted the attention/concern and research of
generations of scholars with its infinite charm.
难点点拨：
1.巅峰: peak / climax / pinnacle / prime / top / highlight
2. 文学作品：literary works;book;novel
3. 兴衰：rise and decline / fall;
4. 主线：principal / main line / plot
5. 封建社会：feudal society
6. 风俗习惯：social customs
7. 人文地理：human geography
8. 社会政治：social politics
9. 塑造：model; build; portray; shape; create
10. 全面：overall; comprehensive; all-round
11. 描绘：describe; display; depict
12. 各个阶层: people from all walks of life
13. 公认：universally acknowledged; accepted
14. 被称为：be known as; be called; be recognized as; be referred to as
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