林語堂譯《桃花源記》
來源：
桃花源記
陶淵明
晉太元中，武陵人捕魚為業(yè)剖淀，緣溪行纯蛾，忘路之遠近。忽逢桃花林纵隔，夾岸數(shù)百步翻诉，中無雜樹，芳草鮮美捌刮，落英繽紛碰煌；漁人甚異之。復(fù)前行绅作，欲窮其林芦圾。林盡水源，便得一山俄认。山有小口个少，仿佛若有光洪乍，便舍船，從口入夜焦。初極狹壳澳，才通人；復(fù)行數(shù)十步糊探，豁然開朗钾埂。土地平曠，屋舍儼然科平。有良田美池褥紫，桑竹之屬，阡陌交通瞪慧，雞犬相聞髓考。其中往來種作，男女衣著弃酌，悉如外人氨菇；黃發(fā)垂髫，并怡然自樂妓湘。見漁人查蓉，乃大驚，問所從來榜贴；具答之豌研。便要還家，設(shè)酒唬党、殺雞鹃共、作食。村中聞有此人驶拱，咸來問訊霜浴。自云：先世避秦時亂，率妻子邑人來此絕境蓝纲，不復(fù)出焉阴孟；遂與外人間隔。問今是何世税迷？乃不知有漢永丝，無論魏、晉翁狐！此人一一為具言所聞，皆嘆惋凌蔬。余人各復(fù)延至其家露懒，皆出酒食闯冷，停數(shù)日，辭去懈词。此中人語云：“不足為外人道蛇耀。”
既出坎弯，得其船纺涤，便扶向路，處處志之抠忘。及郡下撩炊，詣太守，說如此崎脉。太守即遣人隨其往拧咳，尋向所志，遂迷不復(fù)得路囚灼。南陽劉子驥骆膝，高尚士也，聞之灶体，欣然規(guī)往阅签，未果，尋病終蝎抽。后遂無問津者政钟。
The Peach Colony
(translated by Lin Yutang 林語堂)
During the reign of Taiyuan of Chin, there was a fisherman of Wuling. One day he was walking along a bank.After having gone a certain distance, he suddenly came upon a peach grove which extended along the bank for about a hundred yards. He noticed with surprise that thegrove had a magic effect, so singularly free from the usualmingling of brushwood, whilethe beautifully grassy ground was covered with its rose petals. He went further to explore, and when he came tothe end of the grove, he saw a spring which came from a cave in the hill, Having noticed that there seemed to be a weak light in the cave, he tied up his boat and decided to go in and explore. At first the opening was very narrow, barely wide enough for one person to go in. After a dozen steps, it opened into a flood of light. He saw before his eyes a wide, level valley, with houses and fields and farms. There were bamboos and mulberries; farmers were working and dogs and chickens were running about. The dresses ofthe men and women were like those of the outside world, and the old men and children appeared very happyand contented. They were greatly astonished to see the fisherman and asked him where he had come from. Thefisherman told them and was invited to their homes, where wine was served and chicken was killed for dinner to entertain him. The villagers hearing of his coming all came to see him and to talk. They said that their ancestors had come here as refugees to escape from the tyranny of Tsin Shih-huang (builder of Great Wall) some six hundred years ago, and they had neverleft it. They were thus completely cut off from the world, and asked what was the ruling dynasty now. They had not even heard of the Han Dynasty (two centuries before to two centuries after Christ), not to speak of the Wei (third century A.D.) and the Chin (third and fourth centuries). The fisherman toldthem, which they heard with great amazement. Many of the other villagers then began to invite him to their homes by turn and feed him dinner and wine.After a few days, he took leave of them and left. The villagers begged him not to tell the people outside about their colony.
The man found his boat and came back, marking with signs the route he had followed. He went to the magistrate’s office and toldthe magistrate about it. The latter sent someone to go with him and find the place. They looked for the signs but got lost and could never find it again. Liu Tsechi of Nanyang was a great idealist. He heard of this story, and planned to go and find it, butwas taken ill and died before he could fulfill his wish. Since then, no one has gone in search of this place.
來源：外研社
