红楼梦 英文PPT介绍

Xue Baochai She is one of the principal characters in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red mansions. She is extremely beautiful and socially graceful, but is noted for her inner coldness .She is portrayed as a conventional woman of feudal society, and she is also a tragic figure.
• Exquisite and realistic plot • Rich literary and artistic quality • Mature and vivid language • Rich and colorful humanity characteristics • Complex and cruel social background • Beautiful and moving love sos
红楼梦有两个最有名的英文全译 本，分别是英国牛津大学教授大 卫.霍克斯（David Hawkes）译 本（The Story of the Stone)和 中国翻译家杨宪益和夫人戴乃迭 的合译本(A Dream of Red Mansions)。
The writing background of the A dream of red mansions
Jinling twelve Chai
• 1、Lin Daiyu • 3、Jia Yuanchun Chun • 5、Shixiangyun • 7、Jia Yingchun • 9、Wang Xifeng • 11、Li Wan 2、XueBaochai 4、Jia Tan
6、Miaoyu 8、Jia Xichun 10、Jia Qiao 12、Qingkeqin
CAO XUEQIN (1715?-63) was born into a family which for three generations held the office of Commissioner of Imperial Textiles in NanJing, a family so wealthy that they were able to entertain the Emperor four times. But calamity overtook them and their property was confiscated. Cao XueQin was living in poverty near Peking when he wrote his famous novel “The Story of the Stone”
• 周汝昌：《红楼梦》是我们中华民族的一部古往今来、绝无仅有的 “文化小说”。从所有中国明清两代重要小说来看，没有哪一部能像 《红楼梦》具有如此惊人广博而深厚的文化内涵的了。 • 鲁迅：其要点在敢于如实描写，并不讳饰，和从前的小说叙好人完全 是好，坏人完全是坏的，大不相同。所以其中所叙的人物，都是真的 人物。总之，自有《红楼梦》出来以后，传统的思想和写法都打破 了”。 • 张爱玲：有人说过“三大恨事”是“一恨鲥鱼多刺，二恨海棠无香”， 第三件不记得了，也许因为我下意识的觉得应当是“三恨红楼梦未 完”。 • 宗璞：《红楼梦》是一部挖掘不尽的书，随着时代的变迁，读者的更 换，会产生新的内容，新的活力。它本身是无价之宝，又起着聚宝盆 的作用，把种种的睿思，色色深情都聚在周围，发出耀目的光辉。”
The background should be during Emperor kangxi yongzheng in Qing dynasty.Cao's ancestors were popular Kangxi,therefore he grew up in prosperous wealth.However in the early yongzheng,his family was badly hit due to the feudal ruling class internal struggle.And then he has led a poor life.This turing made him learn more about the essence of the feudal social system.Since then he concentrated on writing.
Lin Daiyu
She is also a rebellious figure of the novel. She represents ,to a certain degree ,women’s unfortunate fate in feudal society, their resistance to its oppression and passionate pursuit for true love. But her weakness is in her restrained and fragile character
when it comes to this book,what will you think about?
• The encyclopedia of Feudal society(封建 社会的百科全书) • one of the four masterpieces(杰作) of novels in China • the triangular(三角的) love • the decay(衰退) of a noble(贵族的) family
• The Story of the Stone can be referred to as an encyclopedia of Feudal society and i think it also can be described as an encyclopedia of life.It reflects the era at that time.The novel use aristocratic society's life situation.It vividly describes the end of 18th century China feudal society's entire life.It is a mirror of the history of life and the microcosm. China's ancient feudal society has irreversibly collapse.(崩溃瓦解)
• Some people said cao xueqin's work of A Dream of Red Mansions is just about art, and it can not be involved in politics. I don't see it that way. • The darkness of officialdom(官僚主义) • The decadent feudal aristocracy(腐朽的封建 贵族) • The ruthless imperial examination system(无 情的科举制度) • The ancient marriage system of inequality
A Dream of Red Mansions describes the life and declining fortunes of a large feudal family. At the heart of the novel is a tragic love story between Jia Baoyu, Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai
红楼梦介绍了生活 在大型没落封建家 庭。在小说的核心 是贾宝玉，林黛玉 和薛宝钗的爱情悲 剧故事。
Baoyu is a rebel of feudal noble class. His rebellious character is fully expressed in his attitude of indifference to the ways of aristocratic life .He holds in contempt the tiresome men and greatly sympathizes with women, oppressed and trampled by the feudal system, demonstrating his distinct democratic thoughts
A Dream of the red mansions
XUEQIN CAO
Different transalation of "红楼梦“ The introduction of the author and the dynasty
Major characters and the main plot