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1、红楼梦上了热搜,皆因今年高考语文科目全国甲卷的作文题目引了红楼梦中的一段情节作为阅读材料。这段情节出自红楼梦第十七回“大观园试才题对额荣国府归省庆元宵”:为元妃(贾元春)省亲修建的大观园竣工后,众人给园中桥上亭子的匾额题名。有人主张从欧阳修醉翁亭记“有亭翼然”一句中,取“翼然”二字;贾政认为“此亭压水而成”,题名“还须偏于水”,主张从“泻出于两峰之间”中拈出一个“泻”字,有人即附和题为“泻玉”;贾宝玉则觉得用“沁芳”更为新雅,贾政点头默许。,沁芳,二字,点出了花木映水的佳境,不落俗套;也契合元妃省亲之事,蕴藉含蓄,思虑周全。大观园试才题对额(节选)1iteraryTa1entisTestedb
2、yComposingInscriptionsinGrandViewGarden(Excerpt)贾政与诸人上了亭子,倚栏坐了,因问:“诸公以何题此?”“Whatwou1dyouca11this,gent1emen?,askedChiaCheng.诸人都道:“当日欧阳公醉翁亭记有云:有亭翼然。就名翼然JOneVoIUnteered,“OuyangHsiu,SPavi1ionoftheO1dDrunkardhasthe1ine,Awingedpavi1ionhoversabove/Whynotca11thisWingedPavi1ion?”贾政笑道:“翼然虽佳,但此亭压水而成,还须偏于水题方称。依
3、我拙裁,欧阳公之泻出于两峰之间,竟用他这一个,泻字。aAde1ightfu1name,rejoinedChiaCheng.uButasthispavi1ionisbui1toverthepoo1thereshou1dbesomea11usiontothewater.OuyangHsiua1sospeaksofafountainspi11ingbetweentwopeaks/Cou1dwenotusethewordspi11ing?有一客道:“是极,是极。竟是泻玉二字妙CaPitaIICriedonegente1man.,Spi11ingJadewou1dbeanexce11entname.”贾
4、政拈髯寻思,因抬头见宝玉侍侧,便笑命他也拟一个来。ChiaChengtuggingthoughtfu11yathisbeardturnedwithasmi1etoaskPao-yuforhissuggestion.宝玉听说,连忙回道:“老爷方才所议己是。但是如今追究了去,似乎当日欧阳公题酿泉用一泻字则妥,今日此泉若亦用泻字,则觉不妥。况此处虽为省亲驻蟀别里,亦当入于应制之例,用此等字眼,亦觉粗陋不雅。求再拟较此蕴藉含蓄者。“Iagreewithwhatyoujustsaid,sgw(rep1iedhisson.*4Butifwegointothisa1itt1edeeper;a1thoughs
5、pi11ingwasnotanaptepithetforOuyangHsiu,sfountain,whichwasca11edtheBrewer,sSpring,itwou1dbeunsuitab1ehere.Thenagain,thisisdesignedasaresidencefortheImperia1Consortweshou1dusemorecourt1y1anguageinsteadofcoarse,ine1egantexpressions1ikethis.Cou1dyounotthinkofsomethingmoresubt1e?贾政笑道:“诸公听此论若如?方才众人编新,你又说不
6、如述古;如今我们述古,你又说粗陋不妥。你且说你的来我听。“Doyouhearthat,gent1emen?ChiaChengchucked.Whenwesuggestsomethingorigina1heisa11infavourofano1dquotation;butnowthatweareusingano1dquotation,hefindsittoocoarse.We11,whatdoyoupropose?*宝玉道:“有用泻玉二字,则莫若沁芳二字,岂不新雅?Wou1dntSeepingFragrancebemoreorigina1andtastefu1than1SpiIIingJade?贾政拈髯点头不语。众人都忙迎合,赞宝玉才情不凡。ChiaChengstrokedhisbeardagainandnoddedinsi1encewhi1etheothers,eagertop1easehim,hastenedtocommentPao-yu,Sremarkab1eta1ent.