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双语版《桃花源记》桃花源记陶渊明晋太元中,武陵人捕鱼为业,缘溪行,忘路之远近忽逢桃花林,夹岸数百步,中无杂树,芳草鲜美,落英缤纷;渔人甚异之复前行,欲穷其林林尽水源,便得一山山有小口,仿佛若有光,便舍船,从口入初极狭,才通人;复行数十步,豁然开朗土地平旷,屋舍俨然有良田美池,桑竹之属,阡陌交通,鸡犬相闻其中往来种作,男女衣着,悉如外人;黄发垂髯,并怡然自乐见渔人,乃大惊,问所从来;具答之便要还家,设酒、杀鸡、作食村中闻有此人,咸来问讯自云先世避秦时乱,率妻子邑人来此绝境,不复出焉;遂与外人间隔问今是何世?乃不知有汉,无论魏、晋!此人一一为具言所闻,皆叹惋余人各复延至其家,皆出酒食,停数日,辞去此中人语云“不足为外人道”既出,得其船,便扶向路,处处志之及郡下,诣太守,说如此太守即遣人随其往,寻向所志,遂迷不复得路南阳刘子骥,高尚士也,闻之,欣然规往,未果,寻病终后遂无问津者The PeachColony林语堂translated byLin YutangDuringthe reignof Taiyuanof Chin,there was a fishermanof Wuling.One dayhe waswalkingalong abank.After havinggone acertain distance,he suddenlycame upona peachgrovewhich extendedalong thebank forabout ahundred yards.He noticedwith surprisethatthe grovehad amagic effect,so singularlyfree from the usualmingling ofbrushwood,while thebeautifullygrassy groundwas coveredwith itsrose petals.He wentfurther toexplore,andwhen hecame tothe endof thegrove,he sawa springwhich camefrom acave in the hill,Having noticedthat thereseemed tobe aweak lightinthecave,he tiedup hisboat anddecidedto go in andexplore.At firstthe openingwas verynarrow,barely wideenough foroneperson to goin.After adozen steps,it openedinto aflood oflight.He sawbefore hiseyes awide,level valley,with housesand fieldsand farms.There werebamboos andmulberries;farmers wereworking anddogs andchickens wererunning about.The dressesof themen andwomenwere likethose ofthe outsideworld,and theold menand childrenappeared veryhappyand contented.They weregreatly astonishedto seethe fishermanand askedhim wherehehad comefrom.The fishermantold them and wasinvited to their homes,where winewasserved andchicken waskilled fordinner toentertain him.The villagershearing ofhis comingallcame tosee him and totalk.They saidthat theirancestors hadcome hereas refugeestoescape fromthe tyrannyof TsinShih-huang builderof GreatWall somesix hundredyearsago,and theyhad neverleft it.They werethus completelycut offfromtheworld,and askedwhatwas theruling dynastynow.They hadnot evenheard ofthe HanDynasty two centuriesbefore totwocenturiesafter Christ,not tospeak ofthe Weithird centuryA.D.and theChinthird andfourth centuries.The fishermantold them,which theyheard withgreat amazement.Many ofthe othervillagers thenbegan toinvite himtotheirhomes byturn andfeed himdinnerand wine.After afew days,he tookleave ofthemandleft.The villagersbegged himnot totellthe peopleoutside abouttheir colony.The manfound hisboat andcame back,marking withsigns theroute hehad followed.Hewent tothe magistratesoffice andtold themagistrate aboutit.The lattersent someoneto gowithhimand find theplace.They lookedfor thesigns butgot lostand couldnever findit again.Liu Tsechiof Nanyangwasagreat idealist.He heardof thisstory,and plannedtogoandfindit,but wastaken illand diedbefore hecould fulfillhis wish.Since then,no onehas gonein searchofthis place.。