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桃花源记

ThePeachColony

林语堂译

Peach-BlossomSprings

方重译

ThePeach-BlossomFountain

TranslatedbyHerbertGiles

PeachBlossomShangri-laTranslatedbyRickDavis&DavidSteelman

晋太元中，武陵人捕鱼为业，缘溪行，忘路之远近。

DuringthereignofTaiyuanofChin,therewasafishermanofWuling.

DuringthereignofEmperorShao-WuofEasternTsintherewasonceanativeofWuling,wholivedonfishing.

DuringthereignofT’aiYuanDynastry,acertainfishermanofWuling,whohadfolloweduponeoftheriverbrancheswithouttakingnotewhitherhewasgoing,camesuddenlyuponagroveofpeach-treesinfullbloom,extendingsomedistanceoneachbank,withnotatreeofanykindinsight.

DuringtheTaiyuaneraoftheJinDynastytherewasamanofWulingwhomadehislivingasafisherman.

Onedayhewaswalkingalongabank.

Onedayherowedupastream,andsoonforgothowfarhehadgone.

Oncewhilefollowingastreamheforgothowfarhehadgone.

Afterhavinggoneacertaindistance,hesuddenlycameuponapeachgrovewhichextendedalongthebankforaboutahundredyards.

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。

Allofasuddenhecameuponapeachgrove.

Hesuddenlycametoagroveofblossomingpeachtrees.

Forhundredsofpacesalongbothbanksofthestream,thepeach-treeswereinfullbloom.

Itlinedbothbanksforseveralhundredpacesandincludednotasingleotherkindoftree.

Noothertreesweretobeseeninthewholegrove.

Petalsofthedazzlingandfragrantblossomswerefallingeverywhereinprofusion.

Henoticedwithsurprisethatthegrovehadamagiceffect,sosingularlyfreefromtheusualminglingofbrushwood,whilethebeautifullygrassygroundwascoveredwithitsrosepetals.

Thesoftgrasslookedfreshandbeautiful.

Thebeautyofthesceneandtheexquisiteperfumeoftheflowersfilledtheheartofthefishermanwithsurprise,asheproceededonwards,anxioustoreachthelimitofthislovelygrove.

Hereandtherefallingblossomsweredancinggracefullyinathousandhues.

Thefishermanwasbesidehimselfwithamazement.

复前行，欲穷其林。

Hewentfurthertoexplore,andwhenhecametotheendofthegrove,hesawaspringwhichcamefromacaveinthehill.

Hewentonfurtherinordertoreachtheuppermostlimitsofthegrove.

Thinkingthisplacehighlyunusual,thefishermanadvancedonceagaininwantingtoseehowfaritwent.

林尽水源，便得一山。

Asthepeachescametoanend,theheadspringsofthestreamwasfoundtoissuefromthesideofamountain.

Hefoundthatthepeachtreesendedwherethewaterbegan,atthefootofahill;andthereheespiedwhatseemedtobeacavewithlightissuingfromit.

Thepeachtreesstoppedatthestream'ssource,wherethefishermancametoamountainwithasmallopeningthroughwhichitseemedhecouldseelight.

山有小口，仿佛若有光，便舍船，从口入。

Havingnoticedthatthereseemedtobeaweaklightinthecave,hetieduphisboatanddecidedtogoinandexplore.

Leavinghisboatheventuredin.

Leavinghisboat,heenteredtheopening.

Atfirstitwasjustwideenoughtoadmitoneperson.

初极狭，才通人；复行数十步，豁然开朗。

Atfirsttheopeningwasverynarrow,barelywideenoughforonepersontogoin.

Butafterafewdozenpacesanextensiveviewsuddenlyappearedbeforehim.

Sohemadefasthisboat,andcreptinthruoghanarrowentrance,whichshortlyusheredhimintoanewworldoflevelcountry,offinehouses,ofrichfields,offindpools,andofluxurianceofmulberryandbamboo.

Atfirstitwassonarrowthathecouldbarelypass,butafteradvancingashortdistanceitsuddenlyopeneduptorevealabroad,flatareawithimposinghouses,goodfields,beautifulponds,mulberrytrees,bamboo,andthelike.

Afteradozensteps,itopenedintoafloodoflight.

土地平旷，屋舍俨然。

Hesawbeforehiseyesawide,levelvalley,withhousesandfieldsandfarms.

Hesawthelevelplainstretchoutfarandwide,andthehousesandhomesteadsallneatlyarranged.

有良田、美池、桑、竹之属，阡陌交通，鸡犬相闻。

Therewerebamboosandmulberries;farmerswereworkinganddogsandchickenswererunningabout.

Richrice-fields,picturesqueponds,andmulberryandbamboogroveswereeverywhere.

Highwaysoftrafficrannorthandsouth;soundsofcrowingcocksandbarkingdogswereheardaround;thedressofthepeoplewhopassedalongorwereatworkinthefieldswasofastrangecut;whileyoungandoldalikeappearedtobecontentedandhappy.

Thefishermansawpathsextendingamongthefieldsinalldirections,andcouldhearthesoundsofchickensanddogs.

Thefoot-pathscrossedandre-crossedoneanother.Asthecockscrowed,thedogsbarkedinreturn.

其中往来种作，男女衣着，悉如外人；黄发垂髫，并佁然自乐。

Thedressesofthemenandwomenwerelikethoseoftheoutsideworld,andtheoldmenandchildrenappearedveryhappyandcontented.

Alltheinhabitantsbusiedthemselveswithfarmworkinthesamemannerasthepeopleoutside,sodidtheirmenandwomenattirethemselves.

Menandwomenworkinginthefieldsallworeclothingthatlookedlikethatofforeignlands.

Theyellow-tressedoldfolkandtheyoungsterswithflowinghairwerealllivinginself-contentment.

Theelderlyandchildrenallseemedtobehappyandenjoyingthemselves.

见渔人，乃大惊，问所从来；具答之。

Theyweregreatlyastonishedtoseethefishermanandaskedhimwherehehadcomefrom.

Seeingthefishermantheyweresoeagertofindoutfromwhencehecame.

Oneoftheinhabitants,catchingsightofthefisherman,wasgreatlyastonished;but,afterlearningwhencehecame,insisitedoncarryinghimhome,andkilledachickenandplacedsomewinebeforehime.

Thepeoplewereamazedtoseethefisherman,andtheyaskedhimfromwherehehadcome.

便要还家，设酒、杀鸡、作食。

Thefishermantoldthemandwasinvitedtotheirhomes,wherewinewasservedandchickenwaskilledfordinnertoentertainhim.

Hemadehisanswersaccordinglyandwasinvitedtotheirhomestobeentertainedwithchickenandwine.

Hetoldthemindetail,thenthepeopleinvitedhimtotheirhome,setoutwine,butcheredachicken,andpreparedameal.

村中闻有此人，咸来问讯。

Thevillagershearingofhiscomingallcametoseehimandtotalk.

Othersinthevillage,onhearingofthearrivalofastranger,alsoflockedroundtomakeinquiries.

Beforelong,allthepeopleoftheplacehadturnedouttoseethevisitor,andtheyinformedhimthattheirancestorshadsuoghtrefugehere,withtheirwivesandfamilies,fromthetroubloustimesofthehouseofChin,addingthattheyhadthusbecomefinallycutofffromtherestofthehumanrace.

Othervillagersheardaboutthefisherman,andtheyallcametoaskhimquestions.

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。

TheysaidthattheirancestorshadcomehereasrefugeestoescapefromthetyrannyofTsinShih-huang（builderofGreatWall）somesixhundredyearsago,andtheyhadneverleftit.

Oftheirownaccordtheytoldhimoftheforefatherswhohad,duringthetroubloustimesoftheChins,soughtrefugeinthisplaceofabsoluteseclusiontogetherwiththeirfamiliesandneighbours.

Thenthevillagerstoldhim,"ToavoidthechaosofwarduringtheQinDynasty,ourancestorsbroughttheirfamiliesandvillagerstothisisolatedplaceandneverleftit,sowe'vehadnocontactwiththeoutsideworld."

Afterhavingsettleddownheretheyneverthoughtofgoingoutagain.

问今是何世？

Theywerethuscompletelycutofffromtheworld,andaskedwhatwastherulingdynastynow.

Theyhadbeensocutofffromtherestoftheworldthataknowledgeofthetimeswouldbearevelationtothem.

Theythenenquriedaboutthepoliticsoftheday,ignorantoftheestablishementofHandaynasty,andofcourseofthelaterdynastieswhichhadsucceededit.

Theyaskedthefishermanwhatthepresentreignwas.

乃不知有汉，无论魏、晋！

TheyhadnotevenheardoftheHanDynasty（twocenturiesbeforetotwocenturiesafterChrist）,nottospeakoftheWei（thirdcenturyA.D.）andtheChin（thirdandfourthcenturies）.

TheyhadnotheardoftheHanDynasty,nottosaytheWeiandtheTsin.

TheywerenotevenawareoftheHanDynasty,letalonetheWeiandJin.

此人一一为具言所闻，皆叹惋。

Thefishermantoldthem,whichtheyheardwithgreatamazement.

Thefishermaninformedthemallaboutthesechanges,andtheycouldnothelpbeingdeeplyaffected.

Andwhenthefishermantoldthemthestory,thegrievedoverthevicissitudesofhumanaffairs.

Thefishermantoldthemeverythingheknewingreatdetail,andthevillagerswereamazedandheavedsighs.

余人各复延至其家，皆出酒食，停数日，辞去。

Manyoftheothervillagersthenbegantoinvitehimtotheirhomesbyturnandfeedhimdinnerandwine.

Thenmoreofthemaskedhimtodinebyturns.

Eachinturninvitedthefishermantohishomeandentertainedhimhospitably,untilatlengththelatterpreparedtotakehisleave.

Thenothervillagersalsoinvitedthefishermantotheirhomes,wheretheygavehimfoodanddrink.

Afterafewdays,hetookleaveofthemandleft.

Itwasnotuntilseveraldayslaterthathebeggedtotakeleave.

Afterseveraldaysthere,thefishermanbidfarewell,atwhichtimesomevillagerstoldhim,"It'snotworthtellingpeopleontheoutsideaboutus."

此中人语云：

“不足为外人道。

”

Thevillagersbeggedhimnottotellthepeopleoutsideabouttheircolony.

Hewasbidden,however,tokeeptohimselfallthethingstalkedaboutamongthem,for,theysaid,suchmatterswouldnotbeworthimpartingtotheoutsideworld.

“Itwillnotbeworthwhiletotalkaboutwhatyouhaveseentptheoutsideworld,”saidthepeopleoftheplacetothefisherman,ashebadethemfarewellandreturnedtohisboat,makingmentalnotesofhisrouteasheproceededonhishomewardvoyage.

既出，得其船，便扶向路，处处志之。

Themanfoundhisboatandcameback,markingwithsignstheroutehehadfollowed.

Ourfishermancameout,foundhisboatagain,andtookcaretoleavemarksallalonghiswayhome