古文英用：《闲情偶记》翻译
<p>闲情偶记（<span word="Pleasant">Pleasant</span> <span word="Diversions">Diversions</span>）</p><p>李渔（<span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Yu">Yu</span>）</p><p>妇人读书习字，所难只在入门。入门之后，其聪明必过于男子，以男子念纷，而妇人心一故也。导之入门，贵在情窦未开之际，开则志念稍分，不似从前之专一。然买姬置妾，多在三五、二八之年，娶而不御，使作蒙童求我者，宁有几人？如必俟情窦未开，是终身无可授之人矣。惟在循循善诱，勿阻其机，“扑作教刑”一语，非为女徒而设也。</p><p><span word="Females">Females</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="entry">entry</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="foot">foot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="quicker">quicker</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="males">males</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="males">males</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="females">females</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="undivided">undivided</span> <span word="attention">attention</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threshold">threshold</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="sex">sex</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="firmness">firmness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="suffers">suffers</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="single">single</span>-<span word="minded">minded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="concubines">concubines</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="sixteen">sixteen</span>, <span word="usually">usually</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="treat">treat</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="apprentices">apprentices</span> <span word="seeking">seeking</span> <span word="instruction">instruction</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="us">us</span>, <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>? <span word="We">We</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virgin">virgin</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="gently">gently</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="patiently">patiently</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="blunt">blunt</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="initiative">initiative</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="stick">stick</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="aid">aid</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="recommended">recommended</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="Book">Book</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="History">History</span>, <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="apply">apply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="students">students</span>.</p><p>先令识字，字识而后教之以书。识字不贵多，每日仅可数字，取其笔画最少，眼前易见者训之。由易而难，由少而多，日积月累，则一年半载以后，不令读书而自解寻章觅句矣。乘其爱看之时，急觅传奇之有情节、小说之无破绽者，听其翻阅，则书非书也，不怒不威而引人登堂入室之明师也。其故维何？以传奇、小说所载之言，尽是常谈俗语，妇人阅之，若逢故物。譬如一句之中，共有十字，此女已识者七，未识者三，顺口念去，自然不差。是因已识之七字，可悟未识之三字，则此三字也者，非我教之，传奇、小说教之也。由此而机锋相触，自能曲喻旁通。再得男子善为开导，使之由浅而深，则共枕论文，较之登坛讲艺，其为时雨之化，难易奚止十倍哉？</p>
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