1. Problems of translation of the literary text

1 Wang Han made Lujiang County, greedy and wolfish.

Wang Dun protect his brother, so sit with the crowd said: "My brother in the county fixed good, Lujiang people salty." At that time, He Chong for the dun chief bookkeeper, sitting in the color said: "Charging is Lujiang people, heard different so."

Dun silent. The first time I saw this was when I was a student at the University of California, Berkeley, and the second time I was a student at the University of California, Berkeley.

Translation: When Wang Han was the county magistrate of Lujiang, he was very corrupt. Wang Tun sided with his brother, intentionally boasted when talking to many people, "My brother must have done a good job in the county of Lujiang, the people of Lujiang County praised him."

At that time, He Chong served as Wang Dun's paperwork, sitting there with a serious face, said: "I He Chong is the people of Lujiang County, what I heard is different from this statement." Wang Dun all of a sudden have nothing to say.

Everyone else in the room was worried and upset about He Chong. He Chong, on the other hand, appeared to have a calm attitude and looked at ease, as usual.

2 Shuzhong have Du Shi good calligraphy and painting of the treasure to a hundred number have Dai Song cattle a shaft especially loved brocade bags and jade shaft often to self with one day of exposure to the painting and calligraphy have a herdboy see the clap and laugh said this painting bullfighting also bullfighting force in the corner and tail convulsions into the two shares between the present is to drop the tail and fight fallacy carry forward Shi laugh and Ran of the old saying that plowing when asked to ask a slave when asked to ask a maidservant can not be changed. 3 Lipen, although the talent of the business, but especially good at painting, work ***, the Qin 18 Bachelor Figure and Zhen Guan in the Ling Yan Pavilion figure of merit, and Lipen's trace also, the people of the time said it is wonderful. Taizong tasted (horse ministers and bachelors canoeing in the Spring Garden, the pool has a different bird with the wave with, Taizong hit the reward for a number of four, the seat for the chorus, called Liben to write.

When the Court outside the call cloud: painter Yan Liben. He was already a master of the title of Langzhong, but he was sweating, exhorted the exhortation, waved his hand and looked at the guests, and blushed.

Retreat admonished his son, said: "I'm a little good at reading, fortunate to be spared from the wall, the edge of the feeling of dyeing the Han, quite as peer stream. Only to see the knowledge of the Danqing, the service of the grooms, the insult is not great! You should be y cautioned, do not practice this last trick."

-------------------------------------------------------------- Yan Liben, although he also has the ability to communicate with the government, but he is especially good at painting, long ***, "Qinfu eighteen Bachelor Figure" and "Qinfu eighteen Bachelor Figure". "as well as" Zhen Guan in the Ling Yan Pavilion of Ministers "are Yan Liben made of the picture, people at the time praised the picture is exquisite. Once the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and a group of ministers and university professors in the royal gardens in the spring garden boat trip, when the pool has a very special bird in the free swimming with the waves, the Emperor applauded and summoned the reward several times, ordered the ministers to make a poem, ordered to call Yan Liben to draw down.

At that time, outside the pavilion, the summoning shouted: "Painter Yan Liben quickly come!" At that time, Yan Liben official has already achieved the Lord Langzhong post, but to keep running around, sweating, prostrate at the edge of the pool, hand holding a brush, powder and other painting materials, constantly looking at the guests in order to paint, at this time Yan Liben himself feel very ashamed of himself. Back home, he admonished his son, said: "I like to read when I was young, fortunately, not to the family poor, but also very much like painting and drawing, quite prestigious.

Now, it is only because of the end of the Danqing Kabuki and the emperor's appreciation, today personally do these lowly chores things, this shame is really great. You should firmly take this as a warning, and never learn this kind of carving again.

4 Dong'an had a scholar who was good at painting, and made a painting of a mouse and offered it to the magistrate. At first, the magistrate did not know how to cherish it, and hung the painting on the wall very casually.

Every morning, walking past the place where the painting was hung, the painting of the rat always fell to the ground, many times hanging up many times fall to the ground. The magistrate was surprised by this situation.

One day at dawn, the magistrate got up to look, and found that the painting fell to the ground, and there was a cat squatting next to the painting. When the magistrate picked up the painting, the cat jumped up after it and chased the mouse painting.

The magistrate then used the painting to test other cats, and none of them were like that. By this time, he realized that the mouse painting was realistically painted and worth loving.

5 When Su Shi first came to Hangzhou to serve, someone came to complain that someone owed him 20,000 yuan worth of silk brocade and refused to pay. Su Shi then called the money owed to inquire, the money owed to the person said: "My family is to make a living as a fan, and now my father has just died, and encountered since the spring of this year, the continuous rain, the weather is so cold, good fan really can not buy out, is not intentionally owed him money ah!" Su Shi gazed at him for a long time, said to him: "so, you temporarily do the fan over, I will help you open."

After a while, the fan sent, Su Shi took out one of the blank fan twenty, hand picked up the judgment of the public pen book waved up: rows and grasses regular and official, pine, bamboo, grass and stone, and soon painted and calligraphed. Handed over to the man, said to him: "quickly go outside to sell the money back."

The man was moved to tears, take the fan to the outside ready to sell, just left the door of the House, there are many people competing with thousands of money to buy fans, Su Shi gave him a good calligraphy and painting of the fan was soon sold out, so those who came after the people can not be bought, very disappointed and regret to go to the late. The money has also long exceeded the debt of the seller of the fan should be repaid.

6 Su Zimei is a bold and uninhibited person, likes to drink. When he was in the house of his father-in-law, Du Qigong, he read every day, (and he drank wine while reading,) to the limit of finishing a bucket.

Du Qigong (this) is y suspicious, so he sent the younger generation of the family to secretly check him. He was hearing Zi Mei reading the Book of Han? Zhang Liang's biography, (when he) read that Zhang Liang and the assassins had made a sneak attack to assassinate the first emperor of Qin, and that the big iron vertebrae thrown by the assassins had only struck the vice-carriage of the first emperor of Qin (in this paragraph).

He suddenly clapped his hands and said, "Pity! It didn't hit." So he drank a large glass full of wine.

And read Zhang Liang saying, "Since I met Your Majesty in Chenliu after the uprising in Xiapi, this is heaven giving me to Your Majesty." (Su Zimei) also tapped the table and said, "It is so difficult for a ruler and his subjects to meet."

He drank another large glass of wine. When Duke Du Qi heard of this, he laughed and said, "With such a libation, one cup is not too much."

7 Wang Jixian was so skillful in playing chess that he thought he had no enemy in the world. Once he went to the capital and borrowed a small inn to spend the night.

After the lights went out, he heard the innkeeper's wife call her daughter-in-law through the wall, saying, "Tonight the weather is mild, there is nothing to kill time, how about playing a game of chess with me?" The daughter-in-law replied, "Yes." The old woman said, "I will play a little on the first few lanes."

The daughter-in-law said, "I'll play one on the first few lanes." This was said in turn, and each played dozens of tens of tiles.

The old woman said, "You lost!" The daughter-in-law said, "It's me who lost." Wang Jixian memorized the process of the two playing chess in his heart.

The next day, he used the chessboard to replay the game they played and found that the two played.

2. Translation of "Yan Liben Looking at Paintings"

Original text

Although Liben has the talent to deal with affairs, he is especially good at painting and drawing, and he is very good at ***, and he is also a master of painting the Eighteen Bachelor's Chart of the Qin Palace and the Chingguan Palace of the Lingyan Pavilion of Ministers. Taizong tasted (horse ministers and bachelors canoeing in the spring garden, the pool has a different bird with the wave with, Taizong hit the reward for a number of four, the seat for the chorus of the imperial decree, called Liben to write. When the Court outside the call cloud: painter Yan Liben. At that time, he was already the Lord's Langzhong, running around sweating, exhorting, waving Dan powder, looking at the guests, not overly blushing. Retreat admonished his son, said: "I'm a little good at reading, fortunate to be spared from the wall, the edge of the feeling of dyeing Han, quite as much as peer stream. Only to see the knowledge of the Danqing, the service of the service, the insult is not great! I am not sure if I can do this, but I think it is a good idea for me to be careful and not to practice this."

Translation

Although Yan Liben also has the ability to be in charge of political affairs, but he is especially good at painting, long ***, "Qinfu eighteen Bachelor Figure" and "Zhenguan Ling Yanqi Gongchen Figure", are Yan Liben made the picture, people praise the picture is exquisite. People all praised the drawings and paintings as exquisite. Once Emperor Li Shimin, the Emperor of Tang Dynasty, took a boat trip with a group of ministers in the Spring Garden of the Royal Garden, when there was a very special bird swimming freely with the waves in the pool, the Emperor applauded and summoned and rewarded several times, and ordered the ministers to make poems and chants, and called Yan Liben to draw them down. At that time, outside the pavilion, the summoning shouted: "Painter Yan Liben quickly come!" At that time, Yan Liben official has already achieved the Lord Langzhong post, but to keep running around, sweating, prostrate in the pool side, hand holding the brush Zhu powder a kind of painting materials, keep looking at the guests to paint, this time Yan Liben himself feel very ashamed. When he returned home, he admonished his son, said: "I like to read when I was young, fortunately, not to the family poor, but also like painting and drawing, quite prestigious. But now it leads to just because of the Danqing end Kisha and the emperor's appreciation, today personally do these lowly chores things, this shame is really great. You should firmly take this as a warning, and never learn this kind of carving again.

3. Yan Lipen's View of Painting 古文解释

The original text is as follows:

Yan Lipen's family generation (1) was good at painting. When he went to Jingzhou to see the old works of Zhang Xinyao, he said, "I am sure that I have got the name." Tomorrow and go, said: "is still a good hand in recent times (3)." Tomorrow more (4) to, said: "under the name of no false (5)." Sitting and lying down to watch, stayed under it, ten days can not go.

Zhang Sheng Yao began to do the "Drunken Monk Figure", the Taoist priests every this mockery of monks. Groups of monks shame (6), then gathered hundreds of thousands of money, trade (7) Yan Liben made "Drunken Taoist Figure". Today and passed in the generation.

1. generation: generation

2. false name: means that the name is not true, in vain.

3. Jude is a good hand in recent times: still considered an excellent painter in recent times.

4. more: again.

5.

6. Shame: to be ashamed of this matter.

7. trade: trade, do business.

Translation:

For generations, Yan Liben's family was good at painting and appreciating paintings. He went to Jingzhou to look at the old paintings of Zhang Shengxiao and said, "It must be in vain." The next day he went to see it again and commented, "It is still an excellent painter of recent times." By the third day tomorrow, he went to see it again and commented, "There must be no vain person in the name of fame." So he sat down to lie down to appreciate, lodging in the home of Zhang Shengxiao, ten days refused to leave.

Zhang began to paint a picture of a drunken monk, which the monks used to mock him with. Most of the monks took this as a shame, so they punched hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy the Drunken Taoist Drawing made by Yan Liben. It is now passed down together.

4. Requesting a translation of a passage of the Chinese language is not appreciated ~ the following is a paragraph of the New Tang Book Yan Liben biography read

During the Wudu years (618-626), Yan Liben served as the general manager of logistics for the Qin Palace under Li Shimin, who was still the King of Qin at the time (Note: Li Shimin was once named King of Qin).

During this time, he had been with Yan Lide. In the fourth year of the Wude era, Emperor Tang Taizong, who was then "the lieutenant of Shangshu, the governor of Yongzhou, the general of the left and right guards, and had just been appointed general of the Tianze, above the three dukes," studied the scriptures diligently, found pleasure in the arts and academics, and opened an academy to entertain the bachelors from all over the world.

Then declared: 'In the past, the king of Chu knew earlier than Shen Mu to respect the virtues to value morality, Liang Yuan to host the scholar, the character is comparable to De Zouzhi. So write articles to record the cultivation of his predecessor, to later people as an example, regardless of noble or humble origin, mostly praising the ancients.

The admiration of noble character, able to achieve admiration and envy. So he strengthened his moral cultivation, and traveled to various places; and went to remote and secluded places, and abundantly recruited virtuous and handsome talents. But the people of the world are not the same as the people of the world, and the people of the world are not the same as the people of the world.)

)) {This sentence will be translated for you, and it is very troublesome to translate it directly}. So there was not much in the village, but only the seedlings in the fields; and the talented ones left their homes in vain, and in the end were ashamed of their friends.

The aspect in which they are better than others is orthodox morality, mostly hard to perceive. Sitting on both sides of the great court of Qi, eating feel ashamed of Yan's restaurant.

Daxingtai Sihun Langzhong is Du Ruhi, the record room Kaogong Langzhong is Fang Xuanling was able to Xinzhi serenity, the military counselor is Su Shichang, the Tianze Office of the record room is Xue Shou, the literary side of the Wei-liang, Yao Zha, the doctor of the Great Learning Lu Deming, Kong Yingda, the chief bookkeeper Li Xuandao, the Tianze Cangcao Li Shousu, the King of the Qin record room Yu Shi'nan, the Senator Cai Yungong, Yan Xiangshi, the writings of the Lang record room Xu Jingzong, Xue Yuanjing, the Great Learning assistant teacher Gai Wanda. The government of Qin Wang was also the first to recognize the importance of the Chinese language in the history of the country.

Reigns in the train of the Diyi, commissioned the quality of the clan Wei, or Hong Ridu and into the rules, smooth word learning and the inscription of elegance, excellent tour of the Shogunate, is to use the Jia Yan. }}}} The main meaning of these sentences is that they are able to take on important responsibilities, so that the country can be governed.

By the time Xue collected the death, enlisted Liu Xiaosun, the Recording Counselor of East Yuzhou, to enter the Academy, seeking to change the uprightness. Yan Liben figure shape, all the name inscription to the above, still able to get the appreciation of literature Wei Liang for his portrait.

Gathered together, called the 18 Bachelor. And give the precious and beautiful meals, divided into three times, live directly in the pavilion.

As soon as the country's military settled down, visit back to rest, (Tang Taizong) will introduce him (Yan Liben). Discuss the tomb and ceremonies, discuss the previous things, examine the gains and losses, the advantage of half the night before going to sleep, and then get up to continue the discussion, the courtesy is very thick.

So the world are submissive, talented people willing to serve him, to be able to enter the academy is very much admired, called on Terra Nova cloud. In the 17th year of Zhenguan, he was ordered to draw the picture of the twenty-four ministers of the Lingyi Pavilion, and the emperor personally appreciated him.

(Zhenguan 17 years of the imperial edict said: "From ancient times since the emperor and the king, praise and praise virtues, will be engraved in the name of the tripod above, but also painted images. It was aided and abetted by a good star like manna, and the Lin Ge was filled with praises; and the military generals made meritorious achievements, and the Yuntai was built to commemorate their deeds.

Zhao Guo Company Tuji Wuji, the late Yangzhou Governor Sikong Hezhang Yuan Wang Xiaogong, the late Sikong Cai Guo Gong Ru Xi, the late Sikong Xiangzhou Governor Zheng Guo Wenzhen Gong Zheng, Sikong Liang Guo Gong Xuan Ling, Kaifu Yitong San Si Shangshu Zuo Servant Xie Shen Guo Gong Shilian, the Kaifu Yitong San Si E Guo Gong Jing De, the special Wei Guo Gong Jing, the special Song Guo Gong Yu, the late Auxiliary Great General Yang Zhou Governor Baoguo Zhongzheng Gong Zhixuan, the auxiliary Great General Duke Hongji of Kui, the late Duke Tong of Zhongguo, the late Duke Tong of Zhongguo, the late Duke Gongshan of Utopia, the late Duke Shan of Shan Dongdao, the late Duke Shao of Qiao, the late Duke Shunde of Pixiang, the late Duke Shunde of Jing, the late Duke Zhangliang of Utopia, the late Duke Houjunji of Chen, the late Duke Houjunji of Chen, the late Duke Zhang of Tancang, the left primus general of the left primus guards, the left general of Lu, Duke Cheng Zhijie of Lu, the late Duke Yu Shi'nan, the late Duke Yu Zhengli of Yu Xiang, the late Duke Yu Shangshu of Lu, the late Duke Liu Zhengshang of Yu, the late Duke Yu Zhengshu of Lu, and the late Duke Jing of Wei. Yu Xiang, the late Liu Zhenghui, the late Tang Jian, the late Tang Jian, the late Tang Jian, the late Tang Jian, the late Tang Jian, the late Li Ji, the late Li Ji, the late Li Ji, the late Hu Zhuang, the late Qin Shubao, the late Hu Zhuang, the governor of Xuzhou, and so on. Some possessed the talents of the pillars of the state, with far-reaching strategies, thorough preparations, and profound experience and learning; some were able to be well versed in the ancient texts, had high morals, were able to prevent crimes from occurring, and were loyal to the state; and some, holding up the flag of loyalty and righteousness, took hostages in the foreign residences and were always Loyalty to the court, not to be tempted; some accept the order to manage the country, absorb the wise man aspect, once again there is an atmosphere of attention to them, the monarch's strategy to be proclaimed,~~~~)}}}} here a whole lot are singing the praises of virtue, roughly understand it on the line {{{{ At that time, the country has just stabilized, the foreign envoys to pay tribute, an imperial edict to let Yan Lipen draw foreign pictures. And Edu between the tiger hurt the hidden danger, Taizong led on the front of the primus generals to pacify.

Guo Wang Yuanfeng, the younger brother of Emperor Taizong, was able to bend a bow weighing thirty kilograms and kill a man with a single arrow, and summoned Yan Liben to paint his portrait in recognition of his valor.

Emperor Taizong played very much very happy, summoned the servant song chanting chanting, immediately summoned Yan Liben for his portrait. Inside the pavilion summoned the painter Yan Liben, Yan Liben was already the Lord Lord Langzhong, everywhere constantly running around, bending over the pond, waving brushes and paints, eyes looking at the seated guests, the heart is very ashamed.

Returned to his son and said: 'I liked to read and compose words when I was a child, and now only painting is known, bending over such a position, which is the greatest humiliation. You should take warning, do not learn (painting) this craft.

'"However, I was unable to give it up because I liked it by nature. When he became the right minister, he and Jiang Ke, the left minister, organized the affairs.

Jiang Ke had experienced the merits of defending against foreign enemies, Yan Liben just good at painting, when people called him a thousand words, there is a rumor: "The left prime minister should be shocked by the border, the right prime minister is good at painting." The meaning of the words is that he is not the material to be the prime minister.

In the first year of Xianheng, he was reappointed to the post of Minister of State Council. Died in the fourth year, posthumous name "Wenzhen" Sang said "Yan Liben worship Zheng as a teacher, strange places, painting varied, is a reflection of the country's changes" (Dou Meng said: "Learning comes from the heart, the mood in the painting skills outside , and the teacher Zhang Zheng has nothing to do."

) Pei said: Liben's teacher, Zhang Zheng, generation after generation. Characters, clothes, horses, carriages and pavilions, all painted in a very subtle way.

From ancient times to the present.

5. Translation of "Yan Liben look at painting"

The original text of Liben, although there should be the talent of the business, but especially good at painting, work on ***, the eighteen bachelor of the Qin Palace and Zhenguan in the Lingyi Pavilion of Ministers of merit map, and Liben's trace also, the people of the time said that it is wonderful.

Taizong tasted (horse ministers and bachelors) canoeing in the spring garden, the pool has a different bird with the wave with, Taizong hit the reward for a number of four, ordered the seat for the Wing, called Liben to write. When the Court outside the call cloud: painter Yan Liben.

When he was already the Lord of the Jennings Langzhong, running around sweating, exhorting the pool side, hand waving Dan powder, looking at the seat guests, not overly blushing. The first time I saw this, I was so impressed that I was able to read the book, and I was able to avoid the wall, and I was able to get a good impression of it, so I was able to get a good impression of it, and I was able to get a good impression of it.

Only to see the knowledge of the Danqing, the service, the humiliation is not! Although Yan Liben also has the ability to be through the political affairs, but he is especially good at painting, long ***, "Qinfu 18 Bachelor Figure" and "Zhenguan Ling Yan Pavilion Ministers Figure", are made by Yan Liben's picture, people at the time have praised the picture is exquisite.

Once Tang Emperor Li Shimin and a group of ministers and university professors in the royal gardens of the spring garden boat trip, when the pool has a very special bird in the free swimming with the waves, the Emperor applauded and summoned the reward several times, ordering the ministers to make a poem, ordered to call Yan Liben to draw down. At that time, outside the pavilion, the summoning shouted: "Painter Yan Liben quickly come!" At that time, Yan Liben official has already done the Lord Langzhong post, but to keep running around, sweating, prostrate at the edge of the pool, hand holding a brush, powder and other painting materials, constantly looking at the guests to paint, this time Yan Liben himself feel very ashamed of himself.

Back home, he admonished his son, said: "I like to read when I was young, fortunately, not to make the family poor, but also very much like painting and drawing, quite prestigious. Now, but lead to just because of the end of the Danqing Kabuki and was rewarded by the emperor, today personally do these lowly handyman things, this shame is really great.

You should firmly take this as a warning, never learn this kind of carving again.

6. Chuliang word ximing literary translation

Chuliang, word ximing, Tang dynasty minister, Tang dynasty Chaoyang Zhai (now Yuzhou) people, also said for the Qian Tang (now Hangzhou Yuhang) people.

When he was a young man, he was alert and quick, clever and studious, he read a lot of books, was good at writing and poetry, and liked to travel with famous people. At the age of eighteen, he visited Xu Ling, the left servant of Shangshu, in the first year of the reign of Chen Zhide (583), and was appreciated.

The Empress Dowager of Chen heard and summoned to meet him, and ordered him to write a poem, which was frequently praised by all present, and he was appointed as a minister in the Palace of the Minister of the Shangshu. After the death of Chen, he entered the Sui Dynasty and became a bachelor of the Eastern Palace and a doctor of the Imperial Court.

In Daye, Emperor Yang was cynical and falsely implicated Yang Xuan Gan. In the thirteenth year of the Daiye era (617), the Jin lieutenant Xue Ju cut off and claimed the throne, and Ren Liang was the yellow door attendant, involved in confidentiality.

Fourteen years, the King of Qin Li Shimin eliminated Xueju, into the Tang dynasty for the King of Qin literature (as instructors), after the Tang dynasty every conquest, bright often with the army to participate in the conspiracy to serve in the war. At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Chu Liang often made suggestions on internal and external policies, and advised Emperor Gaozu of Tang to stop hunting in winter so as not to disturb the people.

In the first year of Zhenguan's reign (627), Chu Liang, together with Du Ruhi and other 18 people, was authorized to be a bachelor of the Hongwenkan (Hongwen Hall), and was given a rotating duty in the hall for consulting on military and state affairs. In the ninth year of Zhenguan, he was appointed as a permanent attendant.

After repeated promotions, and then reappointed to the pass straight scattered ride standing minister. In the 16th year, he was knighted as Marquis of Yangzhai County.

Liang strongly supported Li Shimin's policy of expanding the frontier, and ordered his son Chu Suiliang to join the expedition to fight against the Turks. After Tang unified the country, he recruited talented people for the Literature Hall, and Du Ruhi and others to this official concurrently as a bachelor, **** eighteen people.

Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ordered the painter Yan Liben to draw images for them, and let Liang make praise for these images, known as the "eighteen bachelors *** Figure", inscribed with the name of the title, collected for the court archives, was then a very high honor. After the resignation of the government to return to the home, in his old age, Li Shimin also constantly sent people to sympathize.

He died at the age of ninety-three, and wrote a collection of twenty volumes.

7. Translation~

Wu Yanyan, a Ming man, was an official, and his family was very rich.

Wu Yan, a Ming man, was an official and a wealthy family man. His son was very good at calligraphy and painting, and he had purchased a lot of famous brushes. A friend's family had a volume of Eighteen Bachelors of the Tang Dynasty in the Song Palace, and he wanted to get it every time, but his family did not sell it for thousands of dollars. Wu Yanyan's brother rich also match (rival) brother, but corn and silk is the accumulation, but the literati often despise (despise, look down on). One day, his brother said (to ...... say, tell) the painting master said: "Eighteen Bachelor" fruit wants a thousand gold?" The master said: "Yes." So as a number of market (buy). After the wine banquet (feast, hospitality) brother and his vegetarian (always, always) despise already, wine half, special (deliberately) talk about painting, and show the purchased to play (appreciate). He said, "How do you know his famous paintings?" His brother looked around and said something else. It was passed on as a joke.

Translation:

Wu Yan, Ming Dynasty, official to the Shangshu, the family is very rich. His son was very good at calligraphy and painting, and he bought a lot of famous paintings and drawings in his collection. A friend of the family has the Song Palace hidden "Tang eighteen bachelors" a volume, every time you want to get it, but his family non-thousand gold is not for sale. Wu Yan's younger brother rich can also match his older brother, only the accumulation of grain and silk, however, the literati often despise him. One day, his brother told the owner of the painting, "Does the Eighteen Bachelors really cost a thousand dollars?" The owner said, "Yes." So he bought it for a thousand dollars. Later, he arranged a banquet for his elder brother and other people who had always despised him, and halfway through the banquet, he deliberately talked about the painting and took it out to admire it. Someone said, "How do you know this is a famous painting?" His brother then looked around and said something else. At that time, people spread as a joke.

8. ""At the beginning of the country Yan Liben is good at painting, especially work ***" Read Answers" Ancient Poem Original Text and Translation Aiqi Knowledge

Author: read the following literary text, complete questions 6-9.

At the beginning of the country, Yan Liben was good at painting, especially at *** ①. Taizong's for the king of Qin also, make Liben figure Qinfu bachelor Du Ruhi and other 18 people, make bachelor Chu Liang for praise, today's earth "eighteen bachelors figure" is also.

Jean-Guan seventeen years, and make this map of Taiyuan Shogun Changsun Wuji and other twenty-four people in the Smoke Tower, Taizong since the praise, Chu Suiliang title. Subsequently, Hou Junji plotting rebellion, will be penalized, Taizong and the trick, sniveling, said: "I am the Secretary, no longer on the Lingyi Pavilion carry on."

The middle Zong tasted cited Xiuwen Hall Bachelor within the banquet, because of the gift tour, to the Lingyi Pavilion, see the Jun set like a half-coated traces. The rumor is that, after the execution of Junji, will be coated with all of them, Emperor Taizong think of its merits and stop.

Emperor Xuanzong, in order to draw a long time, fear of gradual obscurity, so that Cao Ba re-decorated copy. Liben to the first year of the General Chapter of Emperor Gaozong moved to the right phase, today's Secretary also.

People called Dan Shu Shenhua. Zetian dynasty, Xue Ji is also good at painting.

Today, there are cranes in the Hall of the Minister of the Shangshu Province, and there are trees and rocks in the Hall of the Minister of Public Works, all painted by JI, which is said to be excellent. Jik was the crown prince of the Shao Bao.

Emperor Xuanzong, Wang Weite wonderful landscapes, the depth of the cause, not ancient. He was finally appointed as the right minister of Shangshu.

Zheng Zi was also a landscape artist, famous for his work. Piety work in painting and calligraphy, but also poetry, so there is the "three greats" of the title, but the eunuchs faltered, finally Taizhou ② Secretary of the Household.

Tianbao in the imperial historian Bi Hong good painting ancient pine. All of these public, are negative at the time of talent, but also excel in craftsmanship.

As for Wu Daozi painting ghosts and gods, Han Gan painting horses, are well-known in recent times. The latter is a lot of painters, although they have their own strengths, they can not be more than the predecessors carry on.

In the Dali calendar, Wu Shi Gu surname to paint landscapes all the way to the lords of the door. Each painting first post tens of silk on the ground, it is research ink and adjust all the color, each stored in a vessel, so that dozens of people blowing the horn and drums, a hundred people in unison mouth call.

Gu Zi with a brocade jacket and brocade wrapped head, drinking half-heated, around the silk post to go more than ten turns, take the ink to write on the silk, the second to write the colors, it is a long scarf one by one over the place where it is written, so that the people sit down and press the corner of the scarf and trailing his own hand. After the ring has been all over, then the ink and brush with the potential to open the decision, for the peaks and islands of the shape.

It may be said that the Gu painting has never been seen before, and is its strength. The painting of the elegant thing, there must be some teachers, now Gu Zi closed eyes drumming, strange is strange, the painting of the wonderful? (Taken from the Tang Dynasty, Feng Yan "Feng's Wenshimiji") Note: ① *** : portraits.

② Taizhou: present-day Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province.6.

The following sentence, the punctuation of the word interpretation is incorrect is A. so that the Liben figure Qinfu Bachelor Du Ruhi and other 18 people Figure: painting (verb) B.

Zhongzong had cited Xiuwenkan Bachelor within the banquet Guide: attracted C. and faltering faltering: smooth D.

are not able to degree over the predecessors carry on degree over the: beyond the 7.7.

The following groups of words sentence.

B. Liben moved to the right prime minister in the first year of Gaozong's general chapter, today's Zhongshu Ling also Yan Liben was promoted to the right prime minister in the first year of Gaozong's general chapter, equivalent to today's Zhongshu Ling.

C. Wang Weit wonderful landscapes, the depth of the cause, not in ancient times Wang Weit is particularly good at painting landscapes, the depth of the rhyme, not in ancient times.

D. All of these men, all of whom were famous at the time, but also excelled in craftsmanship, all of whom failed to live up to their fame, and were only good at one kind of craftsmanship.

9. the following understanding and analysis, does not accord with the context of the one is A.

Tang Taizong in the Lingyan Pavilion hanging Yan Liben painted the image of meritorious ministers, and personally write praise, reflecting the importance he attaches to the meritorious ministers. B.

When Hou Junji was killed for his crime, someone defaced his portrait in the Lingyan Pavilion, and legend has it that Emperor Tang Taizong put a stop to it in time.C.

In the early Tang Dynasty, painters such as Yan Liben, Cao Ba, Xue JI, Wang Wei, Zheng Qi, and Wu Daozi, all of whom were good at painting, enjoyed great success in their official careers.D.

During the reign of the Grand Lunar Calendar, a painter surnamed Gu of Wu Di, who excelled at painting mountains and landscapes in strange ways, was known to have been in and out of the lords' houses for He had been in and out of the lords' houses for many years. Answers:6.

C (迍蹇 zhūn jiǎn means to be stuck in a difficult situation)7. D.

(Both "于" means "in")8. D (负 means to have, to enjoy)9.

C. (Several painters were not all officials.) 9. (Several painters are not all official).