Eight on Ancient Chinese Translations
The ancient prose referred to 'Dream of the Red Chamber', a classic Chinese novel that was hailed as a classic in the history of Chinese literature. The following is a portion of the original translation of 'Dream of the Red Chamber': ``` Jia Baoyu couldn't help but shed tears because of his past. When Daiyu heard this, she quickly went out of the room to comfort him. Baoyu said to Daiyu,"You don't have to be sad for me. Although I'm a woman, I also have my dreams." My dream is to be able to reach the peak of life with the person I love." Daiyu smiled and said,"Your dream is wonderful, but you must go through many hardships to realize it." You have to study hard to improve yourself; you have to be talented to win the respect of others. Only after experiencing all this can you truly become a useful person." Hearing this, Baoyu deeply agreed and lowered his head in deep thought. ```