对阵中国古典名著《红楼梦》看哪位评说的最棒？

英语思维最棒的是汉语思维，这一最大的发现就来自于中国的评书艺术。英语是一个反复在创作的过程，如果大家练习评书以后，就会对这一命题有更深刻的领悟。
   今天我们开始练习评书《红楼梦》.
连丽如的评书：
第一回：
    从今天起，我诶大家讲述中国的古典名著《红楼梦》，这部《红楼梦》从何处而来呢？
    要说起他的根由来，好像很荒唐，可是你听过以后，细细地品味却深有趣味。原来在女娲娘娘炼石补天的时候，就在大荒山无极崖炼成了顽石三万六千五百零一块，可是娘娘补天只用了三万六千五百块，剩下的一块石头没有，就把这块石头仍到了山的青埂峰下。
    这块石头呢，自己经过锻炼之后，通了灵性。石头就想：“所有的石头全都让女娲娘娘补了天了，唯有自己无才，不能入选。”所以石头就自怨自叹，日夜惭愧悲号。
    这一天石头正在伤心，突然间来了一个僧人，来了一个道长。两位仙长生的风尘不凡，风格迥异，说说笑笑，就来到峰下，坐到这块石头旁边，高谈快论，先是说了一些云上雾海、神仙玄幻之事，然后就说到红尘中的荣华富贵。
   这位石头听了，不觉打动了凡心，就口吐人言，跟这二位仙师说：大师，弟子刚才听了两位贤师说了人间的荣耀繁华，我十分羡慕，二位贤师，能不能萌发一点慈心，能否带着弟子进入那个富贵场里、温柔乡里享受几年，我自当永佩洪恩。
    这二位仙师听了之后就笑了：“善哉，善哉，那红尘中确实有些乐事，但不能永远一事，况且还有“美中不足，好事多磨”八个字紧紧相连，世袭中则有乐极生悲，人非雾幻，究竟是到头一梦啊！万境归空，到不如不去的好。”
     这块石头凡心一动啊，哪里听得进去这样的话，它就再三地苦求。
     二位仙长就叹了一口气说：“唉，既如此，我们二位就带你去受享受享，可是要比到了不得已的时候，千万不要后悔啊! ”
    石头说：“自然，自然。”
    僧人又说：“要说你通灵性吧，你又如此至纯，更无奇诡之处，也罢。我今日大师佛法助你一助，在劫终终中之日复还本质，以了此案，你看如何啊？”
    石头听了是感谢不尽。僧人就念咒束缚，大展幻术，就把这块这大石头，变成了一块鲜明晶洁的美玉。有把它缩成扇坠之大，僧人就将这石头托于手上，哈哈大笑：“好啊，形体倒是个宝物了，只是没有实在的好处，恩，再镌上几个字，让人一看就觉得是个奇物，那么，好带你到那“昌明隆盛之邦、适礼三精之足、花柳繁华地、温柔富贵乡”去安身乐业。 ”说完之后，就带着这块石头飘飘而去。
    那么，二位仙师究竟投奔了何方呢？谁也不知道。后来，也不知道过了几世几节，有一位空空道人，从这个大荒山无极崖青埂峰上经过，看一块大石上，字迹分明、匾书历历。空空道人从头一看，原来是石头无彩补天、幻形入世，茫茫然大世，渺渺真人带入红尘，历经离合悲欢、炎凉世态的一段故事。空空道人就把这《石头记》从头到尾抄录回来。
    后来曹雪芹在“道红轩”中批阅十载，增删五次，撰出目录，分成章回，并提出了一首绝句：  
    “满纸荒唐言，
    一把辛酸泪，
    都因作者痴，
    谁解趣中味。”
    那么，这石头上说的故事到底是什么呢？听我慢慢道来。
    想当年地陷东南，这东南有座姑苏城，是红尘之上，富贵风尘之地，姑苏城城门外十里街人清巷有个古庙，这个古庙呢，叫做“葫芦庙”，就在庙的旁边，住着一家巷侩，这个人姓甄，名菲，字士隐。这位甄士隐先生，本性甜荡，不求官名，每天就观花、修竹，酌酒吟诗，倒是神仙一流人品，如今年已半百，膝下无儿，只有一个女儿，乳名名叫“英莲”，刚刚三岁。
   这天，眼下有诏，甄士隐在书房中就朦朦胧胧睡着了，在梦中他找到一个地方，没去过，忽然间来了一个僧人，一个道长，一边走，一边谈。
  他就听道人说：“我说，你带这个蠢物意欲何往啊？”
    僧人笑着回答：“啊，是啊，如今有一段风流公案，正该了结，这个风流冤家，尚未投胎于世，趁此机会，就将这蠢物夹带其中，让它去经历经历。”
    道人又说：“这风流冤孽，落于何方何处，是何因果呢？”
    僧人笑着说：“此事说来也好笑啊，竟是千古未闻的一件憾事，在西方临河岸上，三生时畔，有一株“绛珠草”，有一个神侠弓的玲英侍者每一天用甘露灌它，所以这株“绛珠草”得以久年岁月，后来吸收天地精华，富得雨露滋养，“绛珠草”呢，它脱去了草胎木质，换成人形了，修成个女子之身，她终日由于离恨天外，饿了，它就吃迷情果，渴了她就这个喝愁海水，所以，这株“绛珠草”尚未投抱灌溉之德，她呢，就意觉着一段愁绵不振之意，恰好今日这位神应侍者凡心不灭，也要下凡造立化缘，竟然在镜玄仙子面前挂了号，这位绛珠仙子呢，就说出了雨露之慧，也去下世为人，她把眼泪还给这位神英侍者，这样就给这些风流冤家来提他们，了结此案”。
    道人听了又说：“还泪只说竟然是罕闻呢！既然如此，你我何不趁此时机，也下世去多度几个？也是一场功德啊！”
    僧人说：“正和我意，你先跟我到镜仙之处去交割清楚。”
    甄士隐听的很明白，可是不知道这“蠢物”是什么东西？就上前施礼说：“刚才我听仙师所谈因果，实在人间奇闻，但不知仙人所讲“蠢物”是什么东西？能不能让我看看呢？”
    僧人瞧了瞧甄士隐：“你要问此物吗，恩，倒是有一面之缘。”说着就取出来递给甄士隐。
    甄士隐接过来一看，原来是一块美玉，上面镌着“通灵宝玉”四个字，后面还有几行小字。
    他正想细看，僧人说话了：“你到幻境了。”说着就从甄士隐手中把这块宝玉夺走了。
    他跟道人走过了一座很大的石牌坊，这牌坊上，是“太虚幻境”四个大字，两边又有一副对联，甄士隐轻声念：
    “假作真时真亦假，
    真做假时有为无。”
    甄士隐看着僧人和道人过了牌坊，也想跟着过去。刚要一迈步，就听到“卡擦”，天空中打了一声霹雳，就好象天崩地陷。甄士隐大叫一声，甄士隐再一看，知觉的烈日炎炎，八角冉冉，啊，原来是南柯一梦。
    这一吓呢，梦中的事情，他就忘去了多一半，甄士隐坐这儿回忆着这个梦，就看到葫芦庙里借居着一个穷书生，叫贾雨村的从庙里走出来。
     这个贾雨村因为进京求取功名，就暂时在庙中安身，每天呢，就靠卖字作文生活，所以甄士隐看着可怜，常常接济他。甄士隐虽然接济他，并不看不起他，士隐一看，就站起身来，把贾雨村让让到书房，两个人坐着谈话。
      正谈着呢，突然家人进来了：“老爷，颜老爷前来拜访你。”
      贾雨村一看人家来客人了，赶紧就站起来了：“老先生请便，晚生前来稍后何妨啊？”
      甄士隐起来谢罪，就走出了前厅。
      贾雨村在书房翻书解闷，忽然间听到窗外有一个女子咳欶的声音，贾雨村往窗外一看，原来是一个丫鬟正在那掐花。这个丫鬟生的眉目清明，虽然无十分姿色，却有动人之处。
      贾雨村不觉的看呆了。这个甄家的丫鬟，猛地一抬头，见窗里有人看自己，就急忙转身回避，心说：“这个人生的好雄壮啊！可就是一个蓝脸，啊，一定是我家常说的困在庙里的贾雨村吧。可是我家主人又说他不是久困之人。”
      这个女子这么一想呢，没想到贾雨村误会了。贾雨村一看这个女子回头看了自己两眼，一位这个女子对自己有意，心想：这个女子必是巨艳英豪、鄙人知己了。过了一会，小书童进来了，贾雨村赶快上前问候。

    In the past lived in the ruined temple Jia Yu that now is elated with success, after that year his Zhen Shiyin has presented as a gift the silver, set out to go to the capital, has lived in a time in the national capital, compared to it time, was very greatly self-satisfied, has hit the successful candidate in the highest imperial examinations, very quick, must take the post for the official.
     In entire household circle time, every day some people invited, to make many friends, he Zhen Shiyin that already threw after the brain. Jia Yu is the influence villain, he, has forgotten now initially to present as a gift graciousness of the silver.
     Zhen Shiyin suns every day in the ruined temple, oneself worry, must like this, I be inferior really died. You said: “the wife I cannot support, the daughter I could not look, every day looks wife's father's complexion, how this could manage?” This, suddenly hears “kicks, treads” “kicks, treads” a sound of footsteps, Zhen Shiyin has a look from side, looked that passes through the old road which from front becomes monk. As soon as looked that this puts on is dressing up, Zhen Shiyin has been low, why? Can add up to rightly equally with, a pair begs for food the cotton or flower seed.
     This old road on hair is dishevelled, on the body clothes patch Luo patch, does not see the original color, finally did not have the patch, with the hemp rope was a fault, below hind leg all flew, has put on a broken straw sandal, lamely arrived at nearby Zhen Shiyin, Zhen Shi was hidden manages him.
     In this lame old road “kicks Tala”, “kicks Tala”, back and forth walked several, at the same time walks, between lips also talks over: “could not think that you also fell to like this, to be how same as me. Ha ha, the immeasurable day reveres.”
   The common people know the deity to be good,
     only has the academic honor not to be able to forget;
     ancient and modern military and political leader in where?
     yellow race pile of vegetations;
     the common people understand the deity to be good,
     only then the money cannot forget;
     only hates the duty to be many all morning,
   shut until the time eye;
     the common people understand the deity to be good,
     only then the lovely wife cannot forget;
     this life world is planning now. the gentleman went along with the human;
     the common people said the deity to be good,
     only then the descendant cannot forget;
     the ancient parents originally are only many,
     filial descendants who saw.
     ha ha. . .
     Zhen Shiyin has listened, he stood. The principle will take care in the future the hair: “your this Daoist priest, what did the mouthful say? I listened to “well” “end” “good” “end”, what “good”, what “end”?” That buddhist priest heard has smiled, the fruit heard “well” “end” two characters, but also calculated that heard to understand at heart. In the world all kinds good were, are good, could not forget, needed to be good, if wanted to be good, needed. My this, was called "Well and end Song"”.

      Has thrown a child, Huo gets up frightens. Has thrown the master, this must, search high and low, found hugely continuously bright, also has not found. Huo has the fear, does not dare to see the master, goes to another region, he ran.
     Zhen Shiyin sees daughter one night not to come back, how could this, send for to look again, comes back not to find.
     The old husbands and wives two, a generation only remains daughter, once loses the multi-pain. The day and nights cry aloud, simply not awfully. Was first Zhen Shiyin has gotten sick, because afterward madame thought female becomes illness. Which then the British lotus has gone? Later word innate confession.
     Turned head said again Zhen Shiyin, the old couple, threw the daughter, sickness has lain in the bed, “not merely as the saying goes rich supposed, misfortune never singly comes”. In March 15 this days, in bottle gourd temple's buddhist priest, scatters the high quality goods, the cauldron, half pot oil puts the thing toward, causes the flame, gave the window is burning, then this fire on the best room, here others, was built with the wooden check the next door, what bamboo flat and thin piece did build, you said that could pass through burns? Is also this is suffering a disaster. Then, one after another, pulls five hangs six, this street for burns looks like Mt. Huoyan to be ordinary, although has the resident to rescue, that fire already burnt already could not rescue, has burnt one night fully, only then gradually extinguishes, also did not know that has burnt how many others.
    The pitiful Lao Zhen family, in the temple next door, his family already has become a pile of rubble field, Zhen Shiyin anxious stamps the foot thump chest, on that lives? Fortunately, his family has, built a house in own place wants to stay. The day dawn, for these years, suffered a natural disaster year after year, this year was the drought, had is the flood, the pellet does not receive, the bandits and thieves emerged, the officers and soldiers to the bitter country estate on, had difficultly to extend, have to has sold for cash the flat land, was leading the wife and two maidservants his wife's father family goes.
     His wife's father, is surnamed Feng, is called Feng the element, is this crown given name state public figure, is the farm farmer, in the family actually passes through richly, his son-in-law is such distressed comes not greatly happily, fortunately Zhen Shiyin, because sells for cash the land also to have a money, then takes holds him to sell the house to buy, good maintains the livelihood.
     That knows his this father-in-law Feng Su to stay behind the money half, sets at an infertile land, the infertile land with half money to him, Zhen Shiyin is a scholar, the material will not manage family affairs the field and the land, several years, will be more and more poor.
     This Feng element, is the human who becomes greedy at the sight of money, as soon as looked that Zhen Shiyin has been poor, then said that dubious words, looked in front to the complexion, after before the human, human, has complains him.
    “this person lacks prospects”
    Zhen Shiyin has listened, is at heart sad, “is not good at living, is gluttonous and lazy”, regretted that “I should not go to the wife's father family, the regret am inferior to”, in addition caught fire is frightened, has lost the child, was excessively sad, has not endured it to endure, occurred simultaneously impoverished, could not support unexpectedly, was seeing could not live. Or said that this person, three poor three rich have arrived old, the rich and poor will be in a moment, initially Zhen Shiyin will be the will of the people turn toward the richest family, who knew him, the manner was also good, was also very good, but the present ends up to turn out penniless, oneself could not go home, to hide in the ruined temple.

    hah, flies the color to be wise, adds two person's interest. Nine cups do, this chapter of Jia Yu has the seventy to eighty percent tipsy feeling, is in a poetic mood, then reads poems:
     just happens to meet 35 then reunites,
    the blue light protects the magnolia with hands full,
    a space round wealth presents,
    world lucky two looked.
     Zhen Shiyin listened to applaud again and again: “wonderful, wonderful, was wonderful! I for a long time will not occupy others on this my worthy brother. Now drinks the sentence, soars the trillion. Doesn't my worthy brother, your so talent, why take an exam to Kyoto?”
     “ah”, Jia Yu has let loose, after is really the liquor, spits the true words: “must be able to take an exam, must be able to qualify.”
     “is only the present travel bag, the travel expense not handles, Kyoto is far away, do not look that I sell the character, to write, oh, how could arrive at Kyoto?”
     Zhen Shiyin did not wait for him saying:“did my worthy brother, how you say that not early, comes.”
     The voice just fell, the young young lad arrived at side him, Zhen Shiyin said in his side several, young child 11 p.m. to 1 a.m came back not greatly. A double action tray, above is having one money, two sets of winter clothing.
    Zhen Shiyin has met the tray: “Jia Yu my worthy brother, here has 502 money, two sets of winter clothing, ask you to accept, next year will be the big ratio it year, my worthy brother you, will select the lucky day to start on a journey, if can the spring have a win really, only will then not disappoint your knowledge!”
    As soon as Jia Yu looked that Zhen Shiyin stems from sincerely, is not deferring respect to, accepts with pleasure, in the eye holds the tear only then to bow leaves.
    Zhen Shiyin packs off Jia Yu, as soon as thought that rests to the sunrise late into the day. He remembered yesterday evening the matter, my adult helped. Why not to give Jia Yu to write a letter again, is called him to live in my friend family, good has to take care. Thinks of this, sends for to the temple to invite Jia Yu.
     The young lad returns to the incoming telegram: “Jia Ye before down the day already walked this morning. Leaves behind the words, tells in the temple buddhist priest, is called him to pass on the master. He said that our scholar is not fastidious about any ecliptic date, the underworld gang date, hurries along importantly, did not say good-bye before leaving.”
     “Austria, I have known.”Zhen Shi is hidden this matter places on the heart.
    We depress Jia Yu not to raise for the time being, said Zhen Shiyin again, but also spends his idyllic life. Time slide by, celebrated the new year in an instant. To Lantern Festival. In his that place, Lantern Festival must put the decorative lantern. Darkness later, everybody will arrive at on the street to look at the decorative lantern. Zhen Shiyin an age also big point, after coming back, is called the family member Huo to get up, hugs own daughter small UK lotus to look at the decorative lantern.
    West Huo gets up leads east the child to transfer transfers, looks specially happily, to the midnight, he had thought that young lady, the British lotus will put to a threshold on. “, the British lotus, do not move, where can't go. I one will come back to hug you again.”This child nods, family member Huo got up turns around.
     Waits he comes back, again arrives here one looks, the British lotus trail has nothing.

Because Zhen Shiyin has a liking for the character which he writes, is gradually, two people have then turned in the friend, often in together boundless, discusses Wen Lunzi. Today two people have bumped into on the street, Jia Yu quickly goes forward to salute. Zhen Shiyin returns salute with a smile: “the rain village brother, the Mid-Autumn Festival, ten thousand reunite today, my worthy brother lives in a strange or foreign place in outside is too lonely, tonight, do you to my family, your my two people altogether celebrate the festival, how to drink wine to enjoy looking at the moon?”
    Jia Yu has been certainly happy: “my elder brother knows for certain disrespectfully, evening sees.”

     Was saying two bid good-bye. To the evening, Zhen Shiyin has prepared table of banquets in the kitchen, on the village temple invites Jia Yu, but the Jia Yu station on the stair, saw just raised the moon, has feelings well up, recited two poems:
     “the jade strives for high price in the bamboo, ornamental hairpin and palace guard pale right and wrong.”
     These two are assorted the meaning? This is a literary reference, what said is the Han Dynasty year story, it is said Martial emperor of Han dynasty some young lad, put the jade ornamental hairpin to the box case, crossed a year, to Chinese illustrious emperor's time, this box case is opened by the human, the jade ornamental hairpin trail all did not have, sees only a white swallow to depart, soars to the heavens goes.
     Jia Yu recites these two, certainly also hoped that oneself can also make a rapid career advance soon.
    He reads poems in this, happen to let Zhen Shiyin listen, walked tightly several steps, holding the fist in the other hand substitute: “my worthy brother, is really the aspiration is not small! Will be able to fight surely in the future male only then.”
    “where, where, is the little brother only the drinking to heart's content predecessor words and phrases, what old friend says like this, oh, ashamed dead little brother.”
     Was saying two people blocked the wrist to arrive at the Zhen Jia studio hand in hand, to the inside book child whereabouts, the tea language words exhibition, that side food and wine suspended, two people just wanted to take a seat.
    Suddenly, the family member hurriedly came. Reported to Zhen Shiyin: “the Yan master visits, as soon as arrives at the lobby”. Zhen Shiyin hurried stands.
     “oh, the rain village brother please slightly wait for the moment, I illuminate.”
     “good, I am a patron, I in here and so on meetings.”Then, Zhen Shiyin left the studio, rushes to the lobby.
      Jia Yu is idling the bored, takes this book he to the bookshelf to read in that is this, as soon as listens at the window outside suddenly has the woman to cough instigates the sound, Jia Yu along with sets out toward the outside to look, has a maidservant in outside, is pinching the tweed under the moonlight! Under the month the beautiful appearance person, this maidservant under the moonlight in the flowering shrubs, drinks, is especially tender and beautiful, the appearance is not vulgar, pretty, although does not have the beauty, actually also has the moving place. Jia Yu unconsciously looks that stayed that.
     That maidservant pinches the flower, just wanted to walk, as soon as fierce gains ground, shouts, sees in the window, is standing a student, although clothes ragged, but fresh majestic. Oh, haven't our family such poor relatives and friends, who been? Austria, my family master often said that has a poor student in the bottle gourd temple, calls Jia Yu, heard that this person has the scholarship, has the aspiration, is not poor for a long time the human, intends to help to give alms he, does not only have the opportunity. Thinks of this, looked at one. You said that skillful, with Jia Yu's judgment, “”, bumped into one. This maidservant, has been low, walked hurriedly several steps, has stopped the footsteps, turned head looked at one. … Jia Yu sees her to turn head, thought that in this female heart intends with him, this is wild with joy endless! He thought: This female must be the chrysanthemum face hero, in the travel fatigue the friend. These two, he places on the heart.
     He asks the one's side book child; “what name is this female called? Is what person inside the race?”
     The book child said: “she is in the government office maidservant, is called “the burnt apricot”.”
    “burnt apricot, good name!”
    “oh, I impoverished am disappointed now, gather in the temple, did not know when has raises one's head the date? How to dare to have the improper ambition! Considers as finished.”He has transferred several in the room.
     Such the time, Zhen Shiyin came back. “oh, rain village my worthy brother, let you wait.”Was saying two people take a seat, push the cup to trade, talks and laughs merrily.
     This time on street, family household utensils tube, household laughter. Clear and boundless sky, round bright moonlight overhang sky.

The Liu Lanfang storytelling "Hong Lou Meng" the full paper absurd word,
     a bitter tear,
     the reason author is crazy,
     the who solves taste.
     the these four upper opening poem is picks from "Hong Lou Meng" first, expressed author Cao Xueqin writees a book the mood, "Hong Lou Meng" is our country one of four big classical famous works, is also the world literature famous work, for 200 year this book spreads widely. Everywhere many scholar expert conducts the research to this book, said that this knowledge is called "the Hong studies", this year also has to the author conducts the research, becomes "Cao To study".
     We said today this does the storytelling newly "Hong Lou Meng" the goal is: In order to give everybody to increase a pleasure in the spare time, that which from mentions? Listens to me slowly to say.
     The words said more than 200 years ago, in the south of the lower reaches of the Yangze River Gusu city, is also today's Suzhou, the city Xiguan theater box, ten mile long streets, in the street have an alley, is called “the person clear lane”, the natives call it “the human sentiment lane”, in the lane has an ancient temple, because enters the temple the place to be very narrow, the bottle gourd mouth resembles likely, may enter to inside place that is not small, the natives call it “the bottle gourd temple”.
     Is being occupied by household others nearby the temple, is surnamed Zhen Mingfu the character gentleman hidden, this Zhen Shiyin calculates the locality richest family, is also the scholarly family, because Venerable Zhen the mental disposition is aloof from worldly affairs, also has gotten up several year old of age, was also light to the academic honor. In grows flowers every day in the home, the tall bamboo, pours wine reads poems, pours also joyfully.
     Madame seals to be very also virtuous, the old husbands and wives are, under the knee does not have, only then a female, the infant name is called “the British lotus”, the year side three years old, this girl too attractively, looks like dissimilarity which the powder zhuang jade carved, intelligent lovable, her glabella, some Spanish red red will, was especially striking, the Zhen old husbands and wives took this daughter to love like the beloved daughter.
      This day, this is in August Mid-Autumn Festival, Venerable Zhen is hugging the small British lotus, watches that meeting the god competition to the street. Drinks, at meeting crowded, but the honorable person is noisy, that side does business, here has sings the lines, spoke the popular stories, sings the Kunqu opera, sings the high-pitched tunes, conjures, develops the acrobatics, is lively.
     They just went out, has not walked far, the front surface walks a person, this person medium stature, the physique is vigorous and healthy, rectangular face, high cheekbone, healthy mind, nose spigot side, fierce under slightly drunk, used hat and coat, but looks at the erudite Confucian scholar. Who, Zhen Shiyin knew that the new friend friend, he is surnamed “Jia” “”, the character “the right and wrong”, yells “the rain village”. This person calls Jia Yu, Jia Yu is the Huzhou public figure, originally is also the officials juniors, is only to his this generation on, ancestor base industry also, entrance hall fallen, was only left over his several people. In the hometown place gain of fame and fortune, has not wanted to go to the capital is admitted to a school the academic honor, good brings honor to ancestors. Arrived at the Gusu county from last year, because on the body winds around, has squandered shortly, has to borrow Jinan in the bottle gourd temple, depending on sells the picture, to sell the character to live.
    

把个孩子丢了，霍起吓得啊。把主人丢了，这还得了，四处寻找，一直找到天大亮，也没找到，霍起害怕，不敢回去见主人，就投奔他乡，他跑了。
   甄士隐见女儿一夜没回来，这可怎么了，再派人去找，回来还是没找到。老夫妻两，一辈只剩女儿一人，一旦丢失多痛苦啊。昼夜啼哭啊，简直都不要命了。先是甄士隐病了，后来夫人因为思女成疾。那么英莲哪去了呢？后文自有交代。
    回头再说甄士隐，老夫妻俩，丢了女儿，病卧在床，俗话说富不单设，祸不单行。三月十五这天，葫芦庙里的和尚啊，撒贡品，大锅呀，半锅油往里放东西，引起火苗子，把窗户只给烧着了，接着这火就上房了，这里的人家，都是用木格子大的隔壁，什么竹片子搭的，你说那能够经烧吗？也是该着遭劫啊。然后，接二连三，牵五挂六，这一条街给烧的象火焰山一般，虽然有居民来救，那火已经烧的已经救不了啦，整整烧了一夜，才渐渐熄灭，也不知道烧了多少人家。
    可怜老甄家，就在庙的隔壁，他家早就成了一堆瓦砾场了，甄士隐急的跺足捶胸，上那住呢?还好，他家有地呀，就在自己家的低头盖了房想住下。天晓啊，这几年年年遭灾，这年是旱灾，有时水灾，颗粒不收，盗贼兴起，官兵到苦田庄上，有难延伸，只得将平地都折卖了，带着妻子和两个丫鬟头他岳父家去了。
    他的岳父啊，姓冯，叫冯素，是奔冠大名州人士，是个种的庄稼人，家中却经饮食，他的女婿这么狼狈过来不大高兴，还好甄士隐啊，因为折卖土地还有些银子，便拿出来托他卖房子买地，好维持生计，那知他这个老丈人冯素将银子留下一半，用一半的银子给他置些薄田、薄地，甄士隐是个读书人，不会啊，料理家田和土地，过几年是越来越穷。这个冯素呢,是个见钱眼开的人，一看甄士隐穷了，便说些不三不四的话，当面给脸色看，人前、人后有埋怨他，这个人没出息，甄士隐听了，心里非常难过，不善于过日子，好吃懒做，后悔呀，我不该投奔岳父家，追悔不及呀，再加上失火受惊吓，丢了孩子，过渡悲伤，木人之人，贫困交加，竟然才支持不住了，眼看着活不下去了，要不说这个人啊，三穷三富过到老，贫富是顷刻之间，当初甄士隐是人心向着首富，谁知道他啊，为人又好，又很善良，可现在落得一贫如洗，自己不能回家，躲在了破庙里。
    当年住在破庙里的贾雨村那，现在春风得意啊，那年他得了甄士隐赠银以后就起身进京，在京城有住了个时期，大比之期，十分得意，中了进士，很快啊，就要出任为官了。在整个户圈的时候，每天都有人请，交了不少的朋友，他把甄士隐那，早就扔在脑后了。贾雨村是个势力小人，现在他的第了，就忘了当初赠银之恩，甄士隐每天在破庙里晒着太阳，自己犯愁啊，要这样，我真不如死了。你说妻子我不能养活，女儿我找不着了，每天看着岳父的脸色，这可怎么办？
    就这阵，突然听到“踢、踏”“踢、踏”一阵脚步声，甄士隐从旁边看看，就看从前边走过一个出家的老道，一看这个穿着打扮啊，甄士隐把头低下了，为什么呢？和自己一样能凑成对啦，一对要饭花子。这个老道头上头发乱蓬蓬的，身上衣服补丁罗补丁，不见本来颜色，最后没有补丁了，用麻绳系了个咎，下面后腿全都飞了，穿了个破草鞋，一瘸一拐的走到甄士隐跟前，甄士隐没理他。这个瘸老道踢离塔拉，踢里塔拉，来回走了几趟，一边走，嘴里还念叨：想不到，你也落到这样了，啊，怎么跟我一样啊。哈哈哈哈，无量天尊。”
世人都知神仙好，
唯有功名忘不了；
古今将相在何方？
黄种一堆草木了；
世人都晓神仙好，
只有金银忘不了；
终朝只恨职务多，
直到用时眼毕了；
世人都晓神仙好，
只有娇妻忘不了；
今今世世算计，
君子又随人去了；
世人都说神仙好，
只有儿孙忘不了；
只古父母自来多，
孝顺子孙谁见了。
哈哈哈哈哈。。。
甄士隐听了，他站起来了。把头发往后理了理：“你这个道长，满嘴说些什么呢？我就听些“好”“了”“好”“了”，啊，什么“好”，什么“了”啊？”
    那和尚听到笑了，果听到“好”“了”二字，还算心里听到明白。世上万般好便是了，了便是好，忘不了，需要好，要想好，需要了。我这个啊，就叫《好、了歌》”。




    

喝，飞彩明慧，更添两个人的兴致。九道杯干，这回贾雨村有七八成的酒意，诗兴大发，便吟诗一首：
适逢三五便团圆，
满把青光护玉兰，
天上一轮财奉出，
人间万幸两头看。
甄士隐听了连连鼓掌啊：“妙，妙，妙极了！愚兄就只贤弟不会久居人家啊。今所饮之句，所飞腾之兆也。贤弟啊，你如此才华，为何不到京都应试呢？”
   “啊”，贾雨村放开了，真是酒后吐真言呢：“要能应试，必能榜上有名。”
    “只是如今行囊、路费无措，京都路途遥远，别看我卖字、撰文，唉，怎么能到了 京都呢？”
    甄士隐不等他说完：“贤弟啊，你怎么不早说呀，来啊。”话音刚落，小童子来到了他身边，甄士隐在他身边说了几句，小童子时间不大回来了。双手端着个盘子，上边有一份银子，两套冬装。
    甄士隐吧盘子接了过来：“贾雨村贤弟，这里有50两银子，两套冬装，请你 收下，明年是大比之年，贤弟你啊，择选黄道吉日启程，若真能春有一捷，才不辜负你的学问哪！”
   贾雨村一看，甄士隐出于真诚，就不在供让，欣然接受，眼中含着眼泪才躬身离开了。
    甄士隐送走贾雨村，一觉就睡到日出三竿。他想起昨天晚上事，啊，我成人成全到底啊。何必给贾雨村再写封信，叫他住在我朋友家，好有个照应啊。想到这，派人到庙里去请贾雨村。
   童子回来报：“贾爷今天早上五更天已经走了。留下话，告诉庙里的和尚，叫他转告老爷。他说，我们读书人不讲究什么黄道日、黑道日啊，赶路要紧，不来辞行了。”
   “奥，我知道了。”甄士隐没把这事放在心上。
    咱们压下贾雨村暂且不提，再说甄士隐，还过他的田园生活。光阴荏苒，转眼过了年。到了元宵节。在他那地方，元宵节都要放花灯。天黑以后啊，男女老少都到街上看花灯。甄士隐年纪也大了一点，回来之后，就叫家人霍起，抱着自己的女儿小英莲啊去看花灯。
    霍起带着孩子东转西转，看的特别高兴，到了半夜，他想啊，小姐，啊，就将英莲放到一个门槛上。“啊，英莲，别动啊，哪里都不许去。我一会回来再抱你。”这孩子点点头，家人霍起转身走了。
    等他回来的时候，再到这里一瞧啊，英莲踪迹全无。

满纸荒唐言，
一把辛酸泪，
都缘作者痴，
谁解其中味。
这四句上口诗是摘自《红楼梦》的第一回，表示了作者曹雪芹写书的心情，红楼梦是我国四大古典名著之一，也是世界的文学名著，200年来这不书广为流传呢。海内外不少学者专家对这本书进行研究，称这门学问叫红学，今年又有对作者进行研究，成为曹学。
    我们今天说这部新讲评书《红楼梦》的目的是：为给大家在茶余饭后增加点乐趣，那么，从哪说起呢？听我慢慢的道来。
    话说在200多年前，在江南水乡姑苏城，也就是今天的苏州，城西关厢呢有一个十里长街，街内有一个小巷，叫“人清巷”，当地人都叫它“人情巷”，巷内有一个古庙，因为金苗的地方很狭窄，像个葫芦口似的，可进到里边地方那个不小，当地人都叫它葫芦庙。
    在庙旁边住着一户人家，姓甄名弗字士隐，这个甄士隐算当地的首富，也是书香门第，由于甄老先生秉性清高，又上了几岁年纪，对功名也就淡薄了。每日里在家养花、修竹，酌酒吟诗，倒也快乐，夫人封氏也很贤惠，老夫妻年过半百，膝下无儿，只有一女，乳名叫“英莲”，年方三岁，这姑娘长得太好看了，象粉妆玉琢的一样，聪明可爱，她的眉心呢，有一颗朱砂红志，格外醒目，甄老夫妻拿这女儿爱如掌上明珠。
    这一天，这是八月中秋，甄老先生抱着小英莲，到街上去看那迎神赛会。喝，会上人来人往，课真人闹啊，那边是做买卖的，这边有唱台词的，说平话的，唱昆曲的，唱高腔的，变戏法的，演杂技的，非常热闹。
    他们刚出门，没走多远，迎面走过来一个人，这个人中等身材，体格健壮，长方脸、高颧骨，健美心目，鼻子口方，悍下微醺，半旧的衣帽，但是看起很儒雅。谁呀，甄士隐认识，新交的朋友，他姓“贾”名“化”，字“是非”，号叫“雨村”，这个人叫贾雨村，贾雨村是湖州人士，原来也是官宦子弟，只是到他这辈上，祖上基业也就尽了，门厅零落，只剩下他几个人了。在家乡没处发迹，就想进京考取功名，好光宗耀祖，从去年就来到了姑苏地县，由于身上的盘缠呢，眼看花光了，只好借居在葫芦庙内，靠卖画、卖字为生。
    因为甄士隐看上他写的字，一来二往，两人便交上了朋友，常在一起海阔天空，谈文论字。今天两个人在街上碰上了，贾雨村赶快上前施礼。
    甄士隐含笑还礼：“雨村老弟啊，今天中秋佳节，万家团聚啊，贤弟客居在外太领情啦，今天晚上，你到我家，你我二人共庆佳节，饮酒赏月如何啊？”
    贾雨村当然高兴了：“吾兄确知不恭，晚上见。”
    说着两家分手了。到了傍晚，甄士隐在厨房准备了一桌酒宴，上村子的庙中去请贾雨村，可是贾雨村正站在台阶上看到刚刚升起的月亮，感慨万端呢，吟唱了两句诗：
   “玉在竹中求善贾，钗与衙内淡是非。”
    这两句什么意思呢？这是一个典故，说的是汉朝年间的故事，据说汉武帝有一个童子，将玉钗放到匣子里了，过了些年，到了汉昭帝的时候，这个匣子被人打开，玉钗踪迹皆无，只见一只白燕从中飞出，冲天而去，贾雨村吟唱这两句，当然也希望自己不久也能飞黄腾达。
    他在这吟诗，正好让甄士隐听着了，紧走几步，抱拳顶手：“贤弟啊，真是报复不小啊！日后定能大战雄才啊。”
    “哪里，哪里，小弟只是畅饮前人词句，何老老兄这样讲啊，哎呀，愧萨小弟了。”
    说着两人携手拦腕来到了甄家的书房，到里边书童着落，茶花话展，那边酒菜摆好了，两个人刚想入席。
    突然，家人急匆匆的进来了。向甄士隐来报告：“阎老爷来拜访，一到前厅”。甄士隐慌忙地站起来了。
   “哎呀，雨村兄请略等片刻，我照一下。”
    “好吧，我是常客，我在这里等会。”就这样，甄士隐出了书房，奔前厅。
    贾雨村闲着闷得慌，他到书架那本书在那翻看，就是这样，忽听窗外有女人咳唆声，贾雨村随起身往外一瞧，在外边有一个丫鬟，在月光下正在掐花呢。月下观媒人啊，这个丫鬟在月光下花丛中啊，喝，格外娇艳。容貌不俗，眉清目秀，虽无十分姿色，却也有动人之处。贾雨村不觉的看着呆那了。
    那个丫鬟掐完花，刚想走，猛一抬头，要，见窗内，站着个书生，虽然衣服褴褛，但生的雄壮。唉，我们家没有这样的贫穷亲友啊！是谁呢？奥，我家主人常说，在葫芦庙里有个穷书生，叫贾雨村，听说这个人有才学，有抱负，不是久困之人，有意帮助周济他，只是没有机会。想到这，不由的又看了一眼。你说多巧啊，和贾雨村的眼光，“吧”，就碰到一块了。这丫鬟呢，头低下了，急匆匆走了几步，止住了脚步，回头又看了一眼。
    贾雨村见她回头，就以为这个女子心中有意与她，这是狂喜不尽呢！他认为：此女子必是个菊颜英豪，风尘中知己。就这两眼，他放在心上。他问身旁的书童；“这个女子叫什么名字？是族里面什么人？”
    书童说：“她是府里的丫鬟，叫“焦杏”。”
    “焦杏，好名字啊！”
    “唉，我现在贫困潦倒，集聚庙内，不知何时有出头之日？怎么敢有非分之想啊！算了。”他在屋里又转了几圈。
    就这么功夫，甄士隐回来了。“哎呀，雨村贤弟，让你多等了”说着两个人入席，推杯换盏，谈笑风生。
    此事街上，家家生管，户户笑声。晴空万里，一轮明月高挂天空。
    
    

     He wants to examine carefully, the Buddhist priest spoke: “you to fairyland.”Was saying the hand was deprived of from Zhen Shiyin in this precious jade.
     He has passed through a very big stone memorial arch with the handyman in buddhist temple, in this memorial arch, is “the universe fairyland” four large brush-written Chinese characters, nearby two also some antithetical couplet, Zhen Shiyin in a soft voice reads:
     “fakes the true time really also to assume,
     Cheats really when does not have promising.”
     Zhen Shiyin looks at the Buddhist priest and the handyman in buddhist temple memorial arch, also wanted with the past. As soon as just about to takes a step, hears “the card to scratch”, in the sky has hit a thunderclap, resembles the day to collapse the subsidence of the earth. Zhen Shiyin cries, as soon as Zhen Shiyin looked again, only thinks the hot sun to be hot, the star anise is soft, is the dream originally.
     This frightens, in the dream matter, he forgot multi-half, Zhen Shiyin has sat here to recall this dream, saw in the bottle gourd temple taking advantage of was occupying a poor student, called Jia Yu to walk from the temple.
     Because this Jia Yu goes to the capital the seeking academic honor, temporarily finds a place to live in the temple, every day, depends sells the character thesis life, therefore Zhen Shiyin looks pitifully, gives financial aid him frequently. Although Zhen Shiyin gives financial aid him, does not look down upon him, as soon as the gentleman hidden looked, stands up, lets Jia Yu arrive at the studio, two people sit the conversation.
     Is discussing, the sudden family member has come in: “the master, the face master comes to visit you.”
     As soon as Jia Yu looked that others came the visitor, hurried to stand: “venerable does as you please, late before death comes later why not?”.
      Zhen Shiyin apologizes, went out the lobby.
   Jia Yu turns the book in the studio to find relief, as soon as hears outside the window to have a female coughs  the sound suddenly, Jia Yu toward the window outside looked, originally is maidservant that pick flowers. This maidservant's fresh feature Pure Brightness, although does not have the beauty, actually has the moving place. Jia Yu unconsciously looked that stayed. As soon as this Zhen Jia maidservant, gains ground fiercely, sees in the window some people to look at itself, hurriedly turns around to avoid, the heart said: “this life good majestic! May be a blue face, is certainly being stranded which my family master often said in temple Jia Yu. But my family master also said that he is not poor for a long time the human.”
    As soon as this female such thought that had not thought Jia Yu misunderstood. As soon as Jia Yu looked that this female turned head looked at oneself two, certainly was this female intends to oneself, to think: This female must be the great colorful hero, my friend. Crossed a meeting, the small book child has come, Jia Yu quickly goes forward to send regards.