精华欲掩料应难——论《红楼梦》的“碍语”,兼论曹氏全璧《红楼梦》的内容及其演变成80回本《石头记》的原因(上)

Gold Will Glitter Forever——On Ambiguous Meaning of Language and Content of the Dream of the Red Mansions, and on the Reasons Why it Evolved into 80 Chapters [Ⅰ]

碍语,是曹氏全璧《红楼梦》最精彩的成分,是批判清皇朝专制主义最深刻、最具有艺术力量的闪光灯。碍语,使这部名著在诞生过程中历尽艰难险阻,直至被腰斩。精华欲掩料应难,就像断臂的维纳斯,被腰斩的《红楼梦》依然光芒四射,永存人间。

Ambiguity, a most wonderful part of the Dream of the Red Chamber written by Cao Xueqin, is an artistic skill which criticizes the autocracy of Qing Dynasty. The ambiguous meaning of language in this book makes it more difficult to complete, even leading to the deleted parts of the works. ＂Gold will glitter forever＂ .Like Venus, the Dream of the Red Chamber is still a great book though some parts were left out.