《笑林广记》内容多采自冯梦龙的《笑府》,是一部集大成的古代笑话集。全书分为12卷,每卷都有一个独特的主题,如贪吝、世讳、谬误、闺风等,现世事百态、刺人情冷暖、笑可笑之人。本书的整理者游戏主人,据传并非一人,而是清代的一批文人,他们借由改编、赏玩、补写各类 笑话,“激乎其中,聊借玩世”。所以,尽管成书于清代文字狱最为严酷的乾隆年间,它依然保持了凌厉、尖锐的特色。
游戏主人·《笑林广记·梦美酒》
一好饮者,梦得美酒。将温而饮之,忽被惊醒,乃大悔曰:“早知如此,恨不冷吃。”
Dreaming of Delicious White Liquor
A man who liked drinking white liquor once dreamed he got a delicious type of white liquor and was going to warm it up before drinking it. Suddenly, he woke up from the dream and said with so much regret, "If only I had drunk it cold."
(郑孝先、袁孝竞 译)
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