主题：最近看到的笑话 -- 钛豌豆

霍格斯英译本《红楼梦》里，批贾宝玉那两句“纵然生得好皮囊，腹中原来草莽”，译作” a handsome sausage skin, but sorry meat within“

西江月 The tune of Moon On West River

无故寻愁觅恨

Oft-times he sought Out what would make him sad；

有时似傻如狂

Sometimes an idiot seemed and sometimes mad．

纵然生得好皮囊

Though outwardly a handsome sausage-skin，

腹内原来草莽

He proved to have but sorry meat within．

潦倒不通庶务

A harm-scarum，to all duty blind，

愚顽怕读文章

A doltish mule，to study

disinclined

行为偏僻性乖张

His acts outlandish and his nature queer

那管世人诽谤

Yet not a whit cared he how folk might jeer