Translated text of The Story of the Nuclear Boat

The original and translation of "The Story of the Nuclear Boat"

Wei Xueyi

The original:

There is a clever man called Wang Shuyuan in Ming Dynasty, who can use the wood with a diameter of inch as a palace, utensils, figures, even birds and animals, wood and stone, regardless of the pictographic situation, and each has its own modality. After tasting a nuclear boat, I covered the red cliff cloud of Dasu.

The fore and aft length of the boat is about eight minutes, and it can be as high as two meters. If the boat is open, it will be covered by a canopy. There are small windows on the side, four on the left and four on the right, and eight on the * * *. Open the window and look at it, and the carved column faces each other. If it is closed, it will be engraved on the right with "the mountains are high and the moon is small, and the water will come out", and on the left with "the breeze is Xu Lai, and the water waves are stagnant", and it will be engraved with the stone.

There are three people sitting in the bow, Dongpo is the one with the highest crown and a lot of stubble, Fo Yin is on the right, and Lu Zhi is on the left. Sue and Huang * * * read a book. Dongpo's right hand holds the roll end, and his left hand caresses Lu Zhi's back. Lu Zhi held the end of the volume in his left hand and the volume in his right hand, saying something. Dongpo's right foot, Lu Zhi's left foot, each micro-side, compared with his knees, each hidden in the pleats of the bottom clothes. Fo Yin is a unique Maitreya, showing her breasts topless, holding her head high, and her expression does not belong to Su and Huang. Lying on your right knee, supporting the boat with your right arm, while standing on your left knee and leaning on your left arm, you can count the pearls vividly.

the stern of the boat is lying across. There is one boat on each side. The person who lives on the right has a spine bun on his back, his left hand leans on a balance wood, and his right hand climbs his right toe, which makes him scream. Those who live on the left hold a palm leaf fan in their right hand and touch the stove with their left hand. There is a pot on the stove, and their eyes are silent, if they listen to the sound of tea.

if the back of the boat is slightly lost, it will be inscribed on it, and the text says, "In the autumn of the apocalypse, Wang Yishu of Yushan was just carved". It is as fine as a mosquito's foot, and the hook is painted, and its color is ink. He also used the seal chapter to say "Chupingshan people", which is the color Dan.

if you plan a boat, you will be five; For window eight; For the awning, for the jar, for the stove, for the pot, for the hand roll, for the rosary; Couplets, titles and seal characters, for the word * * * thirty has four. However, those who have not been able to cover up the peach stone and trim the narrow will do it. Hip-hop skills are also strange.

Translation:

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a very handy man named Wang Shuyuan, who was able to carve houses, utensils, figures, birds, animals, trees and stones from wood with a diameter of one inch. He did not imitate the shapes of those things without following the original appearance of the wood, and each had its own modality. Wang Shuyuan once presented me with a boat carved with peach stones. It was originally carved that Su Dongpo visited Chibi by boat.

The boat is a little over eight minutes long from beginning to end, and about two grains of millet are high. The high and open part in the middle is the cabin, covered with a canopy made of bamboo leaves. There is a small window next to it, with four on the left and four on the right, and eight on the left. When you open the window, the carved railings are opposite to each other. Close the window, and you'll see the inscription "The mountains are high and the moon is small, and the truth comes out" on the right, and the inscription "The breeze is Xu Lai, and the water waves are quiet" on the left, and the inscription is painted with azurite.

There are three people sitting in the bow. The man with a tall hat and many beards in the middle is Su Dongpo, Fo Yin on his right and Lu Zhi on his left. Su Dongpo and Huang Luzhi look at a painting and calligraphy banner together. Su Dongpo holds the right end of the calligraphy and painting banner with his right hand, and gently presses Lu Zhi's back with his left hand. Lu Zhi left hand holding the end of the banner, right hand pointing to the calligraphy and painting banner, as if to say something. Su Dongpo showed his right foot, Huang Luzhi showed his left foot, each leaning slightly, and their two knees close to each other were hidden in the pleats under the banner of painting and calligraphy. Fo Yin is very much like Maitreya Bodhisattva. He opens his mind to reveal his breasts and looks up. His expression is not related to Su Dongpo and Huang Luzhi. Fo Yin lay his right knee flat, supported on the boat with his right arm bent, and erected his left knee. His left arm hung rosary against his left knee, and rosary could be clearly counted.

there is a paddle across the stern. There is a boatman on the left and right sides of the paddle. The person on the right is wearing a cone-shaped bun, with his face upturned, his left hand leaning against a crossbar, and his right hand pulling the toe of his right limb, as if shouting. On the left, the boatman is holding a Pukui fan in his right hand and touching the stove with his left hand. There is a pot on the stove. The man's eyes are looking at the tea stove, and his look is calm, as if listening to whether the tea is boiled.

The boat's back was slightly flat, and its name was engraved on it. The words were "The apocalypse was endless in autumn, and Wang Yishu of Yushan was just carved". The handwriting was as small as a mosquito's foot, with a clear hook and a clear picture, and its color was black. Also engraved with a seal, the text is: "Chupingshan people", and its color is red.

A total of five people are engraved on a boat; Eight windows are engraved; A awning carved with Indocalamus leaves, paddles and stoves; Carved with a teapot, engraved with a banner of calligraphy and painting, and engraved with a rosary; Couplets, titles and seal characters are engraved with 34 words * * *. But counting its length, it is less than an inch. It was originally carved from the long and narrow peach pit. Gee, the skill is really clever and wonderful.