楼主今年高三，刚考完期末考，英语老师让我们把阅读理解的文章大意些出来，我寻思着无趣，就写成了文言文，越写越有兴趣！！
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以下是原文：
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Silk production has a long and colourful history unknown to most people. Scientific discoveries have shown that silk production existed in China from around 2500 B.C., although it could be much older. For hundreds of years, China kept the secret of silk to itself as one for the most closely protected secrets in history. Anyone revealing the secret of silkworms or trying to take silkworm eggs out of ancient China was punished by death.
At one time silk was reserved only for the Chinese emperor. Gradually, others began wearing silk. In addition to being used for clothing, silk came to have industrial uses in ancient China, something that happened in the West only in modern times. Silk was used to make musical instruments, fishing lines, weapons, ropes and even paper. During the Han Dynasty silk became a form of money. Farmers paid taxes in both rice and silk. The prices of goods were calculated in lengths of silk just as they had once been calculated in gold. The importance of silk is even reflected in the Chinese language. For example, of the 5000 most common Chinese characters, around 500 have silk as their ―key‖.
In spite of their secrecy, the Chinese eventually lost their monopoly on silk production. It reached Korea in around 200 B.C. when immigrants from China arrived there. Silk production came to India in 300 A.D.. It was not until 500 A.D. that silk production came to Europe when travellers smuggled out silkworms in hollow tubes of bamboo. These were used to establish silk industry in Rome (modern-day Italy), although Chinese silk was still considered to be the best.
Silk was brought to Rome from China by means of the Silk Road. There were actually two Silk Roads, one over land and one on the sea. The land route in particular had a huge effect in history. All sorts of trade goods — silver, gold, jade, porcelain — passed along this road. Ideas travelled the Silk Road too. For example the religion of Buddhism was carried to China from India by traders on the Silk Road. The Silk Road created the first international culture, exposing many people to the ideas and treasures of both Western and Chinese cultures.

下面是中英对照：
Silk production has a long and colourful history unknown to most people. Scientific discoveries have shown that silk production existed in China from around 2500 B.C., although it could be much older. For hundreds of years, China kept the secret of silk to itself as one for the most closely protected secrets in history. Anyone revealing the secret of silkworms or trying to take silkworm eggs out of ancient China was punished by death.
丝绸，华夏盛产之瑰宝也。然其博远纷彩之史鲜为世人所知。癸未末，学者有云：“丝绸之源，上溯春秋乃至五帝也。”悉其千百年，官府匿其制法，鲜为夷狄所知。史书亦难觅其踪迹。问其何所，律法有定，凡窃传丝绸者，法皆斩！世人所以未有试法者。

At one time silk was reserved only for the Chinese emperor. Gradually, others began wearing silk. In addition to being used for clothing, silk came to have industrial uses in ancient China, something that happened in the West only in modern times. Silk was used to make musical instruments, fishing lines, weapons, ropes and even paper. During the Han Dynasty silk became a form of money. Farmers paid taxes in both rice and silk. The prices of goods were calculated in lengths of silk just as they had once been calculated in gold. The importance of silk is even reflected in the Chinese language. For example, of the 5000 most common Chinese characters, around 500 have silk as their ―”key“。
古人云：丝绸以显富贵，王胄将相尚可著。未几，市井庶民皆效王侯，以丝绸裹身。据考，丝绸益贵。乃有机主出钱，机工出力。史曰“工厂”，是时先于西陲千余年。丝绸之多，益处亦多。时有人以之作乐器，作数罟，作盔甲乃至纸。至大汉，丝绸又作盘缠，以厌税赋。商贾以丝绸长兑金银、珠砾。妙哉！还看今朝，丝绸隐于文言之中，信可傲也！

i好厉害
我也去试试i

In spite of their secrecy, the Chinese eventually lost their monopoly on silk production. It reached Korea in around 200 B.C. when immigrants from China arrived there. Silk production came to India in 300 A.D.. It was not until 500 A.D. that silk production came to Europe when travellers smuggled out silkworms in hollow tubes of bamboo. These were used to establish silk industry in Rome (modern-day Italy), although Chinese silk was still considered to be the best.
虽官府垄其制法，商贾移民扔窃其成果，传入夷狄。公元200年，丝绸入高丽；公元300年，丝绸至梵国；公元500年，丝绸传大秦。究其方法，乃有商贾走徒置蚕茧于竹简，混运出关。太史公曰：天下熙熙，皆为利来；天下攘攘，皆为利往！彼时，大秦设厂，专制丝绸，然华夏之品仍为天下之最。

你说你这么翻译会不会把英语老师气到

直接看严复的《天演论》不就行了…………

Silk was brought to Rome from China by means of the Silk Road. There were actually two Silk Roads, one over land and one on the sea. The land route in particular had a huge effect in history. All sorts of trade goods — silver, gold, jade, porcelain — passed along this road. Ideas travelled the Silk Road too. For example the religion of Buddhism was carried to China from India by traders on the Silk Road. The Silk Road created the first international culture, exposing many people to the ideas and treasures of both Western and Chinese cultures.
据考，丝绸传入大秦西夷必经之路，曰“丝绸之路”。丝绸之路，一曰陆，一曰海。其陆路者，影响我华夏之史。天下货物：银、金、玉、瓷输来其间。樊人亦行其路。其最有名者，当属佛教入中国。今之言，丝绸之路首创天下交融，中西瑰宝文化，传之中国，播之天下。天朝国威，威震夷狄！

再来个原文：
《丝绸转》
丝绸，华夏盛产之瑰宝也。然其博远纷彩之史鲜为世人所知。癸未末，学者有云：“丝绸之源，上溯春秋乃至五帝也。”悉其千百年，官府匿其制法，鲜为夷狄所知。史书亦难觅其踪迹。问其何所，律法有定，凡窃传丝绸者，法皆斩！世人所以未有试法者。
古人云：丝绸以显富贵，王胄将相尚可著。未几，市井庶民皆效王侯，以丝绸裹身。据考，丝绸益贵。乃有机主出钱，机工出力。史曰“工厂”，是时先于西陲千余年。丝绸之多，益处亦多。时有人以之作乐器，作数罟，作盔甲乃至纸。至大汉，丝绸又作盘缠，以厌税赋。商贾以丝绸长兑金银、珠砾。妙哉！还看今朝，丝绸隐于文言之中，信可傲也！
虽官府垄其制法，商贾移民扔窃其成果，传入夷狄。公元200年，丝绸入高丽；公元300年，丝绸至梵国；公元500年，丝绸传大秦。究其方法，乃有商贾走徒置蚕茧于竹简，混运出关。太史公曰：天下熙熙，皆为利来；天下攘攘，皆为利往！彼时，大秦设厂，专制丝绸，然华夏之品仍为天下之最。
据考，丝绸传入大秦西夷必经之路，曰“丝绸之路”。丝绸之路，一曰陆，一曰海。其陆路者，影响我华夏之史。天下货物：银、金、玉、瓷输来其间。樊人亦行其路。其最有名者，当属佛教入中国。今之言，丝绸之路首创天下交融，中西瑰宝文化，传之中国，播之天下。天朝国威，威震夷狄！

文言文确实可以很简便，难怪外媒说汉语史最方便的语言。

民国体而已

没人吗

有啊！看傻了。。。

哈哈、、我也想下次这么玩

@紫色刺客，你好，无意间在贴吧看见你的翻译之作，十分佩服，下面有一篇英语诗，如果有时间，可以帮忙翻译成文言文吗？Don't wait for a smile to be nice.
Don't wait to be loved, to love.
Don't wait to be lonely, to recognize the value of a friend.
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Don't wait for pain to believe in friendship.
Don't wait to have time, to be able to serve.
Don't wait to hurt anyone else to apologies, neither separation to make it up.
Don't wait...
Because you don't know how long it will take.