杭有卖果者,善藏柑,涉寒暑不溃。出之烨然,玉质而金色。置于市,贾十倍,人争鬻之。

  • 溃:rot
  • 涉寒暑:经过一冬一夏(经过一年)
  • 烨然:鲜灵灵

予贸得其一,剖之,如有烟扑口鼻,视其中,则干若败絮。予怪而问之曰:“若所市于人者,将以实笾豆,奉祭祀,供宾客乎?将炫外以惑愚瞽也?甚矣哉,为欺也!”

  • 败絮:waste cotton
  • 愚瞽:笨拙、盲目的人;the silly and the blind

卖者笑曰:“吾业是有年矣,吾赖是以食吾躯。吾售之,人取之,未尝有言,而独不足子所乎?世之为欺者不寡矣,而独我也乎?吾子未之思也。
今夫佩虎符、坐皋比者,洸洸乎干城之具也,果能授孙、吴之略耶?峨大冠、拖长绅者,昂昂乎庙堂之器也,果能建伊、皋之业耶?盗起而不知御,民困而不知救,吏奸而不知禁,法斁而不知理,坐糜廪粟而不知耻。

  • 赖之以食吾躯:靠这一营生过活;depend on it for a living
  • 夫佩虎符、坐皋比者:hold tiger-shaped tallies and sti in the chairs covered with the tiger skin
  • 授略:master the art of war
  • 洸洸乎干城之具也 | 昂昂乎庙堂之器也:city defenders; pillars of society
  • 峨大冠、拖长绅者:峨冠博带;tall hats (on their heads) and long girdles (around their waists)
  • 建业:accomplish great deeds

盗起而不知御,民困而不知救,吏奸而不知禁,法斁而不知理,坐糜廪粟而不知耻

  • 盗起:bandits rise up 御(贼):resist
  • 禁(吏奸):suppress the misbehavior of corrupt officials
  • 理法:rectify the situation (laws and disciplines)
  • 坐糜廪粟:recklessly squander the national revenue

观其坐高堂,骑大马,醉醇醴而饫肥鲜者,孰不巍巍乎可畏,赫赫乎可象也?又何往而不金玉其外,败絮其中也哉?今子是之不察,而以察吾柑!”

  • 高堂:great halls
  • 醉醇醴:intoxicated with good wine
  • 饫肥鲜:stuffed with delicious food
  • 巍巍乎 | 赫赫乎:awe-inspiring | imposing
  • 金玉其外,败絮其中:have a foul interior beneath a fair exterior
  • 察:complain about

予默默无以应。退而思其言,类东方生滑稽之流。岂其愤世疾邪者耶?而托于柑以讽耶?

  • 思其言:ponder over his words
  • 滑稽:witty and humorous
  • 愤世疾邪:miranthrope

image.png
image.png