读过《儒林外史》的人,大概不会忘却范进中举的故事。那位穷秀才范老夫子苦读圣贤书,熬白了头,好不容易中了举人,本是喜从天降,岂料高兴得过份,居然疯了;多亏他的老丈人一巴掌才让他清醒过来。如此反常的人物情感、行为及对其艺术描写,比诸正常的情绪与表现更显出作品的深刻性与艺术功力。好端端的一介书生,中科举制度毒害之深,竟至 People who have read “Scholars” probably will not forget the story of Fan Jinzhong. The poor scholar Fan Lao read sage books, boiled white head, finally in the lifts, this is a hi from heaven, but happy over, unexpectedly crazy; thanks to his Laozhangren slap just let him wake up. Such unusual characters’ emotions, behaviors and portrayals of their art show more profoundness and artistic skill than their normal emotions and performance. A good scholar scholar, the Imperial Examination system poisoning deep, unexpectedly