“在中国历来作讽刺小说者,再没有比他更好的了。”这是鲁迅先生对著名讽刺小说《儒林外史》作者吴敬梓的评语。二百多年来,这部长篇巨著,广为流传,深受广大中外读者的喜爱。它,淋漓尽致地刻画了那些追逐功名、利欲熏心、虚伪丑恶的知识分子、大小官吏、地主豪绅的精神面貌,狠狠揭露了 “There has never been a better satirical novelist in China.” This is Lu Xun’s comment on Wu Jingzi, author of the famous satirical novel The Scholars. Two hundred years, this long book, widely circulated, loved by the majority of Chinese and foreign readers. It vividly portrayed the mental outlook of the intellectuals, officials of all sizes, landlords, and gentry who chased their fame, interest, and hypocrisy, and severely exposed