1. vormodernes

Question 1

道士出一葫芦，拔其塞，置烟中

Answer 1

the priest took out a bottle gourd, removed the stopper and placed it in the middle of the smoke

Question 2

飗飗然如口吸气

Answer 2

with a woosh the smoke was sucked into the gourd

Question 3

瞬息烟尽，道士塞口入囊

Answer 3

in a very short time the smoke has gone, the priest replaced the stopper and put it back into his punch

Question 4

乃别，欲去

Answer 4

then they left

Question 5

陈氏拜迎于门，哭求回生之法

Answer 5

chen was greading the priest at the gate, crying and asking him to bring her husband back to life

Question 6

沉思

Answer 6

chén sì

think deeply

Question 7

我术浅，诚不能起死

Answer 7

I don’t have enough skill to bring dead back to life

Question 8

往求必合有效

Answer 8

if you want to see him it should work out

Question 9

疯者

Answer 9

fengzhê

crazy person

Question 10

时卧粪中

Answer 10

from time to time he lies in his dirt

Question 11

倘狂辱夫人，夫人勿怒也

Answer 11

if he insults you terribly, you shouldn’t get angry

Question 12

人尽夫也

Answer 12

there are so many other men to marry

Question 13

异哉

Answer 13

you poor strange

Question 14

我阎罗也？

Answer 14

am i the king of hell?

Question 15

渐

Answer 15

jiàn gradually

Question 16

乞人咯痰唾盈把

Answer 16

the begger coughed out a hand of spit

Question 17

遂强啖焉

Answer 17

then she forced herself to eat it

Question 18

觉入喉中，硬如团絮，格格而下，停结胸间

Answer 18

she felt it entering her throat, hard like a cotton wadding, slowly running down and then stucked in her chest

Question 19

尾之，入于庙中。

Answer 19

she followed him entering the temple

Question 20

迫而求之，不知所在，前后冥搜，殊无端兆

Answer 20

míngsou, shu wu duan zhào
She forced herself to beg on him again but didn’t know where he was. She was looking for him everywhere but couldn’t find a trace of him

Question 21

惭恨而归

Answer 21

cán hèn ér gui

she felt ashamed and regret and so she went home

Question 22

既悼亡夫之惨，又悔食唾之羞，俯仰哀啼

Answer 22

ji dao wang fu zhi can, you hui shi tuo zhi xiu, fu yang ai ti
she mourned bitterly about the death of her husband and felt regret and shame to have eaten the spit. she raised her head and cried sorrowfully

Question 23

方欲展皿敛尸，家人伫望

Answer 23

at the moment she wanted to wash the blood from the corps, the servant stood there and watched for a while

Question 24

顿欲呕，觉膈中结物，突奔而出，不及回首，已落腔中

Answer 24

she suddenly had a feeling of throwing up and noticed there was sth coming up her throat. It was suddenly quickly coming out so it was too late to turn her head so it was falling into the chest of the corps

Question 25

在腔中突突犹跃，然气腾蒸如烟然

Answer 25

it was now beating in the chest still jumping and steaming with hot smoke

Question 26

大异之

Answer 26

much excited

Question 27

少懈，则气氤氲自缝中出

Answer 27

for a short instant she relaxed so that the hot steam was coming out of the wound

Question 28

乃裂缯帛，急束之

Answer 28

the she split some silk and hastily bount it around

Question 29

以手抚尸，渐温

Answer 29

when she felt the body with her hand there was gradually some warmth

Question 30

覆以衾稠

Answer 30

fu yi qin chou

she covered him with a bed cover

Question 31

恍惚若梦，但觉腹隐痛耳

Answer 31

huanghu ruo meng, dan jue fu yin tong er

I was confused as if I would dream, but i still feel such a hidden pain in my stomach

Question 32

遇哉世人！明明妖也，而以为美

Answer 32

all the people of the world are so foolish. it was a demon but they consider her as pretty

Question 33

明明忠也，而以为妄。然爱人之色而渔之

Answer 33

even though the men only loves the beauty of others and is chasing for it

Question 34

娣妒甚，朝詈而夕楚褥之，所弗堪也，将远遁耳

Answer 34

His wife was very jealous and beated and insulted me day and night. I couldn’t bear it anymore and so I ran away

Question 35

如怜妾而活之，须秘密，无泄

Answer 35

if you like me and let me live here, don’t tell anybode and keep it as a secret

Question 36

偶适市，遇一道士，顾生而愕问

Answer 36

coincidently he met the priest at the market who looked at wang and stunnedly asked

Question 37

君身邪气萦绕

Answer 37

jun shen xieqi yingrao

an evil influence is floating in your life

Question 38

感哉！世固有死将临而不悟者

Answer 38

How strange! some people don’t realize the truth even when death is starring them in the face

Question 39

生以其言异，颇疑女，转意明明丽人，何至为妖，意道士借魇禳以猎食者

Answer 39

The priests words gave wang a strange feeling so that he felt some doubt about the girl. But then he thought how such a pretty person could have an evil spirit. Then he began to suspect the priest that he wanted to do some business by telling these nightmares.

Question 40

无何

Answer 40

little later

Question 41

睹此状，大惧，兽伏而出。

Answer 41

du ci zhuang, da ju, shou fu er chu

observing these circumstances with a lot of fear, the beast was crawling over and went out

Question 42

此物亦良苦，甫能觅代者，予亦不忍伤其生

Answer 42

this creature must be in great distress, i can drive her away from you but i cannot bear to take her life

Question 43

宁入口而吐之耶

Answer 43

how come i have sth in my mouth and how could i spit it out