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昔人云：若无花、月、美人，不愿生此世界。予益一语云：若无翰、墨、棋、酒，不必定作人身。——涨潮：《幽梦影》<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />

An ancient writer said, “Life would not be worth living if there were no moon, no flowers, and no beautiful women.” I might add, “It might not be important to be born a man, if there were no pen and paper, and no chess and wine.”