The money came between us like a ghost, and I could not touch her hand without feeling that chill.
世路风霜艰险,是我们锤炼思想的环境;世情冷暖,是我们克制性情的时机;世事是非颠倒,是我们修身实践的凭借。
A novel is not just a story; it is a mirror held up to society.
译文:在激流中屹立的柱石,力挽狂澜,具有天才,建立伟大的功业,把百姓从苦难中拯救出来,使国家的命运如同磐石般稳固,不是大英雄不能担当这样的重任。