The four great classic Chinese novels are Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Outlaws of the Marsh, Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions.

四大名著是指《三》(Romance of the Three Kingdoms)、《水浒传》(Outlaws of the Marsh)、《西游记》(Journey to the West) 和《红楼梦》(A Dream of Red Mansions) 四部著名小说。

Although " Creation of the Gods" billed itself as " China's first national mythological epic film" , it's not even the first or best-known " The Investiture of the Gods" adaptation released in the past five years.

尽管《封神》自称是“第部家神话史诗电影”，但在过去五年里，它甚至不是第部或最知名《封神》改编电影。

The box-office sensation is adapted from Chinese mythology and loosely based on the novel Fengshen Yanyi, or The Investiture of the Gods, which was written during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644).

这部票房奇迹改编自神话，并部分借鉴了明代（1368-1644年）小说《封神》。

The upcoming film revolves around Yang Jian, a mythological figure who, just like Nezha, is also from the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) novel " The Investiture of the Gods."

这部即将上映电影围绕杨戬展开，他是个神话人物，和哪吒样，也是明朝（1368-1644）小说《封神》人物。

Director Yang Yu, returning from the first installment, masterfully weaves a sprawling mythological tapestry drawn from The Investiture of the Gods, a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) novel, ensuring that newcomers can follow the plot.

导杨宇从第部归来，巧妙地编织了幅庞大神话画卷，取材于明朝(1368-1644)小说《封神》，确保新观众也能跟上剧情。

Both " The Investiture of the Gods" and " Journey to the West" are works of early modern fiction.

《封神》和《西游记》都是早期现代小说作品。

Taking a broader perspective on mythology, fantasy novels like " The Investiture of the Gods" can be regarded as mythological texts.

在对神话学采取更宽广视角情况下，像《封神》这样奇幻小说可以被视为神话文本。

Scholars believe that Romance of the Three Kingdoms was written nearly 250 years before Don Quixote, which is often regarded as the first great European novel.

学者们认为，《三》成书时间比常被誉为欧洲首部伟大小说《堂吉诃德》早了近250年。

Actually, my favorite version of this is like, there's a classic Chinese literature called Romance of Three Kingdoms.

实际上， 我最喜欢个版本是，有部经典文学作品叫做《三》。

Later, " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" accepted such a view, and we are also willing to imagine that " wielding a spear and reciting poetry" is a historical reality.

后来，《三》接受了这样观点，我们也愿意想象， “挥枪寂诗” 是历史现实。

In Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there are " Five Tiger Generals" .

三，有“五虎将”。

However, Romance of the Three Kingdoms has enduring appeal.

然而，《三》具有持久吸引力。

As with the other three works, The Water Margin, Journey to the West, and Dream of the Red Chamber, it marked a radical departure from the high style of Chinese poetic and philosophical literature.

与《水浒传》、《西游记》和《红楼梦》这三部作品样，《三》标志着诗歌与哲学文学高雅风格根本性转变。

Why do many people like Cao Cao after reading " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" ?

为什么很多人看完《三》后，都喜欢曹操呢？

However, the parts that uglify Cao Cao in " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are mostly about deceiving the monarch and persecuting famous scholars.

不过，《三》丑化曹操部分，多半是关于欺骗君主和迫害名书豪。

Despite being heavily based on historical texts, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, like the other three classic Chinese texts, is recognizably a novel.

尽管大量取材于历史文献，《三》与其他三部古典名著样， 明显属于小说范畴。 这部作品在翻译成80万字过程，展现了持续想象力， 并塑造了上千个人物角色。

" Romance of the Three Kingdoms" holds the banner of " respecting Liu Bei and belittling Cao Cao" , which must strengthen Cao Cao's cunning to set off the positive side of Liu Bei.

《三》打着“尊刘备， 贬低曹操”旗号，必须加强曹操狡猾， 衬托出刘备积极面。

Despite the popularity of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the other classics have not been quite so widely read.

尽管《三》广受欢迎，其他三部经典作品阅读范围却未如此广泛。

The parts that beautify Cao Cao in " Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are most importantly about covering up his massive atrocities of killing civilians, which is precisely the most important issue in the eyes of modern people.

《三》美化曹操部分， 最重要就是掩盖了他滥杀平民惨烈暴行，这恰恰是现代人眼最重要问题。

In " Romance of the Three Kingdoms, " this scene was transferred to Zhang Fei, both to beautify Liu Bei's character by removing his violent and decisive side, but also to weaken Liu Bei.

在《三》， 这幕被转移到张飞身上，既是为了通过去除刘备暴力果断面来美化他性格，也是为了削弱刘备。