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.

中国的四大名著是指《三国演义》(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“中国第部国家神话史诗电影”，但在过去五年里，它甚至不是第部或最知名的《封神演义》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中国神话，并部分借鉴了明代（1368-1644年）小说《封神演义》。

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."

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

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.

导演杨宇从第部归来，巧妙地编织了幅庞大的神话画卷，取材于明朝(1368-1644)小说《封神演义》，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.

《封神演义》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.

在对神话采取更宽广视角的情况下，像《封神演义》这样的奇幻小说可以视为神话文本。

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.

者们认为，《三国演义》成书时间誉为欧洲首部伟大小说的《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， 我最喜欢的个版本是，有部经典的中国文作品叫做《三国演义》。

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，《三国演义》接受了这样的观点，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" .

三国演义中，有“五虎将”。

However, Romance of the Three Kingdoms has enduring appeal.

然而，《三国演义》具有持久的吸引力。

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，《三国演义》标志着中国诗歌与哲文高雅风格的根本性转变。

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

为什么很多人看完《三国演义》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，《三国演义》中丑化曹操的部分，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，《三国演义》与其他三部中国古典名著样， 明显属于小说范畴。 这部作品在翻译成80万字的过程中，展现了持续的想象力， 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.

《三国演义》打着“尊刘备， 贬低曹操”的旗号，必须加强曹操的狡猾， 衬托出刘备积极的面。

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

尽管《三国演义》广受欢迎，其他三部经典作品的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.

《三国演义》中美化曹操的部分， 最重要的就是掩盖了他滥杀平民的惨烈暴行，这恰恰是现代人眼中最重要的问题。

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《三国演义》中， 这幕转移到张飞身上，既是为了通过去除刘备暴力果断的面来美化他的性格，也是为了削弱刘备。