Chapter 8: Baoyu Is Beaten
第八章：宝玉挨打
One hot summer afternoon, terrible news reached the Jia mansion. A servant girl named Jinchuan had thrown herself into a well and drowned. The reason was a cruel rumor that Baoyu had spoken improper words to her. Whether the rumor was true or not, the result was the same: a young life was lost.
一个炎热的夏日午后，可怕的消息传到了贾府。一个叫金钏的丫鬟投井自尽了。原因是一个恶毒的谣言，说宝玉对她说了不正当的话。不管谣言是否属实，结果都是一样的：一个年轻的生命消失了。
Baoyu's father, Jia Zheng, was furious when he heard the news. He had always been disappointed in his son, who refused to study for the exams and spent his days with the girls in the garden. Now he saw Baoyu as a source of shame for the entire family. "Bring him to me!" he shouted, his face red with anger.
宝玉的父亲贾政听到这个消息后勃然大怒。他一直对儿子很失望，因为宝玉拒绝为科举考试读书，整天和花园里的女孩子们在一起。现在他把宝玉视为整个家族的耻辱。"把他给我带来！"他喊道，脸涨得通红。
When Baoyu was brought before his father, Jia Zheng ordered the servants to beat him. The heavy bamboo sticks fell upon Baoyu's back again and again. He cried out in pain, but his father showed no mercy. The other family members heard the sounds and rushed to the scene, begging Jia Zheng to stop.
当宝玉被带到父亲面前时，贾政命令仆人打他。沉重的竹棍一次又一次地落在宝玉的背上。他痛得大叫，但父亲毫不留情。其他家庭成员听到声音赶到现场，恳求贾政住手。
Grandmother Jia arrived and stood between her son and her grandson. "If you want to kill him, you must kill me first!" she declared. Her words finally stopped the beating. Baoyu was carried to his room, his body covered with wounds. Daiyu came to see him and wept silently by his bed.
贾母赶到，站在儿子和孙子之间。"你要打死他，就先打死我！"她宣布。她的话终于制止了这场毒打。宝玉被抬回房间，身上满是伤痕。黛玉来看他，在床边默默地哭泣。
The incident left deep marks on Baoyu's body and his heart. He began to understand that the world outside the garden was a harsh place, where power and rules controlled everything. The gentle life he had known was protected only by his grandmother's love, and that protection would not last forever.
这件事在宝玉的身体和心灵上都留下了深深的印记。他开始明白，花园外面的世界是一个残酷的地方，权力和规矩控制着一切。他所知道的温柔生活只是靠祖母的爱保护着，而这种保护不会永远持续下去。