按：出于兴趣，随性翻译了一下下面这段文字，文笔轻快活泼，诙谐幽默。其中A版本是杨宪益先生翻译的，B是本人的拙译，其中不少地方参考了杨译，如：“青石板”、“几十”等。红色字体是我认为翻译的难点。由于能力有限，欢迎各位批评指正！
原文：芙蓉镇街面不大。十几家铺子、几十户住家紧紧夹着一条青石板街。铺子和铺子是那样的挤密，以至一家煮狗肉，满街闻香气；以至谁家娃儿跌跤碰脱牙、打了碗，街坊邻里心里都有数；以至妹娃家的私房话、年轻夫妇的打情骂俏，都常常被隔壁邻居听了去，传为一镇的秘闻趣事，笑料谈资。
A：The main street of Hibiscus was not big. Paved with flagstones it was wedged between a dozen shops and a few scores of houses. These buildings were so packed together that if one shop stewed dogmeat, the aroma filled the whole street; if some child fell and knocked out a tooth or smashed a bowl, the whole street knew of it; neighbors often overheard the secrets girls confided to each other and the jokes between young married couples, then regaled the whole town with the
原文：芙蓉镇街面不大。十几家铺子、几十户住家紧紧夹着一条青石板街。铺子和铺子是那样的挤密，以至一家煮狗肉，满街闻香气；以至谁家娃儿跌跤碰脱牙、打了碗，街坊邻里心里都有数；以至妹娃家的私房话、年轻夫妇的打情骂俏，都常常被隔壁邻居听了去，传为一镇的秘闻趣事，笑料谈资。
A：The main street of Hibiscus was not big. Paved with flagstones it was wedged between a dozen shops and a few scores of houses. These buildings were so packed together that if one shop stewed dogmeat, the aroma filled the whole street; if some child fell and knocked out a tooth or smashed a bowl, the whole street knew of it; neighbors often overheard the secrets girls confided to each other and the jokes between young married couples, then regaled the whole town with the