Tol Eressëa "The Lonely Isle"

Ch2

"A demon's country" and "a district that had no conscience."
：其鄉人最無賴，此地可稱鬼國

A shield in Wu and curved saber manufactured in Yüeh should be encased in
boxes and treasured, so that their fine quality will be kept intact.
It would be unwise to take them out and use them;they would inevitably break.
：吳干越鉤，輕用必折；匣而藏之，其精乃全。

Orchids, yes even orchids, would have to be weeded out, we regret to say,
if they should ever bloom in the middle of public avenues.
：芝蘭當道，不得不鋤

Entering into the burning pyre in order to reach the gateway of soothing
coolness.：如入火聚，得清涼門

文言文翻成英文總是有種莫名的喜感
原句越長英文越有趣