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昨天午饭我念一点儿<红楼梦>，我念了。。。

眼看一年的光阴又过去了，谁知林黛玉的母亲因病去世了。林黛玉哀痛过渡，一连几天没有上课。贾雨村无事可做，又值风和日丽，饭后便出来散步。

他信步来到城外的一家乡村酒店，想进去独饮几杯。正当他款步走进店内的时候，店里有一个起身大笑，冲着他说：“奇遇，奇遇！”

生词
眼看 yan3kan4 soon， in a moment，
光阴 guang1yin1 time flies
哀 ai1 grief， sorrow， mourning
痛 tong4 ache， pain
度 du4 tolerance， spend， pass，consideration
一连 yi1lian2 in succession， on end
值 zhi2 happen to， be on duty， value， cost， be worth
和日丽 he2ri4li4 a beautiful day with a gentle breeze， the weather is glourious
散布 san4bu4 take a walk， go for a walk/stroll
信步 xin4bu4 take a leisurley stroll
乡村 xiang1cun1 countryside， village
饮 yin3 drink
独 du2 only， sole
正当 zheng4dang` just when，just the time for
款 kuan3 ？ Section of an article， sum of money
冲 chong4 charge， rush
起身 qi3shen1 get up rise to one‘s feet
奇遇 qi2yu4 lucky meeting

( my attempt at english translation, help with the second sentence welcomed! )

今天图书馆电脑不能接通internet 或者 图书馆的catalogue所以图书馆不忙!我很高兴因为我写了汉字写了四个小时!我也念了一点儿《红楼梦》

“这林黛玉聪明秀丽，因而她的父母视她如珍宝，让她读书识字，当做儿子一般抚养。”

This Lin Daiyu was clever and beautiful， thus her parents treasured her。 （treated her as a treasure） They permitted her to learn to read, and brought her like a son。

生词
秀丽 xiu4li4 preety， beautiful
因而 yin1er2 thus， as a result
视 shi4， look at regard， treat
如 ru2 like， as if
珍宝 zhen1bao3 jewlery， treasure
读 read， read aloud
当 work as， serve as， bear， accept
识字 be literate
般 kind， way， like
抚养 bring up， raise， foster

星期二在图书馆馆我看了一点儿《红楼梦》这本书很难，我念了很慢，但是我爱这本书。我念了。。。

还没过多久，他就被上司参了一本。皇帝大怒，将贾雨村革职查办。贾雨村心中虽然十分愧恨，但表面上却装出一副若无其事的样子，交待过公事后，独自游览天下名胜古迹。
这一天，他来到了扬州。

生词
被 bei4 ?
参can1 ?
上司 shang1si superior boss
怒nu4 anger, rage
将jiang1 office
革职 ge2zhi2 remove from office
查办cha2ban4 investigate and deal with accordingly/ prosecute
愧恨 kui4hen4 ashamed and remorsefull
表面上 biao3mian4shang4 exterior (表面surface, external, face, appearance)
却que4 however, but, yet
装zhuang1 pretend, feign
若无其事ruo4wu2qi2shi act as if nothing had happened, keep perfectly calm
样子yang4zi appearance, manner
交代 jiao1dai4 hand over, explain, make clear
游you2 travel, tour, wander
览lan3 look at, view
名胜古迹ming2sheng4gu3ji4 well known scenic spots and historic sites

The only part I'm confused about is the first sentence, what his superior did that caused the emperor to be angry and for 贾雨村 to loose his job, feel ashamed, and decide to tour the country. (which sounds like a grand thing to do while unemployed!)

今天我到图书馆去工作.图书馆不忙所以我学了中文. 我念"红楼梦".我念得非常慢.我学了多生词.今天上午我看了...

葫芦庙旁住着医户富裕人家,主人叫甄士隐.他见贾雨村生得仪容不俗,眉清目秀,而且胸怀大志,便赠给贾雨村一些银子,好让他进京赶考.

生词
户 hu2 measure word for household
富裕 fu4yu4 prosperous, well off,
主任 zhu3ren owner, host
仪容 yi2rong2 appearance
俗 common, vulgar, coarse
胸怀 xiong1 huai2 think about, cherish
赠 zeng4 give present
银 yin2 silver
京赶考 jing1 gan3 kao3 ? capital examination?

"京赶考"这是什么意思?我找不到.我猜 capital examination, as in the exams in the capital taken to become a proper scholar/member of the government in Imperial times.对不对?