【正确答案】 1、正确答案：Ever since the publication of the novel A Dream of Red Mansions some two hundred years ago, hundreds of millions of readers have read it, either about its Chinese original or its translated versions in various languages. Of these numerous readers, how many people have read the novel by starting with critics" articles and then following their teachings of how to read the novel? Almost none. Literary works, especially a masterpiece like A Dream of Red Mansions, are extremely rich in their content and reflect activities of various social strata—which virtually resemble a mountain of treasure or a labyrinth. And the readership is even more complicated, for readers differ from each other in family background, social experience, race, nationality, cultural tradition, psychological diathesis, age, sex, occupation, hobby, etc. —the list could go on endlessly, so let"s stop here. One will appreciate a certain aspect of the story according to his own understanding and feeling. He may feel inspired and enlightened, and then love it, or he may feel hurt, and then loathe it. All in all, the reactions vary individually. To them, the Redologists seem to be sages and men of virtue living in the "Illusory Land of Great Void" , with whom readers have nothing to do. They just read on and on, caring not whatever the Redologists say.