消息

內部消息

inside news

我有一個好消息，和一個壞消息，你想先聽哪一個？

I have good news and I have bad news - which one would you like to hear first?

等你好消息。

Look forward to hearing the good news.

積薄為厚，積卑為高，故君子日孳孳以成輝，小人日怏怏以至辱。其消息也，離朱弗能見也。

Accumulating the thin makes the thick; accumulating the lowly makes the lofty. Thus, a virtuous man works diligently everyday to his splendour, and the vile man is sullen everyday to his disgrace. This is its sign, that Lizhu cannot see.

客子光陰詩卷裏，杏花消息雨聲中。

The time of one who lives abroad is in scrolls of poetry; the sign of apricot blossom [e.g. spring] is in the sound of rain.

從這消極的打算上，就可以窺見那消息。

From this passive intention, we can see that sign.

火坑裏消息我敢踏，油鑊內錢財我敢拿。

The hidden contraption in the fire pit, I dare step on; the money in the oiled wok, I dare take.

不意劉姥姥亂摸之間，其力巧合，便撞開消息，掩過鏡子，露出門來。

To her surprise, Granny Liu, while randomly groping, hit the hidden contraption open with accidental force. It covered up the mirror and a door appeared.

摸了多時，可巧手指一按，只聽咯噎一聲，將消息滑開，卻是個轉身門兒。

He groped for a while. As luck would have it, when he pressed with his finger, only a sound was heard. He slid the hidden contraption open, yet it was a revolving door.