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西厢记 · 拷红

Western Chamber · Interrogating Hongniang · —

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书生张生在普救寺遇见崔莺莺，两人互相爱慕。红娘是莺莺的丫鬟，聪明胆大，暗中穿针引线。夫人察觉后拷问红娘——《拷红》正是这一场机智对答，最终促成有情人成眷属。

書生張生在普救寺遇見崔鶯鶯，兩人互相愛慕。紅娘是鶯鶯的丫鬟，聰明膽大，暗中穿針引線。夫人察覺後拷問紅娘——《拷紅》正是這一場機智對答，最終促成有情人成眷屬。

Scholar Zhang meets Cui Yingying at a monastery; they fall in love. Yingying’s clever maid Hongniang secretly helps them. When the mother finds out, she interrogates Hongniang—this scene—and Hongniang’s wit helps the lovers stay together.

本段 — 《拷红》：夫人追问私情，红娘既害怕又伶俐，用言语化解责难、护住小姐与张生。

本段 — 《拷紅》：夫人追問私情，紅娘既害怕又伶俐，用言語化解責難、護住小姐與張生。

This clip — In “Interrogating Hongniang,” the mother presses for the truth; Hongniang is frightened yet sharp-tongued, defending the lovers with clever answers.