001-020- Beside this temple live

庙旁住着一家乡宦，姓甄，名费，字士隐．
家中虽不甚富贵，然本地便也推他为望族了．
因这甄士隐禀性恬淡，不以功名为念，每日只以观花修竹，酌酒吟诗为乐，倒是神仙一流人品．

Beside this temple lived a gentleman named Zhen Fei, whose courtesy name was Shiyin.
Although neither very rich nor noble, their family was highly regarded in that locality.
Zhen Shiyin had a quiet disposition. Instead of hankering after wealth or rank, he was quite happy tending flowers,
growing bamboos, sipping wine or writing poems - spending his time very much like an immortal.

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庙旁住着一家乡宦
Beside this temple lived a gentleman
字士隐
whose courtesy name was Shiyin

家中虽不甚富贵
Although neither very rich nor noble
然本地便也推他为望族了
their family was highly regarded / in that locality
因这甄士隐禀性恬淡
Zhen Shiyin had a quiet disposition
不以功名为念
Instead of hankering after wealth or rank
每日只以观花修竹，酌酒吟诗为乐
he was quite happy / tending flowers, growing bamboos, sipping wine or writing poems
倒是神仙一流人品
spending his time very much like an immortal