Was Gargantua and Pantagruel a Plagiarized Novel?
《巨人传》是抄袭的吗？
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我是一名不错的医生，还做过牧师，但这一生中最令我引以为荣的事情是我用20年的时间写了一部长篇小说《巨人传》。呵呵，我就是法国文学家——拉伯雷。
I am a pretty good doctor, and used to be a priest. But what I count an honor most in my life is that I spent 20 years in writing a novel, Gargantua and Pantagruel. I am the French writer—Rabelais.
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拉伯雷的《巨人传》真有趣，古古一口气将它读完了还感觉意犹未尽。但是有人却说《巨人传》是抄袭的，这到底是怎么回事呢？不如趁此机会去拜访拜访拉伯雷，相信一定会有收获的。
Gargantua and Pantagruel was very interesting. Gugu simply couldn’t drop it and after finishing it he still kept thinking about it. Wait, somebody said this novel was a plagiarized one. Was that true? Why? Gugu took this chance to pay a visit to the author himself. He’s got to get the answer.
（G=Gugu R=Rabelais）
G: Hi, master! I love your Gargantua and Pantagruel very much.
R: Thank you! The novel was recorganized from the stories I heard from the farmers. I didn't expect it would be so popular, so then I went on to write its continuation.
G: Oh, I see. Interesting! But I heard some accused you of plagiarism. What do you think?
R: Uh… it was a reasonable accusstion, because, you know, I did borrow much from others.
G: But it’s not that serious! Your book was full of idioms, mottos, jokes and quips. It was an excellent job. No wonder so many people love it!
R: I didn't take it to heart. After all it is written with my own style.
G: Yeah. And a plagiarized novel can't be so perfect. It remains popular even in modern times. It seems that it has stood the test of time.
R: I’m so glad to hear it.
古古：你好，大作家，我好喜欢您的《巨人传》呀。
拉伯雷：啊，谢谢你啦！这本书是从农村地区听来的故事改编的，没想到十分受欢迎，我就再接再厉写了续篇。
古古：哦，原来是这样，很有意思。不过我倒听说有人指责您的作品是抄袭的，您怎么想？
拉伯雷：其实他们说得也有一定道理，因为我的确借用了大量别人的东西。
古古：那并没有什么。您的作品充满了成语、格言、笑料、俏皮话，是一部博采众长的好作品。怪不得会有那么多人喜欢。
拉伯雷：我也觉得没什么，因为《巨人传》有我自己的风格啊。
古古：是的，即使抄袭别人也不会抄出那么好的作品来，至今还有人喜欢。看来时间能证明您的作品是经得起考验的。
拉伯雷：你这么说，我太高兴了。
