《梦溪笔谈》是一部包罗万象的科学著作,内容涉及天文、数学、物理、化学、地质、气象、音乐、美术等,被英国学者李约瑟誉为“中国科技史上的里程碑”。该书文风朴实,语言精练,常常在叙事中说明科学原理。其中有许多优秀的篇章,既可以当作科学小品来读,也可以当作精彩故事来欣赏,《以虫治虫》《梵天寺木塔》就是这样的作品。 Meng Xi Bi Tan is an all-encompassing scientific work that covers astronomy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, meteorology, music, art and is named “a milestone in the history of science and technology in China” by British scholar Joseph Needham. The simple style of the book, language concise, often in the narrative of scientific principles. There are many excellent chapters which can be read both as scientific sketches and as wonderful stories. The book “Pest Control” and “Brahma Temple” are such works.