《桃花源记》是我国东晋时期著名诗人陶渊明创作的一篇寓言性质的散文，该文以桃花源这一与世隔绝的理想之地为背景，深刻反映了作者对现实社会的深刻反思以及对美好生活的热切向往，本文将从原文及翻译两个维度，对《桃花源记》进行深入解读。
《桃花源记》原文如下：
晋太元中，武陵渔人捕鱼为业，沿溪而行，忘却了路途的远近，忽逢一片桃花林，夹岸数百步，林中无杂树，芳草鲜美，落英缤纷，渔人对此景象感到非常惊异，于是继续前行，想要探究这片林子的尽头，林尽水源，渔人发现了一座小山，山口仿佛透出微光，他舍船登山，初入山口狭窄，仅能容身，行数十步后，豁然开朗，一片平旷的土地映入眼帘，房屋整齐，良田美池，桑竹茂盛，阡陌交通，鸡犬相闻，居民们往来耕作，男女衣着皆如外人,老少皆怡然自乐。
渔人遇到居民，居民们见到他十分惊讶，询问他的来处，渔人详细回答后，居民们邀请他回家，设宴款待，村中听闻此事，纷纷前来询问，他们自述祖先为避秦乱，率家人及村民至此绝境，自此与外界隔绝，他们询问渔人如今是何世，渔人告知他们，他们甚至不知有汉，更不用说魏晋，渔人讲述自己的见闻，众人皆感叹惋惜，其他居民也邀请渔人至家中，款待他数日，渔人辞别离去，居民们告诉他：“这里的事不宜对外人说。”
渔人离开后，循着原路返回，处处做记号，到达郡城后，他向太守述说此事，太守派人跟随渔人寻找，却迷失了方向，再也无法找到桃花源，南阳刘子骥，一高尚之士，听闻此事，欣然前往，却未果，后因病去世,此后无人再探寻桃花源。
（原文摘自《陶渊明集》）
原文描绘了一个宁静美好的桃花源，居民们过着自给自足、和谐美好的生活，文章以渔人偶然发现桃花源为线索，通过渔人与桃花源居民的对话,揭示了桃花源的历史渊源和现实意义。
以下是对《桃花源记》的英文翻译：
In the Taiyuan period of the Jin Dynasty, a fisherman from Wuling made a living by fishing. As he was following the river, he forgot the distance of the road. Suddenly, he encountered a peach orchard, which was several hundred steps along the riverbank. There were no other trees, and the grass was fresh and beautiful, with petals falling in profusion. The fisherman was very surprised. He continued to walk forward, wanting to explore the orchard. The orchard ended at the source of the river, and he then reached a mountain with a cave, as if there was light coming from it. He left his boat and entered from the cave. At first, it was very narrow, just wide enough for a person to pass through. After walking for several dozen steps, it suddenly opened up. The land was flat and spacious, with houses that looked neat and tidy, and there were good fields, beautiful ponds, mulberry trees, and bamboo. The paths were crisscrossed, and the sounds of chickens and dogs could be heard. Among them, people came and went to plant and work, and both men and women dressed like people from outside. The old and the young were all happy and contented.
When they saw the fisherman, they were greatly surprised and asked where he came from. He answered all their questions. They then invited him to return home and prepared wine and killed chickens for food. When the people in the village heard about this man, they all came to inquire. They said that their ancestors had fled the chaos of the Qin Dynasty and led their families and villagers to this secluded place, and they had never gone out since then, so they had been separated from the outside world. They asked what era it was now, and they did not even know about the Han Dynasty, let alone the Wei and Jin Dynasties. The fisherman told them about what he had heard, and everyone sighed with regret. The others also invited him to their homes, and they all brought out wine and food. After staying for several days, he left. The people there said, “It is not something that can be told to outsiders.”
After leaving, he found his boat and followed the path he had taken, marking it everywhere. When he arrived in the county, he went to the magistrate and told him about it. The magistrate sent people to follow him and find the path he had marked, but they got lost and could not find the way again. Liu Zijie, a nobleman from Nanyang, heard about it and was eager to go there. However, he did not succeed and later died of illness. After that, no one asked about it anymore.
《桃花源记》通过对桃花源的描绘，反映了陶渊明对现实的不满和对美好生活的向往，文章语言优美，寓意深刻，具有很高的文学价值，通过对原文及翻译的解读，我们可以更好地理解陶渊明的思想感情,感受其独特的艺术魅力。