本馆纪人事物之古今，亦录神妖之生平，凡有所存，咸纪于此。窃以祭酒为名，主本院事。
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　　祭酒说：百家争鸣，在春秋战国的时候一起出现；诸子的观点，也对后世之人产生深远的影响。我在读苏子（苏轼）《前赤壁赋》的时候，感叹与各位君子、淑女在这个世界中，就像蜉蝣在广袤的苍天大海之间一样渺小。因为仰慕圣贤的学问，于是在这里成立本馆，并将它命名为“花名星海档案馆”，用来记录从古至今的事物。我和你们都在这里做客，都用某君相称，这样的称呼和当代人们的称呼有很大的不同。我私下认为，某君的称呼，不是从日本开始的，在我国古时候就已经存在了。信陵君、春申君、孟尝君、平原君，这战国四公子虽然因为爵位得名，但我们这一辈人用君相称，也有敬称的意思。
　　本院不但记录从古至今的人、事、物，还记录神、妖的生平，只要是存在的，都会在这里记录。我私下用祭酒作为名号，掌管本院的事务。
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　　The Jijiu （Chief） said, a hundred schools of thought all originated in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The teachings of scholars known as sages have also had a profound impact on later generations. When I was reading Su Shi's Fu on the Former Red Cliff, I exclaimed that in this world, we are like mayflies between the sky and the sea. Because I admire the knowledge of sages, I set up a museum named Xinghai Archive of The Name of China here to record things from ancient times to the present.

　　The Jijiu【祭酒】：中文语境下属于古代博士（掌管经书的官员）之首，亦是稷下学宫之首，位同今日之校长，网络上常将其翻译为chief（首席），然而祭酒乃是中国特有之名词，翻译为首席，未免有些失了神韵。

　　We are all guests here, and we call each other Jun（also called gentlemen or ladies ）, which is very different from contemporary people.

　　这里的 Jun ，在中文语境中表示君，指的是绅士gentleman或淑女lady的意思，为贴合本文含义，故翻译为“Jun”，意即gentlemen or ladies）

　　In my opinion, this kind of address did not originate from Japan, but from ancient China. Although Lord Xinling（also called Xinling Jun）, Chunshen, Mengchang and Pingyuan, the four princes of the Warring States Period, are famous for their titles, we use "Jun " to describe each other and also mean to respect each other.

　　Xinghai Archive of The Name of China records not only people and things from ancient times to the present, but also the lives of gods and demons. As long as they exist, they will be recorded here. I use the Jijiu （Chief） as my title to take charge of the affairs of the xinghai Archive of The Name of China.

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