中国文学(Chinese Literature)

      中国文化 2005-3-11 12:16
Basic sentences
常用句子
1.The Dream of Red Masion, a cebebrated Chinese classic novel, is a masterpiece of realism written in middle of the 18 th century.
《红楼梦》是一部18世纪中叶的古典小说,也是一部现实主义的杰作。
2.Li Bai is one of the greatest poets that has ever lived in China.
李白是中国有史以来最伟大的诗人之一。
3.A journey to the West is highly praised by critics of literature.
《西游记》受到文学评论家很高的赞誉。
4.Outlaws of the Marsh is one of the four famous Chinese classical literary works.
《水浒传》是中国四大著名古典小说之一。
5.Tang Xianzu is one of the greatest playwrights in the world.
汤显祖是世界上最伟大的戏剧家之一。
6.The Scholars , an eighteen-century satire, is outstanding among Chinese classic novel.
《儒林外史》这部18世纪的讽刺小说在中国古典小说中是很杰出的。
7.Romance of the Western Bower has been adapted for stage by many genres of traditional Chinese operas.
《西厢记》被许多传统的中国剧种搬上舞台演出。
8.Three hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty, handed down from early times, is a well-known work .
早年流传至今的《唐诗三百首》是一部相当著名的作品。
9.Lu Xun is considered one of the most influential authors of the first half of the 20 th century in China.
鲁迅被认为是中国20世纪上半叶最有影响的作家之一。
10.A Madman’s Diary,written by Lu Xun, was the first short story in moden Chinese literature.
鲁迅的《狂人日记》是现代中国文学的第一部短篇小说。
11.“Let One Hundred Flowers Blossom and One hundred Schools of Thought Contend” is a slogan guiding China’s literature.
“百花齐放,百家争鸣”是指导中国文学的一条语录。
12. It has been one of China’s best-loved novels for several hundreds of years.
这是中国几百年来最令人喜爱的小说之一。
13.    The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is an epic fictional account of China’s history from 184 to 280 A.D.
《三国演义》是一部涉及公元184—280年间中国历史的传奇小说。


Situational dialogues
情景对话
Dialogue 1
A: What are you reading now?
你在看什么书?
B: I’m reading a ply.
我在读一个剧本。
A: Oh, a play.Who is the writer?
噢,是剧本。作者是谁?
B: The writer is Tang Xianzu, a great playwright in Ming Dynasty of China.
作者是汤显祖,中国明朝一位伟大的剧作家。
A: I know.He is called Shakespear of China.
我知道。他被称为是中国的莎士比亚。
B: Why do you say that Tang Xianzu is Shakespare of China?
为什么你说汤显祖是中国的莎干比亚?
A: Tang Xianzu, like Shakespare, has written many great plays.Why don’t we call him Shakespare of China?
B: I know that Tang Xianzu is Shakespare of China for their their similarity.In that case,we can call Shakespare, Tang Xianzu of England for their similarity.
A: Sounds reasonable.
有道理。

Dialogue 2
A: I really enjoy this course.The old Chinese classics are some of my favorites.
我非常喜欢这门课。这些古老的中国名著是我最喜欢的作品。
B: What is your favorite book?
你最喜欢的是哪本书?
A: It’s hard to say. I like several of them very much,but I think maybe The Dream of Red Masion is my favorite.
这很难说。有好几本书我都非常喜欢,不过也许《红楼梦》是我最喜欢的一本书。
B: That’s one of my favorites,too. But I think The Rommance of the Three Kingdoms is my favorite。
那也是我最喜欢的书之一。不过我想《三国演义》是我最喜欢的作品。
A: I guess that is popular with many people .What do you like most about it?
我想那本书许多人都喜欢。你最喜欢的是这个作品的哪一方面呢?
B: I think it’s the characterization of the people.They are all interesting, even the bad guys are memorable。
我想是人物性格的刻画。所有的人物都那么生动,即使那些坏家伙也令人难忘。
A: This term we’re studying The Peach Blossom Fan.
这学期我们在学《桃花扇》。
B: Are you enjoying the book?
你喜欢这本书吗?
A: I’m enjoying it,but it depressing.It seems the people find themselves in difficult circumstances where there are no solutions to their problems.
我挺喜欢这本书的,不过它令人很抑郁。人们好像都处在困难的境况中,而又毫无解决的方法。
B: Yes, it seems that fate rules their lives.If I’m going to read a book for enjoyment, I don’t want to end up feeling depressed.
是的,似乎命运控制了他们的生活。如果我要找一本书消遣的话,我可不想最后搞得神情抑郁。
A: The purpose of good literature is to help you understand the full range of human emotions.
好作品的目的是帮助你理解人类所有情感。
B: I can see you have been well taught. I hope you enjoy your course.
看得出你学得不错。我希望你喜欢你的课程。
A: Thanks.I’m sure I will.
谢谢。我会的。


Dialogue 3
A: I’ve vey fond of Chinese literature.Can you tell me something about it?
我很喜欢中国文学,你能告诉我一些有关情况吗?
B: My pleasure.
乐意效劳。
A: What’s the earliest collection of poetry in China?
中国最早的诗集是哪一本?
B: The Book of Songs, a collection of 305 folk ballads of the Western Zhou Dynasty and the Spring and Autumn Period, compiled in the Sixth century B.C., is China’s earliest anthology of poetry.
公元前6世纪撰写的《诗经》是中国最早的诗集。这本诗集惧了西周和春秋时期的305首民间歌谣。
A: I see.In addition, I heard that there are four greatest works in Chinese literature, so can you tell me what they are?
我知道了。另外,我听说中国文学中有四大名著的说法,你可以告诉我到底是哪四本书吗?
B: They ane Outlaws of the Marsh,The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, The pilgrimage to the West and The Dream of Red Masion. We have made movies out of them.
它们是《水浒传》、《三国演义》、《西游记》、《红楼梦》,并且我们已经把这四本书拍成了电影》
A: That’s great! I’ve seen the movie The Dream of Red Masion many times. You know, I enjoy it very much because the story is very romantic.Who wrote the book?
太了不起了。我看过很多次电影《红楼梦》。我很喜欢它,因为这个故事非常浪漫。谁写的这本书?
B: The author of this book is Cao Xueqin, and he is known for the vivid description in his book.
这本书的作者是曹雪芹,他因书中生动的描绘手法而闻名于世。
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