In an old building in Peking University,a yellow light shone into the old and dark hours of the night.The famous translator Xu Yuanchong was(1)sittingsitting (sit) behind the window and staring at the computer screen.He enjoyed working by himself from 10:00 p.m.jye.ai 4:00 a.m.For him,the quiet night was a(2)valuablevaluable[?v?lju?bl] time to focus on translation.He was exploring how to spread Chinese culture abroad (3)bybytranslating Chinese beauty into Western beauty.
Xu was born into a literary family in Nanchang on (4)AprilApril ['e?pr?l] 18th,1921.
When he was little,he was (5)influenced.influenced.(influence)by his mother who was interested in literary.Xu began to translate Chinese poetry into both English and French when he was still (6)aa teenager.He soon learned that Chinese and European languages were very different.Only about half of the (7)wordswords (word) in these languages could be translated word- for-word.This is why translator should have a creative mind.They are always trying to improve (8)theirtheir[ee?] translations to make sure they are correct and beautiful.
Xu's motto is :Good,better,best.Never let it rest.Until your good is better,and your better best. (9)Although/ ThoughAlthough/ ThoughXu was widely considered to be the best,he never stopped trying to become better.The more you learn and the(10)harderharder (hard) you study,the better you will become.
【考點(diǎn)】人與社會(huì).
【答案】sitting;valuable;by;April;influenced.;a;words;their;Although/ Though;harder
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