Home: Chinese-English Contrast

Author: Ba Jin
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Publish Date: 1999-12-01
Features: Learn language from the master of language arts, Mr. Ying Ruocheng, through the experience of rehearsing foreign language dramas. This greatly enhances students' foreign language conversational skills, offering numerous benefits. The selected scripts are usually works by renowned authors, with language specifically tailored to the audience and clear "situational settings." The intonation patterns are easy to follow. Another important condition is that, for the sake of the performance, participants must memorize their lines. I personally must admit that I have benefited immensely from this throughout my life.
Mr. Ying Ruocheng is a great actor, known both on stage and in films, both domestically and internationally. He is also a translator, equally fluent in English and Chinese, whether translating forward or backward. He is an arts organizer, having served as a director and as the Vice Minister of Culture. These three roles are all concentrated in one person, all centered around theater, making him truly unique and one-of-a-kind—no one else like him exists besides Mr. Ying Ruocheng.
My father's foreign language proficiency is widely recognized, stemming from his unique opportunities and relentless hard work. Every work he translated received significant social impact upon its performance, which cannot be called anything less than a miracle. This is due to his exceptional artistic discernment and keen insight, his mastery of both Chinese and English languages and cultures, his profound knowledge, his expertise spanning both Eastern and Western traditions, and his own outstanding talents as a director and performing artist. With all these qualities combined, my father is truly unparalleled!