"Quotable Classics from the West

Author: Zhang Zhixiang
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Publication Date: 2004-03-01
Features: A Treasury of Western Quotations, compiling ancient and modern sayings from the West, with English-Chinese comparisons. The translations are precise, and the annotations are detailed, tracing the origins. This treasury collects and introduces the essence of Western quotations, reflecting the style of Western culture and academic thought. It includes 4,000 Western quotations in English-Chinese or foreign-English-Chinese format, providing as perfect translations as possible and concise yet comprehensive annotations to help readers find frequently quoted sayings in English literature and works. It enables them to understand the original text, author, interpretation, and source, so they can appropriately apply or reference them when needed. It can also serve as a reference for English self-learners to consult and memorize, answering their questions and deepening their understanding of the English language. It also motivates them to read the original works. In a sense, this treasury plays the role of both a model text reader and a writing reference book. The authors selected for this treasury exceed 300, primarily Western writers and classical Greek and Roman authors, but it fully values important statements from Western philosophers, historians, religious figures, politicians, and even natural scientists.