Middle School Edition Guwen Guanzhi

Author: Shanghai (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2003-12-01
Features:
1. The selections in this book are all from middle school Chinese textbooks, suitable for students of all grades. They not only improve students' reading ability in classical Chinese but also provide reference value for teachers in teaching and for self-study among young learners.
2. Each article includes five major sections in addition to the original text: "Introduction," "Summary of Paragraphs," "Notes," "Modern Translation," and "Grammar Focus."
3. Introduction: Primarily introduces the author's life, literary achievements, influence on later generations, and the writing background, main content, and artistic features of the current piece.
4. Summary of Paragraphs: Provides an overview of the main idea of each paragraph and its artistic techniques in connecting with preceding and succeeding sections. It is concise and to the point.
5. Notes: Focuses on classical Chinese grammar, covering approximately: multiple meanings, (words with different meanings in ancient and modern times), homophones, word-class conversion, object-prefacing, attributive-postposing, prepositional-structure postposing, causative and subjective usages, and special sentence patterns. It also briefly touches on names of people, places, and official positions.
6. Modern Translation: Strives for smooth and coherent language, with each word having a clear meaning, reflecting the transition between classical and modern grammar phenomena.
7. Grammar Focus: Summarizes the classical Chinese grammar knowledge mentioned in the notes, selects key points, lists them, and clearly identifies the original note references.