College Chinese: Translation and Explanation of Classical Chinese (6 credits)

Author: Yi Weinong
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book consists of two main parts: "Text Translation and Explanation" and "Unit Knowledge Classification." Each text translation includes four sections: "Question Explanation," "Author (or Work) Introduction," "Translation and Explanation," and "Overall Explanation." The question explanation covers the interpretation of the text title and the introduction of the historical context. The author (or work) introduction focuses on introducing the author's ideology and the historical value of the work. The overall explanation provides a comprehensive summary of the text's ideological and artistic aspects. The translation and explanation is the core of the book, featuring translation, annotations, and commentary. In the translation, the original text above is strictly aligned with the translated text below. The square brackets "[◎]" indicate annotations (before◎) and comments (after◎). Please note that we hold a negative attitude toward any annotations in parentheses. The "Unit Knowledge Classification" summarizes and generalizes common characters, homophones with different meanings, part-of-speech conversion, synonymous compound words, partial sense compound words, polysemy, fixed structures, sentence patterns, idioms, allusions, and other content of the unit, facilitating students' learning and review. The "Unit Knowledge Classification" was written by Chen Fangcheng, Huang Zunsong, and Cai Ruchuan. After thoroughly reading this book, students can confidently face the ancient Chinese exam questions. This book emphasizes the explanation of ancient Chinese grammar and syntax, as well as the analysis of the text's structure, ideological content, and writing characteristics. It strives to enable readers who are unfamiliar with ancient Chinese to learn the translation of ancient Chinese texts and understand university-level ancient Chinese textbooks after reading this book.