[E422]Renowned Chinese writer Yang Jiang dies at age 104
Renowned Chinese writer Yang Jiang dies at age 104
By Associated Press
May 25 at 3:42 AM
Renowned[1] Chinese writer Yang Jiang, known for her prolific[2] output and marriage to an equally famous author, died Wednesday at age 104[3], state media said.
Yang died at Peking Union Medical College Hospital[北京协和医院] in Beijing, according to The Paper[澎湃新闻], a state-owned news website. It said her death had been confirmed by her publisher, the People's Literature Publishing House[人民文学出版社].
Citing different sources, Hong Kong station Phoenix TV[香港凤凰卫视] also confirmed Yang's death, the cause of which was not given.
Born in 1911, Yang became a household name[家喻户晓的人/名字] in China for her novels, plays, essays and translated works. She was the first to translate "Don Quixote[唐吉诃德]" into Chinese, and her version is still considered the definitive[4] one by many.
Her death was the top search term[热搜榜榜首] on the Chinese microblogging site Weibo on Wednesday, a testimony[证据;证明] to her fame and the public adoration[公众对她的爱慕/崇敬] she enjoyed.
In a 1981 collection of essays[散文集], Yang wrote with a sense of poignancy[5] on the daily lives of Chinese intellectuals[我国知识分子] during the chaos of the Cultural Revolution, when scholars and intellectuals were forced to perform hard labor[从事艰苦劳动]*.
Her 2003 essay collection "We Three[我们仨]," about her family life with her late husband and their daughter, was a best-seller[畅销书].
Yang was married to Qian Zhongshu, best known for his novel "Fortress Besieged[围城]," and theirs was widely seen as a model union set against the background of China's turbulent[6] 20th century.
After Qian's death in 1998, Yang embarked on[从事,着手;登上船] the task of compiling and editing[整理、编订] her husband's unpublished works and remained prolific herself.
In addition to "We Three," she published a sequel[续集] to her novel "Baptism[洗澡]" at age 103.
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注释
[1]renowned：famous for something 著名的
The region is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty.
该地区因其秀美壮丽的自然风光而享有盛誉。
[2]prolific：producing a great number or amount of something 作品丰富的；多产的 He was probably the most prolific songwriter of his generation. 他可能是他这代人中最多产的歌曲作家。
[3]5月25日凌晨，著名女作家、文学翻译家和外国文学研究家、钱锺书夫人杨绛在北京协和医院病逝，享年105岁。澎湃新闻经由人民文学出版社对这一消息进行了确认。
[4]definitive：not able to be changed or improved; final, complete, or best 毫无疑问的，确凿的；最终的；彻底的；最好的
[5]poignancy：causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness 令人痛苦的，酸楚的；深深打動人的
*《干校六记》是1981年生活·读书·新知三联书店出版的散文集，从衣食住行、同志之谊、夫妻之情等琐事中反映知识分子于“the Cultural Revolution”中在干校的劳动生活。
[6]turbulent：involving a lot of sudden changes, arguments or violence 骚乱的，骚动的；动荡的，混乱的
a turbulent marriage
吵吵闹闹的婚姻
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5月25日凌晨，著名女作家、文学翻译家和外国文学研究家、钱锺书夫人杨绛在北京协和医院病逝，享年105岁。澎湃新闻经由人民文学出版社对这一消息进行了确认。
杨绛，原名杨季康，祖籍江苏无锡，1911年7月17日生于北京。少年时代先后在北京、上海、苏州等地读书。1932年毕业于苏州东吴大学，获文学学士学位，当年考入清华大学研究生院，为外国语言文学研究生。1935年与钱锺书结婚，同年夏季与丈夫同赴英国、法国留学。1938年秋回国，曾任上海震旦女子文理学院外语系教授、清华大学外语系教授。1949年后，调任中国社会科学院外国文学研究所研究员。
1980年代以来，是杨绛创作的“新时期”，她以散文和小说两方面的创作成就引起世人注目。其散文代表作《干校六记》出版于1981年，畅销于整个1980年代，在港澳台均出版了繁体字单行本，并被译成多种外国文字在国外出版。小说代表作《洗澡》（意即洗脑筋,系国内最早反映知识分子改造的文学作品），出版于1988年，在知识分子当中引起很大反响，作品亦被译成多种外国文字出版。
跨入新世纪之后，杨绛先生在整理编订钱锺书遗稿之余，又创作了《怀念陈衡哲》、《难忘的一天》和《我在启明上学》等多篇忆旧散文；出版于2003年6月的家庭纪事散文《我们仨》， 则因其真挚的情感和优美隽永的文笔而深深打动读者，成为2003年的超级畅销书。2014年，103岁杨绛新书《洗澡之后》8月出版，这是杨绛先生在98岁后为其小说《洗澡》所写的续作。
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