Chinese · C1 · Unit 13
Literature
文学
By the end you can
- Analyse a text's themes and style
- Discuss the choices an author made
- Understand a literary passage
Words and phrases
| Chinese | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 主题 | (zhǔtí) theme | 这部小说的主题是孤独。 |
| 叙述 | (xùshù) narrate; narration | 整部小说用第一人称叙述。 |
| 文笔 | (wénbǐ) writing style | 余华的文笔很朴素，却很有力量。 |
| 刻画 | (kèhuà) portray (a character) | 这个人物刻画得非常真实。 |
| 象征 | (xiàngzhēng) symbolise; symbol | 小说里的雨象征着主人公的心情。 |
| 伏笔 | (fúbǐ) foreshadowing | 第一章就埋下了伏笔。 |
| 开放式结局 | (kāifàngshì jiéjú) open ending | 这本书是开放式结局，读者可以自己想象。 |
| 作者想表达 | (zuòzhě xiǎng biǎodá) what the author is trying to say | 作者想表达的，其实是一代人的无奈。 |
| 留白 | (liúbái) leaving things unsaid (lit. blank space, from painting) | 作者在结尾故意留白。 |
| 意象 | (yìxiàng) image (in poetry) | “月亮”是中国古诗里最常见的意象之一。 |
| 耐人寻味 | (nài rén xún wèi) leaves you thinking | 结尾那句话很耐人寻味。 |
| 细腻 | (xìnì) finely observed, delicate | 她的文字很细腻。 |
Then talk it through
A literature seminar discussing the ending of a novel. In the app you have this conversation out loud or typed, with the unit's goals to tick off and corrections at the end.