英语导读1000句（十九）

　　Section 19 Famous Writers

　　Most countries produce a few famous writers.大多数国家都会有几位著名的作家。

　　Which writers can you think of from your country?你能说出几位自己国家的作家呢?

　　How many writers do you know from other countries?其他国家的作家，你知道几位呢?

　　How many are 20th century writers?有多少是二十世纪的作家呢?

　　Perhaps we know the old writers best.也许我们对老一辈作家比较了解。

　　In China, everyone has heard of Shakespeare.在中国，人人都听说过莎士比亚。

　　He was an Englishman, but he died in 1616.他是英国人，卒于1616年。

　　So for 400 years, people have remembered Shakespeare.四百年来，人们始终都没有忘记莎士比亚。

　　What about American writers?那美国作家呢?

　　Do you know which are American and which are British?你知道谁是美国作家，谁是英国作家吗?

　　Sometimes it is difficult to know.有时难以辨认。

　　But most of the famous writers before the 20th century were British.但是二十世纪以前的著名的作家大都是英国人。

　　Russia has produced some very famous writers too.俄罗斯也有一些非常著名的作家。

　　Most of the Russian writers are famed for their passion and romance in their books.大多数俄罗斯作家的作品洋溢着激情和浪漫。

　　France also has produced some great writers.法国也有一些伟大的作家。

　　And China?中国呢?