Barron's Topic 16: Literature & History

文学

wen xue - literature

杰作

jie zuo - masterpiece

古典文学

gu dian wen xue - classical literature

现代文学

xian dai wen xue - contemporary literature

大众文学

da zhong wen xue - popular literature

民间文学

min jian wen xue - folklore

网络文学

wang luo wen xue - internet literature

小说

xiao shuo - novel

爱情小说

ai qing xiao shuo - love story

侦探小说

zhen tan xiao shuo - detective story

幽默小说

you mo xiao shuo - humorous story

历史小说

li shi xiao shuo - historical novel

散文

san wen - prose

诗歌

shi ge - poetry

剧本

ju ben - play; drama; script

随笔

shui bi - essay

游记

you ji - book of travel

传记

zhuan ji - biography

报告文学

bao gao wen xue - reportage

寓言

yu yan - fables; allegory

作家

zuo jia - writer

作者

zhuo zhe - author

诗人

shi ren - poet

名人

ming ren - famous people

读者

du zhe - reader

观众

guan zhong - spectator; audience

刻画

ke hua - characterize

描述

mia shutdown - describe

人物

ren we - character

生动

sheng dong - vividly

反映

fan ying - reflect

现实

xian shi - reality; actuality

史书

shi shu - historical record

畅销书

chang xiao shu - best seller

博客

bo ke - blog