琼瑶去世

今天，知名作家琼瑶在家中去世，享年86岁。

无注释原文：

Top Chinese language novelist dies in apparent suicide

From: BBC

Chiung Yao, arguably the world's most popular Chinese language romance novelist, has died in an apparent suicide.

The 86-year-old's body was found in her home in New Taipei City on Wednesday, local media report. Emergency services said she took her own life, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.

Chiung Yao started writing at 18 and published more than 60 novels, many of which were adapted into movies and TV series and remained popular for decades.

She was also a successful screenwriter and producer. One of her most famous works was the TV drama My Fair Princess, which launched the careers of big name stars.

She was born Chen Che in Sichuan, China in 1938. Chiung Yao is her pen name.

A post on her Facebook account on Wednesday read: "Goodbye, my loved ones. I feel lucky that I have met and known you in this life". It was not immediately clear if the post was published before or after her body was found.

Chiung Yao asked young people "not to give up on life easily" and to confront death only when "you live until 86 or 87". She asked her followers not to be sad for her.

She has not been active in recent years. However, she made headlines in 2017 after her dispute with her stepchildren over how to care for her then ailing husband came into public view.

Chiung Yao's debut novel Outside The Window, which was inspired by her own love story with her high school teacher, was hugely popular.

Her TV drama My Fair Princess, a Cinderella story set in the 18th century Qing Dynasty, is regarded as one of the most popular Chinese-language drama shows of all time.

It launched the careers of big names in entertainment, including Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing. Fan would go on to become one of the biggest stars in China, until she was fined for tax fraud in 2018.

The show's main actors, Ruby Lin and Zhao Wei, became household names to Chinese audiences.

Lin has remained active as an actor and producer.

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含注释全文：

Top Chinese language novelist dies in apparent suicide

From: BBC

Chiung Yao, arguably the world's most popular Chinese language romance novelist, has died in an apparent suicide.

琼瑶（Chiung Yao），被誉为全球最受欢迎的中文言情小说家，疑似自杀离世，享年86岁。

arguably /ˈɑːɡ.ju.ə.bli/ 常用于形容词比较级或最高级前，表示“可论证地，按理；可以说是；大概，可能”，英文解释为“used, often before a comparative or superlative adjective, when you are stating an opinion which you believe you could give reasons to support”举个🌰：They are arguably the most important band since The Rolling Stones. 他们可以说是自滚石以来最重要的乐队。

📺美剧《脱狱之王》（Breakout Kings）中的台词提到：selling what is arguably the finest upright vacuum 推销现在市面上号称口碑最好的直立式吸尘。

apparent /əˈpær.ənt/ 1）表示“清晰可见的；显而易见的；明白易懂的”，英文解释为“able to be seen or understood”举个🌰：Her unhappiness was apparent to everyone. 谁都看得出来她很不开心。

2）表示“表面上的；貌似（真实）的；显得…的”，英文解释为“seeming to exist or be true”举个🌰：There are one or two apparent discrepancies between the two reports. 这两份报告看上去有一两处出入。

The 86-year-old's body was found in her home in New Taipei City on Wednesday, local media report. Emergency services said she took her own life, according to Taiwan's Central News Agency.

据当地媒体报道，其遗体于周三在位于新北市的家中被发现。据台湾中央通讯社报道，急救人员称她是自杀身亡。

take your (own) life 表示“自杀”，相当于“kill yourself”

Chiung Yao started writing at 18 and published more than 60 novels, many of which were adapted into movies and TV series and remained popular for decades.

琼瑶自18岁开始写作，出版了60多部小说，其中许多被改编成电影和电视剧，几十年来一直广受欢迎。

She was also a successful screenwriter and producer. One of her most famous works was the TV drama My Fair Princess, which launched the careers of big name stars.

她还是一位杰出的编剧和制片人。她最具代表性的作品之一是电视剧《还珠格格》（My Fair Princess），该剧捧红了许多明星。

screenwriter /ˈskriːnˌraɪ.tər/ 表示“电影剧本作家，电影编剧”，英文解释为“someone who writes the story for a film”

作名词，1）表示“园游会，游乐会”，英文解释为“a public event, often held outside, where you can take part in competitions and buy small things and food, often organized to collect money for a particular purpose”，如：the school fair 学校游乐会。

2）表示“集市”，英文解释为“a public event in the countryside where farm animals and farm products are sold”，如：a county/state fair 县/州农畜产品集市。

3）表示“商品展销会，商品交易会”，英文解释为“a large show at which people who work in a particular industry meet, and sell and advertise their products”如：a book/antiques/toy fair/art fair 书展/古玩交易会/玩具展销会/艺术博览会。

📍此前，在长期不读书会降低表达能力吗？文中出现过book fairs 书展这个表达，原句：Scholastic, which operates book fairs in schools and publishes popular children's books including the Harry Potter and Captain Underpants series, has been commissioning the “Kids and Family Reading Report” since 2006. 学乐教育集团经常在学校举办图书展，出版过许多风靡一时的儿童读物，其中包括《哈利·波特》（Harry Potter）和《内裤超人》（Captain Underpants）系列图书。

4）作形容词，表示“（皮肤）白皙的；（头发）浅黄的，金色的”，英文解释为“(of skin) pale, or (of hair) pale yellow or gold”举个🌰：All my family are fair-skinned. 我们全家人皮肤都很白。

5）表示“（女子）美丽的”，英文解释为“an opportunity to explain something or give your opinions, without other people trying to influence the situation”如：a fair maiden 美丽的少女。

princess /prɪnˈses/ 表示“（孙）公主；王妃；亲王夫人”，英文解释为“an important female member of a royal family, especially a daughter or granddaughter of a king and queen, or the wife of a prince”

big name /ˌbɪɡ ˈneɪm/ 表示“名人；重要人物”，英文解释为“a famous or important person”举个🌰：Are there any big names in the movie? 这部电影里有大明星吗？

She was born Chen Che in Sichuan, China in 1938. Chiung Yao is her pen name.

琼瑶于1938年出生在四川，原名陈喆（Chen Che）。琼瑶是她的笔名。

A post on her Facebook account on Wednesday read: "Goodbye, my loved ones. I feel lucky that I have met and known you in this life". It was not immediately clear if the post was published before or after her body was found.

周三，她在自己的Facebook账号上发布了一篇帖子，写道：“别了！我至爱的你们！庆幸此生，曾经和你们相遇相知。”目前尚不清楚该帖子是在其遗体被发现之前还是之后发布的。

Chiung Yao asked young people "not to give up on life easily" and to confront death only when "you live until 86 or 87". She asked her followers not to be sad for her.

琼瑶告诫年轻人“不要轻易放弃生命”，只有在“活到86或87岁”时再去面对死亡。同时，她希望不要为自己的离去悲哀。

confront /kənˈfrʌnt/ 1）表示“面临（问题、任务、困难等）”，英文解释为“If you are confronted with a problem, task, or difficulty, you have to deal with it.”举个🌰：She was confronted with severe money problems. 她面临严重的资金问题。

2）表示“正视（困难局面或问题）”，英文解释为“If you confront a difficult situation or issue, you accept the fact that it exists and try to deal with it.”举个🌰：We are learning how to confront death. 我们在学习如何正视死亡。

She has not been active in recent years. However, she made headlines in 2017 after her dispute with her stepchildren over how to care for her then ailing husband came into public view.

近年来，她很少公开露面。不过，2017年，她因与继子女就照顾重病中的丈夫发生争执而引发舆论关注。

dispute /ˈdɪs.pjuːt/ 可以作名词，也可以作动词，1）表示“对…提出质询；对…表示异议（或怀疑）”，英文解释为“to question whether sth is true and valid”举个🌰：These figures have been disputed. 有人对这些数字提出了质疑。

2）表示“争论；辩论；争执”，英文解释为“to argue or disagree strongly with sb about sth, especially about who owns sth”举个🌰：The issue remains hotly disputed. 这个问题至今仍在激烈地辩论中。

3）表示“争夺；竞争”，英文解释为“to fight to get control of sth or to win sth”

🎬电影《地狱男爵2：黄金军团》（Hellboy II: The Golden Army）中的台词提到：Is there anyone here who would dispute my right? 有人想和我争权吗？

🎬电影《拜见岳父大人3》（Little Fockers）中的台词提到：While I dispute the findings, I appreciate the gesture. 虽然我对结果有质疑 我谢谢你们的好意。

📍in dispute 表示“受到怀疑的”，英文解释为“being doubted”举个🌰：I don't think her ability is in dispute - what I question is her attitude. 我相信她的能力没有问题，但我怀疑她的态度。

ailing /ˈeɪ.lɪŋ/ 1）表示“境况不佳的，处境困难的；不景气的”，英文解释为“experiencing difficulty and problems”如：the country's ailing economy 该国不景气的经济。

2）表示“生病的，身体不佳的”，英文解释为“weak and suffering from illness”举个🌰：He's visiting his ailing father. 他去探望病中的父亲。

📍这个词来自“ail”（生病），表示“有疾病的”或“不健康的”。近义词：sickly（病弱的），同根词：ailment（疾病），常用短语：an ailing industry（一个衰弱的行业）

Chiung Yao's debut novel Outside The Window, which was inspired by her own love story with her high school teacher, was hugely popular.

琼瑶的处女作《窗外》（Outside The Window），灵感来自她自己与高中老师的爱情故事，曾风靡一时。

debut /ˈdeɪ.bju/ 作动词，表示“首演，首次登台；首次亮相”，英文解释为“to perform or be introduced to the public for the first time”举个🌰：The Broadway show debuted last year to great acclaim. 这个百老汇节目去年首次演出就受到了广泛赞扬。

作名词，表示“（演员、运动员等的）首次登台，初次亮相；新事物的问世”，英文解释为“The debut of a performer or sports player is their first public performance, appearance, or recording.”举个🌰：She made her debut in a 1937 production of "Hamlet." 她在1937年《哈姆雷特》的演出中首次登台。

Her TV drama My Fair Princess, a Cinderella story set in the 18th century Qing Dynasty, is regarded as one of the most popular Chinese-language drama shows of all time.

她创作的电视剧《还珠格格》以18世纪的清朝为背景，讲述了一个灰姑娘式的传奇故事，被认为是有史以来最受欢迎的中文电视剧之一。

Cinderella /ˌsɪn.dərˈel.ə/ 1）表示“（童话中的）灰姑娘”，英文解释为“a girl in a traditional story who was badly treated by her sisters but who met and married a prince”

2）表示“被忽视的人（或事物）；（尤指）未得到应有关注的人（或事物）”，英文解释为“someone or something that is given little attention or care, especially less than they deserve”举个🌰：Mental health has long been considered the Cinderella of the health service. 长期以来，精神健康在公共医疗保健服务中一直被忽视。

It launched the careers of big names in entertainment, including Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing. Fan would go on to become one of the biggest stars in China, until she was fined for tax fraud in 2018.

该剧捧红了多位娱乐圈巨星，其中包括中国著名演员范冰冰（Fan Bingbing）。范冰冰后来成为中国最红的明星之一，直到2018年因税务问题被处罚。

1）表示“欺诈（罪）；欺骗（罪）”，英文解释为“the crime of cheating sb in order to get money or goods illegally”

2）表示“骗子；行骗的人”，英文解释为“a person who pretends to have qualities, abilities, etc. that they do not really have in order to cheat other people”

📍类似的：scam表示“骗局；欺诈，诈骗”，英文解释为“A scam is an illegal trick, usually with the purpose of getting money from people or avoiding paying tax.”举个🌰：They believed they were participating in an insurance scam, not a murder. 他们认为他们只是在参与保险骗局，而不是谋杀。

The show's main actors, Ruby Lin and Zhao Wei, became household names to Chinese audiences.

该剧的主演林心如（Ruby Lin）和赵薇（Zhao Wei）也因此剧声名大噪，成为中国观众家喻户晓的明星。

household name /ˌhaʊs.həʊld ˈneɪm/ 表示“家喻户晓的人”，英文解释为“a famous person that most people know of”举个🌰：He was a household name in the 1950s. 他的名字在20世纪50年代家喻户晓。

Lin has remained active as an actor and producer.

如今，林心如仍活跃于影视圈，兼任制片人的身份。

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