文言文 [
wén yán wén]
classical style of writing
writings in classical chinese
- 文言文本身的风格形式和文学结构决定了其翻译的特殊性。
The stylistic forms and literary structure of classical Chinese texts determine the speciality of their translation. - 据《扬子晚报》报道,在高考试卷评阅中,江苏一位文言文奇才震惊了所有阅卷老师。
A new talent writing an ancient-style essay stunned all the college entrance exam-markers in Jiangsu, Yangtse Evening reported. - 现代中国终结了深受孔子思想影响的帝国文官考试制度,消灭了帝国政权本身,还对他使用的文言文加以批判。
Modern China saw the end of the imperial civil-service examinations he inspired, the end of the imperial regime itself and the repudiation of the classical Chinese in which he wrote.