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Martial Arts Novelist Extraordinaire

非凡的武術小說家

This year marks the 90th birthday of Louis Cha, better known by his pen name Jin Yong. Over his long life, he has had a great influence on China in terms of literature, politics, and journalism.

Born into a scholarly family, Cha not surprisingly became an author. He started as a journalist with a newspaper in Shanghai before moving to Hong Kong to be a copy editor in 1948. Soon after, Cha began to write wuxia, or martial arts, novels. A few years later, he founded and served as editor-in-chief of Ming Pao, a popular newspaper in Hong Kong. By 1972, he had completed 15 novels, each a hit and eventually adapted into movies and TV series as well.

中譯

今年是查良鏞九十歲生日，他的筆名金庸更為人所知。在他漫長的一生中，他對中國的文學、政治及報業有著很大的影響。

查良鏞出生於一個書香門第，所以順理成章地成為一位作家。他一開始在上海的一家報社擔任記者，然後於 1948 年移居香港擔任文字編輯。不久後，查良鏞開始寫武俠（武術）小說。幾年後，他在香港創辦一份很受歡迎的報紙——《明報》，擔任總編輯。到 1972 年為止，他已完成了十五部小說，每部小說都造成轟動，而且最後都改編成電影以及電視連續劇。

生活必備字詞：

1. martial [ˋmɑrʃəl]　　a. 戰爭的; 軍事的; 軍隊的; 好戰的; 尚武的
　martial arts　　ph. 武術（一般用複數）

2. novel [ˋnɑv!]　　a. 新穎的，新奇的　 n. [C] (長篇)小說　novels
　novelist [ˋnɑv!ɪst]　　n. [C] 小說家　novelists

He has written several novels.（他寫過好幾部小說。）

He was an unknown novelist then.（當時他是位不出名的小說家。）

3. extraordinaire [ɛkstrɔrdiˋnɛr]　　a.（用於名詞後）特別的, 非凡的

Martial arts novelist extraordinaire（非凡的武術小說家）

4. journal [ˋdʒɝn!]　　n. [C] 日報；雜誌; 期刊　journals
　journalist [ˋdʒɝnəlɪst]　　n. [C] 新聞工作者; 新聞記者　journalists
　journalism [ˋdʒɝn!͵ɪzm]　　 n. [U] 新聞工作; 新聞業; 新聞學; 報章雜誌

5. scholar [ˋskɑlɚ]　　n. [C] 學者; 人文學者; 古典學者　scholars
　scholarly [ˋskɑlɚlɪ]　　a. 學者的; 學者風度的; 博學的; 學問精深的

Born into a scholarly family, Cha not surprisingly became an author.
（查良鏞出生於一個書香門第，所以順理成章地成為一位作家。）

6. copy editor　　n. [C] （文字）編輯; 審稿　copy editors

7. found [faʊnd]　　vt. 建立; 建造; 創立; 創辦

found - founded - founded - founding

They founded a college.（他們創辦了一所大學。）

He founded and served as editor-in-chief of Ming Pao, a popular newspaper in Hong Kong.
（他在香港創辦一份很受歡迎的報紙——《明報》，擔任總編輯。）

8. hit [hɪt]　　n. [C] 打擊; 擊中; 碰撞; 成功而風行一時的事物　hits

The new play is the hit of the season.（這齣新戲是本季最叫座的。）

9. event [ɪˋvɛnt]　　n. [C] 事件, 大事; 項目; 後果, 結果　events
　eventual [ɪˋvɛntʃʊəl]　　a. 最終發生的; 最後的; 結果的
　eventually [ɪˋvɛntʃʊəlɪ]　　ad. 最後, 終於

He worked so hard that eventually he made himself ill.
（他工作太努力﹐終於病倒了。）

She eventually passed her driving test.  
（她終於通過了駕駛考試。）

10. adapt [əˋdæpt]　　vt. 使適應, 使適合; 改編, 改寫; 改建, 改造

adapt - adapted - adapted - adapting

The author is going to adapt his play for television.  
（作者將把他的劇本改編成電視劇。）

He had completed 15 novels, each a hit and eventually adapted into movies.
（他已完成了十五部小說，每部小說都造成轟動，而且最後都改編成電影。）