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Tom: When we say the authentic literature, one is poetry; do you know what the other one is?

所谓的文学正宗，一个是诗词，另一个是什么?

Jerry: Is it the novel?

是小说吗?

Tom: No, it is prose.

不对，是散文。

Jerry: Does prose mean there is no limit of the theme?

散文，是指题材没有限制吗?

Tom: No, prose refers to no rhythms articles in ancient times; in the modern period, it includes article except poetry, drama and novels.

不是的，散文在古代是指不讲究韵律的文章，在现代就是除了诗歌、戏剧、小说外的文学作品。

Jerry: Doesn’t ancient article have to pay attention to parallelism? As the parallel prose?

古代的文章不是都要讲究对仗的吗?像那个什么骈文?

Tom: Prose was popular during the Warring States Period, mainly as the historical prose.

战国时代的时候散文比较兴盛，主要是一些历史散文。

Jerry: Oh, like "The Analects of Confucius" and "Mencius".

哦，知道了，像《论语》，《孟子》这些。

Tom: What do you know is the earliest artistic form?

你知道中国文学中产生最早的艺术形式是什么吗?

Jerry: What is it?

是什么?

Tom: Should it be the poem?

应该是诗歌吧?

Jerry: Oh, I see, something like the The Book of Songs?

哦，我知道了，像《诗经》那种吧?

Tom: Absolutely, The Book of Songs is one of the earliest anthologies of verse in china.

没错，《诗经》是最早的一部诗歌总集。

Jerry: While tangsong poetics count as the later ones.

唐诗，宋词，算是比较靠后的了吧?

Tom: Yes, till modern history, modern vernacular Chinese is popular.

是啊，到了近现代就是白话文了。

Jerry: I remember that it began from the May fourth new culture movement.

这个我记得，是从五四新文化运动开始的。

Good afternoon.Welcome to the Yunshan Hotel.May i help you,sir?

下午好。欢迎来到云山饭店。先生需要我帮忙吗?

Yes.I'd like to check in,please.

Sure.