苏轼
take somebody under your wing
to help and protect someone who is younger or less experienced than you are 庇佑
Witticism
a clever amusing remark 妙语
Su causeway 苏堤
usher in something 迎来
to cause something new to start, or to be at the start of something new
例句： The discovery of oil ushered in an era of employment and prosperity.
historiography / ,histɔ:ri'ɔɡrəfi /
n.
1
历史编纂学，史学；史学研究方法
2
编史，修史
3
[总称]正史，史书，史学著作
Trace chinese historiography from the Zhou to the Northern Song, one of the crowning achievements of ...
Si maguang with his nice degree of immortality声名 for his contribution to recording and preserving China's history
Su shi was caught up in the thick of the battle.被卷入这场酣战中
Make himself a target for powerful political opponents.
He took on the literary name of Dongpo采用...作笔名
Tend to his fruits and Mulberry trees.照看桑树
Lay Buddhist = retired scholar 居士
Su Shi also known as Su Tungpo, was a Chinese
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Dongpo pork, a prominent dish in Hangzhou cuisine, is named in his honor.When Su was 19, he and his brother both passed the (highest-level) civil service examinations to attain the degree of jinshi, a prerequisite for high government office.After his death he gained even greater popularity, as people sought to collect his calligraphy, paintings depicting him, stone inscriptions marking his visit to numerous places, and built shrines in his honor.The two former poems were inspired by the 3rd century naval battle of the Three Kingdoms era, the Battle of Chibi in the year 208.Although other works in Chinese travel literature contained a wealth of cultural, geographical, topographical, and technical information, the central purpose of the daytrip essay was to use a setting and event in order to convey a philosophical or moral argument, which often employed persuasive writing.
