Profession: writer, offical
职业：作家，官员
Lived: 1037-1101, during the Song Dynasty（960-1279）
生活时期：1037-1101，宋代(960-1279)
Birthdayplace: Meishan, Sichuan
出生地：四川眉山
Famous work:
著名作品：
Tune: Prelude of Water Melody
（长）调：《水调歌头》
Tune:Calming the Waves
（中）调：《定风波》
one of the greatest writers
最伟大的作家之一
marks the 920th anniversary of his death
纪念他逝世920周年
famous author Lin Yutang
著名作家林语堂
called him an incorrigible optimist
称他为一个无可救药的乐天派
was always optimistic
总是很乐观
in the face of trouble
在麻烦面前
accused him of going against the emperor
指责他与皇帝作对
work in faraway places
在遥远的地方工作
farmed a piece of land and called it Dongpo
种了一块地，叫东坡
this is why people call him "Dongpo”
这就是人们叫他“东坡”的原因。
invented Dongpo Pork
发明东坡猪肉
a classic Chinese dish
一道经典的中国菜
wrote many of his best poems
他写了许多最好的诗
not afraid of setbacks
不怕挫折
Complete the tasks:
1.According to the first paragraph, Su Shi died 920 years ago.
根据第一段，苏轼死于920年前。
2. According to Lin Yutang, Su Shi was optimistic when life was difficult.
据林语堂说，苏轼在生活困难的时候是很乐观。
A. great
B. popular
C. afraid
3. What happened to him after people
accused him of going against the emperor?在人们指责他与皇帝作对后，他发生了什么事？
He had to work in faraway places .
他不得不在遥远的地方工作。
4.Why do people call him Dongpo?
为什么人们叫他东坡？
Because during his stay in Huangzhou, Hubei, he farmed a piece of land and called it “Dongpo”.因为在湖北黄州逗留期间，他耕种了一块土地，并将其取名为“东坡”。
5.Where did Su Shi write his poem Tune:Calming Wind and Waves?
苏轼的诗调《定风波》是在哪里写的？
He wrote it in Huangzhou, Hubei.
他是在湖北黄州写的。
6.Which of Su Shi's poems is your favorite?Why?
苏轼的哪首诗是你最喜欢的？为什么？
My favorite is Calming Wind and Waves. Because it shows that Su Shi was not afraid of setbacks.
我最喜欢的是《定风浪》。因为这表现了苏轼不怕挫折。
