六、词汇运用
On 24 November 2024, Florence Chiaying Yeh, also known as Ye Jiaying, 48 (pass) away on Sunday in Tianjin at the age of 100, according to Nankai University where she held a teaching post. Yeh was famous for teaching Chinese classical literature around the world. So far, her teaching 49 (influence) many people.
Yeh was born in Beijing in July 1924. She began to learn poetry when she was very young. She 50 (graduate) from the Department of Chinese Language and Literature at university in 1945. In the 1950s and 1960s, Yeh taught at several 51 (university) and then moved to Vancouver, Canada in 1969. In 1979, she started giving free lectures during the holidays. Yeh devoted most of her time to creating, researching and teaching Chinese poetry both in China and 52. She insisted on teaching even in her 53 (ninety), and videos of her speeches spread widely on Chinese social media platforms.
In 2018 and 2019, Yeh decided to donate all her savings (35.68 million yuan) to
Nankai University. Later she 54 (present) with the “Touching China” award in 2020. “I have never cared about personal wealth as I’ve faced many difficulties and losses in my lifetime. In my 55 (dark) moments, it was poetry that enabled me to regain my strength,” she said.
Those who have listened to Yeh’s speeches said that she always 56 (guide) her students step by step and made it easy 57 (learn) and enjoy poetry.
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