三、综合填空
Known as the Saint of Poetry (诗圣), Du Fu (712-770) 1.
wrote
(write) about 1,400 poems. The documentary Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet made by the BBC introduces Du Fu to the world, 2.
especially
(especial) Western countries where people may not know him well. It compares Du to Dante and Shakespeare to help Westerners better understand the poet's great 3.
achievements
(achieve) in literature. At 4.
the
same time, the documentary introduces the beauty of 5.
traditional
(tradition) Chinese literature to people around the world.
Michael Wood, host of the documentary, explored the poet's life and discovered 6.
what
the poet meant to the Chinese people. He visited a number of places, such as the poet's birthplace Gongyi and the Du Fu Thatched Cottage in Chengdu, where Du used to 7.
live
(live). 8.
On
the way, he met different people who helped tell the stories of the great poet.
What's more, the documentary also invites Ian McKellen, a very popular British actor, to read 15 of Du's poems which 9.
are translated
(translate) into English.
The documentary is sure to help 10.
further
(far) spread the traditional Chinese culture. Du Fu's excellent works are also an important cultural heritage (遗产) for the whole world, not just China.