Li Qingzhao:The Greatest Female Talent in History李清照：千古第一才女

李清照，中國(guó)南宋時(shí)期著名女詞人，以清麗絕俗的詞作和悲涼感傷的題材而著稱，被譽(yù)為“千古第一才女”。讓我們一起走進(jìn)這位文學(xué)巨匠的生平和詩(shī)文，感受她文字所帶來的情感共鳴。

Li Qingzhao（1084–about 1155） was a great woman writer secondto none in the history of Chinese literature and a famous poet in theSouthern Song Dynasty， who is also honored as “the greatest femaletalent in history”.

Li Qingzhao was born in the current city of Jinan， ShandongProvince. Her father Li Gefei was a writer and calligrapher of theNorthern Song Dynasty. Compared with other young women of similarsocial status in her time， she grew up in a family with a 1）relativelyrelaxed atmosphere， and she was free in both character building andartistic development.

In her youth， Li Qingzhao and her husband Zhao Mingchenghad a poetic love; in her middle age， they 2）drifted from place toplace together and witnessed the shattering of the country. ZhaoMingcheng died of illness on his way southward after beingappointed to a new position. In her later years， Li Qingzhao’slife was full of 3）frustrations and she quietly passed away inloneliness and agony.

Li Qingzhao’s ci is full of sense and sensibility，4）depicting themes such as love， country and society，and the vicissitudes of life， etc. They fullydemonstrate her boldness in love andhate， her concerns for the countryand the people， and her loftysentiments and aspirations.They showcase the noblequalities of a patriotic poetand the far-sightedness，insight and excellent creativityof an outstanding writer.

詞組加油站

second to none 首屈一指

pass away 逝世

1） relatively adv. 相對(duì)地

2） drift v. 緩慢移動(dòng); 漂泊

3） frustration n. 挫折

4） depict v. 描繪

Li Qingzhao is also familiar with epigraphy，painting and calligraphy. She cooperated with ZhaoMingcheng to compile Jin Shi Lu， which becomes oneof the earliest epigraphy catalogues and researchmonographs in China. In the book， her comments areunique and play an important role in promoting thestudy of ancient Chinese cultural relics. The Epilogueto Jin Shi Lu， written by Li Qingzhao herself， is a document with greathistorical value.

Zang Kejia， a famous contemporary poet， once described LiQingzhao as follows： “A flower has been in full blossom for hundreds ofyears in the ci garden.” The flower not only bloomed through the flowerseason of Chinese poetry， but also bloomed again on Mercury in thesolar system over 800 years later. In 1987， the International AstronomicalUnion named the first group of 15 craters on Mercury with renownednames in human history， and Li Qingzhao was one of them， whichproves what great influence and charm she deserves.

李清照（1084—約1155），中國(guó)文學(xué)史上首屈一指的偉大女作家，南宋著名女詞人，被譽(yù)為“千古第一才女”。（剩余709字）