查尔斯·狄更斯

查爾斯·狄更斯
Chá'ěrsī·Dígēngsī
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Meanings

  1. 1 Charles Dickens (1812-1870), English novelist of the Victorian era

Examples

Chá'ěrsī Dígēngsī de zuòpǐn chōngmǎn shèhuì pīpàn.
Charles Dickens's works are full of social criticism.
《Wùdū Gū'ér》 shì Chá'ěrsī Dígēngsī de dàibiǎozuò zhī yī.
Oliver Twist is one of Charles Dickens's representative works.

Tips

culture
Often referred to simply as 狄更斯. Generations of Chinese readers grew up on his 《双城》 (A Tale of Two Cities), 《孤儿》 (Oliver Twist, lit. 'Foggy-City Orphan'), and 《大卫·菲尔》 (David Copperfield) — all standard high-school reading.

In Pop Culture

孤儿 Wùdū Gū'ér
Oliver Twist
1838 novel; 雾都 'Foggy City' is the long-standing Chinese nickname for Victorian London.
双城 Shuāngchéngjì
A Tale of Two Cities
1859 novel set in London and Paris during the French Revolution; opens with 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.'

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