Greek mythology has had an extensive influence on Western culture, arts, and literature. It remains an important part of Western cultural heritage. 希腊神话对西方文化、艺术、文学有着广泛的影响，是西方文化遗产的重要组成部分。 

Although his first profitable writing was onmusic and literary criticism, his main talent was for drama. 他的第一笔写作收入来自音乐和文学批评，但他的才华主要体现在戏剧方面。 

He was also an essayist, novelist, and short story writer.萧伯纳还写散文、长篇小说和短篇小说。 

Mark Twain, the pen name of SamueLanghorne Clemens, was an American author and humorist. He was also representative of the American critical realism literature. 马克.吐温原名塞缪尔・朗赫恩・克莱门斯，是美国作家和幽默大师，同时也是美国批判现实主义文学的代表人物。 

内容上分为风、雅、颂三部分，其中“风”多为地方民歌，“雅”主要是朝廷乐歌，“颂”主要是宗庙乐歌。In contents it is composed of three parts, namely feng. ya, and song. Feng is mostly local folk songs, ya the royal court songs, and song ancestral temple songs. 

《诗经》全面展示了中国周代时期的社会生活，真实地反映了中国奴隶社会从兴盛到衰败时期的历史面貌。The Book of Songs has provided a deep insight into all aspects of social life of the Zhou Dynasty and truly reflected the rise and fall of the Chinese slave society.  

它开启了中国诗叙事抒情的先河，也开启了中国文学的先河。It signals the onset of the Chinese narrative and lyric poems as well as the Chinese literature.  

孔子对《诗经》有很高的评价，他常用《诗经》来教育弟子，显示出《诗径》对中国古代文学的深刻影响。Confucius had a high opinion of The Book of Songs and often used it as a textbook to teach his disciples, showing how strongly The Book of Songs influenced ancient Chinese literature.  

屈原是中国古代战国时期的伟大诗人、官员。Qu Yuan was a great poet and official who lived during the Warring States Period of ancient China.  

屈原在楚国身居高位，为治理国家提供了很多睿智建议，然而却遭到腐化官僚的诽谤，终至被流放。As a high-ranking official of Chu State, he offered a lot of wise advice to his country. However, he was slandered by other corrupted officials and forced to go into exile.