Lin Huiyin—lady of poets

难词探意

1. generalist /ɪdʒenrəlɪst/ n. 通才

2. emblem /ɪembləm/ n. 徽章；标志

3. lobby /ɪlɑːbi/ v. 游说

4. municipal /mjuːɪnɪsɪpl/ adj. 市政的

5. phthisis /ɪθaɪsɪs/ n. 肺结核

Lin Huiyin (1904—1955)， was an outstanding female poet and architectural historian from the first half of the 20th century in China. She was a knowledgeablegeneralistwho wrote about literature， arts， architecture and philosophy.

The favorite daughter of Mr Lin Changmin， a high-rank governor in the Beiyang Government， 16-year-old Lin Huiyin travelled with her father around Europe in 1920.

In 1928， Lin got married in Canada to Mr Liang Sicheng， son of China's famous politician and scholar， Liang Qichao.

On returning to China， Lin Huiyin started teaching architecture at Northeast University. She co-wrote the famous Development Stages of Chinese Architecture with her husband Liang Sicheng and another architect. She also contributed to the design for China's NationalEmblemand the Hero of the People's Monument in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square.

Accompanying her husband to thousands of ancient Chinese architectural sites，most ofwhich were in remote areas，she worked tirelessly to research China's architectural history. She and her husbandlobbiedhard to protect many of the old buildings in Beijing at a time when themunicipalgovernment was leveling many parts of the city for new construction.

Lin Huiyin's interests were very extensive and in addition to her work on architecture， she also wrote poems， essays， short stories and plays as well as translating works from English. She was well known in literary circles as the hostess of one of the country's most famous literary salons in her home in Beijing's Zhongbu Hutong.

Lin Huiyin remains best known nowadays as an extremely beautiful female poet of the 1930s. Lin Huiyin was a symbol of independent women of the time， and her Western education and fluent English gave her a broader outlook on life than most women of the time. Despite suffering fromphthisistowards the end of her life， she never abandoned her work.

She looked anything but a sick person and was wearing a horse riding dress. She never talked indirectly， or vaguely， but always straight to the point. Her criticisms never offended others and I was always amazed by her extraordinary understanding of the arts.

Reading Check

Lin Huiyin was an outstanding female 1.________ and architectural historian from the first half of the 20th century. In 1920， she 2.________with her father around Europe. In 1928， Lin married Mr Liang Sicheng in Canada. Back in China， she began teaching 3.________at universities. She also 4.________to the design of China's National Emblem and the Hero of the People's Monument in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square. Apart from her work in architecture， Lin wrote poems， essays， short stories and plays， and 5.________works from English. Although she 6.________from phthisis towards the end of her life， she never gave up her job.

Language Study

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Accompanying her husband to thousands of ancient Chinese architectural sites， most of which were in remote areas， she worked tirelessly to research China's architectural history.

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【点石成金】本句中，Accompanying her husband to thousands of ancient Chinese architectural sites为现在分词作伴随状语。 most of which引导定语从句， 先行词为ancient Chinese architectural sites。