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1、Unit5TextB1.veteran[ˈvetərən]n.老兵a.老练的2.surge[sə:dʒ]vi./n.蜂拥而出；猛增3.sorghum[ˈsɔːgəm]n.高粱4.hallucinatory[hə'lusənətəri]a.引起幻觉的5.subversive[səbˈvə:siv]a.颠覆性的，破坏性的6.exile[ˈeksail]n.流放；被流放者7.evocative[iˈvɔkətiv]a.唤起的，激起的1.LiteratureintranslationintheUnited
2、Stateshaswidebutshallowroots,makingEnglishlanguagestarsoutofthelikesofGabrielGarciaMárquezandHarukiMurakami,butleavingmostofChina'swritersstrugglingtotakehold.Now,veteran1translatorHowardGoldblatt,themanresponsibleforbringingtolifeinEnglishthemajorwor
3、ksofnovelistMoYan,winneronThursdayofthe2012NobelPrizeforLiterature,ispredictingasurge2ininterestintheChineseauthor.2.GoldblatttranslatedMoYan's1930swartimenovelRedSorghum3forVikingPressin1993."Wow,wasitwonderful,"Goldblattrecalledinatelephoneinterview
4、.ButtheU.S.publisherhadahardertimeinthemarketwiththemanuscriptofGoldblatt'spersonalfavoriteofMoYan'sworks,thesatiricalnovelRepublicofWine,aboutChina'srelationshipwithfood,publishedinEnglishin2000.3."It'satechnicallybrilliantbook,bringingfourstrainsofa
5、complexstorytogether.ButashappenswithlotsofliteratureintranslationinAmerica,theycouldn'tseeitselling,"Goldblattsaid,"Thatwon'thappennow.Therewillbestrongnegotiationsforhisnextwork."4.TheNobelcommitteesaidinitsannouncementoftheawardworth$1.2millionthat
6、the"hallucinatory4realism"ofMoYan,apennamethatmeans"don'tspeak"inChinese,hasbeen"judgedsubversive5becauseof[its]sharpcriticismofcontemporaryChinesesociety."5.MoYan,whowasborntofarmersin1955inShandongprovinceandlivesinBeijing,isthesecondChinesenovelist
7、towintheNobelPrizeforliteratureafterGaoXingjianwonin2000inexile6inParis.6.Goldblattisnowelbow-deepMoYan'slatestnovel,calledFrogsinEnglish,whichhesaysisa"verypersonalandevocative7"novelaboutChina'sonechildpolicy.Thebook'scentralcharacterisbasedontheaut
8、hor'sreallifeaunt,aruraldoctorwhopresidedoverthousandsofbirthsandthousandsofforcedabortionsasfamilyplanningofficialstriedtokeepalidonChina'spopulation.1.spotlight[ˈspɔtlait]n.聚光灯；关注中心2.boost[bu:st]n.增涨；推动，激励3.prolific[prəˈlifik]a.多产的4.slaughte
