[zhuàn jì]
biography
a brief biography
簡短的傳記
a critical biography
評論性傳記
a vivid biography
一部生動的傳記
After reading a biography of Lincoln he was able to tell many stories about the President.
他讀了林肯的傳記后， 能講出許多關(guān)于這位總統(tǒng)的故事。
“The Chronological Record of Historians,” written by Sima Qian of the Western Han Dynasty （206 B.C.-24 A.D.）, was the world's earliest biographical work of literature, covering a history of 3,000 years. Its contents rang from the legendary Huang Di, or Yellow Emperor, to Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty （206B.C.-220A.D.）.
中國西漢司馬遷編著的《史記》是世界上最早的傳記文學(xué)。它記事起于傳說中的黃帝，迄于漢武帝，首尾3000年。