1. 初中基础 (2298 期 20151211) 45 版 Chinese sci-fi success

2. Pre-reading 1. Do you like reading science fiction novels? What ’ s your favorite book? Why don ’ t you like it?

3. Pre-reading 2. Who is the man in the picture? What do you know about him? Liu Cixin is a Chinese science fiction writer. His most famous work, The Three-Body Problem, was published in 2007.

4. While reading ► Answer the following questions. 1. What does The Three-Body Problem mainly talk about? 2. How long did it take Liu Cixin to finish writing The Three-Body Problem? It mainly talks about aliens invading earth and Chinese people having different opinions about their invasion. Four years.

5. While reading ► Answer the following questions. 3. According to the article, who is Ken Liu? 4. Why is The Three-Body Problem becoming popular with many famous people? 5. The Three-Body Problem will be adapted for a movie next year, won’t it? He is a Chinese-American science-fiction writer and the translator of The Three- Body Problem. Because the first of the trilogy won the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Novel. Yes, it will.

6. Language study ► Find a word in the article that best matches each definition. The first letter has been given. 1. a____________: a prize or certificate that a person is given for doing something well 2. b____________: a product, usually a book, which is bought by a large number of people 3. i____________: to enter a place in large numbers, especially in a way that causes damage or confusion 4. p____________: to arrange for a book, magazine, etc. to be written, printed, and sold 5. t____________: a group of three books, films, etc. that have the same subject or characters ward est-seller nvade ublish rilogy

7. Language study ► ► Translate each sentence with one phrase in the article. 1. 1. 近期发生的多起事件促使人们奋力还击恐怖主义 (terrorism) 。 2. 2. 他的新影片将于明年初发行。 3. 3. 这本小说是以一个发生在二战时期的真实故事为基础的。 The recent events caused people to fight back against terrorism. His new movie will come out at the beginning of next year. This novel is based on a real-life story during the Second World War.

8. After reading ► Would you like to see the movie based on The Three-Body Problem after it comes out? Why or why not?