Old Man Tall
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"Petro Goriot" is set in France during the Bourbon Restoration and tells the tragic story of the flour merchant Goriot. Old Man Gao devoted all his efforts and property to his two daughters to help them marry into wealthy families. However, as the daughters lived a luxurious life after marriage, they gradually forgot about their father and turned a deaf ear to him. Old Man Goriot was ultimately destitute and died miserably in loneliness and illness. At the same time, Rastignac, a young man from the provinces, was struggling in Paris's upper class society. After witnessing what happened to Goriot, his outlook on life also changed dramatically. Fu Lei's translation is outstanding. First, his translation is smooth and natural, without any translation accent. Reading it is like appreciating local literary works, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the story without any obstacles. Secondly, Fu Lei has a profound writing skills, and his translation of the characters' language is very suitable for the characters' images, allowing readers to feel as if they are listening to the words of the characters in the book, and vividly showing their personality traits. Thirdly, he handles details extremely exquisitely when translating, not letting go of any ingenuity in the original work, and presenting it to readers through footnotes and other methods to help readers deeply understand the connotation and charm of the original work.
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