[zhuàn jì]
biography
a brief biography
简短的传记
a critical biography
评论性传记
a vivid biography
一部生动的传记
After reading a biography of Lincoln he was able to tell many stories about the President.
他读了林肯的传记后， 能讲出许多关于这位总统的故事。
“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.）.
中国西汉司马迁编著的《史记》是世界上最早的传记文学。它记事起于传说中的黄帝，迄于汉武帝，首尾3000年。