题型：完形填空 题类：常考题 难易度：普通
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Take the famous poet Li Bai as an example. His family name was Li, his given name was Bai. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}
People used their given names when they were among family members. But in social life, they called each other by their courtesy names to show respect. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} If you were talking about yourself, or if your elders were talking about you, the given name would be used instead of the courtesy name.
Men would get their courtesy names when they turned 20. It was a symbol of adulthood(成人). {#blank#}4{#/blank#}
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} For example, Mencius' name was Meng Ke (孟). His courtesy name was Ziyu (子舆). Both Ke and Ziyu mean "carriage(马车)". Zhuge Liang's given name was Liang, which means "bright". His courtesy name was Kongming, which means "very bright".
A. This was mostly done among people of similar ages. B. Women would get their courtesy names after getting married. C. In ancient China, people's names had three parts D. One's courtesy name often had something to do with one's given name E. And his courtesy name was Taibai. |
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