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Wangqh2696122 Posted 16 years ago
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Famous Writers Born After 1980

In recent years, there have emerged a group of young writers, most of them born after 1980. Standing out in the hall of the post-80 writers are, among others, Han Han, Guo Jingming, Yan Ge, Jiang Feng and so on.

Different from other literary works, their works are characterized by straightforwardness, from which we can, without much difficulty, read their setbacks and frustrations in life, and simplicity, which, rarely seen in other works, reflects their pursuit of true love. Also reflected in their works are problems with the education of this generation in their growth.

With the trend growing, this phenomenon has aroused concern among all walks of life. On the one hand, it is criticized by some famous writers; on the other, it has found many supporters among the young.
  

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Generally, I think I understand the idea of your esay. group is singular, so your first sentence needs to be changed; you could simply change have to has. What do you mean by "Standing out in the hall"?

  • Generally, I think I understand the idea of your esay.
  • group is singular, so your first sentence needs to be changed; you could simply change have to has.
  • What do you mean by "Standing out in the hall"?
  • The phrase makes me think of a group which is 'outside' of the post-80s writers (waiting in the hall, but not in the room), but I think the meaning is that those authors are 'standing out among the group'.
  • Is that right?
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Generally, I think I understand the idea of your esay.

group is singular, so your first sentence needs to be changed; you could simply change have to has.

What do you mean by "Standing out in the hall"? The phrase makes me think of a group which is 'outside' of the post-80s writers (waiting in the hall, but not in the room), but I think the meaning is that those authors are '
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Thank you!

By the way, do you think this essay is good, or just so so?
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wangqh2696122Different from other literary works, their works are characterized by straightforwardness, from which we can, without much difficulty, read their setbacks and frustrations in life, and simplicity, which, rarely seen in other works, reflects their pursuit of true love. Also reflected in their works are problems with the education of
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Thanks for your comment. By the way, can you help me to correct the essay?
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I have pointed out the problem. I don't know what you want to say about the straight-forward and simple writing style, or about their frustrations.

It needs to be your essay in your words. You may want to start by saying "Their writing style is characterized by..." and take it from there.
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What do you think of the new version? Is it clear?

Famous Writers Born After 1980



In recent years, there has emerged many young writers, most of them born after 1980. Standing out in the group of the post-80 writers are, among others, Han Han, Guo Jingming, Yan Ge, Jiang Feng and so on.



Different from other literary works, their works reflect the you
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I think it's getting better.

In the first sentence, you changed group to many, so you didn't need to change the verb.

Many ...have emerged or

A group has emerged

I would eliminate "and so on" because you've already said "among others".

Obviously? It's not obvious to me. Being frustrated and pursuing love are completely natural. Should education have
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In China, top priority is given totally to knowlege, with the learners' inner feelings almost neglected. So I use "obviously" ; maybe a Chinese reader can understand it. Thanks!
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But your sentence says that their education was flawed because they think about love. Do you think that the teachers failed?

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