如果你回到古代去问一个年轻人他最大的梦想是什么,那他多半会告诉你中状元。If you have a chance to _____ and asked an educated man what his biggest dream was he would tell you that he wants to become zhuangyuan, a tittle conferred on the scholar who came first in the highest imperial examination.
在中国古代想做官可没那么容易,那要先参加考试,考试很难,要层层选拔。最后还要皇帝亲自确认。最终成绩排在第一名的叫做状元。In ancient China it was not easy to ____. You have to take exams first. The exam is very difficult and have many ____. The outcome has to be ____ by the Emperor himself. The number one scholar with the best score in the imperial exam is called zhuangyuan.
一旦考上状元那可就风光啦,不仅会得到皇帝的赏识,还能穿红袍,骑大马,在城里游行。所有状元都是读书人中的精英。Once you are selected as zhuang yuan you will be ____ by the Emperor and appear in a _____ downtown with a ride robe and a tall, strong horse. Zhuang yuan is ____ the ____ scholars.
如今科举考试早就不存在了。但人们还是喜欢用状元形容各行业的第一名。正如中国有句俗话讲,360行行行出状元。Now the_____ has been ____ for many years. However, people still like to call the best person in their field a zhuangyuan that there are 360 trades and every trade _____ ,or zhuangyuan.