言情小說教母
Famed romance novelist Chiung Yao died on Dec. 4 at age 86.
著名言情小說家瓊瑤於12月4日逝世，享年86歲。
pass away過世
She was found dead in her Tamsui home by her secretary.
她的秘書在淡水家中發現她已經去世。
body(n.)屍體
Chiung Yao was born in 1938 in Chengdu, China.
瓊瑤於1938年出生於中國成都。
She moved to Taiwan with her parents in 1949.
她於1949年隨父母移居台灣。
Her real name was Chen Zhe, but she chose to use the pen name Chiung Yao for her novels.
她的本名是陳吉吉，但選擇用筆名瓊瑤來寫作。
pen name筆名=pseudonymstage name藝名user name用戶名nickname暱稱alias(n.)化名
Chiung Yao became one of the most successful authors of her generation.
瓊瑤成為她那一代最成功的作家之一。
successful(adj.)成功的succeed(v.)成功succeed in…在～成功fail(v.)失敗generation(n.)世代generation gap代溝
She gained widespread popularity in the 1960s because of her romance novels.
她的言情小說在1960年代廣受歡迎。
gain widespread popularity廣受歡迎
Later, many of her works were made into movies and TV dramas.
後來，她的許多作品被拍成電影和電視劇。
be adapted into films改編為電影
These included “Outside the Window,” “Fantasies Behind the Pearly Curtain” and “My Fair Princess.”
這些作品包括《窗外》、《一簾幽夢》和《還珠格格》。
They helped many famous actors, including Brigitte Lin, Ruby Lin and Fan Bingbing, become popular.
這些作品幫助了許多著名演員走紅，包括林青霞、林心如和范冰冰。
launch(v.)開啟
Chiung Yao left a 950-word farewell note and video for her secretary.
據報導，瓊瑤留給她的秘書一封長達950字的告別信和一段影片。
leave sth. behind留下～farewell(n.)告別
It is reported that she may have taken her life.
據報導她可能結束了自己的生命。
It is reported that…據報導It is believed that…據信It is said that…聽說take one’own life自殺=commit suicide
Many people, including Ruby Lin, have since paid tribute to Chiung Yao with posts on social media.
包括林心如在內的許多人都在社交媒體上發文向瓊瑤致敬。
pay tribute to向某人致敬praise(n.)敬意contribution(n.)貢獻donation(n.)捐獻