茅盾是中国最优秀的著名现代小说家之一。他最著名的作品是《子夜》 (Midnight)。茅盾还在上小学时就已经开始发展他的写作技巧。当他在杭州读中学时，广泛的阅读和严格的写作技能培训充满了他的生活。期间他读完了大量的古典小说。这些小说影响了他的写作风格和创作理念。茅盾于1913年进入北京大学提供的为期三年的基础学校，在那里他研究了中国和西方文学。

　　1.当他在杭州读中学时，广泛的阅读和严格的写作技能培训充满了他的生活:“广泛的”可译为extensive, “广泛的阅读”为extensive reading。“严格的”可译为strict, bestrict with意为对...要求严格。充满可译为fill，同义词组还有be full of。

　　2.他读完了大量的古典小说：“读完”可用英语常用的结构finish+v-ing。“大量的”因其修饰的为可数名词“小说”，故可译为a large number of。“古典小说”可译为classical novels。

　　3.这些小说影响了他的写作风格和创作理念：“影响”可译为动词influence,也可译为词组have thehifluence on。英语中表示影响的词语还有名词effect，动词affect,词组have effect on。

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　　Mao Dun is one of the best, famous modernnovelists in China.His most famous work isMidnight.Mao Dun had already started to develop hiswriting skills when he was still in primaryschool.While he was studying in secondary school inHangzhou,extensive reading and strict writing skills training filled his life.During that time, hefinished reading a large number of classical novels which influenced his writing style and creatingideas.Mao Dun entered the three-year foundation school offered by Peking University in1913，in which he studied Chinese and Western literature.