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每天一分钟，我们一起玩转世界文化。别林斯基曾说，堂吉诃德是一个“永远前进的形象”。堂吉诃德的名字已经变成一个具有特定意义的名词，成了脱离实际、热忱幻想，主观主义，迂腐顽固，落后于历史进程的同义语。
童鞋们注意引号不写，是英式拼写哦~~

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Spanish
Cervantes 塞万提斯
Don Quixote 堂吉诃德
"Quijote"
European
Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 米盖尔 德 塞万提斯 撒阿维德拉
I just found a book in the library, a Spanish one. Is it famous? I don't know the name, but I'm sure I've heard of the author. Let's see. Hmm…Cervantes? Yes, he's a very famous author. This book is Don Quixote. But nowadays, we spell it "Quijote" in Spanish. Oh, so "Quixote" is old-fashioned. Yes, I knew I'd heard of Cervantes. But I've never read the book. Well. I guess it's pretty heavy going, but if you can finish it, it's really worth it. It's a masterpiece! Really? It says here that the first part was published in 1605 and the second in 1615. That's a long time ago. But, it's one of the earliest written novels in a modern European language and is one of the most influential works of Spanish literature. I see. So he must have been an excellent writer, perhaps well ahead of his time. His full name was Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, and most people believe him to be brilliant. I've read the book before, but as I say, it can be challenging.