The following sentence is synonymous in ancient and modern times: () A. * * * That was 23 years ago, not long after the beginning. B.i can open my letter and speak slowly.

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Test analysis: Item A: The ancient meaning of "* * * things": "* * * cohabitation; Meaning: * * Qi Xin works together. Item b: the ancient meaning of "letter": the messenger who came to deliver the letter; Meaning: The letter has been sent. Item c: the ancient meaning of "abbot": one square foot; Modern significance: monks.

Comments: Modern Chinese is dominated by disyllabic words, while ancient Chinese is dominated by monosyllabic words. In reading, two monosyllabic words in ancient Chinese cannot be understood as a disyllabic compound word in modern Chinese. When reading, we should cultivate the habit of checking word by word, understand word by word, and pay attention to the differences when we see words similar to modern Chinese disyllabic words. These include word meaning expansion, word meaning contraction, word meaning transfer and emotional color change.