"Insects" is also called "Insect Story", "Entomology Notes" and "Insect World". The English name is "The Records about Insects". It is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation by the outstanding French entomologist Fabre. , is also an immortal work. It is not only a literary masterpiece, but also a scientific encyclopedia.
Introduction
It combines the author's lifelong research results and life insights into one pot. It uses human nature to care about insect nature, and uses insect nature to reflect on social life, turning the insect world into a world for human beings. A beautiful article that acquires knowledge, interest, beauty and thought. This book is based on the selection principle of being faithful to the overall style and expression of the original French work, allowing readers around the world to appreciate the daily habits and descriptions of insects for the first time. "Insect Diary" is Fabre's lifelong time and energy to observe in detail the life of insects and their struggle for life and reproduction of the species, and then recorded his observations in detailed and accurate notes, and finally compiled it into a book. "Insects" consists of ten volumes, each containing several chapters. Each chapter describes the life of one or several insects in detail and profoundly: spiders, bees, praying mantises, scorpions, cicadas, beetles, and crickets.
Influence of the work
Fabre wrote "Insects" with his wonderful pen, which is famous all over the world. This masterpiece has its place in the history of French natural science and literature. What this masterpiece describes is the indescribable and amazing spirituality of insects in their struggle for survival. Fabre recorded most of the results and experiences of his lifelong research on insects in the form of prose. He observed in detail the life of insects and their struggle for survival and reproduction of the species. The blending of human nature makes the world of insects a literary form for humans to gain knowledge, interest, beauty and ideas. The topic of a mere insect is turned into a masterpiece with multi-layered meanings and all-round value. Such a work is unprecedented in the world. No entomologist has such a superb talent for literary expression, and no writer has such broad and profound entomological attainments. The author of "Insects" was hailed as "the founder of animal psychology" by the French and international academic circles at that time. In his later years, Fabre published the last few volumes of "Insects", which won him many readers not only in France, but also in European countries and all over the world. The literary world respects him as the "Virgil of the Insect World", and French academic and literary circles recommend Fabre as a candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. It is a pity that this great poet who praised insects passed away before the Nobel Committee decided to award him this award. "Insect Diary" has been translated into many languages ??and published. He is known as the "Insect Poet", and a large number of his works have been translated and published in our country. It is the result of Fabre's lifelong time and energy to observe in detail the life of insects and their struggle for life and reproduction of the species, and then recorded detailed and accurate notes based on his observations, and finally compiled it into a book. This book was also called "a model for writing about insect life" by Lu Xun. "Insects" consists of ten volumes, each containing several chapters. Each chapter describes the life of one or several insects in detail and profoundly: spiders, bees, praying mantises, scorpions, and cicadas. It is worth mentioning that "Insects" written by Fabre not only truly records the life of insects, but also reflects social life through the insect world. The instincts, habits, labor, marriage, reproduction and death of insects all permeate the author's thinking about human beings, and his wise philosophical thoughts appear on the page. The whole book is full of love for life. Full of praise for all things. "Insects" is a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation by the outstanding French entomologist and litterateur Fabre. It is also an immortal work. It is not only a literary masterpiece, but also a scientific encyclopedia. It combines the author's lifelong research results and life insights into one pot, using human nature to observe the nature of insects, and turning the insect world into a beautiful article for humans to gain knowledge, interest, beauty and ideas. This book is faithful to the overall style and expression features of the original French work. Based on the selection principle, Chinese readers can experience the true face of "Insects" for the first time. It is a miracle that a person spends his whole life observing and studying "worms"; it is even more a miracle that a person writes ten volumes of "worms" in his life; and these writings about "worms" His book has actually been reprinted and translated into more than 50 languages. Even a hundred years later, it will cause a sensation in the reading world again and again, which is a miracle among miracles. The creator of these miracles is Fabre, the author of "Insects".
Fabre possesses "the thinking of a philosopher, the seeing of an artist, and the feelings and expressions of a writer." In this book, the author combines professional knowledge and life insights, and talks about them in a eloquent way. The author's unique vision of life and world affairs is reflected in the description of various insects, daily habits and characteristics. The words are filled with the author's respect and love for life. The publication of this book is regarded as the birth of animal psychology. "Insects" is not only a scientific masterpiece on the study of insects, but also a magnificent poem praising life. Fabre has also won the title of "Scientific Poet", "Insect Homer", "Virgil of the Insect World", etc. Laurel crown. Human beings are not an isolated existence. All life on the earth, including "spiders", "wasps", "scorpions" and "weevils", are in the same closely connected system. Insects are also an integral part of the earth's biological chain. The missing link is that insect life should also be respected. "Insect Diary" is indeed a miracle. It is a music of life composed by Fabre, an outstanding representative of mankind, and insects, the numerous ordinary people in nature. It is a book that can never be deciphered. Such a miracle may provide us with more precious revelations at this critical moment when mankind is about to enter the new century and the earth is about to usher in the ecological era.
Fabre On December 22, 1823, Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre (Jean-Henri Casimir Fabre) was born in a farm family in the village of Saint-Ren in Provence, France. In the following years, Fabre spent time at his grandparents' house in Maraval, not far from the village. At that time, as a young man, he was already attracted by the lovely insects such as butterflies and grasshoppers in the countryside. In 1829, Fabre returned to St. Rennes and started school, but those childhood years have always been deeply engraved in his heart. In 1833, the Fabre family came to Rodez, and his father made a living by running a cafe. . In 1837, the family moved to Toulouse. Fabre entered the seminary in Toulouse, but dropped out midway and went out to make a living. He worked on the railway and sold lemons in the market. Later, he passed the selection examination for the Normal School of Avignon, received a scholarship, and after three years of study received a diploma from higher education. After graduation, Fabre, who was nineteen years old, began his teaching career in Cabentela, teaching the history of natural sciences. In 1849 he was appointed physics teacher in Ajaccio, Corsica. The island's beautiful natural scenery and rich species ignited his passion for studying plants and animals. Le Guian, a botanist from Avignon, imparted his knowledge to him. After that, he followed Mokan Tangtong to collect flower and plant specimens. This knowledgeable and talented teacher laid a solid foundation for Fabre to later become a naturalist and embark on the path of scientific research. In 1853, Fabre returned to mainland France, was employed at a school in Avignon, and moved his family into a simple house on Dyer Street in the Saint-Dominique neighborhood. In 1857, he published "Observations on the Habits of the Arthroplasty". This paper corrected the erroneous views of Léon Dufour, the founder of entomology at the time, and won praise from the French Academy and was awarded the Prize for Experimental Physiology. . During this period, Fabre also devoted his energy to the research of the natural dye madder or alizarin. The red color on the French soldiers' military trousers at that time came from madder powder. In 1860, Fabre received three patents for such research. Later, Fabre was invited by the Public Education Minister Victor Druid to be responsible for the organization and teaching of an adult night school, but his free teaching methods caused dissatisfaction among some people. So he quit his job and settled down with his family in Orange, where they stayed for more than ten years. During these more than ten years, Fabre completed the first volume of "Insects" which later became ten volumes. During this period, he went to Wandu Mountain with his friends many times to collect plant specimens. In addition, he also got acquainted with the British philosopher Mill, but Mill died young, so that the plan they had previously planned, the "Vaucluse Vegetation Grand View," died prematurely. At the same time, a great misfortune befell Fabre: he had six children. Among them, the only son Jules, who had the same interests as his father and loved observing nature, passed away at the age of sixteen. After that, Fabre dedicated several plants he discovered to Jules, who died young, to express his memory. The study of fungi has always been one of Fabre's hobbies. In 1878, he wrote many wonderful academic articles on the subject of fungi in Vaucluse.
He also studied the wild rice in great detail and described its aroma in detail. Gourmets claim that they can taste all the flavors he described from real wild rice. In 1879, Fabre bought the deserted stone garden in Selignan and lived there until his death. This is a barren and barren land, but it is a land loved by insects. In addition to being a place for his family to live, it also has his study room, studio and experimental field, where he can quietly concentrate on thinking and devote himself wholeheartedly to his work. Through various observations and experiments, it can be said that this is the world he has always dreamed of. It was here that Fabre, while conducting observations and experiments, compiled the observation notes, experimental records and scientific notes he had spent studying insects in the first half of his life, and completed the last nine volumes of "Insects". Today, this former residence has become a museum, quietly located in the botanical garden with a rich Provence style. Fabre persisted in self-study throughout his life and successively obtained a bachelor's degree in business, a bachelor's degree in mathematics, a bachelor's degree in natural sciences, and a doctorate in natural sciences. He was proficient in Latin and Greek and loved the works of the ancient Roman writer Horace and the poet Virgil. He was also almost self-taught in painting and watercolor, and left many exquisite illustrations of fungi that were praised by Nobel Prize winner and French poet Frederic Mistral. In Fabre's later years, the success of "Insects" won him the reputation of "Homer of the Insects" and "Poet of Science". He was known as the "Father of Insects" and his achievements were widely recognized by society. admit. Although Fabre received many scientific titles, he remained as simple as ever, shy and humble, and lived a life of poverty. His talent was admired by literati and scholars at that time, including British biologist Darwin, 1911 Nobel Prize winner for literature - Belgian playwright Maeterlinck, German writer Junger, French philosopher Bergson, poet Ma Latin American and Provence writers Roumanier and others. Because "Insects" accurately recorded Fabre's experiments and revealed many secrets about insect life and living habits, Darwin called Fabre an "inimitable observer." When he lived in Selignan, many scholars and writers came to visit him. Fabre received scholars such as Pasteur and the British philosopher Mill in his residence, but his correspondence with them was not frequent. Victor Druid, Minister of Education of the Republic of China, recommended Fabre to Napoleon III, who awarded him the Medal of Honor. French politician Raymond Poincaré was passing through Selignan and made a special detour to pay his respects to the Stone Park. Fabre, who had multiple identities, wrote a wide variety of works: as a naturalist, he left many academic treatises on plants and animals, including "Madder: Patents and Treatises", "Animals of Avignon", "Wild Wilds", " "Toadstools on the Olive Trees", "Phylloxera", etc.; as a teacher, he wrote many chemical physics textbooks; as a poet, he wrote many poems in Provence in southern France, and was affectionately called by the locals He is a "gadfly poet". In addition, he also translated the works of some Provence poets into French; in his spare time, he also used his small harmonica to compose some ditties. However, the longest, most important, and most well-known of Fabre's works is still "Insects". This work not only demonstrates his talents in scientific observation and research and literary talent, but also conveys his humanistic spirit and incomparable love for life to readers.
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Original book chapters (refer to the complete collection of "Insects" by Huacheng Publishing House) Volume 1: Chapter 1 Scarab Chapter 2 Big Cage Chapter 3 Chapter 4: The Segmented Wasp that preys on Gidding Chapter 4: The Oak-thorned Segmented Wasp Chapter 5: The Brilliant Killer Chapter 6: The Yellow-footed Locust Wasp Chapter 7: Three Strikes with the Dagger Chapter 8: Larvae and Pupas Chapter 9: Superb Theory Chapter 10: Languedoc Migratory Locust Mud Peak Chapter 11: Skills Given by Instinct Chapter 12: Instinct Ignorance Chapter 13: Climbing Mount Vantoux Chapter 14: Migrant Chapter 15: Sand Mud Wasp Chapter 10 Chapter 6: Mason Wasps Chapter 17: Capturing Diptera Insects Chapter 18: Parasites and Cocoons Chapter 19: Return to the Nest Chapter 20: Mason Bees Chapter 21: Experiments Chapter 22: Changing the Nest Volume 2: Chapter 1 The Wild Stone Garden Chapter 2 The Burr Wasp Chapter 3 An Unknown Sense Chapter 4 The Theory of Instinct Chapter 5 The Black Wasp Chapter 6 The Frog Chapter 7 New Research on the Mason Bee Chapter 8 Me The Cat's Story Chapter 9 Red Ants Chapter 10 A Brief Discussion on the Psychology of Insects Chapter 11 Black-bellied Wolf Spider Chapter 12 Spider Wasps Chapter 13 Residents of Raspberry Stumps Chapter 14 Western Coriander Chapter 15: The first instar larvae of Western coriander Chapter 16: The first instar larvae of Brachycoryne brevis Chapter 17: Multiple metamorphoses Volume 3: Chapter 1: Bumblebee Chapter 2: Eating full of dangers Chapter 3: Flower beetle Chapter 4 The Problem of Bumblebees Chapter 5 Various Parasites Chapter 6 The Theory of Parasitism Chapter 7 The Sufferings of the Mason Bee Chapter 8 The Egg Wasp Chapter 9 The Frilled Wasp Chapter 10 Another Borrower Chapter Chapter 11 Dimorphism in larvae Chapter 12 Carabid wasp Chapter 13 Three types of coriander Chapter 14 Changing recipes Chapter 15 Giving a shot to the theory of evolution Chapter 16 Distributing food according to gender Chapter 17 Various Osmia Wasps Chapter 18 Gender Assignment Chapter 19 The Mother Controls the Sex of the Egg Chapter 20 The Exchange of Eggs Volume 4: Chapter 1 Long-bellied Wasp Chapter 2 Food of Black Spider Wasp and Long-bellied Wasp Chapter 3 The Error of Instinct Chapter 4 Swallows and Sparrows Chapter 5 Instinct and Discrimination Chapter 6 Saving of Physical Energy Chapter 7 Leafcutter Bee Chapter 8 Yellow-Spotted Bee Chapter 9 Lipid-gathering Bee Chapter 10 Nest-Building Trichoderma Chapter 11 The Big-headed Wasp Chapter 12 The Method of the Sand Wasp Chapter 13 The Method of the Bumble Bee Chapter 14 The Method of the Spider Wasp Chapter 15 Objections and Answers Chapter 16 The Venom of Bees Chapter 17 Longhorn Chapter 18 The Problem of the Horntail Volume 5: Chapter 1 The Dung Ball of the Scarab Chapter 2 The Pear-shaped Dung Ball of the Scarab Chapter 3 The Shaping Technique of the Scarab Chapter 4 The Larvae of the Scarab Chapter 5 The pupa and emergence of the scarab Chapter 6 The broad-backed beetle and the naked dung beetle Chapter 7 The laying of eggs by the Spanish dung beetle Chapter 8 The maternal love of the Spanish dung beetle Chapter 9 The buzzing dung beetle and the tasseled dung beetle Chapter 10 Dung Chapter 11: The Dung Beetle's Nest Chapter 12: The Larvae of the Dung Beetle Chapter 13: The Fable of the Cicada and the Ant Chapter 14: The Cicada Emerges from the Burrow Chapter 15: The Emergence of the Cicada Chapter 16 The Song of Cicada Chapter 17 The Laying and Hatching of Cicada Chapter 18 The Predation of the Mantis Chapter 19 The Love of the Mantis Chapter 20 The Nest of the Mantis Chapter 21 The Hatching of the Mantis Egg Chapter 22 The Vertebral Mantis Volume 6: Chapter 1 The Father's Instinct of Saisi Dung Beetle Chapter 2 Moon-shaped Dung Beetle Bison Biconcave Dung Beetle Chapter 3 Theory of Heredity Chapter 4 My School Chapter 5 Coprophagous Insects in the Pampas Chapter 6 Coloration of Insects Chapter 7 Burial of Burial Armor Chapter 8 Experiment of Burial Armor Chapter 9 Habits of White-fronted Katydid Chapter 10 Egg-laying and Hatching of White-fronted Katydid Chapter 11 Vocalization of White-fronted Katydid
Chapter 12 The Green Grasshopper Chapter 13 The Cricket’s House and Eggs Chapter 14 The Singing and Mating of the Cricket Chapter 15 The Role and Sound Maker of the Locust Chapter 16 The Laying of Eggs by the Locust Chapter 17 The Locust Emergence Chapter 18 Egg laying and hatching of pine caterpillars Chapter 19 Nest and society of pine caterpillars Chapter 20 Procession of pine caterpillars Chapter 21 Weather station of pine caterpillars Chapter 22 Pine caterpillar moth Chapter 23: The stinging pain caused by pine caterpillars Chapter 24: Wild strawberry tree caterpillars Chapter 25: Insect poisons Volume 7: Chapter 1: Big-headed Black Carabid Beetle Chapter 2: Pretending to be dead Chapter 3: Suicide under hypnosis Chapter 4 Old Weevil Chapter 5 Color-spotted Chrysanthemum Elephant Chapter 6 Bear-backed Chrysanthemum Elephant Chapter 7 Vegetative Instinct Chapter 8 European Oak Elephant Chapter 9 Hazelnut Elephant Chapter 10 Green Poplar Elephant Chapter 11 Grape Tree Elephant Chapter 12 Other Curly Leaf Elephants Chapter 13 Blackthorn Elephant Chapter 14 Leaf Beetle Chapter 15 Leaf Beetle (continued) Chapter 16 Pasture Mosquito Chapter 17 Saw-horned Leaf Beetle 10 Chapter 8: Eggs of the Saw-horned Leaf Beetle, Chapter 19: Pond, Chapter 20: Caddisfly, Chapter 21: Egg-laying of the Nephila Moth, Chapter 22: The Protective Layer of the Nephila Moth, Chapter 23: The Great Peacock Moth, Part Two Chapter 14: Small broad-striped moth, Chapter 25: Smell, Volume 8: Chapter 1: Flower beetle, Chapter 2: Pea weevil laying eggs, Chapter 3: Pea weevil larvae, Chapter 4: Bean weevil, Chapter 5: Tonkin, Chapter 6: Bedbug hunting. Chapter 7: Wasps and Parasitic Flies Chapter 8: The Gatekeepers of Wasps Chapter 9: Asexual Reproduction of Wasps Chapter 10: Galls of Aphids on the Aphid Trees Chapter 11: Migration of Aphids on the Aphid Trees Chapter 12: Aphids on the Aphid Trees Mating and Eggs of Aphids in the Aphid Tree Chapter 13 Aphid Eaters Chapter 14 Green Fly Chapter 15 Sarcoid Fly Chapter 16 Rot Bug and Skin Beetle Chapter 17 Beetles Chapter 18 Geometry of Insects Study Chapter 19 Wasps Chapter 20 Wasps (continued) Chapter 21 Bees, Aphids and Flies Chapter 22 Ribbon Orb Wasps Chapter 23 Narbonne Wolf Spiders Volume 9: Chapter 1 Narbonne The Cave of the Narbonne Tarantula Chapter 2 The Home of the Narbonne Tarantula Chapter 3 The Instinct of the Narbonne Tarantula to Climb Chapter 4 The Migration of the Spider Chapter 5 The Crab Spider Chapter 6 The Orb Web Spider Weaving the Web Chapter 7 Me Neighbor Orb-web Spider Chapter 8 The Orb-web Spider's Mucus Insect Catching Net Chapter 9 The Orb-web Spider's Telegraph Line Chapter 10 The Geometry of the Spider Web Chapter 11 The Mating and Hunting of the Orb-web Spider Chapter 12 The Orb-web Spider's Industry Chapter 13 Mathematical Memories: Newton's Binomial Chapter 14 Mathematical Memories: My Little Table Chapter 15 Labyrinth Funnel Spider Chapter 16 Clodo Spider Chapter 17 Languedoc Scorpion Habitat Chapter 18 The Food of Languedoc Scorpions Chapter 19 The Venom of Languedoc Scorpions Chapter 20 The Immunity of Languedoc Scorpions and Grubs Chapter 21 The Marriage and Love of Languedoc Scorpions Chapter 22 The mating of Languedoc scorpions Chapter 23 The family of Languedoc scorpions Chapter 24 Waxworm Chapter 25 Holm oak cochineal worm Volume 10: Chapter 1 Tiffy The Cave of the Dung Beetle Chapter 2 The Tiffy Dung Beetle and the First Observer Chapter 3 The Tiffy Dung Beetle and the Second Observer Chapter 4 The Morality of the Tiffy Dung Beetle Chapter 5 The Ball Elephant Chapter 6 The Great Thin-winged Beetle Chapter 7 The Bull Buzz Beetle's Nest Chapter 8 The Larvae and Pupae of the Bull Buzz Beetle Chapter 9 The Pine Gill Beetle Chapter 10 The Swamp Iris Chapter 11 Vegetarian Insects Chapter 12 Dwarfs Chapter 10 Chapter 3: Abnormalities Chapter 14: Food of Jinbujia Chapter 15: Marriage Customs of Jinbujia Chapter 16: Regurgitating blowflies and laying eggs Chapter 17: Maggots regurgitating blowflies Chapter 18: Parasitism that feeds on maggots Insects Chapter 19 Childhood Memories Chapter 20 Insects and Mushrooms Chapter 21 An Unforgettable Lesson
Chapter 22 Industrial Chemistry Appendix 1 Fireflies Appendix 2 Cabbage caterpillar Editing Appreciation of this paragraph
The author records the results and experiences of his lifelong research on insects in the form of prose, and guides the natural sciences with a humanistic spirit The vast and complex evidence, insect nature, and human nature blend together to make the insect world a literary form for humans to acquire knowledge, interest, beauty, and ideas. The topic of mere insects is written into a masterpiece with layered meaning and all-round value. This kind of work is in It is truly unprecedented in the world. No entomologist has such a superb talent for literary expression, and no writer has such broad and profound entomological attainments. If it weren't for such a tenacious Fabre, our world would never be able to read "Insects". What is even more amazing is Fabre's description of the upside-down posture of insects: For example, in a metal cage, the posture of the larvae of the vertebral mantis remains the same after stopping in one place, without changing. It hooked the net with the tips of its four hind paws, with its back facing down, motionless, hanging high on the top of the cage, with its four hanging points bearing the weight of its entire body. The upside-down perching position is so difficult, but the fly's upside-down position is completely different. Although the fly is also hanging on the ceiling, it always takes time to relax, fly casually, walk around in a normal posture, with its belly on the ground, and its limbs stretched out to bask in the sun. Fabre's description of insects is really meticulous and amazing. Let me ask, who has not seen a fly hanging upside down, but who pays attention to it? But Fabre described thousands of species of insects in detail in "Insects", which was also Fabre's success. However, Fabre's success did not happen overnight. He faced two major problems in his life: one was "prejudice" and the other was "poverty." Fabre was diligent and enterprising, and turned from a descendant of farmers into a middle school teacher: he taught hard for more than 20 years in middle schools. At the same time, he observed and studied insects and plants in his spare time, and published outstanding papers. Despite this, his dream of "going to the university lecture hall" has never been realized, and his desire to open an independent insect laboratory has never been supported. The authorities in education and science fundamentally looked down upon his self-taught education and disapproved of his research direction. This kind of indifference coincides with the hypocrisy, vulgarity, and jealousy of some people, and has long formed a prejudice against Fabre. Fabre was born in a poor family and worked on his own to finish primary school and middle school. When he became an adult, he only relied on the salary of a middle school teacher. He had to worry about the life of a family of seven. He was impoverished in the first half of his life and barely had enough food and clothing in the second half of his life. However, Fabre did not give in to "prejudice" and "poverty". He is still diligent in self-study, expanding his knowledge accumulation, persisting in observation and experiments, constantly obtaining new results, and fighting back against "prejudice" again and again. He squeezed out every penny to buy jars, jars, boxes, and cages, and accumulated research materials day after day, month after month, and year after year. The "poverty" of a chemist and scholar became the wealth of entomology. He sacrificed almost everything in order to complete "Insects". He did not seize the many opportunities that appeared in his life to gain utilitarianism. He lived the "good life" in his imagination but settled for poverty and sat on the bench all his life. He even tied the whole family to his "bench". ". Fabre once asked a question: "Is it worth enduring hardship just to survive?" He has used his ninety-two years to answer the question of why he endures hardship: in the face of "prejudice" and "poverty", he is not afraid "Sacrifice", "offend" and "forget", all these are for the word "true". Pursuing truth and exploring the truth can be described as “seeking truth”. Seeking truth, this is the "spirit of Fabre". In this book "Insects", we not only see the vast world of insects, but also appreciate Fabre's spirit of "pursuing the truth" and "exploring the truth".
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Since Lu Xun (Zhou Shuren) introduced "Insects" to China in 1923, in the past 80 years, there have been adapted versions or translations from English or Japanese. Selected translations are released, and the versions are fascinating. Moreover, some selected translations never indicate the selected translation, but are published under the title "Insects", which makes many readers of "Insects" mistakenly believe that "Insects" is only a thin book. In fact, the original French version of "Insects" has ten volumes, each containing several chapters. Each chapter describes the life of one or several insects in detail and profoundly, such as spiders, bees, praying mantises, scorpions, cicadas, etc.
Readers who really want to see the whole story of "Insects" need to pay attention to the following points when purchasing: 1. There is only one full Chinese translation from French in China, published by Huacheng Press. The other versions are selected translations and adaptations. 2. When buying a book, be sure to buy the revised version, because there are major changes between the revised version and the original version. In addition to revising the professional terminology, the writing style has also been polished to more perfectly express the style of the original work, and some additions have also been added. Additional information. And among the Chinese books in the first semester of junior high school, there is also "The Green Grasshopper" from Fabre's "Insects"