记得几年前,温家宝总理在北京市第三十五中学初二(5)班和学生一起上了一堂语文课,课后他专门指出课上缺少介绍作者生平的环节。可见,知人论世这一我国文学批评的优良传统是深入人心的。语文教师自然都要介绍作者生平,不过笔者认为,不能只让作者生平发挥这一种作用,它还有其他妙用。从小学到大学,语文教师都热衷于分析课文,学生常常觉得枯燥无味,因而许多教师会通过介绍作 I remember a few years ago, Premier Wen Jiabao took a Chinese class together with his pupils in Grade Two (35) at the 35th Middle School in Beijing. After the class, he pointed out that there was a lack of introductory passages on the author’s life. It can be seen from this that the fine tradition of knowing and commenting on the world about our literary criticism is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Language teachers should naturally introduce the author’s life, but I believe that we can not only make the author’s life play this kind of role, it has other magical effects. From primary school to university, Chinese teachers are keen on analyzing texts. Students often feel dull and boring. Therefore, many teachers make introductory remarks