Transversely, the first meaning means horizontal penetration, which comes from "New Book of Tang·Biography of Guo Ziyi"; the second meaning means extending through, from Ba Jin's "Postscript of Translation".

To cross means to pass across; to cross; to penetrate. In the lesson "The People's Heroes Are Immortal", "Thirty-seven years ago, in order to save the nation from peril, a small group of Chinese Communists held high the revolutionary banner, fought bloody battles, ran out of ammunition and food, and died for their country. Bethune’s spirit of internationalism has traversed the long history of friendship between the people of China and Canada for more than half a century. The "traverse" in "" can be understood as running through and connecting.

This method of use connects people's inner feelings together, can better reflect the value of the spirit, and allows people to deeply remember the deeds of the martyrs. The application of the word "transverse" in different periods in China is also very obvious.

In addition, "Transverse" also has many applications in China's geography. For example, when describing natural geographical features such as rivers and mountains, the word "transverse" is often used to describe their length and width, such as "the Yangtze River crosses from east to west", "the Taihang Mountains cross from north to south", etc. These usages indicate that "traverse" means to pass through a geographical feature from one side to the other.

Citation explanation

1. Horizontal penetration. "New Book of Tang·Biography of Guo Ziyi": "Ziyi was pursued by the army and crossed his camp." Sima Guang of the Song Dynasty "Ancient Poems for Xingzong": "The rules are scrupulous and the followers are noisy. It is like the Qingji River, crossing the long river. Hun. "Yang Shuo's "The Water of the Yellow River Comes from the Sky": "The Yangtze River is the largest and longest river in China, running across the belly of China." 2. Extended to "through." Ba Jin's "Postscript to the Translation": "The book exudes a touch of sadness, and sometimes also contains skeptical ridicule and pessimistic sighs, but what runs through the whole book is always the author's strong confidence in the future."