“insightsintoChineseculture”归纳整理
U1
1、“Heavendoesnotspeakinwords.Ispeaksthroughtherotationofthefourseasonsandthegrowthofalllivingthings”
2、Ifoneremained“ignorantanddisrespectfulofone’sheavenlymission”bykillingormaiminglife,onewouldbepunishedbyHeaven.“HewhooffendsagainstHeavenhasnonetowhomhecanpray.”
3、Theritualofwearingmourningforadeceasedparentforthreeyearswasanexpressionofthechild’sloveandremembrance.
4、Theroleofliistomaintainharmonyamongpeople.
课后选择题
Zilu,RanyouandGongxichi’saspirationsrepresentindividualcontributiontosociety,whileZengDian’sreflectsharmony.
U2
1、ThethoughtofLaoziformedthefoundationofDaoism,themostinfluentialindigenousschoolofreligioninChina.
2、Thewisdomofthe“uselesstree”liesexactlyinitsuselessness,oritsnaturalness.
3、“Nothingintheworldisweakerthanwater.Yetnothingisstrongerthanwaterwhenitcomestobreakingsomethingstrong.”
4、Givingupthedesiretoflauntone’ssuperiorityisthebasicwaytoprosperity.
课后填空题
1、InLaozi’sopinion,fragilityisthesymboloflife.
2、Thehighestlevelofone’scultivationistoreturntothestateofanewbornbabywhoisfreeofanyknowledge,desire,impurityorfalsehood.
3、Peoplefightanddeceiveoneanotheroutofdesire.
4、Accordingtothelawsofnature,peopleshouldnotrobthepoorandoppresstheweak.
翻译
人往高处走，水往低处流
Humanstendtoseekhigherpositionswhilewateralwaysflowstolowerplaces.
U6
1、EzraPound,forexample,waswellknownforhisadmirationofChinesecharacters,fromwhichhewasabletodrawcreativity.Whenhesawcharacter旦,hewasremindedofthemorningsun.
2、BycombiningcertainfeaturesofdifferenttraditionalformsofChinesecharacters,thesymbolsappearbothlivelyandhighlyrepresentativeofthesportstheystandfor.
3、Atit’sbeginning,Chinesealsoincludedlanguagepictures,whichbecamefewerandfewerduringtheperiodoftheoracle-boneinscriptions.
U8
1、TheAnalects(Lunyu)beginswiththeConfucianedict:“Isitnotapleasuretomeetfriendsfromafar”
2、Thegovernmentevenprovidedfundsforthenewcomerstobuildachurchinthecapitalcity.
3、Healsodictatedthe12-volumeTang-dynastyRecordsoftheWesternRegions(DatangXiyuJi),writtendownbyhisdiscipleBianji(birthanddeathdatesunknown).
4、Theyfeaturedshortjacketswithnarrowsleeves----convenientfortravelingorhuntingonhorseback.
课后问答题
Q：WhatistheattitudeofTangDynastytowardothercultures.
A：TangDynastytoleratedandabsorbedelementsfromallforeigncultures.
U11
1、Theoveralldesignfeaturedsymmetrybetweenleftandright,alongtheaxis,givingthecityauniquesublimeorder.
2、NoonecanvisittheForbiddenCitywithoutmarvelingatitsuniqueapplicationofcolor.
3、AgainstthisgraybackgroundrisestheGateofSupremeHarmonyinradiantgoldandred,avisionofextrememagnificence.
Q：WhyareothercolorsusedfortheForbiddenCity
A：OthercolorsareusedtoproduceabalancedeffectontheForbiddenCity.
U12
1、ThehighestlevelofancientChinesemusicwastorepresentspiritualharmonywithnature.
2、“Musicbringsharmony”isanimportantconceptthathasinfluencedChinesecultureforseveralthousandyears.
3、OnecannotdiscussChinesemusicwithoutmentioningaseven-stringedmusicalinstrument,theChinesezither,whichrepresentedthezenithofcultivatedlearninginancienttimes,followedbygo,calligraphyandpainting.
1、Peoplecanenjoyamoreharmoniousandhappierspirituallifethroughmusicbecauseitcanhelpmaintainsocialorderandcultivatethemind.
AncientChinesepeoplebelievedthatmusiceventuallycanleadtoharmonybetweenpeopleandnature.
2、Thestrikingfeatureofthechimebellsisitslargescaleandfinecraftsmanship.
3、Thechimebellscanproduceasmanytonesasamodernpiano.
4、Ritualsandmusicaresimilarinthatbothofthembringharmony.
U13
1、Theterracottawarriorsandhorsescausedasensationupontheirdiscovery,notonlybecauseoftheimpressivesizeofthearmy,butalsoduetothemasterfulcraftsmanshipofthesculptures.
Q：WhatisthesignificanceoftheTerracottaArmyoftheFirstEmperorofQin
A：It’snotonlyagreatlegacyoftheFirstEmperorofQin’smilitarymight,butalsoasuperbparadigmofancientChinesesculpture.
U15
1、Thewritingbrush,madefromeitherrabbit,sheeporwolfhair,feelssoft,supple,