本書旨在通過對(duì)中國古代社會(huì)文化諸方面的學(xué)習(xí)以及相關(guān)英語表達(dá)方式的訓(xùn)練,使學(xué)習(xí)者了解古代中華民族風(fēng)貌,并能以規(guī)范、流暢的表達(dá)方式對(duì)外介紹、弘揚(yáng)中華文化,讓世界了解古代中國。內(nèi)容融知識(shí)性和趣味性于一體,圖文并茂地提供了一種展現(xiàn)古代中國風(fēng)采的視覺方式。充分利用電子教程的資源優(yōu)勢(shì),根據(jù)所授內(nèi)容插入相應(yīng)圖片和簡(jiǎn)短音視頻資料,以凸顯重要的主題,使課程內(nèi)容生動(dòng)直觀。全書共10個(gè)單元,每單元分為兩部分,通過聽說讀寫等多種訓(xùn)練方式使學(xué)習(xí)者能夠用英語介紹中華文化。
訾纓,北京林業(yè)大學(xué)外語學(xué)院教授、大學(xué)英語部主任,參與和主持“基于中西文化教育的大學(xué)英語教學(xué)改革”項(xiàng)目。
Unit 1 Creation
Text 1 Pan gu Creating the World
Text 2 Nuwa(女媧)and the Creation of Humans
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: The Four Supernatural Beasts in Ancient China
Text 4 Lecture on Chinese Creation Myths
Unit 2 Philosophy
Text 1 Taoism and Confucianism — Major Chinese Philosophies
Text 2 Three Fables in Zhuangzi
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: About the Book of Changes(The I Ching)
Text 4 An Introduction to the “Hundred Schools of Thought” (諸子百家)
Unit 3 Language and Literature
Text 1 Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Text 2 Poetry of the Tang Dynasty
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: About Journey to the West
Text 4 Lecture: An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Literature in Part
Unit 4 Education in Ancient China
Text 1 History of Ancient Chinese Education
Text 2 Confucian Educational Theory
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: On Chinese Imperial Examination
Text 4 An Introduction to China Ancient Academies (書院)
Unit 5 Science and Technology
Text 1 The Four Great Inventions
Text 2 Shen Kuo and Dream Pool Essays
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: Xu Guangqi
Text 4 An Introduction to Zhaozhou Bridge
Unit 6 Traditional Customs
Text 1 Traditional Marriage Rituals
Text 2Traditional Chinese Mascots (吉祥物)
Text 3 A Situational Dialogue on Fengshui
Text 4 An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Zodiac (生肖)
Unit 7 Beijing in History
Text 1 A Brief History of Beijing
Text 2 Walls and Gates of Beijing
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: About the Forbidden City
Text 4 A Tour guide to Beijing’s Hutong and Siheyuan
Unit 8 Leisure
Text 1 Tea Culture
Text 2 Traditional Music
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: About Go(圍棋)
Text 4 An Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Unit 9 Virtues
Text 1 The Five Constant Virtues
Text 2 Women of Ancient China
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: About Filial Piety in China
Text 4 An Introduction to Four Gentlemen in Plants
Unit 10 National Treasures
Text 1 Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes
Text 2 Tang Tri Colored Glazed Pottery
Text 3 Situational Dialogue: FaceChanging in Sichuan Opera
Text 4 The Qingming Festival by the Riverside