新編大學(xué)英語(yǔ)跨文化交際教程 課件 Unit 1-A Chinese Character

新編大學(xué)英語(yǔ)跨文化交際教程Unit1PassageAChineseCharacterObjectivesgroupandstability

ToknowtheoriginofChineseculture.ToknowtheconstructionofChinesevillageandsociety.ToknowthecharacterofChineseanditsroot.Toloveourcountryanditsculture.

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socialunitytolerance

patriotismChineseDreamthecorevaluesofsocialismFurtherReading1.

MyCountry,MyPeople(《吾國(guó)與吾民》)，林語(yǔ)堂

2.《傳統(tǒng)中國(guó)與世紀(jì)西方建筑的文化闡釋》，王貴祥，天津：百花文藝出版社，2006.ChineseIndividualChangeAggressionGroupStabilityPeaceWesternersThesame

descent炎黃子孫Chinesehistorybeganwithtwolegendaryfigures—EmperorHuangandEmperorYan,who,togetherwiththeirtribes,inhabitedthedrainageareaalongthemiddlereachesoftheYellowRiver.BythetimeofXiaDynasty,aftercenturiesoflivingsidebyside,thesetwotribeshadgraduallymergedintoone.Consequently,theChinesepeopleusuallythemselves“thedescendantsofYanandHuang”.thedescendantsofYan

andHuangEmperors炎帝神農(nóng)氏和黃帝有熊氏，中華民族的祖先。炎帝神農(nóng)氏燒山墾地，教人種植，又用草藥替人治病。人民推舉他為王，稱為“炎帝”。YanDiShenNong

burnthillsandtaughtpeoplehowtogrowgrains,andtreatedpeoplewithherbs.Peopleelectedhimking,knownas"YanDi".黃帝黃帝姓姬，又稱軒轅氏、有熊氏。相傳黃帝發(fā)明舟車、指南針。HuangDiHuangDi'ssurnameisJi,givennameisXuanYuan,alsoknownasYouXiong.

Accordingtolegend,HuangDiinventedthecartandcompass.文字相傳黃帝的臣子倉(cāng)頡發(fā)明了文字。HuangDiAccordingtolegend,HuangDi'scourtierCangJieinventedwriting.sunworship龍的傳人

DescendentsofdragonWhydotheChinesecallthemselvesthedescendentsofdragon?3.

InChina,dragonsaresaidtohavegreatpowers.Chineseemperorsthoughttheyweretherealdragonsandthesonsofheaven.Thusthebedstheysleptonwerecalleddragonbeds;thethrone(王座),dragonseat;andtheemperors’clothes,dragonrobes.2.

Nüwa(女?huà)z),whomademenbymouldingyellowclay,wasalsoaladywithsnakebody.

ThetotemofHuangDi'stribewasasnake.WhentheothertribescombinedwithHuangDi'stribe,theyaddedtheirtotemsintothesnake.So,dragonisamixtuerofanimals.BytheHanDynasty,thedragon’sappearancewasdescribedtohavepartsfromnineanimals:thetrunkofasnake;thescales(鱗片)ofacarp(鯉魚(yú));thetailofawhale;theantlers(鹿角)ofastag(雄鹿);thefaceofacamel;thetalons(爪)ofaneagle;theearsofabull;thefeetofatigerandtheeyesofalobster.Manypicturesofdragonsalsoshowaflamingpearlundertheirchin.Thepearlisassociatedwithwealth,goodluck,andprosperity.1.

TheoriginoftheChinesedragonisnotcertain,butmanyscholarsagreethatitoriginatedfromtotems(圖騰)ofdifferenttribesinChina.Grouping—

thesameclanSiheyuan(四合院）Peopleofthesamebloodlivinginharmony.Stricthierachicalorder:father,son,servant,guest.Privacy:closed

VillageRelativeslivetogether.Peopleinthevillageareofthesameclan.浙江民居

Society1.nuclearfamily2.extendedfamily3.relatives4.clan5.societymarriagefriendshiptheChinesecharacteranaggregateofclanandgroupingscooperatingandsuccoring

eachotherChineseCharactercompromisemediationpatriotismpatienceprudentorderharmonyGroup-orientedtolerancetolerantfilialconservativethriftfriendlyhardworkingcommitmenttoeducation...

afamilyandgrouporientationtheseekingofconsensusbeinginlowprofilehidingofone'sstrengthsdepreciatingofone'ssuccessChineseCharacterMore?Anymore?prosperitydemocracycivilityharmony自由

平等公正

法治愛(ài)國(guó)

敬業(yè)誠(chéng)信

友善富強(qiáng)

民主文明

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lawpatriotismdedicationintegrityfriendship國(guó)家層面

ThecorevaluesofChinesesocialism社會(huì)主義核心價(jià)值觀社會(huì)層面?zhèn)€人層面HarmonypeacerespectforauthorityrespectforeldersreverenceforancestorssocialunitybyorderstabilityPatriotismkeepinghomecountryanditspeopleinhearts.lovingtheircountry,servingtheircountryheartandsoul.MypassiontoservemycountrywillonlyendwhenIdie..報(bào)國(guó)之心，死而后已。（宋·蘇軾）SentenceunderstandingNomaterhowlongtheshadowitmaycast,thetreestrikesdeeprootsinsoilforever.Nomatterwheretheyare,Chinesepeoplealwayskeeptheirhomecountryanditspeopleintheirhearts.(Para.

8)不論樹(shù)的影子有多長(zhǎng),根永遠(yuǎn)扎在土里。不論身在何處，祖國(guó)和人民始終在中國(guó)人的心中。（引用“習(xí)近平在歐美同學(xué)會(huì)成立100周年慶祝大會(huì)上的講話”（2013年10月21日）：不論留學(xué)人員身在何處，都要始終把祖國(guó)和人民放在心里。ChineseDreamAchievingtherejuvenationoftheChinesenationhasbeenthegreatestdreamoftheChinesepeople.(p.5)中國(guó)夢(mèng)，是“實(shí)現(xiàn)中華民族偉大復(fù)興的夢(mèng)想”。

第二部分Education02proprietyrighteousness社會(huì)的道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)和行為規(guī)范:禮、義、廉、恥禮定貴賤尊卑，義為行動(dòng)準(zhǔn)繩，廉為廉潔方正，恥為有知恥之心?！豆茏印つ撩瘛穐onestysenseofshameEmphasisonMorality

Agoodscholarcanbecomeanofficial;Hewhoexcelsinstudycanfollowan

officialcareer.Servingthecountry學(xué)而優(yōu)則仕toknowtheworldtobetakenintothemandarinateinancienttimetobringhornortohisfamilyandhiscountrytoknowthetruthforpersonalinterestChinaWesttodoexperiment(morerestless,open,direct,forthright,aggressive,questioning)tobeexperienedtodevelopscientificknowledgetodevelopsocialknowledgePurposeofeducationThemottosofuniversitiesOxfordCambridgeYaleColumbiamottosThelordismyillmination.Truthandlight.Truthandlight.Hereislightandsacredknowledge.1642CaliforniaInthelightshallweseelight.5BerkeleyLettherebelight.3

第三部分Assignments031.Studythecasesonpage8.2.Dothediscussiononpage8togetherwithyourgroupmembers.3.Dothetranslationonpage8.Aclanistheaggregateofkinship.Aclanmaycompriseawholevillageorsuburb,andcounties,provincesandstateareconglomeratesofavastnumberofvillagesandsuburbswithsuchclanpopulations.(para.3)ComprehensionQuestions1.Apartfromfamily,whatareotherimportantunitsofChinesesociety?Howdotheywork?clangroupingGroupinglinkedbyfriendshipormarriageisalsoanotherimportantunitinChinesesociety.Adistrictmayhaveallitsgroupingsassociatedtogether,andthisformsthebasisforcommonactioninanemergency.(para.5)offercooperationandsuccor合作和援助thesmallergroupingexploitingthegreater