新编大学英语跨文化交际教程 课件 Unit 1-A Chinese Character

新编大学英语跨文化交际教程Unit1PassageAChineseCharacterObjectivesgroupandstability

ToknowtheoriginofChineseculture.ToknowtheconstructionofChinesevillageandsociety.ToknowthecharacterofChineseanditsroot.Toloveourcountryanditsculture.

KeyConceptclan

socialunitytolerance

patriotismChineseDreamthecorevaluesofsocialismFurtherReading1.

MyCountry,MyPeople(《吾国与吾民》)，林语堂

2.《传统中国与世纪西方建筑的文化阐释》，王贵祥，天津：百花文艺出版社，2006.ChineseIndividualChangeAggressionGroupStabilityPeaceWesternersThesame

descent炎黄子孙Chinesehistorybeganwithtwolegendaryfigures—EmperorHuangandEmperorYan,who,togetherwiththeirtribes,inhabitedthedrainageareaalongthemiddlereachesoftheYellowRiver.BythetimeofXiaDynasty,aftercenturiesoflivingsidebyside,thesetwotribeshadgraduallymergedintoone.Consequently,theChinesepeopleusuallythemselves“thedescendantsofYanandHuang”.thedescendantsofYan

andHuangEmperors炎帝神农氏和黄帝有熊氏，中华民族的祖先。炎帝神農氏燒山墾地，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".黄帝黃帝姓姬，又稱軒轅氏、有熊氏。相傳黃帝發明舟車、指南針。HuangDiHuangDi'ssurnameisJi,givennameisXuanYuan,alsoknownasYouXiong.

Accordingtolegend,HuangDiinventedthecartandcompass.文字相傳黃帝的臣子倉頡發明了文字。HuangDiAccordingtolegend,HuangDi'scourtierCangJieinventedwriting.sunworship龙的传人

DescendentsofdragonWhydotheChinesecallthemselvesthedescendentsofdragon?3.

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

Nüwa(女娲),whomademenbymouldingyellowclay,wasalsoaladywithsnakebody.

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

TheoriginoftheChinesedragonisnotcertain,butmanyscholarsagreethatitoriginatedfromtotems(图腾)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

法治爱国

敬业诚信

友善富强

民主文明

和谐freedomequalityjusticethe

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lawpatriotismdedicationintegrityfriendship国家层面

ThecorevaluesofChinesesocialism社会主义核心价值观社会层面个人层面HarmonypeacerespectforauthorityrespectforeldersreverenceforancestorssocialunitybyorderstabilityPatriotismkeepinghomecountryanditspeopleinhearts.lovingtheircountry,servingtheircountryheartandsoul.MypassiontoservemycountrywillonlyendwhenIdie..报国之心，死而后已。（宋·苏轼）SentenceunderstandingNomaterhowlongtheshadowitmaycast,thetreestrikesdeeprootsinsoilforever.Nomatterwheretheyare,Chinesepeoplealwayskeeptheirhomecountryanditspeopleintheirhearts.(Para.

8)不论树的影子有多长,根永远扎在土里。不论身在何处，祖国和人民始终在中国人的心中。（引用“习近平在欧美同学会成立100周年庆祝大会上的讲话”（2013年10月21日）：不论留学人员身在何处，都要始终把祖国和人民放在心里。ChineseDreamAchievingtherejuvenationoftheChinesenationhasbeenthegreatestdreamoftheChinesepeople.(p.5)中国梦，是“实现中华民族伟大复兴的梦想”。

第二部分Education02proprietyrighteousness社会的道德标准和行为规范:礼、义、廉、耻礼定贵贱尊卑，义为行动准绳，廉为廉洁方正，耻为有知耻之心。《管子·牧民》honestysenseofshameEmphasisonMorality

Agoodscholarcanbecomeanofficial;Hewhoexcelsinstudycanfollowan

officialcareer.Servingthecountry学而优则仕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