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Lesson 1
What is Beauty?
王祖贤
朱茵
貂蝉
杨贵妃
昭君
西施
The four beauties in Chinese ancient time .
What kinds of words you can use to describe beauty?
Key Words: Describing Beauty
astonishing, attractive, beautiful, brilliant, elegant, good-looking, handsome, lovely, perfect, pretty, unbelievable
Have you ever heard this Chinese poem?
“楚王好细腰,宫中多饿死。”
A beauty should be slim.
But in the Tang Dynasty a beauty should be fat!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder
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“Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.”
Which of the following idiom is closest to its meaning?
A. Beauty is only skin-deep.
B. Birds of a feather flock together.
C. The eyes of lover are blind.
Some new words in the reading
Step2
a. go together with c. responsibility, promise
b. never changing d. stop existing forever
People’s idea of fashion is not always consistent. It changes across time.
1970s
1990s
2010s
Wisdom is often accompanied by a pair of thick glasses.
a. go together with c. responsibility, promise
b. never changing d. stop existing forever
He made a commitment before getting married, promising not to leave me.
a. go together with c. responsibility, promise
b. never changing d. stop existing forever
People’s preference for art can be very subjective sometimes. It’s a matter of personal taste.
e. a variety of g. an aspect of a situation
f. personal view h. change
$250
$250,000
Read and match the headings for each paragraph.
Step3.Fast-reading(3minutes)
1 a. Ideas of beauty change with time.
2 b. Inner beauty is much more important.
3 c. There was no consistent views on beauty.
4 d. Culture remains a major part in determining ideas of beauty.
5 e. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
6 f.There are no precise criteria for judging what is beautiful.
Step4: Reading Comprehens