内容正文:
Unit 5 Languages around the world
Reading and Thinking
Translation(1)
Lead in :
Do you know about Chinese writing system?
Learning aims:
1) To translate the text(para1---3) fluently and learn translation skills.
2) To enable to analyse the complex sentences.
3) Do some relevant exercises
Self-learning guidance (8')
1) To translate the para1---3 and mark the difficult phrases and sentences.
2) discuss the difficult points
精讲点拨:
1.China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times....
which has continued all the way through into modern times是which引导的定语从句,修饰ancient civilisation,which在句中作主语。
翻译: 尽管历史跌宕起伏,中国因其古代文明一直延续至今而闻名于世。
精讲点拨:
2.There are many reasons (why this has been possible),but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system.
本句为并列复合句,全句由并列连词but 连接前后两个分句。在前一个分句中由why引导的定语从句,它修饰先行词reasons。
翻译: 有许多原因使这成为可能,但其中最重要的一个因素就是汉语文字系统。
精讲点拨:
3.It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people.
On+ which引导定语从句,修饰animals bones and shells.
翻译: 它可以追溯到数千年前使用龙骨的时—古代中国人在这些骨头和壳上刻画。简单的符号。
4. Over the years,the system developed into different forms,as it was a time (when the Chinese people were divided geographically) ,leading to many varieties of dialects and characters.
精讲点拨:
本句为复合句,句中含有as引导的原因状语从句,在该从句中含when引导的定语从句,修试先行词 a time 。另外 leading to .....为现在分词做结果状语.
翻译:在那些年间 ,这一体系已经发展为不同的形式 ,因为那个时候中国人是按照地域划分的 ,许多不同的方言和文字符号随之产生 。
summary:
五个从句:
1.China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times....
2. There are many reasons (why this has been possible)
3. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people.
4. As it was a time when people were divided geographically, leading to many varieties of dialects and characters.
summary:
8个重点短语
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