Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost（课件）新概念英语第二册

Lesson 47 A thirsty ghost Chinese and Western Ghost Culture And there are many differences and similarities between Chinese and Western Ghost Culture. 1. Ghost stories and their history . Chinese ghost history . Western ghost history Chinese ghost history Chinese believe that people have the second life. If a person die with keen hatred and a desire for revenge, he will become a ghost. So in China, the ghost is usually a man after dying. The most early book about ghost in China is < Soushenji>(搜神记) Western ghost history ·be flourished with the onset of the Age of Reason（理性时代） and industrialism(工业主义).  ·spring from a Christian perspective 2. The appearance of ghost . The appearance of Chinese ghost . The appearance of Western ghost The appearance of Chinese ghost A classical image : i.e., the young woman whose face is covered by long black hair, who dies due to misfortune, then comes back for revenge. Often the ghost is a beautiful young woman. For example: But then suddenly switch from a beautiful girl to a frightening ghost strikingly. !!! Warning…… Other Chinese ghost: Corpse(僵尸) Character: Most of them are very ugly and cruel , they often appear at night , and afraid of light . Hades（阎王）is the one in charge of them. Welcome to my home !!! This way please …… The appearance of Western ghost the soul or spirit (the part of a person that is believed to live on after the body dies) imageless Like a mess of smoke (no human characteristic) vampire（吸血鬼） The appearance of vampire is very like the man , but most of them have a pair of long teeth . They food on blood of animals or people . They can maintain young forever. Most of them are of high intelligence. There are some ghosts pretty or interesting in Western . They never injury p