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WELCOME UNIT
单元主题:人与社会——历史与传统
UNIT 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播
中国文化
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Zuo zhuan, generally translated as Zuo Tradition, is __1__
ancient Chinese narrative (叙述) history that is considered as a
commentary (评论) on the ancient Chinese chronicle (编年史), the
Chunqiu—the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476 BC). The Zuo
zhuan focuses mainly on political, social and military __2__ (event)
of China's history. It explains its historical background, and contains
much rich and lively __3__ (describe) of the Spring and Autumn period history and culture. The Zuo zhuan has more Chinese sayings and idioms __4__ any other classical work, and its simple flowing style came to be held as a model of elegant classical Chinese. It was, for many centuries, the primary text through __5__ the Chinese gained an understanding of __6__ (they) ancient history.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
Although the Zuo zhuan __7__ (regard) as “a masterpiece of great historical narrative” for a long time, its early history is largely __8__ (know) and its author has been widely debated. The “Zuo” of the Zuo zhuan's title was __9__ (traditional) believed to refer to one “Zuo Qiuming”—a figure of the 5th century BC thought __10__ (be) a blind student of Confucius—but there is little actual evidence to support this. Modern scholars now generally believe that the Zuo zhuan was originally an independent work finished during the latter half of the 4th century BC that was later rearranged as a commentary to the Chunqiu.
课外拓展阅读——用英语传播中国文化
1.________ 2.________ 3.________ 4.________ 5.________
6.________ 7.________ 8.________ 9.________ 10.________
答案:1.an 2.events 3.description 4.than 5.which 6.their 7.has been regarded 8.unknown 9.traditionally 10.to be
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Besides the important historical events in the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zuo zhuan also contains many ancient legends.
除了春秋时期的重要历史事件,《左传》还包含许多古代传说。
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WELCOME UNIT
单元主题:人与社会——历史与传统
UNIT 4 HISTORY AND TRADITIONS
单元导学 尽在掌握
子主题1:分享交流对历史遗迹的看法
子主题2:通过历史了解一个国家
子主题3:描述一个美丽或不寻常的地方
子主题4:针对一个具体的国家、城市或村庄,
从更广泛的角度理解文化传统的内涵
开篇页引言:“A people without the knowledge of their past history, origin and culture is like a tree without roots. —Marcus Garvey(一个不了解自己历史、起源和文化的民族,就如同一棵无根之树。——马库斯·加维)”形象地阐明了历史起源及其所蕴含文化的重要性;要积极思考学习中外历史和传统的重要价值,认识了解中外不同国家的历史文化传统对传播祖国文化、正确认识他国文化的重要意义。
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