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Unit1TraitsofChineseCultureWarm-upActivity1.Appreciatethemovieclipsofdifferentpeoples’talkingaboutChineseculture.1)Speakersinthemoviemaybefromthefollowingplaces:Scotland,China,England,Europe,RussiabasedontheirEnglishspeakingdialectsandtheirfacialfeaturesandeventheirhairetc.2)Culturaltraditions,theartisticaspects,solanternmaking,kitemaking,Zodiac,NewYearcelebrations,thewishingtree,adramaticexperience,amusicalexperience,ahistoricalexperience,someaspectsofmodernstudies,someaspectsofbusinesseducation,TheChineselanterns,chopsticks,TaiChi,thecalligraphy,theart,theBeijingoperamasks.2.Discussthequestionafterreadingthefollowingstory.Referenceforthediscussedquestions:AChinesewouldpolitelytellthewaiterthatitwasimmoraltoputaflyinthecoffee-cupandthatitwasagainstthedoctrinesofConfucius.Sucharetheexpressionsoftheculturalcharactersofdifferentnations.SectionA.CulturalTreasures:Task1.Answerthefollowingquestions.a.Therat,theox,thetiger,therabbit,thedragon,thesnake,thehorse,thegoat,themonkey,therooster,thedog,thepig.b.Becausethecatgotupsoearlythatmorningandhebecamesleepyontheirwayofswimmingacrosstheriverbyridingontopoftheox’sback.Hewaspushedintothewaterwhencrossingtheriver.Thenthecatarriveddrippingwetin13th.c.Themonth,ratherthantheyear,ofone'sbirth(referredtothefollowingreading)Task2.Completethefollowingtasksaftereadingthepassagebrackets.1）：十天干：甲jia乙yi丙bing丁ding戊wu乙ji庚geng,辛xin壬ren癸kui十二地支：子zi丑chou寅yin卯mao辰chen巳si午wu未wei申shen酉you戌xu亥hai2）：丙戌，丁亥，汉族，彝族，黎族，傣族，维吾尔，吉尔吉斯，图腾3）：Rat:23:00~1:00namedZishi,whenratsaremostactiveinseekingfood.Ox:01:00~03:00namedChoushi,whenoxenbegintocrushthefood,regurgitatingtothemouthslowlyandcomfortably.Tiger:03:00~05:00namedYinshi,whentigershurttheirpreymoreandshowtheirferocity.Rabbit:05:00~07:00namedMaoshi,whenthejaderabbitisbusypoundingherbalmedicineontheMoonaccordingtothetale.Dragon:07:00~09:00namedChenshi,whendragonsarehoveringintheskytogiverain.Snake:09:00~11:00namedSishi,whensnakesareleavingtheircaves.Horse:11:00~13:00namedWushi,whenthesunishighaboveandotheranimalsarelyingdownforarest,whilethehorsesarestillstanding.Goat:13:00~15:00namedWeishi,whengoatsurinatefrequently.Monkey:15:00~17:00namedShenshi,whenthemonkeysarelively.Rooster:17:00~19:00namedYoushi,whenroostersbegintogobacktotheircoops.Dog:19:00~21:00namedXushi,whendogsbegintocarryouttheirdutyofguardingthehouses.Pig:21:00~23:00namedHaishi,whenpigsaresleepingsweetlye.Thetaskoffilingtheappropriatetermsintheblankcanbeofgreathelptothisquestion.4）SectionB.CulturalKnowledgeCardingTask1.TrytoguesstheChineseequivalentsforthefollowingwordsortermsunderlinedinthepassagebelow.a.plateau,plainandbasin高原丘陵和盆地b.Qinghai-TibetPlateau青藏高原c.theRoofoftheWorld世界屋脊d.highlands高地e.Sino-Nepaleseborder中国-尼泊尔边境f.theKunlunandQilianRanges昆仑山和祁连山脉g.HengduanMountains横断山脉h.Yuannan-Guizhou,LoessandInnerMongolianPlateaus云贵高原，黄土高原和内蒙古高原i.Tarim,JunggarandSichuanBasins塔里木盆地，准格尔盆地和四川盆地j.theContinentalShelf大陆架k.unfathomableseas深不可测的大海l.impassablevalleysandjungle难以翻越的大山深谷和难以穿越的丛林m.continentalculture大陆文化o.subculturesandunintelligentdialects子文化和难以理解的方言p.anuneventfullifeofthesimplerhythmicalpulseofnature一种无戏剧性大事的、平和的、自然纯朴的生活，一种顺应大自然节律的生活q.thisself-containedandself-sufficientfarmingculture这种自给自足的农耕文化r.China’sarableland中国的可耕地s.god-forsaken被上帝遗弃的或老天没有惠顾的Task2.Questionsforthoughtanddiscussionbasedonthepassageabove.1）2）3)Reference:Physicalenvironmenthelpsshapeculture.Manenvironmentandcultureinteractinatriangle.Manisconscious,dynamicandintelligent.Heisraisedabovetheenvironment,“dominatingthenon-humanworld”.Heworksontheenvironmenttocreateculture,butheisnevercompletelyfreefromit.Onthecontrary,heisjustamiserablepartofthebiosphere,bounduptoacertainextent.Hehastofollownatureandworkwithinitspossiblelimits.Theculturehecreatedlikewisehastobeconditionedbythephysicalworld.c.Answerscanbereferredtothesupplementaryreadingsd.openTask3.WhataretheChineseversionsforthefollowingsentences?Doyouknowtheoriginationofthesesayings?Whatmaybeimpliedineachofthem?Aretheystillpracticalintoday’slife?1)Risewiththesuntowork,retirewiththesuntorest.Farmthelandforfood,sinkawellforwater.Whathasheavengotforme?Chineseversion:“日出而作，日落(入)而息。凿井而饮，耕田而食。帝力何有于我哉！”ItisfromaprehistoryrhymestrikingaclaymusicalinstrumententitledJiFouGe,thefatherofChinesesong《击壤歌》，中国歌曲之祖)Iteulogizesthedailycycleofthefarmer,whoisindulginginanuneventfullifeofthesimplerhythmicalpulseofnature….2)AtleasttherearetwoChineseversions.Version1:子曰：知者乐，水；仁者乐，山。知者动，仁者静。知者乐，仁者寿。”2005年南怀瑾《论语别裁(上下)》上海：复旦大学出版社。Version2:子曰：“智者乐水，仁者乐山；智者动，仁者静；智者乐，仁者寿。”1999年丁往道编译《孔子语录一百则》北京：中国对外翻译公司选自《论语．雍也篇》AnalectsofConfuciusThisisasayingbyConfucius.Itimpliesthathepreferscontinentallifetomaritimelive.Actually,heneverthinksofgoingtotheseainspiteoftheclosenessofhishometotheseacoast.Heonlythinksofdriftingtotheseaifheshouldfeeldesperatetobringpeacetothetroubledandwar-tornworld（p.6HeDaokuan2004）.3)AlllandunderheavenbelongstotheKing,allpeoplewithintheseasaresubjectsoftheKingChineseversion:“溥天之下，莫非王土；率土之滨莫非王臣。(from《诗·小雅·北山》)ThisisafolksongfromthePoetry3,000yearsago.ThegeographicalisolationofChinac