1、Unit 1 Traits of Chinese CultureWarm-up Activity 1.Appreciate the movie clips of different peoples talking about Chinese culture.1) Speakers in the movie may be from the following places: Scotland, China, England, Europe, Russia based on their English speaking dialects and their facial features and
2、even their hair etc.2) Cultural traditions, the artistic aspects, so lantern making, kite making, Zodiac, New Year celebrations, the wishing tree, a dramatic experience, a musical experience, a historical experience, some aspects of modern studies, some aspects of business education, The Chinese lan
3、terns, chopsticks, Tai Chi, the calligraphy, the art, the Beijing opera masks.2. Discuss the question after reading the following story.Reference for the discussed questions:A Chinese would politely tell the waiter that it was immoral to put a fly in the coffee-cup and that it was against the doctri
4、nes of Confucius. Such are the expressions of the cultural characters of different nations.Section A. Cultural Treasures:Task1. Answer the following questions.a. The rat, the ox, the tiger, the rabbit, the dragon, the snake, the horse, the goat, the monkey, the rooster, the dog, the pig.b. Because t
5、he cat got up so early that morning and he became sleepy on their way of swimming across the river by riding on top of the oxs back. He was pushed into the water when crossing the river. Then the cat arrived dripping wet in 13th.c. The month, rather than the year, of ones birth (referred to the foll
6、owing reading)Task2.Complete the following tasks after eading the passage brackets.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 hai 2）：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 1:00 named Zishi, whe
7、n rats are most active in seeking food.Ox: 01:00 03:00 named Choushi, when oxen begin to crush the food, regurgitating to the mouth slowly and comfortably.Tiger: 03:00 05:00 named Yinshi, when tigers hurt their prey more and show their ferocity.Rabbit: 05:00 07:00 named Maoshi, when the jade rabbit
8、is busy pounding herbal medicine on the Moon according to the tale.Dragon: 07:00 09:00 named Chenshi, when dragons are hovering in the sky to give rain.Snake: 09:00 11:00 named Sishi, when snakes are leaving their caves.Horse: 11:00 13:00 named Wushi, when the sun is high above and other animals are
9、 lying down for a rest, while the horses are still standing.Goat: 13:00 15:00 named Weishi, when goats urinate frequently.Monkey: 15:00 17:00 named Shenshi, when the monkeys are lively.Rooster: 17:00 19:00 named Youshi, when roosters begin to go back to their coops.Dog: 19:00 21:00 named Xushi, when
10、 dogs begin to carry out their duty of guarding the houses.Pig: 21:00 23:00 named Haishi, when pigs are sleeping sweetlye. The task of filing the appropriate terms in the blank can be of great help to this question. 4）Section B. Cultural Knowledge CardingTask 1. Try to guess the Chinese equivalents
11、for the following words or terms underlined in the passage below.a. plateau, plain and basin 高原丘陵和盆地 b. Qinghai-Tibet Plateau 青藏高原c. the Roof of the World 世界屋脊d. highlands 高地e. Sino-Nepalese border 中国- 尼泊尔边境f. the Kunlun and Qilian Ranges 昆仑山和祁连山脉g. Hengduan Mountains 横断山脉h. Yuannan-Guizhou, Loess a
12、nd Inner Mongolian Plateaus 云贵高原，黄土高原和内蒙古高原i. Tarim, Junggar and Sichuan Basins 塔里木盆地，准格尔盆地和四川盆地j. the Continental Shelf 大陆架k. unfathomable seas 深不可测的大海l.impassable valleys and jungle 难以翻越的大山深谷和难以穿越的丛林m. continental culture 大陆文化o. subcultures and unintelligent dialects 子文化和难以理解的方言p. an uneventful li
13、fe of the simple rhythmical pulse of nature 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. this self-contained and self-sufficient farming culture 这种自给自足的农耕文化 r. Chinas arable land 中国的可耕地s. god-forsaken 被上帝遗弃的或老天没有惠顾的Task 2. Questions for thought and discussion based on the passage above.1）2）3) Reference: Phy
14、sical environment helps shape culture. Man environment and culture interact in a triangle. Man is conscious, dynamic and intelligent. He is raised above the environment, “dominating the non-human world”. He works on the environment to create culture, but he is never completely free from it. On the c
15、ontrary, he is just a miserable part of the biosphere, bound up to a certain extent. He has to follow nature and work within its possible limits. The culture he created likewise has to be conditioned by the physical world.c. Answers can be referred to the supplementary readingsd. openTask 3. What ar
16、e the Chinese versions for the following sentences? Do you know the Comment s1: Why not Gi Rang Ge？origination of these sayings? What may be implied in each of them? Are they still practical in todays life? 1)Rise with the sun to work, retire with the sun to rest. Farm the land for food, sink a well
17、 for water. What has heaven got for me?Chinese version: “日出而作，日落(入) 而息。凿井而饮，耕田而食。帝 力 何 有于 我 哉 ！ ” It is from a prehistory rhyme striking a clay musical instrument entitled Ji Fou Ge, the father of Chinese song 击 壤 歌 ， 中 国 歌 曲 之 祖 )It eulogizes the daily cycle of the farmer, who is indulging in an un
18、eventful life of the simple rhythmical pulse of nature.2)At least there are two Chinese versions.Version 1: 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。Version 2: 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Analects of Confucius This is a saying by Confuc
19、ius. It implies that he prefers continental life to maritime live. Actually, he never thinks of going to the sea in spite of the closeness of his home to the seacoast. He only thinks of drifting to the sea if he should feel desperate to bring peace to the troubled and war-torn world （p.6 He Daokuan
20、2004）.3) All land under heaven belongs to the King, all people within the seas are subjects of the King Chinese version: “溥天之下，莫非王土；率土之滨莫非王臣。(from 诗 小雅北山)This is a folk song from the Poetry 3,000 years ago. The geographical isolation of China coaxed Chinese into the misbelief of the world: The world
21、 is China, China is the world. This implies a misconception, which was later blown into ignorance of self-imposed enclosure and containment in early modern times against all communication with the outside world.4)The gentleman seeks everything from himself; the samll man seeks everything from others
22、.君子求诸己，小人求诸人。 论语论君子与小人（15.21）Section C Legend Time: Yu the Great, the Flood TamerTask1.Task2.Task3. Reference for the questions1)to punish man for his evils; 2)Heaven was finally convinced by Yus eloquence and ambition and agreed to assign him to tame the flood.3)Yu the Great, the flood tamer：used t
23、he Magic Earth and help from other lesser gods. Yus strategies were the most effective and powerful.Section D:Some traits of Traditional Chinese CultureTask. Read the following passage and finish the following tasks.1) Translate the underlined sentences in the passage into Chinese.(1)中国文化指产生发展于中国地域内
24、的一种富有鲜明的民族特色的文化体系。我们这里讲的主要是精神文化和行为文化，以及这些精神文化和行为文化的某些物化的文化形式。(2)在长期的相对独立的发展以及中外文化的冲撞交流中，以我为主，中国文化形成了自己的特色，卓然立于世界民族文化之林，成为东方民族文化的主要代表。(3)The economic structure位于北方的游牧或渔猎民族曾多次凭借着强盛的武力大举南下，并先后在黄河中下游地区建立了政权，但都被中原地区的农业文明所驯服同化，融入到华夏族和汉族中去，最终还原于以汉族为主体的，以农业经济为基础的传统社会模式。(4)The traditional worldview偶然为之，也采取了实
25、用主义的态度，仅仅局限于消灾祈福， “急来抱佛脚”是形象的譬喻。(5)他们践履的现实生活是“齐家、治国、平天下”。正是中国人清醒理性的生活态度。(6)Unique collectivism and patriotism孟子将“人伦”归结为“ 父子有亲，君臣有义，夫妇有别，长幼有序，朋友有信”(7)传统社会宗法关系强有力的纽带作用和强调集权统一的观念文化与制度文化，培养出中华民族注重整体利益的价值观念。(8)Mode of thinking of the Chinese people 中国传统文化长期的相对独立的发展，形成了中国人特有的思维模式。在传统的思维方式中，辩证思维和经学式思维互见，思维的直觉性、整体性和模糊性是其特色。(9)无论是辩证思维，还是经学思维，虽然形式不同，但性质都是一种直觉体验的思维方式。它从日常的生活经验出发，凭直觉行事，注重体验与顿悟，强调经验基础上的类比类推，而缺乏严密的逻辑推理和理论上的归纳演绎，具有模糊性的特点。2) Can you get a summary about the basic characteristics of Chinese culture?
