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1、Unit One Understanding Chinese Culture and Tradition,1.Question,What comes to your mind when we speak of Chinese culture and tradition?,Spring Festival,The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together,just like Christmas in the Wes
2、t.,Discussion:What do people do during the Spring Festival?,备年货 Do Spring Festival shopping,People decorate their rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing and festivity.All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets(春联),highlighting Chinese calligraphy（书法）with black characters on
3、 red paper.Also,pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.,The Chinese character fu(meaning blessing or happiness)is a must.The character put on paper can be pasted normally or upside down,for in Chinese the reverse
4、d fu is homophonic（谐音的）with fu comes,both being pronounced as fudaole.Whats more,two big red lanterns can be raised on both sides of the front door.Red paper-cuttings can be seen on window glass and brightly colored New Year paintings may be put on the wall.,On Spring Festival Eve（除夕）,all family mem
5、bers eat dinner together.The meal is more luxurious than usual.Dishes such as chicken,fish and bean curd cannot be excluded,for in Chinese,their pronunciations,respectively ji,yu and doufu,mean auspiciousness,abundance and richness.,People in northern China will eat jiaozi,or dumplings,as they think
6、“jiaozi”in sound means“bidding farewell to the old and ushering in the new”.（辞旧迎新）Also,the shape of the dumpling is like gold ingot（金元宝）from ancient China.Southern Chinese eat niangao(New Year cake made of glutinous rice flour)on this occasion,because as a homophone,niangao means higher and higher,o
7、ne year after another.,包饺子 make dumplings,After the dinner,the whole family will sit together,chatting and watching TV.In recent years,the Spring Festival Gala（春晚）broadcast on CCTV is essential entertainment for the Chinese both at home and abroad.According to custom,each family will stay up to see
8、the New Year in（守岁）.,new ways of watchingelastic screen&WeChat shake&grab a red envelope,dn m 军事用语。弹（dn）幕（m）本意是军事用语游戏中密集的子弹，过于密集以至于像一张幕布一样。英文称“Bullet Hell”（子弹地狱）或“Bullet Curtain”（弹幕）。,Burning fireworks was once the most typical custom on the Spring Festival.People thought the spluttering sound could
9、 help drive away evil spirits.However,such an activity was completely or partially forbidden in big cities once the government took security,noise and pollution factors into consideration.,正月初一 Lunar New Years Day拜年 pay new years greetings to/pay a new years visit to压岁钱 Lucky money(given to children
10、 as a gift)红包 Red envelope,The lively atmosphere not only fills every household,but permeates to streets and lanes.A series of activities such as lion dancing,dragon lantern dancing,lantern festivals and temple fairs（庙会）will be held for days.The Spring Festival then comes to an end when the Lantern
11、Festival is finished.,Words,Sage sed 圣人,Analects nlekts论语,Proper man/gentlemen 君子,Confucius knfju:s 孔子,Confucian kn fju:n 儒家的，儒家学者,Confucianism knfju:nizm 孔子学说，儒学,Cornerstone 基石，基础,ethical eikl 道德的,Humane hju:men adj.仁爱的，慈善的；高尚的 humaneness/humanityhju:mniti n.人类；人性；人道 humanismhju:m,nzm n.人道主义,altrui
12、smltruzm 利他主义,righteous rats 正义的,propriety prprat 礼貌，规矩etiquette etket 礼仪,Christianity,krstinti 基督教,greedy/superficial/narrowly self-interested man 小人,virtue v:tju:美德,filial piety 孝顺flil paiti,Chinese Name:孔子English Name：ConfuciusAlias：ZhongniBirth and Death：551-479BCNationality：A native of Zouyi(陬邑
13、)(present-day Qufu in Shandong Province)the State of Lu during the Spring and Autumn PeriodOccupation：great ancient thinker,educator,and founder of Confucianism,Confucianism,Confucianism,founded by Confucius,is the cornerstone of traditional Chinese culture.Confucian ethics is characterized by Human
14、ity(仁),Righteousness(义),Propriety(礼),Wisdom(智),Integrity(信).Humanity is at the core in Confucianism,which consists in loving others.,1.ruler guides subject2.father guides son 3.husband guides wife,The Three Cardinal Guides of Confucianism,Analects,The Analects,a collection of notes of Confuciuss dis
15、courses(讲话、演说),conversations and travels kept by his disciples(徒弟),is the earliest and most reliable source on the life and teachings of Kong Zi and is regarded as the basic“Scripture(圣经)”of Confucianism.,Confucian classical works,The Analects of Confucius 论语,The Great Learning 大学,The Doctrine of th
16、e Mean 中庸,Mencius 孟子,Four Books 四书,Book of Changes 易经,Classic of Poetry 诗经,Classic of History 书经,Classic of Rites 礼经,Five Classics/Canons 五经,Book of Spring and Autumn 春秋,御 the skill of controlling a chariot,礼 courtesy,includes ritual and moral education,乐 includes music,dance and poetry,射 the skill
17、of shooting with a bow and arrow,Six Classical Arts/Various Confucian Classics 六艺,书 the skill of reading or writing,数 includes mathematics,science and divination,Listen to the following quotations of Confucius and fill in the blanks with what you have just heard.,Listening,3.Directions,1)The Master
18、said,“To learn _ is unavailing.To think _ is dangerous.”2)The Master said,“The superior man is _ in his speech,but _ in his actions.”,Listening,without thinking,without learning,modest,exceeds,3)The Master said,“The wise take joy in water;the humane take joy in mountains._;the humane are tranquil.Th
19、e wise enjoy;_.”4)The Master said,“Walking along with three people,my teacher is sure to be among them.I choose what is good in them and _ it and what is not good and _ it.”,Listening,The wise are active,The human endure,follow,change,Listening,5)The Master said,“They _ are not equal to those who lo
20、ve it,and they who love it are not equal to those _.”,who know the truth,who delight in it,Listening,5)The Master said,“They _ are not equal to those who love it,and they who love it are not equal to those _.”,who know the truth,who delight in it,The core ideas expressed in the five quotations inclu
21、de standards of conducts,pursuit of knowledge,how to get along with others,etc.Attitudes toward life,learning,and the world;Virtues such as self-discipline,restraint,social and familial harmony,equality,and gratitude for life,etc.,Speaking,Tips:,4.Related Information,Watch the videos and discuss the
22、 following question:What do you know about Confucius and Confucianism?,Reading Skill Focus,A complicated concept may be understood from different aspects,or it may mean differently to different people at different times or in different situations.To better understand it,the following clues may be of
23、 help:,1.Understanding a complicated concept,statements indicating personal understanding,statements showing different perspectives,details showing different aspects,Reading Skill Focus,A complicated concept could be interpreted beyond its literal meaning.Take Confucianism for example.According to s
24、ome sources,Confucianism is an ethical philosophy developed in China on the basis of the teachings of Confucius.The core of Confucianism is humanity and righteousness.Then whats the other peoples understanding of Confucianism?,Reading Comprehension,Read the title of Text A and predict what the autho
25、r will probably talk about in the text.Pay attention to the key words:“Confucianism”,“Americans”,and“learn from”.,The text will probably talk about the Americans understanding of Confucianism.,Exercise,Reading Comprehension,1.Read the text and figure out the authors understanding of Confucianism.Fil
26、l in the blanks with information from the text.,Reading Comprehension,(Paras.1-2)Becoming a(n)_ person,Confucianism,(Paras.3-4)Finding _ in the relationships of ordinary life.,(Paras.5-8)Leaning toward _ as lifes ultimate value.,(Paras.9-10)Helping people all over the world grow _.,good and responsi
27、ble,the sacred,harmony,to be good people,A living Confucianism,Reading Comprehension,becoming a good and responsible person,the sacred,harmony,becoming good people,Reading Comprehension,2.Complete the tables about the key component concepts“the sacred”and“harmony”of Confucianism with information fro
28、m the text.,Reading Comprehension,A.Details showing different aspects of“the sacred”.,harmonious and respectful,gracious and hospitable,inner self-discipline and restraint,polite and respectful,give yourself to,Reading Comprehension,B.Statements showing different perspectives of“harmony”.,the variet
29、y of foods,mutually respectful relations,healthy disagreements,a democratic spirit,love,In-class Discussion,Work in groups and discuss the following questions.,1)According to the authors view,as for the Americans,to learn from Confucianism helps one become a good person.Whats your comment on it?What
30、 else do you think Americans could learn from Confucianism?,Tips:thoughts in education,moralities,political ideas,etc.,In-class Discussion,2)What attitude should young people take towards traditional Chinese culture?Please give some examples about what we can do to inherit traditional Chinese culture.,
