zhong guo

China

INTRODUCTION

ld

havebeenthefirstpersontowalkalongtheGreatWallorto

ldn’tgetlostifyouhadthelatest

invention,goodluck,youwouldbewearing

rejustsomeofthethingsthatyoucouldhavedone

necreatedmanywonderfulworksof

ventedmanythingsthatwestillu.

Today,peoplehavefoundartandwritingsthattellusabout

veevenfoundahugearmythatthe

ayarmywasburied

undergroundforthousandsofyears!

Let’

isalottolearnaboutthem.

ev.想像；设想

zationn.文明

ionn.发明

sn.指南针

tadj.古代的

v.发明

.黏土

.埋葬

CHINA：THENANDNOW

中国:历史与今天

newordforChinaiszhongguo.

Thisnamemeans“middlecountry.”InEnglish,thecountry’s

officialnameisthePeople’sRepublicofChina.

China’iciallanguageofthecountryis

indifferentpartsofChinaspeakdifferent

hua,thecommonspeechof

Chinelanguage,isthestandardChinepronunciation.

aladj.官方的；正式的

inn.(中国)国语

tn.方言

adj.普通的；共同的

rdadj.标准的

ciationn.发音；读法

denCity紫禁城

.统治者

esttherearetall,

hemisthetallestmountain

intheworld,er8,848meters(29,029

feet)iisthe

asttherearehuge

hemistheYangtzeRiver.

Today,ethirdlargest

oplelivetherethaninanyother

asapopulationofover1,200,000,000people.

Chinahasabout660citieswithpopulationsover500,000,000.

However,mostofthepeopleinChinaliveinfarmvillagesor

smalltowns.

rmn.地貌

ngmaFeng珠穆朗玛峰

n.沙漠

戈壁沙漠

SCHOOL

Doyouthinkyouwouldlikebeingascholar?Youwouldspend

swerethemost

rscouldreadandwrite.

Mostworkedfortheemperor,therulerofthecountry.

InancientChina,themmight

becomescholarsandofficials.

swhere

silkwormswereraid,girlsmightalsolearnhowtomakesilk.

Today,art

eninthecitiesgotoschoolfor

vesixweeksofvacationduring

sohavefourweeksoffinthewinter.

Childreninthecountryoccasionallytaketimeofffromschool

toworkonthefarms.

rn.学者；有学问的人

rn.皇帝

rmn.蚕

onallyadv.有时候；偶尔

meoff抽出一部分时间

FOOD

InancientChina,poorfamiliesatebeans,othervegetables,and

mestheyate

chicken,fish,fuel,theychoppedtheir

eycookedthepiecesquicklyin

anironfryingpan,esalsosteamedtheirfood.

s,fruits,and

,cinnamon,peanuts,ginger,

halsoatemeat,including

pork,deer,duck,enenjoyedeatingsnake,

dog,andbearpaws!

oplebecame

striedto

tellwhichteatheyweretasting.

Today,manyChineeatsomeofthesamefoodsthatfamilies

astisoftennoodles,wheatbread,orrice

porridge.

e

knivesonlyinthekitchen,reeither

stir-friedinwoksorsteamed.

.燃料

.切；剁

.(中国式的)锅

.蒸

onn.肉桂，桂皮

n.姜

n.滋味；味道

n.专家；行家

tn.比赛

gen.粥

-friedadj.用旺火炒的

ngod灶王爷

v.行为；表现

CLOTHES

InancientChina，youcouldtellwhowasrichandwhowaspoor

rworeclothesmadefrom

s

wereloowithtunic-liketopsandsimplepants.

soworejewelry

madeofjade,gold,

showedthewearer’sjobandsocialclass.

TheancientChinethoughtthatwomenshouldhavevery

adtheirfeedboundso

infulpracticewas

stoppedinnewChina.

Today,manyChinewearWestern-styleshirtsandsuits,and

ndtowearmoremodernclothes,

forexample,ountry,farmerswearclothesthat

aremoretraditionalandlessfashionablethanpeopleinthe

yssilkisstillakindofpopularclothingmaterial.

.大麻纤维

dj.粗糙的

n.织物

-likeadj.像束腰外衣的

.长袍

yn.珠宝

.玉

adj.社会的

.等级

.标志；象征

.绑；缚

cen.惯常做法；习俗

.牛仔裤

ionaladj.传统的

nableadj.时髦的

INVENTIONSANDGREATPROJECYS

发明与伟大工程

entChina,

theyinventedaninstrumentforshowingwhenandwherean

,

manypeopleinChinastillflybrightlydecoratedkites.

thousandsof

rfamous

Chineinventionispaper!Later,theyuditforpaintingand

theyinventedpaper,theChinewroteon

bamboostrips,jade,metal,andcloth.

mentn.仪器

uaken.地震

tev.装饰

tern.(汉)字

or代表

.条

.调料；香料

.混合物

ientn.成分；配料

.极好的东西

TRADEANDTRANSPORTATION

TheSilkRodewasoneofthemostimportanttraderoutesin

tchedacross

aders

heyboughtor

soldspices,gold,ivory,jade,andotherexpensivegoods.

Thisfamoustraderouteisnamedafteroneofthemost

importantitemsmadeatthattime—aspecialkindof

rongbutalsolightandsoft.

Silkiswovenfromlongthreadsthatcomefromthecocoonsof

nehavebeenmakingsilkforthousandsof

outsideChinadidnotlearnhowtomakethis

expensiveclothuntiltheA.D.800s.

.路线；路径

hv.延伸，伸展

rraneanSea地中海

dforth来回地

.象牙

.物品

n.茧

.骆驼

cen.距离

Inadditiontotravelingoverland，theancientChinesailed

alongthecountry’gtzeRiveristhe

necallitchangJang,which

means“LongRiver.”

Today,stheworld’sleading

producerofcotton,cement,Chinahasmany

thegoodsthatyoubuyin

storesaremadeinChina,suchasplasticdolls,toy,anddishes.

China’scitieshavemodernmethodsoftransportation,suchas

trains,bus,r,manyChinefindthat

thebestwaytogetaroundinacrowdedcityisonabicycle!

gadj.第一位的；最主要的

n.水泥

n.方式；方法

onn.宗教

smn.佛教

v.传播

CONTRIBUTIONS对人类的贡献

BoththeancientandmodernChinepeoplehavemademany

vegivenusbeautiful

worksofartfrombronzestatuestocalligraphy.

ientChine

inventedthecompassandthewheelbarrow,aswellassilk,

paper,porcelain,sogaveus

gunpowder,fireworks,andkites.

t

famouswasConfucius,in479B.C.,

buthissayingdidnotbecomepopularuntillater.

honorablyreferredtoasK’ungFu-tzu,whichmeans“Great

MasterK’ung.”,

manypeoplestillfollowhisteachings.

besurpridtoehow

manythingsthatyouandyourfamilyucanbetracedbackto

ancientChina.

en.文化

dern.黑色火药；有烟火药

ius孔子

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