Unit 8 Chine赵颖慧 Literature
Warm-up Activity
Questions for discussion:
13怎么读英语1)Look at the following pictures. They are all illustrations of the famous stories of the four great novels of Chine literature. Do you know or can you tell any of the stories?
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Story 1:
颐和园长廊上的彩绘：桃园三结义
2008-04拍摄，绘画年代大约于19世纪末
Oath of the Peach Garden
The Oath of the Peach Garden (桃园三结义) was an oath in the historical novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, by which the three warriors Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei bec
ame sworn brothers in a ceremony amid peach blossom trees. The original goal of the Peach Garden Oath was to protect the Han Dynasty from the Yellow Turbans. This act bound the three key men of the future Shu-Han Kingdom of China and is often alluded to as a symbol of fraternal loyalty. Nothing in historical records suggest such an event happened, though the three were noted to be clo, to the point of sharing the same bed.
The oath, as it appears in the Wikisource translation of Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 1, was this:
When saying the names Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, although the surnames are different, yet we have come together as brothers. From this day forward, we shall join forces for a common purpo, and come to each other's aid in times of crisis. We shall avenge the nation from above, and pacify the citizenry from below. We ek not to be born on the same day, in the same month and in the same year. We merely hope to die on the same day, in the same month and in the same year. May the gods of heaven and earth attest to what is in our hearts. If we should ever do anything to betray our friendship, may the gods in heaven strike us dead.
In many other translations, only the ction dealing with "dying on the lfsame day" is prent. However, the three brothers do not die on the same day: Guan Yu is executed by Sun Quan, Zhang Fei is assassinated by his own men whom he treated with cruelty, and Liu Bei dies of illness after the disastrous attempts to avenge Guan Yu and reclaim the province of Jing.
The oath inspired the prent day cret societies in Chine communities, such as the Triad, to u a similar ritual when swearing in new members. "Though not born on the same day of the same month in the same year, we hope to die so" — the phra the three brothers made during the oath — had also become popular among the prent day cret society members. （392 words）
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Story 2:舌位图
硕大的反义词
颐和园长廊彩绘中的徐庶荐诸葛（三顾茅庐）故事
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2008-04拍摄，绘画年代大约于19世纪末
Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage
After they had become sworn brothers at Taoyuan, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei made concerted efforts to restore the Han Dynasty. But they felt that it would be impossible to do it without the help of a smart advir. The Liu-Guan-Zhang alliance later won one battle after another thanks to the advice of Xu Shu. But before long, Xu had to surrender to the opposing camp of Cao Cao in order to save the life of his mother who wa
s abducted by the Cao troops. Before he left, Xu Shu recommended Zhuge Liang to the brothers. 中国花样滑冰
Accompanied by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei went to Wolonggang in Longzhong in the hope of inviting Zhuge Liang to be their military advir. But Zhuge's rvant said: "The Mentor left in the morning." Liu Bei asked the rvant to forward to Zhuge Liang his message that the brothers had come to visit him. After that, Liu rode his hor away, returning home sullenly. A few days later when he learned that Zhuge Liang was at home, Liu Bei went for another visit along with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. The rvant said: "The Mentor is reading books at his thatched cottage." Liu requested to e him. When they learned that the one reading books at the thatched cottage was not Zhuge Liang himlf but his brother Zhuge Jun, the Liu-Guan-Zhang brothers left a letter to express their admiration and then braved heavy snows to return home.
Not long after they returned to their barracks at Xinye, Liu Bei wanted to visit Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage once more. But Guan Yu dissuaded Liu from going by saying th
三字经拼音版全文at perhaps Zhuge Liang was not as smart as expected and that he was simply dodging the visiting brothers for that. Zhang Fei said: "You don't need to go. I'll tie him up and force him to come and e you instead." Liu Bei lost no time in telling his brothers the story of King Wen bent on visiting one of his subjects called Jiang Ziya. Liu, Guan and Zhang, therefore, paid a third visit to Wolonggang. They had no sooner arrived than the rvant said: "The Mentor is sleeping." Liu Bei waited until Zhuge Liang was awake and dresd . Finally, he connted to e the brothers. Liu Bei paid three visits to the thatched cottage without complaint. He finally succeeded in inviting Zhuge Liang to be his military advir and to help the brothers in their cau. (416 words)
