amcoUnit 1 Book 4
ibus剪纸
剪纸又叫刻纸，窗花或剪画。剪纸在纸的发明之前就已经流行，当时人们运用金箔，绢帛，皮革等片状材料，通过镂空雕刻的技法制成工艺品。汉代（前206-公元220），纸张的发明促使了剪纸的发展与普及。民间剪纸的题材多来源于现实生活，充满纳福迎祥的主题，表达对美好生活的向往。
Paper cutting (otherwi known as jianzhi) is also called kezhi, chuanghua or jianhua. Paper cutting was popular even before paper was invented. When there was no paper, people carved on gold leaf, silk , feathers , and so on, with a carving technique known as hollow-cutting to make handicrafts. In the Han Dynasty(206BC-220AD), the invention of paper promoted the development and popularity of paper-cutting. The folk themes of the paper-cutting are rooted in real life, filled with the themes of enjoying a life of ea and comfort, and expressing the desire for a happy life.
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Unit 2 Book 4
儒家思想
watch的复数儒家思想也称为儒学， 由春秋（前770-前476）末期伟大的思想家、教育家孔子所创立。历代代表人物有孟子、董仲舒、朱熹、王阳明等。主要经典有：四书（《大学》、《中庸》、《论语》、《孟子》），五经（《周易》、《尚书》、《诗经》、《礼记》、《春秋》）等。儒家学派以“仁义礼智信”为核心内容，构成了其伦理思想体系，是中国古代长达两千余年封建社会的主流意识。
Confucianism
Confucian thought, also called Confucianism, was established by Confucius, a great thinker and educator who lived in the late Spring and Autumn Period (770BC-476BC). Some reprentatives of Confucianism throughout Chine history include Mencius, Dong Zhongshu, Zhu Xi, and Wang Yangming. The main classics of Confucianism are the Four Books(The Great Learning, THe Doctrine of the Mean, The Analects of Confucius, and Mencius) and the Five Classics (Zhouyi, Shangshu(Collection of Ancient Texts), The Book of Songs, The Rites, and The Spring and Autumn Annals). The Confucian School regards “benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and fidelity”as being at the core of its ethical system. Confucianism was the main ideology of feudal society for more than 2000 years in China.
Unit3 Book 4
中国象棋
中国象棋早在战国时期（前475-前221）就有记载，最初称为六博，用象牙做成，到了北宋（960-1127）末期定型为近代模式。棋盘为九竖十横线画成的长方形平面，是中国封建社会制度和文化的缩影——有军中帐（九宫）、士位（士，仕），文官（象，相），武将（车，马，炮），士兵（兵、卒）。是世界四大棋类（中国围棋、中国象棋、国际象棋、日本将棋）之一.
The earliest records of Chine chess can be traced back to the Warring States Period(475BC-221BC).The early-stage Chine chess was compod of six pieces carved out of ivory, and was therefore called “Six Boxing”. Its final form of play was fixed at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty(960AD-1127AD) after a long period of development. The chessboard is a rectangular board that is 9 lines wide by 10 lines long. Compod of marshal or general , advisors(scholar or official), civil officials(elephant or minister), military officers(chariots, hors, and cannons),and soldiers(soldiers or pawns), Chine chess is Chine social institution and culture in miniature. It is also one of the four most popular chess games in the world, the other three being the Chine Weiqi, the game of chess, and shogi(or general’s chess)
Unit 4Book4
二十四节气
moods中国古代的先民们，根据太阳在黄道（即地球绕太阳公转的轨道）上的位置，将一年分为二十四个等分，并分别赋予具有特定含义的专有名称，如春分、清明等，这便是二十四节
气。二十四节气以黄河流域气候为背景，把自然季节现象与农事活动的相互联系作为内容列入历法，用以指导农业生产。它是中国古代先民们发明的一种独特而伟大的历法。
The 24 solar terms
The ancient Chine divided the year into 24 equal gments according to the positions of the sun on the ecliptic. Names were given with special connotations for the gments; such as vernal equinox(occurs on March 20 or 21) and pure brightness(occurs on April4,5,6); and hence they are called the 24 Solar Terms. Originating from the Reaches of the Yellow River，the 24 Solar Terms are basically a calender to govern agricultural arrangements which take into account the changes in climate and practical agricultural needs. The 24 Solar Terms are considered a great and unique creation of the ancient Chine. kuhle
Unit 5Book 4
求职英语自我介绍中国书法
中国古代四大艺术“琴棋书画”的“书”特指书法。它是用毛笔书写篆、隶、行、楷、草等各种汉字的艺术。中国书法在技法上讲究笔法、墨法、章法等，其艺术的和谐之美体现在字里行间。隶书的蚕头燕尾，楷书的中规中矩，草书的龙飞凤舞，行书的潇洒飘逸，可谓异彩纷呈，千姿百态。中国书法体现了中华民族豪爽大气、端庄含蓄的特点。
Chine Calligraphy
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The four ancient Chine artistic forms are called guqin, chess, penmanship, and painting; and penmanship particularly refers to the Chine calligraphy. Chine calligraphy is a kind of art using a brush to write al script, official script, regular script, cursive script, grass script, and other various writing styles of Chine characters. The writing techniques of Chine calligraphy are highlighted by the manner of using a brush, the way ink is ud, the art of composition, and so on. Its harmonious beauty of art is reflected in between the lines. Chine calligraphy exhibits its beauty in different pos, such as the uniqueness of the official script’s “silkworm head and swallow tail”, the regular scripts requirement to “stick to the norm and rules”, the characteristics of grass scripts “flying dragons and dancing phoenixes”, and the distinctive “natural grace” of the cursive script. Indeed, Chine calligraphy reflects the personality of Chine people’s straightforwardness, dignity, and reticence.
