中国传统文化概论答案第一章

Unit 1 Traits of Chinese Culture

Warm-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 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 lanterns, 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 doctrines 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 the 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 ox’s 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 one's birth (referred to the following reading)

plete 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, when 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 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 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.