中国文化概论英文版Unit8答案资料

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Unit 8 Chinese Literature Warm-up Activity

Questions for discussion:

1)Look at the following pictures. They are all illustrations of the famous stories of the four great novels of Chinese literature. Do you know or can you tell any of these 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

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novel historical in the 桃园三结义) was an oath the The Oath of Peach Garden (

u, and Zhang Romance of the Three Kingdoms, by which the three warriors Liu Bei, Guan Y

Fei became 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

a to as and is often alluded the key men of future Shu-Han Kingdom of China the three

happened, an event records suggest such of symbol fraternal loyalty. Nothing in historical

though the three were noted to be close, to the point of sharing the same bed.

Three the of Romance of it as appears in the Wikisource translation The oath,

Kingdoms/Chapter 1, was this:

are surnames although the Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, saying When the names Liu Bei,

different, yet we have come together as brothers. From this day forward, we shall join forces

for a common purpose, 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 seek 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 section dealing with dying on the selfsame day is

present. 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

the province of dies of illness after the disastrous attempts to avenge Guan Yu and reclaim

Jing.

The oath inspired the present day secret societies in Chinese communities, such as the

Triad, to use a similar ritual when swearing in new members. Though not born on the same the phrase the three brothers —day of the same month in the same year, we hope to die so society secret present among the day become —made during the oath had also popular

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(https://www.sodocs.net/doc/3816301700.html,/wiki/Oath_of_the_Peach_Garden

Story 2:

颐和园长廊彩绘中的徐庶荐诸葛（三顾茅庐）故事

2008-04拍摄，绘画年代大约于19世纪末

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Three Visits to the Thatched Cottage

After they had become sworn brothers at Taoyuan, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei made

it to do it would be impossible the to restore Han Dynasty. But they felt that concerted efforts after one battle alliance later won help the of a smart adviser. The Liu-Guan-Zhang without opposing the to surrender to Shu. But before long, Xu had the another thanks to advice of Xu troops. Cao by the mother who was abducted of his of camp Cao Cao in order to save the life Before he left, Xu Shu recommended Zhuge Liang to the brothers.

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 adviser. But Zhuge's servant said: The Mentor left in the morning. Liu Bei asked the servant to forward to Zhuge Liang his message that the

brothers had come to visit him. After that, Liu rode his horse away, returning home sullenly. A few days later when he learned that Zhuge Liang was at home, Liu Bei went for another visit along thatched his reading books at said: Fei. The servant The Mentor is Zhang with Guan Yu and cottage. Liu requested to see him. When they learned that the one reading books at the thatched cottage was not Zhuge Liang himself 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

u dissuaded Liu from going by saying that perhaps Zhuge thatched cottage once more. But Guan YLiang 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 see you instead.

his one of bent of King Wen on visiting story brothers telling time lost Liu Bei no in his the

subjects called Jiang Ziya. Liu, Guan and Zhang, therefore, paid a third visit to Wolonggang. They

had no sooner arrived than the servant said: The Mentor is sleeping. Liu Bei waited until Zhuge

Liang was awake and dressed . Finally, he consented to see the brothers. Liu Bei paid three visits

to the thatched cottage without complaint. He finally succeeded in inviting Zhuge Liang to be his military adviser and to help the brothers in their cause. (416 words)

三顾茅庐《三国演义》中的故事。刘备、关羽、张飞自桃园结义后，虽整天东奔西跑，但

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背景知识：三顾茅庐--成语典故内容和出处

明朝三顾茅庐图长廊彩绘故事：三顾茅庐

颐和园长廊彩绘中的徐庶荐诸葛故事

三顾茅庐或三顾草庐是指中国东汉末年刘备三次到诸葛亮住处请他出山辅佐自己的事件。此事件最早见于诸葛亮的《出师表》，该文提到刘备“三顾臣于草庐之中，咨臣以当世之事，由是感激”。《三国志》中对此仅有“凡三往，乃见”的简略记述[1]。《三国演义》[2] 对此事件进行了扩写。三顾茅庐后来成为形容求贤若渴的成语。

建安十二年（207年）冬至十三年（208年）春，当时驻军新野的刘备在徐庶的建议下，三次到隆中拜访诸葛亮。前两次都没见到诸葛亮，第三次终于相见。谈话中，诸葛亮为刘备分析了天下形势，提出先取荆州为家，再取益州成鼎足之势，继而图取中原的战略构想，这就是著名的《隆中对》。三顾茅庐之后，诸葛亮出山成为刘备的军师。刘备集团后来的种种攻略皆本于此。

成语典故出处

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Do you think the TV serials adapted from these great works match the original very well? Any

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disappointments, regrets or satisfaction?

your

Please explain or paper text? medium of literature do you prefer, audio-video 3)Which

reasons.

Is it necessary for us to distinguish between the real history and the fictional one?Why?

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In which respects does the novel(or the characters of the novel) have connection with the core

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values of feudal society of China? Which core value(s) has/have become the cultural legacy of Chinese nation?

Section A Cultural Treasures

Task1.略Task2.

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