导语
内容提要
本书全英文写成,资料主要来源于国内外主流媒体和权威书刊,语言规范,内容丰富。全书共分16个单元,每个单元围绕一个专题组成,包括中华文明与世界文明的起源、中国传统节日、中外政体对比、中国传统思想与哲学、教育、科技、医药、环境保护、中外交流、中国建筑、婚姻家庭以及体育娱乐和现代生活方式等。每一个单元内容分为课文A、课文B、词汇表、课文注释、应用文写作范例、练习(课文阅读理解、词汇辨析、段落翻译、写作题等)和补充阅读七部分。为了方便读者使用,所有语言点和涉及历史文化背景的信息都在注释部分进行了详尽的解释、翻译和补充。
目录
Unit One Culture and Civilization
Text A Ancient Chinese Civilization
Text B The Foundation of World Civilization
Supplementary Reading Ancient Views of World Geography
Unit Two People and Traditions
Text A Spring Festival--A Holiday that Blends Man and Nature
Text B Traditional American Values and Beliefs
Supplementary Reading Independence Days
Unit Three Politics and Government
Text A NPC & Western Parliament: Similarities and Differences
Text B Taiwan Solution: One Country Two Systems
Supplementary Reading Macao
Unit Four Traditional Chinese Ideas and Philosophy
Text A Heaven, Earth and Man
Text B The Delightful Pursuit of Human Love
Supplementary Reading Fortune and Misfortune
Unit Five Education in China
Text A Education System in China
Text B Confucius Institute in Africa
Supplementary Reading Online Learning May Solve Rural Teacher Shortage
Unit Six Science and Technology
Text A Technological Rise in China
Text B Cutting-Edge Tech Protects Ancient Culture
Supplementary Reading China's High-Speed Rail 10 Years on
Unit Seven Medicine and Martial Arts
Text A Yin and Yang in the Medical Theory
Text B Martial Arts and Chinese Culture
Supplementary Reading Medicine
Unit Eight Silk and Silk Road
Text A Silk and Silk Road--Past and Present
Text B Ancient Silk Road, Modern Links
Supplementary Reading Chinese Embroidery
Unit Nine Environmental Protection
Text A China's Action Plan for Air Pollution
Text B Greening of the Desert
Supplementary Reading Green is Gold: China's Remarkable Revival Project
Unit Ten International Exchanges
Text A Belt and Road Initiative
Text B Friends of the Chinese People
Supplementary Reading China-Panama Ties at a Glance
Unit Eleven Chinese Food and Culinary Arts
Text A The Ancient Culinary Art of China
Text B Tea Philosophy: An Intangible Cultural Heritage
Supplementary Reading Chinese Food in Green Eyes
Unit Twelve Architectural Wonders
Text A Chinese Architecture
Text B Architecture of the Forbidden City
Supplementary Reading Shanghai's Alleyways
Unit Thirteen Population and Family
Text A Ways to Tackle China's Demographic Challenges
Text B Elderly Care in China
Supplementary Reading A New View of Marriage
Unit Fourteen Modern Lifestyle
Text A New Ways to Pay
Text B China's Sharing Economy
Supplementary Reading Red Tourism Bringing History to Life
Unit Fifteen Sports and Entertainment
Text A Sports and Games of Old China
Text B Traditional Chinese Musical Instruments
Supplementary Reading Facial Make-ups in Operas
Key to Exercises
Bibliography