专题 22 中国文化读写专项：幸运数字 景德镇瓷器-2024年高考英语常考中国文化读写专练 素材积累 .docx

1、Lesson 6 Lucky Number and Lucky Culture 幸运号码和吉祥文化Auspicious numbers have long played a part in Chinese culture - witness the 9,999 rooms of Beijings Forbidden City - and the right digits can still play a role in the choice of a home, telephone number or even a birthday.Even numbers are luckier than

2、odd. Two suggests harmony, six smooth progress. Four, a homonym for death, is unlucky, while nine, as highest single digit, stands for longevity.Eight, though, is the luckiest of all. The pronunciation of the number eight is similar to the character “fa” in Cantonese, which means prosperity, money a

3、nd status. This opinion was mostly held by people in Guangdong province before, but after the reform and opening up about 20 years ago, it is popular all over the country with the movement of population becoming easier and faster.It is surely no coincidence that the Games of the XXIX Olympiad opened

4、 at 8pm local time on the eighth day of the eighth month of 2008. The 1988 Olympics in Seoul were held in late September to avoid the scorching north Asian summer and the Beijing Games were originally going to open in the relative cool of late August.Although the current numerological superstitions

5、originated in the south of China, there is plenty evidence of their hold in the north.In Beijing, a hefty premium is paid for telephone numbers with plenty of eights, while apartments on the eighth floor are much coveted. Fourth floors, in name at least, rarely exist.Apartment blocks designed to app

6、eal to western buyers and prosperous Chinese often register no floors four, 13 and 14.Expectant mothers in China are known to pick the dates of Caesareans carefully in order to endow their offspring with the luckiest birth date possible.Back down south in Hong Kong, businessmen have paid huge sums f

7、or personalised car registration and in the 1990s the number “8” licence plate was sold for HK$5 million (343,308 pounds). （348 words）Helper：auspicious :spis adj. 吉利的 Even偶数的 odd d 奇数的 homonymhmnim 同音异义字 Longevity lndeviti长寿 coincidence巧合 scorching sk:ti 灼热的 heftyhefti丰富的,大量的 premiumpri:mim 额外费用 cov

8、ertkvit 妄想, 垂涎 numerology nju:mrldi (根据出生日期等数字来解释人的性格或占卜祸福的)数字命理学Introduction：数字诞生之日起，人们就将它与自身的福祸吉凶紧紧地联系在一起，古今中外概莫能外。不过，由于语言不同、宗教信仰及历史文化等方面的差异，世界各国的人们对数字的喜恶也不尽相同。幸运数字一直以来在中国的文化中扮演着重要的角色，紫禁城据说就有9999个房间。另外，在挑选住所、电话号码，甚至是在挑选生日的时候，吉祥的数字都是要考虑的因素。偶数要比奇数更加吉祥。“2”意味着“和谐”，“6”寓意“顺利”。最大的个位奇数“9”代表了“长久”。但“8”才是最为吉

9、祥的数字。数字“8”与广东话中的“发”是谐音，意味着繁荣、财富和地位。尽管对数字的这种认识起源于南方，但现在这个观念在北方也很流行。在北京，如果想要得到含有多个“8”的电话号码，你需要多付钱。房地产项目中的8层也很抢手，而面向外国顾客销售的楼盘一般都不设13层，面向中国人的则不设4层和14层。Exercises：I. Questions:1. Tell your friends what the Chinese numbers 2、4、6、8 mean in Chinese culture?2. If there are no Floors 13 and 14 in an apartment

10、block, do you think it inconvenient? If so, how can you solve the problem?II. Written work有些人以为，某些数字，如6、8、9等会带来好运。在选择车牌号、电话号码时，他们不惜花高昂的“择号费”来获得这些数字。而你却认为，成功和财富与这些所谓的吉祥数字无关，而是艰苦劳动和不懈努力的结果。请根据以上内容用英语写一篇短文。 注意：1、文章的标题已给出；2、词数100左右。Lesson 7 Blue-white porcelain and Jingdezhen青花瓷和景德镇Seven hundred years a

11、go, Arabic merchants found something unique from China which was as “white as jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper, and with a sound as clear as a bell.” Soon it became a luxury item displayed in royal place. The item was blue-white porcelain, from Jingdezhen, China.JingdezhenFor more than

12、2,000 years. Jingdezhen was known as the porcelain capital of the world. Called Xinping in ancient times, the city of Jingdezhen in East Chinas Jiangxi province was home to porcelain production as early as 200 B.C. in the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.). During the reign of Emperor Jingde (1004-1007

13、) of the Song Dynasty (960-1279), all of the products made here bore the royal Jingde mark, and the name of the city was changed to Jingdezhen (Jingde Town). For centuries, the city was considered Chinas most important center for porcelain production. Here, ceramics were produced as far back as the

14、Han Dynasty (206-220 B.C.). The imperial porcelain was so exquisite that it was described as being “as white as jade, as bright as a mirror, as thin as paper, with a sound as clear as a bell.” Today, Jingdezhen remains a national center for porcelain production. The most famous types of porcelain fr

15、om Jingdezhen are famille-rose porcelain, linglong porcelain, blue-white porcelain and color-glazed porcelain. Blue-white porcelainAmong all porcelain produced in Jingdezhen, the most representative is blue-white porcelain. Blue-white porcelain originated in the Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127). Dur

16、ing the Yuan and Ming dynasties (1271-1644) blue-white porcelain became increasingly popular, and since the 14th century manufacturers have shipped blue-white porcelain to world markets. The porcelain reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Its thin, translucent quality and attractive desi

17、gns made it very valuable throughout Europe and the colonies, ranking first among blue-white porcelain nationwide.Blue-white porcelain is the most famous among the four traditional types of porcelain produced in Jiangdezhen, and is famous as the “ever-lasting blue flower.” The blue-white style is cr

18、eated by drawing the design with cobalt pigment onto the stoneware body and painting over it with a transparent glaze. This style is also known as “underglazed blue.” The piece is then fired at a high temperature. Blue-white porcelain has been in production ever since thanks to its bright colors, si

19、mple yet elegant patterns, and smooth glaze that never fades. The Yuan Dynasty was a key period for the development of firing techniques for blue-white porcelain in China. Its unique characteristics were based on the techniques of former dynasties. It was during this period that blue and white porce

20、lain was perfected and came to characterize the Ming Dynasty. Chinas multi-colored porcelain was often given as gifts on diplomatic missions.In 1979 Jingdezhen blue-white porcelain won a national golden prize and in 1985 it was honored with three gold medals at different international fairs. Since t

21、hen, the name “Jingdezhen Blue-white Porcelain” has spread far and wide. It is by far a top product in the porcelain business, boasting the most prizes and the highest standards. （502 words）Helper:luxury lkri 奢华的，豪华的 display displei 显示，陈列 porcelain p:slin 瓷，瓷器 ceramicsrmk 陶瓷制品 exquisite kskwzt 精致的，细

22、腻的 famille-rose porcelain粉彩瓷 color-glazed porcelain颜色釉瓷器 linglong porcelain玲珑瓷 manufacturer mnjufktr 制造商，制造厂 peak pi:k 山峰，最高点 translucent trnslu:snt 半透明的，有光泽的 colony klni 侨民, 侨居地 cobalt kb:lt 钴类颜料, 深蓝色 pigment pmnt 颜料，色料 underglazed blue ndleiz blu: 青花 fade feid 失去光泽 boast bust 以有而自豪, 自夸Chinese Brie

23、f Introduction: 景德镇由于制瓷历史悠久，瓷器产品质地精良，对外影响大，“瓷都”两字成了景德镇的称号。被誉为“世界瓷都”，更是“中国瓷都”。青花瓷（blue and white porcelain），又称白地青花瓷，常简称青花，是中国瓷器的主流品种之一，属釉下彩瓷。青花瓷是用含氧化钴的钴矿为原料，在陶瓷坯体上描绘纹饰，再罩上一层透明釉，经高温还原焰一次烧成。钴料烧成后呈蓝色，具有着色力强、发色鲜艳、烧成率高、呈色稳定的特点。原始青花瓷于唐宋已见端倪，成熟的青花瓷则出现在元代景德镇的湖田窑。明代青花成为瓷器的主流。清康熙时发展到了顶峰。明清时期，还创烧了青花五彩、孔雀绿釉青花、豆青

24、釉青花、青花红彩、黄地青花、哥釉青花等衍生品种。Exercise:Questions:1. How was the imperial porcelain described?2. When was Xinping changed to Jingde Town?3. How many famous types of porcelain from Jingdezhen are there? What are they?4. What made blue-white porcelain very valuable throughout Europe and the colonies?5. What

25、is “underglazed blue”?6. When was it that blue-white porcelain in China was perfected?SUGGESTED ANSWERS:6. Lucky Number and Lucky Culture Popular in ChinaII. Written workDo Lucky Numbers Really Bring Good Luck?Some people think certain numbers may bring good luck to them. These numbers include 6, 8,

26、 9 and so on. Therefore, when they want to choose a car number or a phone number, they buy the number which ends with these lucky numbers at a high price. In my opinion, success and luck have nothing to do with such so-called lucky numbers. The only key to success or wealth lies in hard work and persistence. If we are too dependent on the lucky numbers, we may become lazy or even discouraged when they proved to be useless. We should believe in ourselves and make great efforts to struggle for success as well as wealth.