董晓波编著的《缤纷中国--中国文化英语读本》从中国学生实际出发
,不仅仅局限于一般意义的中国文化,而是从不同方面介绍具有中国特色
的社会与文化现象,教材内容涉及节日习俗、人际关系、旅游、饮食、中
医、武术、音乐、语言、思想意识等。通过本教材的学习,不仅有利于增
强学生的民族自豪感,了解中国传统文化精华的基本内容及其对中国历史
、思想、社会的深远影响,而且有利于学生在与外国人跨文化交际过程中
,学会并掌握用地道的英语表达“中国的人和事”。
《缤纷中国--中国文化英语读本》可用作各类专业本科生及研究生的
选修课或课外泛读教材;也可用作高校对外汉语专业高年级阅读课程教材
和英语专业低、中年级阅读课程教材;同时,对于对中国历史文化有兴趣
的“老外”来说,也是一本****的读物。

Unit 1 China's Origins and History
Text A Important Chinese Legendary Characters
Text B Early History and Early Culture
Unit 2 Territory and Environment
Text A The Yellow River
Text B Ancient City of Loulan
Unit 3 Dynastic Rules
Text A Qin Shi Huang
Text B Genghis Khan
Unit 4 Chinese Language and Its Influence
Text A In Chinatown, Sound of the Future Is Mandarin
Text B Foreign Languages Fade in Class ―― Except Chinese
Unit 5 Sports and Recreation
Text A Martial Arts
Text B Taichi Chuan
Unit 6 Chinese Literature
Text A Famous Chinese Poems
Text B The First Chapter of Dream of Red Chamber
Unit 7 Traditional Gardens and Architecture
Text A Suzhou Gardens
Text B The Imperial Garden Architecture
Unit 8 Science and Technology
Text A Hua Tuo
Text B Zhang Heng
Unit 9 Calligraphy and Painting
Text A Chinese Calligraphy
Text B Chinese Painting
Unit 10 Folk Arts &Music
Text A Chinese Folk Arts
Text B Chinese Music
Unit 11 Cuisine and Tea Culture
Text A Chinese Cuisine
Text B Tea Culture in China
Unit 12 Holidays and Celebrations
Text A Mid-Autumn Festival
Text B Duanwu Festival
Unit 13 Traditional Chinese Medicine &Chinese Paper Cutting
Text A Traditional Chinese Medicine
Text B Paper Cutting
Unit 14 Confucius and Traditional Chinese Law
Text A Confucius
Text B Han Feizi and Legalist School
Unit 15 Taoism and Buddhism
Text A Lao Zi and Taoism
Text B Buddhism and Chinese Culture
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