Unit5Videotime听力稿及改编练习-高中英语人教版必修第一册

A BriefHistory of Chinese CharactersThehistory of Chinese charactersdates backto ancienttimes,with a history ofat leastseveralthousand years.There aremany talesand legendsabout the origin of hanzi,Chinese characters:there isCangjie.the legendaryinventor of Chinese characters;the ancientpractice of knot-tying;the eighttrigrams八圭卜and ancientpainting legends,to namea few.It is generally agreed that hanzibegan assimple pictures,images thatthe ancient Chinese peopledrew,painted orcarved todescribe natureor theirlives.Other ancientcultures developedpicturebasedwriting systemsas well,such asthe hieroglyphs象形文字of ancient Egypt orthe scriptof the ancientMayan civilization.Hanzi,however,is theonly oneof theseancient writing systems tosurvive.Today,Chinese characters are the oldest continuouslyused systemof writingin the world.Researchers generallyagree thattheold symbols recognizableas Chinese characters are those foundonancient oraclebones甲骨.These3,000-year-oldsymbols,known asjiaguwen,were carvedon turtleshellsor bonesof animals.The jiaguwencan giveall ofus inthe modernera insight into howancientChinese saw the world around them and into their greatcreativity in expressing their observations.Take,for example,the modemcharacter Jia.meaning homeor family.The jiaguwencharacter lookslike ahousewith anice piginside,originating fromthe ancientidea that a good family home has plenty of food.Over thousands of years,this hanzievolved intoa variety of different forms,but finallydeveloped in amore stable manner afterthe unificationof China under Emperor Qinshihuang.When youfirst look at Chinese characters,you willmost likelyfeel thatthey arevery complicated.However,if youknow justa littleabout howthese charactersare formed,you willfind thatthey arenotnearly asdifficult asthey see.About80%of Chinese charactersarecomposed ofsmaller partsknown asradicals,which arecombined in many different ways toform tens of thousandsofhanzi.Fortunately,youneed to know only about2or3,000characters for use indaily life.Chinese charactersand Chineseculture are inseparably linked.Chinas unifiedwriting systemformsa strongbridge linkingthe Chinese people and culture of the presentwith those of the past.No matterwhenor whereyou live,if you can readChinese,youcanread ancientChinese classics.It istruly anamazingthing tobe ableto hearthe thoughtsand observationsof peoplefrom thousandsof yearsago.As Chinatakes itsplace inthe internationalcommunity,the Chinese writing system has spread toother countries.Today,many internationalstudents arestudying Chineseboth thespoken andwrittenlanguage andare comingto appreciateChinas fascinatingculture.And asChinas cultureand societyhave continued to develop,the amazinglyversatile Chinese characters have been adapted for use in digitalformat on computers and other devices.And sowritten Chineselives on,spreading Chineseculturewherever it goes.A BriefHistory of Chinese CharactersThe Chinesewritingsystemhas ahistory of several thousand years,date backto atleast Shangdynastyanimal bones were used to predict the future.There arevarietylegends andtalesrelate totheorigin of Chinese characters,such asCangjie,thelegendinventor ofChinese characters,the ancientpractice ofknot-tying andtheeight trigrams,_____________________________举几个例子.isgenerally agreedthatChinese charactersbegan assimple imagesthe ancientChinese peopledrew,painted orcarveddescribe natureor theirlives.Other writing systems baseon pictures were developedinregions like ancient Egyptand Mayaas well,but hanziis theonly oneof theseancient writingsystemsthatsurvive.The oldsymbols recognizableas Chinese characters,is widely agreed,are thosefound onjiaguwen.The jiaguwencan provideall ofus inthe modernera insightinto howancient Chinese sawtheworldaround themand into their greatcreativeinexpressingtheirobservations.Take the modern characterJia forexample.The jiaguwencharacter lookslikea house anice piglives,originate fromthe ancientidea thata goodfamilyhome hasplenty offood.Over thousandsof years,this hanzievolved intoa varietyof differentforms,butfinally developed ina more stablemanner aftertheunify of Chinaunder EmperorQinshihuang.Usually,Chinesecharactersare foundcomplicatefor thosewho firstlook atthem.However,a basicknowledge about the formation of these characters will familiarizeyou these symbols.About80%ofChinese characters由构成smaller partsknown asradicals,which arecombined inmany differentwaysform tensofthousands ofhanzi.Fortunately,you needto knowonly about2or3,000characters foruse indaily life.Chinesecharactersareinseparable linkedwith Chineseculture,bridging thegap betweentheChinese peopleand cultureof thepresent andofthe past.In mostcases,ifnot all,a commandofChineseis adequatefor theappreciateof ancientChinese classics.As Chinatakes itsplace inthe internationalcommunity inthepastdecades,the Chinesewritingsystem hasspread toother countries.And asChinas cultureand societyhave continuedto develop,theamazingly versatileChinese charactersadaptforuse in digital formaton computersandotherdevices.And sowritten Chineselives on,spreading Chineseculture itgoes.TheChinesewritingsystemhasahistoryofseveralthousandyears,datingdate backto atleastShang dynastywhen animalboneswereusedtopredictthefuture.There arevariousvarietylegends andtales relatedrelatetotheoriginofChinesecharacters,such asCangjie,the____legendarylegend inventorofChinesecharacters,theancient practiceofknot-tying andthe eighttrigrams,to namea few举几个例子.It isgenerallyagreed,Chinesecharactersbegan assimple imagestheancientChinesepeople drew,painted orcarved todescribedescribe natureor theirlives.Other02/3writingsystemsbasedbase onpicturesweredeveloped inregions likeancientEgyptandMaya aswell,but hanziis theonly oneof theseancient writingsystems thatsurvives/hassurvivedsurvive.The oldsymbols recognizableas Chinesecharacters,as iswidelyagreed,arethosefoundon jiaguwen.The jiaguwencan provideall ofus inthemodernera withinsightintohowancientChinesesawtheworldaroundthemandintotheirgreat creativitycreativeinexpressing theirobservations.Take themodern characterJia forexample.The jiaguwencharacter lookslikeahousewhere anice piglives,originatingoriginate fromtheancient ideathatagoodfamilyhomehasplentyoffood.Over thousandsof years,this hanzievolved intoavarietyofdifferentforms,but finallydevelopedinamorestablemannerafter theunificationunifyofChinaunderEmperorQinshihuang.Usually,Chinesecharactersare foundcomplicatedcomplicate forthose whofirstlookatthem.However,a basicknowledgeabouttheformationof thesecharacterswillfamiliarizeyou withthesesymbols.About80%ofChinesecharacters arecomposedof由构成smaller partsknown asradicals,which arecombinedinmanydifferentwaysto formformtensofthousandsofhanzi.Fortunately,you needtoknowonlyabout2or3,000characters foruseindaily life.Chinesecharactersareinseparablyinseparable linkedwith Chineseculture,bridging thegapbetween the Chinesepeopleandcultureofthepresent andthoseofthepast.In mostcases,if notall,a commandofChineseis adequatefor theappreciationappreciate ofancientChineseclassics.As Chinatakes itsplace inthe internationalcommunity inthepastdecades,theChinesewritingsystem hasspreadtoother countries.And asChinas cultureand societyhavecontinuedtodevelop,theamazingly versatileChinesecharactershavebeenadaptedforuseindigitalformatoncomputersand otherdevices.And sowritten Chineselives on,spreading Chineseculture wherever______itgoes.。