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有关中国艺术的英语作文
【篇一：《中国文化英语》作文】
“insights into chinese culture”
归纳整理
u1
1
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“ heaven does not speak in words. i speaks through the
rotation of the four seasons and the
growth of all living things”
2
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if one remained “ignorant and disrespectful of one’s
heavenly mission” by killing or maiming
life, one would be
punished by heaven.
“he who offends against heaven has
none
to whom he can pray.”
3
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the ritual of wearing mourning for a deceased parent for
three years was
an expression of the child’s love and
remembrance.
4
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the role of li is to maintain harmony among people.
课后选择题
zi lu ,ran you and gongxichi’s aspirations represent individual
contribution to society,
while zeng dian’s reflects harmony.
u2
1
、
the thought of laozi formed the foundation of daoism, the
most
influential indigenous school of religion in
china.
2
、
the wisdom of the “useless tree” lies exactly in its
uselessness, or its
naturalness.
3
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“nothing in the world is weaker than water
. yet nothing is
stronger than water when it comes to
breaking something
strong.”
4
、
giving up the desire to flaunt one’s superiority is the basic
way to prosperity.
课后填空题
1
、
in laozi’s opinion, fragility is the symbol of life.
2
、
the highest level of one’
s cultivation is to return to the
state
of a newborn baby who is free of any knowledge,
desire,
impurity or
falsehood.
3
、
people fight and deceive one another out of desire.
4
、
according to the laws of nature, people should not rob the
poor and
oppress the weak.
翻译
人往高处走，水往低处流
humans
tend to seek higher positions while water always
flows to lower places. u6
1
、
ezra pound, for example, was well known for his
admiration of chinese characters, from
which he was able to
draw creativity.
when he saw character
旦
, he was reminded of
the morning sun.
2
、
by combining certain features of different traditional forms
of chinese characters, the symbols
appear both lively and
highly
representative of the sports they stand
for.
3
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at it’s beginning, chinese also include
d language pictures,
which became fewer
and fewer during the period of the
oracle-
bone inscriptions.
u8
1
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the analects(lunyu) begins with the confucian edict: “is it
not a
pleasure to meet friends from afar?”
2
、
the government even provided funds for the newcomers to
build a church in the capital
city.
3
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he also dictated the 12-volume tang-dynasty records of the
western regions(datang xiyu ji),
written down by his disciple
bianji(birth and death dates
unknown).
4
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they featured short jackets with narrow sleeves----
convenient for
traveling or hunting on horseback.
课后问答题
q
：
what is the attitude of tang dynasty toward other cultures.
a
：
tang dynasty tolerated and absorbed elements from all
foreign
cultures. u11
1
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the overall design featured symmetry between left and
right, along
the axis, giving the city a unique sublime
order.
2
、
no one can visit the forbidden city without marveling at its
unique application of
color.
3
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against this gray background rises the gate of supreme
harmony in radiant
gold and red, a vision of extreme
magnificence.
课后问答题
q
：
why are other colors used for the forbidden city?
a
：
other colors are used to produce a balanced effect on the
forbidden city.
u12
1
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the highest level of ancient chinese music was to represent
spiritual harmony with
nature.
2
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“music brings harmony” is an important concept that has
influenced
chinese culture for several thousand
years.
3
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one cannot discuss chinese music without mentioning a
seven-stringed musical instrument, the
chinese zither, which
represented the
zenith of cultivated learning in ancient times,
followed by go, calligraphy and
painting.
课后填空题
1
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people can enjoy a more harmonious and happier spiritual
life through
music because it can help maintain social order
and cultivate the mind.
ancient chinese people believed that
music eventually can
lead to harmony
between people and nature.
2
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the striking feature of the chime bells is its large scale and
fine
craftsmanship.
3
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the chime bells can produce as many tones as a modern
piano.
4
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rituals and music are similar in that both of them bring
harmony.
u13
1
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the terracotta warriors and horses caused a sensation
upon their discovery, not only because
of the impressive size
of the army, but
also due to the masterful craftsmanship of the
sculptures.
课后问答题
q
：
what is the significance of the terracotta army of the first
emperor of
qin?
a
：
it’s not only a great legacy of the first emperor of qin’s
military might, but also a superb
paradigm of ancient chinese
sculpture.
u15
1
、
the writing brush, made from either rabbit, sheep or wolf
hair, feels soft,
supple,
and is elastic and
highly ductile.
2
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the so-called ink pig refers to calligraphic work in heavy,
dense ink,
which fails to give play to vigorous brushwork,
resulting in fat strokes and cumbersome
handwriting
resembling a fat pig. this
is exactly due to the lack of vigorous
lines and internal energy.
3
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“being hidden” means that, the beginning and end of each
stroke are smooth ,without any trace of
sharp and
overpowering
brushwork.
课后问答题
q
：
what are the two factors that promote chinese calligraphy?
a
：
the two factors that promoted chinese calligraphy are the
square-shaped pictographic characters
and the writing brush.
u16
1
、
pottery was the predecessor of porcelain, while glazed
pottery was the basis for the emergence
of porcelain.
2
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anyone familiar with chinese porcelain knows that the
surface of
some porcelain ware is covered with irregular
cracks.
3
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the interest in crackleware lies in its naturally produced
and
unpredictable patterns.
4
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blue
–
and-white porcelain occupies a prominent position in
the chinese porcelain industry, for it
accords well with the
culture and
aesthetic spirit chinese people have long
pursued--
-of simplicity, unaffectedness
and ease.
5
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for ming-and qing-dynasty porcelain ware, elegance in
shape,
intriguing use of color, fine texture, and vivid
images all
set off each other, adding
great splendor to the art.
课后问答题
q
：
what was chinese porcelain famous for?
a
：
chinese porcelain was famous for its sophistication and
elegance.
q
：
what qualities does blue-and-white porcelain display that
reflect chinese
aesthetics?
a
：
blue
–
and-white porcelain displays such qualities as
conciseness and elegance, serenity and
purity that reflect
chinese
aes
thetics.
u18
1
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one is to indicate the identity and character of the role. for
example,
a “red face” means the person is loyal and
brave; a
“black face” signifies
the person is to express people’s
appraisal of the roles from a moral and
aesthetic point of view,
such as
respectable, hateful, noble, or ridiculous,
etc.
2
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for example, zhangfei, a heroic character from the three
kingdoms period, has a facial
design in peking opera in the
shape of
a butterfly---a masterpiece perfectly combining
personality and artistic
design.
its virtuality
consists of two aspects: one is virtual movements,
and the other virtual settings. virtual
movement refers to
imitating actions
onstage.
3
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viewers of peking opera go to the theater with the purpose
of not only
seeing “a play”, but more of watching the
“performance”, since they know the
“play”(or stage imagery)
is to be
“acted out” ,and the significance of the “play” is
located in the singing ,speaking
,acting, and fighting of the
performers.
u22
1
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sichuan .known as “nature’s storehouse” , is also a
storehouse of
cuisine. here, each and every restaurant
provides delicious yet economical
culinary fare.
2
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now goubuli is a time-cherished brand name in tianjin.
3
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at a party or a banquet, everyone first takes into
consideration the
needs of the group; with the eating process
also being a time to show humility and
concern for others.
4
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chinese people are very particular about the color, aroma,
taste, and form
of culinary dishes.
课后填空题
1
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the history of the eight schools of cuisine dates back to
ming and qing
dynasties.
2
、
hangzhou’s west lake vinegar fish is the most authentic in
that the fish
and water used are from west lake.
3
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according to the passage, the name of goubuli steamed
buns is eccentric and may confuse
people.
4
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the chinese culinary customs have strengthened the
collective spirit of the nation because
at a party or a banquet,
everyone first
takes into consideration the needs of the group,
and the eating process is also a time
to show humility and
concern for
others.
5
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standing one meter away from the wok, the cook of pared
fresh noodles
can pare the dough on his arm with knife in his
hand into pieces projected right into
the boiling water.
u23
1
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tea is a wonderful beverage originally produced in china
about 4000 years ago.
2
、
liu zhenliang ,a tea master of the late tang dynasty, whose
birth and death years are unknown, once
put forward the
theory of the “ten
virtue” of tea.
3
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to tea drinkers, the first and foremost pleasure derived
from drinking
tea is “cleansing”.
4
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the chinese attach great importance to the water, tea
leaves,
tea set, and fire, when making and drinking
tea.
flowing water needs a
live fire.
课后问答题
q; what are
the three main functions of drinking
tea?
a: the three most
important functions include: it can help
cleanse and balance the body, calm down
people’s minds and
be used to express
respect for people.
课后填空题
1
、
it was not until a little more than 200 years ago that tea was
grown in other countries than
china.
2
、
tea is so important to the ordinary life of people that it has
influenced different local
customs.
3
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many literati dreamed of making tea with freshly collected
snow.
4
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boccaro tea set produced in yixing is mentioned as an
example of ceramic
tea sets.
5
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the fire for making good tea should be live and slow.
6
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if the tea leaves stand up in hot water before they slowly
unfold and stretch and fall down, then
we can judge it is
longjing
tea.
【篇二：中国传统艺术英语介绍】
chinese folk arts
papercut
the
papercuts of shanxi feature a wide variety of
themes,
including flowers, human
figures, animals, legends, folk tales
all stoties from operatic works, and
showing a bold and
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