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1、²《辞海》指出,文化,从广义上说,指人类社会历史实践过程中所创造的物质财富和精神财富的总和。从狭义上来说,指社会的意识形态,以及与之相适应的制度和组织机构;有时特指教育、科学、文学、艺术等方面的精神财富,以与政治、经济、军事等方面的知识和设施相区别。²TheNewWorldEncyclopedia:Itisthetotalityofthespiritual,intellectual,andartisticattitudessharedbyagroup,includingitstradition,habits,socialcustoms,morals,lawsandsocialrelati
2、ons.²我不知道他们给了我多少日子;但我的手确乎是渐渐空虚了。在默默里算着,八千多日子已经从我手中溜去;像针尖上一滴水滴在大海里,我的日子滴在时间的流水里,没有声音,也没有影子。我不禁头涔涔而泪潸潸了。(朱自清《匆匆》)²Idon'tknowhowmanydaysIhavebeengiventospend,butIdofeelmyhandsaregettingempty.Takingstocksilently,Ifindthatmorethaneightthousanddayshavealreadyslidawayfromme.Likeadropofwaterfromthepointo
3、faneedledisappearingintotheocean,mydaysaredrippingintothestreamoftime,soundless,traceless.Alreadysweatisstartingonmyforehead,andtearswellingupinmyeyes.²沉鱼落雁之容,闭月羞花之貌。²belovelyenoughtooutshinethemoonandputtheflowerstoshame.²thebeautywouldputtheflowerstoshame.²用点画成线,用线画成平面,用平面画成立体。²Withpointsyoucan
4、makealine;withlines,planes;withplanes,solids.²河南地处黄河中下游冲积平原。典型的温带气候,充足的水源,肥沃的土壤,茂密的林木,是最早适宜人类居住的地方。事实上,中华民族的根系也最早深深地植根于这片广袤的平原之中。在这里,诞生了中华民族关于人类起源的最早传说,留下了中华文明创造者的最初足迹。²LocatedonthealluvialplaininthemiddleandlowerreachesoftheYellowRiver,Henanhasatypicaltemperateclimate,abundantwater,fertilesoilsa
5、nddensewoods,andwastheearliestplaceforhumansettlement.Infact,itishereonthisvastplainthattherootsoftheChinesepeoplewerefirstplanted.TheChinesepeople'searliestlegendsabouttheoriginsofmankindweregeneratedhereonthisplain,anditisherethatremainthefirstfootprintsofthosewhocreatedChinesecivilization.²女娲创
6、造了人类,“炼五色彩石以补苍天”,使人类拥有了一个基本安宁的自然生存空间。Nüwacreatedman,''smeltedcoloredstonesandrepairedthesky,''inorderthatmanshouldhaveapeacefulspacetoliveamongnature.p女娲是“人头蛇身”,汉代画像石刻的“女娲伏羲交尾图”是这个传说的佐证。有历史学家认为,女娲是远古母权制时期以蛇为图腾的部落首领。pAccordingtoancientrecords,Nüwahad''theheadofahumanandbodyofasnake,''andthislegend
7、istestifiedtobytheHanDynastystoneengraving''MatingPictureofNüwaandFuxi.''SomehistoriansbelievethatNüwawastheleaderofatribeworshippingthesnaketoteminancientmatriarchalsociety.OneNüwalegendisabouther“roilingmudintomen”.I