中国文化英语教程Unit-12.ppt

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1、Unit12Music:GoverntheCountry,NourishtheMindLead-inTextstudyExercisesContentLead-inListentotwoaudioclipsandseewhetheryoucantellthenameofthepiecesmusic.ThreeStanzasofPlumBlossoms《梅花三弄》LoftyMountainsandFlowingWater《高山流水》IntroductionGovernanceTroughMusicConsolingtheMindwithMu

2、sicTextstudyIntroductionThetraditionofChinesemusicdatesbacktoremoteantiquity.Governingthecountryandnourishingthemindthroughmusicaretwoofthemainfunctionsofthistradition.GovernanceTroughMusicAccordingtoancientChineseculture:Ritualsprovidedthenormsofconductforpeople.Thegoalt

3、omaintainsocialorder.Musicwasforthemind’scultivationandexpression.Itspurposewastoenhancepeople’soutlookonlifeandimbue(灌输)themwithenergyandcreativity,suchthattheycouldenjoyamoreharmoniousandhappierspirituallife.GovernanceTroughMusicThehighestlevelofancientChinesemusicwasto

4、representspiritualharmonywithnature.Chimebells(编钟)FunctionofmusicinancientChinaMarquisYichimebellsGovernanceTroughMusicGovernanceTroughMusicChimebellswereatypicalmusicalinstrumentintheearlytimesofancientChina.ChimebellswerefirstusedintheShangDynasty,andbecamequitepopulard

5、uringtheWesternZhouDynasty.Chimebells(编钟)GovernanceTroughMusic曾侯乙墓出土编钟ThefinesetofchimebellswasunearthedinHubeiProvincein1978,fromthetombofMarquisYi,alocallordinasmallstatecalledZengduringtheWarringStatesPeriod.MarquisYichimebellsGovernanceTroughMusicTheMarquisYichimebell

6、sconsistof65bellsarrangedinthreerows.Thefirstrowincludes19niubells(钮钟).Thesecondandthirdrowsinclude45yongbells(甬钟).Thereisaseparateandmuchlargerbellusedtoadjustpitch.GovernanceTroughMusicThebellsineachrowdifferfromoneanotherinshapeandsize,emanating(发出)differenttones.Gover

7、nanceTroughMusicTheframeismadeofbronze,weighingasmuchasfivetonsormore.Thetotalweightofthebellsismorethan440kilograms.Thebellsbearinscriptionstotalingmorethan2,800Chinesecharactersrelatingtomusicandthemakingoftheinstrument.Theframeiscarvedwithexquisitepatternsinrelief(浮雕)a

8、ndfretwork(回纹细工).GovernanceTroughMusicInstrumentsofsuchascaleandsuchfinecraftsmanshipwerequitera