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1、中国地方文化英语导读《中华文明与地方文化英文导读》HighlightsofChineseCivilizationandSuzhouCulturePrefaceWhentheOlympicsopenedonAugust8,2008inBeijing,wesawChinesecivilizationandnationalharmonybeingshowcased.HereiswhatWesternmediawereexcitedabout:“TheworldseesChinaasitseesitselfandasitwantstobeseenbythewo
2、rld.TheopeningceremonyoftheOlympicswasaboutChinashistoricalachievementsanditsdreamsoffuturesuccess.”TherichChineseculturalheritageandcivilizationdemonstratedintheopeningceremonyoftheBeijingOlympicsmadetheworldfascinated.China,anancientandbeautifullandwithalonghistory,hasnotonly
3、nurturedcountlessgenerationsoftheChinesepeople,butalsocreatedsplendidcivilizationinphilosophy,history,education,scienceandtechnology,ethics,morality,culturalidentity,nationalcharacter,lifeorientation,socialorder,folksandcustoms,whicharealsoindispensablepartsoftheworldculture.Int
4、helonghistoricaldevelopment,theChinesecivilizationhasmadeuniquecontributionstotheworld.Chinesecivilizationhasahistoryover5,000years,anditisnotpossibleforanysinglebooktocoveralltheaspects.HighlightsofChineseCivilizationandLocalCultureonlyprovidesageneralintroduction,attemptingtoi
5、nspirefurtherinterestandexploration.Inthe21stcentury,theworldhaswelcomedaneraofnewculturalintegration,withdifferentculturesacceleratingtheirglobalizationprocesses.AsChinaneedstoabsorbtheexcellentaspectsoftheworldculturesforitsmodernizationprogress,theworld,whethertheEastortheWes
6、t,alsoneedstotakeinChineseculturalelementsforfurtherdevelopment.Alsointhe21stcentury,ChinaneedstoknowabouttheworldmoreandtheworldneedstounderstandChinabetter.TheintroductionofChineseknowledge,cultureandtraditionwillcertainlyhelptheworldtohaveabetterinsightintoChina. Tointroducet
7、heChinesecultureandcivilizationtotheworld,collegeEnglishteachingbearstheresponsibility.CollegeEnglishCurriculumRequirementsstipulatedtheobjectiveofcollegeEnglishteachinginthenewcenturyis“todevelopstudentsabilitytouseEnglishinanallroundway,especiallyinlisteningandspeaking,sotha
8、tintheirfutureworkandsocialintercoursestheywill