旅游英语阅读教程 Unit 9.ppt

尚辅网 尚辅网 Unit9 Ancient Academies 新世纪高职高专 旅游与酒店管理类课程规划教材 Contents Lead-in Text Yuelu Academy Yuelu Academy, located at the east foot of the Yuelu Mountain, is one of the four famous academies of higher learning in ancient China. The other three are Bailudong Academy in Jiangxi Province, Songyang Academy and Suiyang Academy in Henan Province. Yuelu Academy was established by Zhu Dong, a civil officer in 976 AD during the time of the Northern Song Dynasty. The academy existed through the Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties. It was changed into Hunan Institute of Higher Learning in 1903, and later renamed Hunan Normal College, Hunan Public Polytechnic School, and finally Hunan University in 1926, a comprehensive university with a balanced development of various disciplines. Now, it is the only one of the ancient Chinese academies of classical learning which has developed into a modern university. Text Enduring more than 1,000 years of wind and rain, the academy was frequently restored. Most of its present constructions were rebuilt in the Qing Dynasty, including the main gate, the second gate, lecture hall, Banxue Room, classic-revising hall of Xiang Shui, Yushu Library, and other six temples, eight gardens, four memorial buildings. Among them, The main gate and lecture hall are most impressive. The main gate was formerly built in the Song Dynasty, and was then called central gate. The words“Yuelu Academy” on the horizontal board were inscriptions of Zhenzong, an emperor of the Song Dynasty. It was said that in the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhenzong learnt the education reputation of Yuelu Academy and the virtue of the master, Zhou Shi, so he ordered Zhou Shi to the capital for an interview and gave him the title, Master of the imperial college, hoping that he would stay in the capital to give lectures. Text However, Zhou Shi longed for his Yuelu Academy and insisted on going back. So, the emperor awarded his majesty’s own handwriting “Yuelu Academy”