新视域英语时文阅读 双色印刷 作者 艾格平 Unit 5 Education.pptVIP

Unit 5 Education Unit 1 Current International News Warming-up Questions 1. Education is important to everyone. Why should we receive education? Warming-up Questions 2. Do you know Confucius? Have you ever heard Hanban and Confucius Institutes? Topic-oriented Lead-in Topic-oriented Lead-in With the steady improvement of the comprehensive national strength and international competitiveness in China, it is an important task for many countries to build diplomatic relations with China. Mandarin plays an important role in foreign trade and economic cooperation and cultural exchange, which becomes an international language. More and more foreigners learn Mandarin. 2500 years ago, Confucius left the country Lu and traveled extensively to promote his ideas among rulers with his followers. Topic-oriented Lead-in Since 2004, he has been traveling the world again to enhance cross-culture communication between China and other countries. Confucius Institutes which have taken his name aim to promote Chinese language and culture and support local Chinese teaching. Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Bank of New Words Phrases and Expressions Phrases and Expressions Phrases and Expressions Phrases and Expressions Phrases and Expressions Phrases and Expressions Cultural Notes [1] Confucius 孔子（Confucius），生于公元前551年，子姓， 孔氏，名丘，字仲尼，汉族，东周时期鲁国陬邑（今中国山东曲阜市南辛镇）人，祖上为宋国（今河南商丘）贵族。春秋末期的思想家和教育家，儒家思想的创始人。孔子集华夏上古文化之大成，在世时已被誉为“天纵之圣”、“天之木铎”，是当时社会上的最博学者之一，被后世统治者尊为孔圣人、至圣、至圣先师、万世师表，被联合国教科文组织评选为“世界十大文化名人”之首。 Cultural Notes 孔子和儒家思想对中国和朝鲜半岛、日本、越南等地区有深远的影响。相传曾修《诗》《书》，订《礼》《乐》，序《周易》，撰《春秋》。他一生从事传道、授业、解惑，被中国人尊称“至圣先师，万世师表”。孔子弟子及其再传弟子把孔子及其弟子的言行语录和思想记录下来，整理编成《论语》。孔子和战国时期儒家代表人物之一的孟子，被合称为“孔孟”。在天道观上，孔子不否认天命鬼神的存在，主张依照礼仪和本分行事，“敬鬼神而远之”。孔子与孟子并称“孔孟”，他们的思想并称为孔孟之道。孔子被尊为“至圣”、“素王”，曾子则为宗圣，孟子为“亚圣”。 Cultural Notes [2] Confucius Institute 孔子学院（Confucius Institute），是中国国家对外汉语教学领导小组办公室在世界各地设立的推广汉语