大学英语自主阅读II_2.ppt

Historical Characters in Various Cultures; All the world is a stage． － Shakespeare held that;Introduction;A Romance of Three Kingdoms　sets a grand stage for numerous heroes to put on ups and downs　by　Luo Guanzhong ;Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the great chinese classics and is compiled into a semi-fictional literary masterpiece during the Ming Dynasty by Luo Guanzhong. The novel comprises around 70+% fact and 20+% fiction. e.g. Some issues such as Guan Yus weapon weighing around 40 kilograms, the capabilities of Lu Bu, Liu Beis horses some others are probably fictional. ;That period in history can be said as the golden age of chivalry and although it happened more than 1700 years ago, characters such as Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang have become household names among the Chinese. ;Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not only about the struggle and conflicts among the warlords, it is about loyalty, betrayal, courage, lust, determination, responsibilities, repaying the kindness of others and trust among people. Notice: More information you can derive from: /wiki/Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms ;;1. What is Luo Guanzhong’s outlook on history, the author of the original work? ;2. Why did Zhuge Liang submit “Memorial on Sending Out the Troops” to the emperor? ;;;;;;1. Its author Luo Guanzhong created this novel by collecting and collating tales about the Three Kingdoms in ballads and dramas and drawing on historical works such as Records of the Three Kingdoms, The Annotated Records of the Three Kingdoms and the Comprehensive Mirror for Aid of Government. (Para. 2);for example，such as和like都可用来举例，但用法有所不同。 For example，air is invisible. 例如，空气是看不见的。 Some of the European languages derive from Latin，such as French，Italian and Spanish. 有些欧洲语言来源于拉丁语，例如，法语、意大利语和西班牙语。 …saved things like old newspapers and pieces of string. ……收集起来的如旧报纸和绳子之类的东西;for example作“例如”讲时，一般只以同类事物或人中的“一个”为例，作插入语，用逗号隔开，可置于句首、句中或句末。 For exam