人教版高中英语课件选修六 Unit1 Art reading (共27张PPT).ppt

(1) Riddles A promise. A river. 1.What is that you ought to keep after you give it to somebody else? 2.What is that which has a mouth, but never speaks, and a bed, but never sleeps in it? Do you know what the planting expresses or represents? King of the wild animals, the tiger is a symbol of courage and bravery and it can drive off demons demon(恶魔). Tiger (墨僧) The favourite tree of Chinese painters, the pine symbolizes longevity (长寿) and steadfastness (坚定, 稳当). Pine (高延军,4000) The five petals(花瓣)of the plum flower symbolize the five gods of good luck. The plum tree, pine, and bamboo are the “Three Friends in Winter” Plum (王烈) Always green in colour, bamboo is a symbol of old age and modesty(谦逊；端庄). Bamboo and plums(李)together represent man and wife. bamboo, pine trees, and plums commonly seen together in a painting are the “Three Friends in Winter”. Bamboo (墨僧) Symbol of longevity(长寿) and often shown together with a pine-tree and a stone, two other symbols of longevity. Crane (郭怡宗5.5万) The lotus is the symbol of purity and one of the eight Buddhist(佛教的)precious (珍贵的) things. The lotus comes out of the mire(泥潭)but is not itself soiled(弄脏了的). It is inwardly(在内部) empty yet outwardly upright(正直的). It has no branches but yet smells sweet. The words for lotus in Chinese have the same meanings as: to bind(捆), connect (in marriage), one after the other, uninterrupted(不停的, 连续的), to love, and modesty(谦逊；端庄). Lotus (Lian-Hua, He) (郭东健) Symbolizes autumn. Its Chinese name sound similar to the words “remain, nine, and long time”. It is best to pick Chrysanthemum on the 9th day of the 9th month. Chrysanthemum (Ju) (墨痴,8000) Fish in Chinese sounds like the word for “Abundance (丰富,充裕)and Affluence (富裕)” so the fish symbolizes wealth. Fish shown with a lotus(莲) blossom symbolizes “Year after year may you live in affluence . Fish Match the words in Column A with those in Column B. a. realistic b. abstract c. existence d. detailed e. religious f. traditional