中国文化英语教程Unit6.pptVIP

Unit 6 Chinese Characters: Poetic Symbols ? Lead-in ? Text study ? Exercises Content Lead-in Lead-in ? Introduction ? Symbols of Sentiment ? Graceful Olympic Symbols Text study Introduction ? According to legend, Chinese characters were invented by Cangjie ( 仓颉 ), a bureaucrat under the legendary Yellow Emperor . ? The earliest surviving examples of writing in China are inscriptions on so- called “oracle bones”, tortoiseshells and ox scapulae ( 肩胛骨 ) used for divination ( 占卜 ), dating from around 1200 BC in the late Shang dynasty. 甲骨文 An oracle bone unearthed in A