本书旨在通过对中国古代社会文化诸方面的学习以及相关英语表达方式的训练，使学习者了解古代中华民族风貌，并能以规范、流畅的表达方式对外介绍、弘扬中华文化，让世界了解古代中国。内容融知识性和趣味性于一体，图文并茂地提供了一种展现古代中国风采的视觉方式。充分利用电子教程的资源优势，根据所授内容插入相应图片和简短音视频资料，以凸显重要的主题，使课程内容生动直观。全书共10个单元，每单元分为两部分，通过听说读写等多种训练方式使学习者能够用英语介绍中华文化。
訾缨，北京林业大学外语学院教授、大学英语部主任，参与和主持“基于中西文化教育的大学英语教学改革”项目。
Unit 1 Creation
Text 1 Pan gu Creating the World
Text 2 Nuwa（女娲）and the Creation of Humans
Text 3 Situational Dialogue： The Four Supernatural Beasts in Ancient China
Text 4 Lecture on Chinese Creation Myths
Unit 2 Philosophy
Text 1 Taoism and Confucianism — Major Chinese Philosophies
Text 2 Three Fables in Zhuangzi
Text 3 Situational Dialogue： About the Book of Changes（The I Ching）
Text 4 An Introduction to the “Hundred Schools of Thought” （诸子百家）
Unit 3 Language and Literature
Text 1 Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Text 2 Poetry of the Tang Dynasty
Text 3 Situational Dialogue： About Journey to the West
Text 4 Lecture： An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Literature in Part
Unit 4 Education in Ancient China
Text 1 History of Ancient Chinese Education
Text 2 Confucian Educational Theory
Text 3 Situational Dialogue： On Chinese Imperial Examination
Text 4 An Introduction to China Ancient Academies （书院）
Unit 5 Science and Technology
Text 1 The Four Great Inventions
Text 2 Shen Kuo and Dream Pool Essays
Text 3 Situational Dialogue： Xu Guangqi
Text 4 An Introduction to Zhaozhou Bridge
Unit 6 Traditional Customs
Text 1 Traditional Marriage Rituals
Text 2Traditional Chinese Mascots （吉祥物）
Text 3 A Situational Dialogue on Fengshui
Text 4 An Introduction to Traditional Chinese Zodiac （生肖）
Unit 7 Beijing in History
Text 1 A Brief History of Beijing
Text 2 Walls and Gates of Beijing
Text 3 Situational Dialogue： About the Forbidden City
Text 4 A Tour guide to Beijing’s Hutong and Siheyuan
Unit 8 Leisure
Text 1 Tea Culture
Text 2 Traditional Music
Text 3 Situational Dialogue： About Go（围棋）
Text 4 An Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Unit 9 Virtues
Text 1 The Five Constant Virtues
Text 2 Women of Ancient China
Text 3 Situational Dialogue： About Filial Piety in China
Text 4 An Introduction to Four Gentlemen in Plants
Unit 10 National Treasures
Text 1 Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes
Text 2 Tang Tri Colored Glazed Pottery
Text 3 Situational Dialogue： FaceChanging in Sichuan Opera
Text 4 The Qingming Festival by the Riverside
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