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课件网) Unit 5 Languages around the World Reading and Thinking 课文解析 China is widely known for its ancient civilisation which has continued all the way through into modern times, despite the many ups and downs in its history. 因……广为人知 其古代文明 一直延续到 despite介词短语作状语 在历史上的跌宕起伏 which引导的定语从句 The Chinese Writing System: Connecting the Past and the Present 尽管历史跌宕起伏，中国因其一直延续至今的古老文明而闻名于世。 There are many reasons why this has been possible, but one of the main factors has been the Chinese writing system. 其存续的原因有很多，但主要因素之一是汉字的书写体系。 主要因素之一 书写体系 At the beginning, written Chinese was a picture-based language. It dates back several thousand years to the use of longgu—animal bones and shells on which symbols were carved by ancient Chinese people. Some of the ancient symbols can still be seen in today’s hanzi. 它可以追溯到数千年前使用龙骨的时期———古代中国人在这些骨头和壳上面刻画简单的符号。这些符号在今天的汉字中仍然可以看到。 起初 基于图形的语言 追溯……到 介词+which 引导定语从句 书面汉语 同位语 By the Shang Dynasty (around 1600-1046 BCE), these symbols had become a well-developed writing system. 到商朝（约公元前1600年~前1046年右）时，这些符号已经演变成一套完善的书写体系。 by+过去时间--过去完成时 完善的 到商朝时 Over the years, the system developed into different forms, as it was a time when people were divided geographically, leading to many varieties of dialects and characters. 在随后的年代里，这一体系发展成了不同的形式，这是由于当时中国人居住地域的分隔，从而导致不同的方言和汉字变体的产生。 conj.因为，由于 when引导定语从句“人们按地域分隔居住 种类繁多的 在……期间 ”在随后的年代里里” v-ing做结果状语 “导致” 发展成为 一段时间 It was a time when... 这/那是一个……的时期 There was a time when... 曾有一段时间…… 翻译：那是一个我完全对自己失去信心的时期。 翻译：曾有一段时间我发现学好英语很难。（形式宾语） There was a time when I didn’t get along with my classmates. It was a time when I lost confidence in myself completely. There was a time when I found it hard to learn English well. This, however, changed under Emperor Qinshihuang of the Qin Dynasty (221-207BCE). 然而，这在秦朝（公元前221-前207年）秦始皇统治时期发生了变化。 Emperor Qinshihuang united the seven major states into one unified country where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. 秦始皇统一七个诸侯国后，在这个统一的国家里，汉字书写体系开始朝着一个方向发展。 unite: /ju na t/ vt. 联合；统一 His aims was to unite Italy. united: adj. 联合的；统一的 the United States of America unify: / ju n fa / vt. 统一；使成一体 The new leaders hopes to unify the country. unified: adj. 统一的；一体的 where 引导定语从句 朝着一个方向 诸侯国 That writing system was of great importance in uniting the Chinese people and culture. Even today, no matter where Chinese people live or what dialect they speak, they can all still communicate in w ... ...
