中国传统文化

广东 王 思

激活·素养解读

实践·读写整合

Chinese embroidery

中国刺绣

1Embroidery,a folk art with a long tradition,occupies an important position in the history of Chinese arts and crafts.It is,in its long development,inseparable from silkworm-raising,silk-reeling and weaving.

2China is the first country in the world that discovered the use of silk.Silkworms were domesticated as early as 5000 years ago.The production of silk thread and fabrics gave rise to the art of embroidery.

3According to the classicalShangshuorBook of History,the“regulations on costume”of 4000 years ago stipulated（规定）among other things“dresses and skirts with designs and embroideries”.This is evidence that embroidery had become an established art by that remote time.In 1958,a piece of silk was found in a tomb of the state of Chu of the Warring States Period (475 BC—221 BC).It is embroidered with a dragon-and-phoenix design.More than 2000 years old,it is the earliest piece of Chinese embroidery ever unearthed.The art became widespread during the Han Dynasty(202 BC—220 AD).

4Today,silk embroidery is practised nearly all over China.It is generally agreed that the best commercial products come from four provinces: Jiangsu (notably Suzhou),Hunan,Sichuan and Guangdong,each with its distinctive features.Embroidered works have become highly complex and exquisite（精美的）today.Take the double-face embroideryCat,representative work of Suzhou embroidery,for example.An artist splits the hair-thin coloured silk thread into filaments（细丝）—half,quarter,1/12 or even 1/48 of its original thickness—and uses these in embroidering,concealing the thousands of ends and joints in the process and making them disappear as if by magic.The finished work is a cute and mischievous-looking cat on both sides of the groundwork.The most difficult part of the job is the eyes of the cat.To give them lustre（光泽）and life,silk filaments of more than 20 colours or shades have to be used.

5Recently,on the basis of double-faced embroidery has developed further innovation—the same design on both sides in different colours,and totally different patterns on two faces of the same groundwork.It seems that possibilities hitherto（迄今）unknown to the art may yet be explored.

Activity A Reading for understanding

语篇解码

（一）主题归纳

What is the text mainly about?

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（二）结构分析与信息梳理

Fill in the blanks according to the text with only one word for each blank.

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Activity B Reading for writing

一、词块积累

a folk art with a long tradition 具有悠久传统的民间艺术

occupy an important position 占有重要地位

in the history of 在……的历史中

Chinese arts and crafts 中国艺术和手工艺品

give rise to 引起；导致；造成

the art of embroidery 刺绣艺术

a dragon-and-phoenix design 龙凤设计

a commercial product 商业产品

a distinctive feature 突出的特征

a representative work 代表作

on the basis of 在……的基础上

further innovation 进一步的创新

二、典句赏析

1.同位语

Embroidery,a folk art with a long tradition,occupies an important position in the history of Chinese arts and crafts.刺绣，是一种具有悠久传统的民间艺术，在中国艺术和手工艺品的历史中占有重要地位。

【点石成金】该句中的a folk art with a long tradition 在句中作同位语，补充说明刺绣是一种具有悠久传统的民间艺术。

【例句仿写】演讲者姚建萍将会就苏绣的历史和发展给我们进行简短的介绍。

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2.it作形式主语

It is generally agreed that the best commercial products come from four provinces:Jiangsu (notably Suzhou),Hunan,Sichuan and Guangdong,each with its distinctive features.人们通常认为最好的绣品来自以下四个省份——江苏（尤其是苏州）、湖南、四川和广东，这四个省份的绣品各具特色。

【点石成金】该句用到了“It+be+过去分词+that 从句”句型，其中It是形式主语，本句型中常用的过去分词还有said、reported、proved、known、expected、believed、thought、hoped、noted、suggested、demanded等。

【例句仿写】姚建萍是公认的苏绣传承人之一。

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三、写作迁移

假定你是学校学生会主席李华，学校将邀请苏绣传承人姚建萍来学校演讲。你得知学校的外教Henry很喜欢刺绣，想写一封信邀请他参加讲座。内容包括：

1.讲座的时间和地点；

2.讲座的内容；

3.发出邀请。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3.至少需要使用一个本文中解析过的句式；

4.注意段落内的逻辑关系。

Dear Henry,

I am Li Hua,chairman of the Students'Union.________________________________

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Looking forward to your early reply!

Yours,

Li Hua

写作导引

➢激活思维

本次的写作任务是写一封邀请信。题目要求我们以学生会主席的名义，邀请学校的外教Henry参加一场关于苏绣的讲座，并且需要使用同位语和it作形式主语。这些写作要求与所给语篇的主题语境是紧密相关的。我们可以通过整合同一主题的阅读材料的内容和语言，梳理写作思路和积累素材。

➢素材积累

本次写作任务是基于同一主题的语篇阅读的写作，我们可以通过学习、模仿并运用阅读中的语言表达，如词块和句型，积累写作的语言素材。

（一）表明写信目的，并发出邀请

1.Learning that you are interested in traditional Chinese culture,I'm writing to invite you to attend a relevant activity if you can spare the time.了解到您对中国传统文化感兴趣，如果您能抽出时间，我写信邀请您参加一个相关活动。

2.There will be an exhibition on December 1st in the school hall.So I'm now writing on behalf of the Students'Union to invite you to come and attend it.12 月1 日 在学 校礼 堂将会有一个展览。所以，现在我代表学生会写信邀请您来参加。

（二）活动的具体内容

1.The following are some details about this lecture.讲座的相关细节如下。

2.To begin with,the lecturer will give us a brief introduction to the history and development of Suzhou embroidery.首先，演讲者将就苏绣的历史和发展给我们进行简短的介绍。

3.It is generally believed that Yao Jianping is one of the representative inheritors of Suzhou embroidery.姚建萍是公认的苏绣的代表性传承人之一。

4.Some of Yao's representative works will be displayed in the school hall.姚建萍的部分代表作将会在学校礼堂展出。

5.Most of the inheritors believe that further innovation should be developed to improve the skills of embroidery.大多数的传承人认为刺绣技艺应该通过进一步的创新来得到提升。

6.What's the most exciting is that she will show the skills of Suzhou embroidery on the scene.最让人兴奋的是她会在现场给我们展示苏绣技艺。

7.At the end of this activity,a Question &Answer session will be arranged for the audience.在活动的最后，我们将会为观众安排问答环节。

（三）期待对方接受邀请，并希望对方尽快回复

1.Therefore,I sincerely hope that you can accept our invitation if it is convenient for you,and I have the confidence that you will have a good time staying with us.所以，如果方便的话，我真诚地希望你能接受我们的邀请，我相信跟我们在一起你会度过一段愉快的时光。

2.Thank you for your reading,and we would appreciate it if you could confirm your participation at your early convenience.Looking forward to your early reply! 谢谢你的阅读，如果你能尽早在你方便时确认参加，我们将不胜感激。期待你的早日回复！

➢写作支架

本次写作任务是写一封邀请信。根据任务中的要求，语篇结构可定为“表明写信目的，并发出邀请+介绍讲座内容+期待对方接受邀请”。文章的框架如下：

Dear Henry,

I am Li Hua,chairman of the Students' Union.Learning that you are interested in...,I'm writing to invite you to attend a(n)...,which will be held...（表明写信目的，并发出邀请）

The following are some details about this lecture.To begin with,...Following that...At the end of this activity,...（讲座的具体内容）

I sincerely hope that you can accept our invitation if it is convenient for you and I have the confidence that you will have a good time staying with us.（期待对方接受邀请，并希望对方尽快回复）

Looking forward to your early reply!

Yours,Li Hua

➢语篇过手

根据以上提供的主题、主题表达和语篇结构，写一封邀请信。第一段表明写信目的，并发出邀请；第二段介绍讲座的具体内容；第三段表明期待对方接受邀请，并希望对方尽快回复。总词数控制在80左右。

同时，学习运用前文阅读中出现的同位语和it 作形式主语。尤其要注意文章的内在逻辑关系，以及语言的准确性、流畅性和得体性。