1、B1 U5Languages around the world Words and expressions Chinas ancient civilisation has continued into modern times despite the many ups and downs in its history, due to a main factorChinese writing system.Billion of natives convey what they mean through Chinese characters. In the beginning, written C
2、hinese was a picture-based language-symbols carved on bones and shells. These symbols relate to real objects. By the Shang Dynasty, people were divided geographically, leading to many varieties of dialects and characters. By the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Qinshihuang unified the seven major states into on
3、e united country， where the Chinese writing system began to develop in one direction. People in modern times can read classic works by means of the Chinese writing system. The high regard for it can be seen. As China plays a greater role in global affairs, an increasing number of international stude
4、nts are beginning to appreciate Chinas culture and history and even attracted to Chinese Calligraphy, which dates back to at least the Han Dynasty. When I started studying English, it was a struggle.The words felt strange on my tongue. In my point of view, I could not figure out some words specific
5、meaning, such as gas and petrol, subway and underground, apartment and flat and pants and trousers in British English and American English. After semesters, my attitude to vocabulary changed. Vocabulary equalsgrades. I referred to the dictionary and read the description of each word. Slowly, I bridg
6、ed the gap with other classmates in communicating and met my parents demand in study. 尽管在历史上有着许许多多的兴衰， 中国古代文明一直持续到现代， 就是由于一个主要 因素中文书写系统。许多人都是通过汉字表达他们的意思。 一开始， 书面汉语是一种象形文字雕刻在骨头和贝壳上的符号。 这些符号和真实的 物品是有联系的。到了商代，人们以地理的形式被割裂开来，导致出许多不同种类的方言和 汉字。到了秦朝，皇帝秦始皇统一七国成为一个统一的国家，在这个统一的国家里，汉语书 写系统开始向一个方向发展.现代人就是通过这一汉字书写系统能够阅读古典作品。能够看 到对它的高度评价。 随着中国在国际事务中所起的作用越来越大， 越来越多的国际生开始欣赏中国文化及历 史，甚至爱上了中国书法，中国书法至少可以追溯的汉朝。 当我开始学习英语的时候，很难。词汇在我舌头上感觉怪怪的。在我看来，我弄不明白 一些单词的确切的意思,像在英式英语和美式英语中的汽油，地铁，公寓和裤子。几个学期 之后，我对词汇的态度改变了。词汇等同于成绩。我查阅词典并阅读对每个单词的描述。慢 慢地， 我消除了与其他同学在交流方面的隔阂， 并且满足了我的父母对我在学习方面的要求。
