1、Chinese Myths通过神话中的景象我们开始认识世界。神话比历史更加真实。因为历史仅仅让我们看到事物的影子，而神话则让我们看到了投影的事物。神话总是和真理交融在一起。A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.Alan Watts通过神话中的景象我们开始认识世界。阿兰 瓦兹A myth is far truer than a history,for a history only gives a story of the shadows,whereas a myth gives a story
2、 of the substances that cast the shadows.Annie Besant神话比历史更加真实。因为历史仅仅让我们看到事物的影子，而神话则让我们看到了投影的事物。安妮 贝赞特It is difficult to separate,at times,the myth from the truth.Bob Kane神话总是和真理交融在一起。鲍勃 凯恩Part 2monolithic mnlk adj.完全统一的Korean krIn adj.韩国人的；朝鲜人的Turkic t:kIk adj.突厥语的；突厥民族的exotic ztk adj.异国的；外来的；异国情调的
3、euhemerism juhimrzm 神话即历史的观点（该观点来自古希腊哲学家 Euhemerus，他认为古希腊神话是根据实际存在的凡人事迹改编的。）cosmology kzmldin.天 宇宙论deity dIti n.神明，神灵1.口述2.文字记载3.真实记录历史4.史前时代5.中国的起源6.历史版7.神话版8.少数民族的先祖1.in oral form2.recorded in literature3.a factual recording of history4.prehistoric times5.the origin of the Chinese state6.a histori
4、cized version7.a mythological version8.ancestor of an ethnic group1.Pangu()2.Nwa()3.Houyi()4.Change()5.The cowherd and the weaver girl()A)Married to the heroic archer Houyi,one day she swallowed a Pill of Immortality and floated up to the moon.B)He shot down all the suns but one,saving humanity.C)Sh
5、e smelted together five-colored stones in order to patch up the azure sky.D)Once a year,on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month,a flock of magpies would form a bridgeto reunite the forbidden lovers,Zhin(织女;the weaver girl,symbolizing the star Vega)and Niulang(牛郎;the cowherd,symbolizing the star Altair
6、).E)He separate Yin and Yang with an axe and then stood between them,pushing up the sky.1.E2.C3.B4.A5.DPass 1:Pangu-Creator of the World Confucianism knfjunzm n.儒家思想Taoism tazm n.道家学说Buddhism bdz()m n.佛教cosmic kzmk adj.宇宙的hairy heri adj.多毛的dwarf dwf n.矮子hirsute hsjut adj.多毛的parasite prsat n.寄生虫spawn
7、 spn vt.产生，大量生产Pass 1:Pangu-Creator of the World Task 1:General UnderstandingDirections:Watch the video clip and try to grasp its main idea,getting ready to tell us about Pangu.You may do this either in Chinese or English.In the beginning there was a giant cosmic egg inside of which grew a hairy dwa
8、rf.The dwarf was Pangu who pushed apart the top and bottom halves of the egg with the yin becoming the earth and yang becoming the sky.Pangu spent his life crafting the earth into valleys and mountains with the assistance of powerful creatures:Qilins,phoenixes,dragons and tortoises.When Pangu died,h
9、is body broke apart to give the world rivers from his blood,forest from his hair,and animals from the parasites that lived on his body.Finally Pangu left his right eyes became the sun and moon respectively.Thanks to Pangu the world was born.Directions:Watch the video clip again and answer the follow
10、ing questions.1.How did Pangu create the earth and sky?_2.How did Pangu create the river,forest and animals?_3.How did Pangu create the sun and moon?_1.He pushed apart the top and bottom halves of the egg with the yin becoming the earth and yang becoming the sky.He grew taller separating the two for
11、ces even further until such a point as they would never again combine.2.When Pangu died,his body broke apart to give the world rivers from his blood,forest from his hair,and animals from the parasites that lived on his body.3.Finally Pangu left his right eyes became the sun and moon respectively.Dir
12、ections：Watch the video clip again and fill in the following blanks.Today were going to look at ten Chinese gods and their origins.More specifically,well look at the(1)_ they held and the(2)_roles they played in Chinese mythology.The best thing about Chinese mythology is that it features gods,spirit
13、s and other(3)_ from three different belief systems:(4)_,(5)_,and(6)_.This multifaceted starting point has created over two hundred gods and lets just count in the main ones.I had to(7)_ a little so this episode wouldnt be around two hundred minutes long.So lets look at ten Chinese gods and their or
14、igins.(1)powers (2)roles (3)deities (4)Confucianism(5)Taoism(6)Buddhism(7)narrow it downDirections:Watch the clip again and then decide whether the following statements are true or false(T/F).1.()Pangu was born in a cosmic egg.2.()Pangu created men with his hands.3.()Pangu created the rivers,forests
15、,the sun and moon with his body parts.4.()Pangu knew he cant separate the swelling forces so that he surrendered.5.()Pangu created the world without the help of other gods or animals.(1)T(2)F(3)T(4)F(5)FMore specifically,well look at the powers they held and roles they played in Chinese mythology.Th
16、e best thing about Chinese mythology is that it features gods,spirits and other deities from three different belief systems:Confucianism,Taoism,and Buddhism.This multifaceted starting point has created over two hundred gods and lets just count in the main ones.I had to narrow it down a little so thi
17、s episode wouldnt be around two hundred minutes long.So lets look at ten Chinese gods and their origins.In the beginning there was nothing.Wait sorry,different religion.In the beginning there was a giant cosmic egg inside of which grew a hairy dwarf.Except he wasnt a dwarf,he was actually a giant.It
18、s confusing,I know.The hirsute wharf giants name was Pangu and he soon came to realize that the swelling forces around him.The powers of Yin and Yang would never separate by themselves.Pangu pushed apart the top and bottom halves of the egg with the Yin becoming the earth and Yang becoming the sky.A
19、s he pushed,he grew taller separating the two forces even further until such a point as they would never again combine.Pangu spent his life crafting the earth intovalleys and mountains with the assistance of powerful creatures:Qilins,phoenixes,dragons and tortoises.Huh,one of these things is not lik
20、e the others.When Pangu died,his body broke apart to give the world rivers from his blood,forest from his hair,and animals from the parasites that lived on his body.Some versions of the myth say that humans also spawned from the parasites on his body as those saying evolved from monkeys was an offen
21、se enough.Finally Pangu left his right eye became the sun and moon respectively.VocabularyAltair lte n.俗称牵牛星或牛郎星Vega vi n.天 织女星weaver wiv n.织布者forewarn fwn vt.预先警告disrobe dsrb vt.脱去的衣服spot spt vt.发现retrieve rtriv vt.找回keep apart 分开 spray mace 喷梅斯气体防狼Task 1:General UnderstandingDirections:Watch the v
22、ideo clip once and try to grasp its main idea,getting ready to tell us about Niulang and Zhin.You may do this either in Chinese or English.This entry is a couple:the god and goddess of love,Niulang and Zhin.Their love was so strong that not even the heavens could keep them apart forever.Directions:W
23、atch the video clip again and answer the following questions.1.When did Niulang and Zhin fall in love?_2.Who is Zhin?_3.What did Xiwangmu think of the love between Niulang and Zhin?_They fell in love when they were stars.She is the youngest granddaughter of Xiwangmu.She forbid the two from seeing ea
24、ch other,exiling Niulang from heavens and condemning him to the life of a lowly cowherd.Zhin became the weaver of clothes for all the other gods.One day her sisters decided to visit a place called the lotus garden on earth and invited zhin along.They(1)_ and bathed in the waters of the lotus garden.
25、Suddenly one of the girls spotted a man(2)_ them.Zhins sisters grab their robes and fled,but zhins robe was missing.The man approached with zhins robe in hand and she realized it was her(3)_ love Niulang.He had been instructed by his cow friend literally a cow that if he stole the red robe from the
26、lotus garden that he would find his wife.Now usually most girls would say thats really(4)_ get the hell away from me and spray(5)_ in the guys face.But Zhin thought this was(6)_ for some stupid reason.They fell in love once again living on earth that Xiwangmu soon found out and(7)_ her granddaughter
27、.Niulang(8)_ her loudly proclaiming his love that Xiwangnmu was so moved by his words that she made an agreement.He could live in the heavens once more but could only meet with Zhin on the seventh day of the seventh(9)_ month.This day is now Chinese Valentines Day when they hold the Qixi or(10)_ Fes
28、tival.1.disrobed2.spying on3.long-lost4.creepy5.mace6.romantic7.retrieved8.chased after9.lunar10.Double-Seventh1.()Zhin and Niulang never met before the lotus garden scene.2.()Zhin and Niulang used to be stars in the heaven.3.()Xiwangmu was approved of what Zhin and Niulang did and compromised at la
29、st.4.()Zhins sisters knew that Niulang was the lost love of Zhin.5.()Zhin and Niulang met on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month every year.1.F2.T3.T4.F5.TThis entry is a couple:the god and goddess of love,Niulang and Zhin.Their love was so strong that not even the heavens could keep them apa
30、rt forever.Isnt that just so beautiful?It makes you want to throw up on yourself?A couple first fell in love when they were stars with Niulang being Altair and Zhini being Vega.However,Zhin was Xiwangmus youngest granddaughter and she forbid the two from seeing each other,exiling Niulang from heaven
31、s and condemning him to the life of a lowly cowherd.Zhin became the weaver of clothes for all the other gods,but she was still forewarned.One day her sisters decided to visit a place called the Lotus Garden on earth and invited Zhin along.They disrobed and bathed in the waters of the Lotus Garden.Su
32、ddenly one of the girls spotted a man spying on them.Zhins sisters grab their robes and fled,but Zhins robe was missing.The man approached with Zhins robe in hand and she realized it was her long-lost love Niulang.He had been instructed by his cow friend literally a cow that if he stole the red robe
33、 from the lotus garden that he would find his wife.Now usually most girls would say thats really creepy,get the hell away from me and spray mace in the guys face.But Zhin thought this was romantic for some stupid reason.They fell in love once again living on earth that Xiwangmu soon found out and re
34、trieved her granddaughter.Niulang chased after her,loudly proclaiming his love and Xiwangnmu was so moved by his words that she made an agreement.He could live in the heavens once more but could only meet with Zhin on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month.This day is now Chinese Valentines Day
35、when they hold the Qixi or Double-Seventh Festival.Vocabularyconstellation knstlen c.n.星座zodiac zdk n.黄道十二宫calendar klnd n.日历，挂历gallop lp v.飞奔，疾驰slither sl v.蜿蜒地滑动；摇晃地滑行frolick frlik v.嬉戏嬉闹sexagenary seksd neri adj.六十的；六十岁 enshrine nran vt.铭记，珍藏AChinese zodiacYudiGreat race Twelve earthly branchesTe
36、n heavenly stemsBThe first twelve animals to make it across the river would earn a spot on the zodiac calendar in the order they arrived.devise a way to measure time and organize a raceshengxiao,or shuxiang,the animal assigned to your birth year five basic elements assigned yin or yangancient dating
37、 system AChinese zodiacYudiGreat race Twelve earthly branchesTen heavenly stemsBThe first twelve animals to make it across the river would earn a spot on the zodiac calendar in the order they arrived.devise a way to measure time and organize a raceshengxiao,or shuxiang,the animal assigned to your bi
38、rth year five basic elements assigned yin or yangancient dating system Directions:Watch the video clip again,and then sum up its main idea.You may do this either inChinese or English._Its about the Great Race that all the animals took part in.The first twelve animals made it across the river would e
39、arn a spot on the zodiac calendar.The first three places went the rat,the ox and the tiger.The rabbit,the dragon,the snake,secured the next three places.The horse and the sheep ranked the seventh and eighth place.The last four animals were the monkey,the rooster,the dog and the pig.The traditional C
40、hinese calendar is made up of two overlapping systems.The animals of the zodiac are associated with whats called the Twelve Earthly Branches,or shierdizhi.Another system,the Ten Heavenly Stems or shitiangan,is linked with the five classical elements of metal,wood,water,fire and earth.Each element is
41、 assigned yin or yang,creating a ten-year cycle.When the twelve animals of the Earthly Branches are matched with the five elements plus the yin or the yang of the Heavenly Stems,it creates 60 years of different combinations,known as a sexagenary cycle,or ganzhi.1.()The rat started early and swan acr
42、oss the river to get the first place.2.()The ox secured the second place as he expressed his gratitude to the rat.3.()Both the tiger and horse refused to help the rat,but the ox was really helpful.4.()The rabbit was a good swimmer and got the fifth place.5.()The traditional Chinese calendar is made
43、up of the twelve earthly branches and ten heavenly stems.6.()The great race is said to determined the animals in the zodiac throughout Asia.7.()Your zodiac sign differs and depends on which part of Asia you live in.8.1.F 2.F 3.T 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T Directions:Watch the video clip again and fill in the f
44、ollowing blanks.Next came the dragon,who could have flown directly across,but stopped to help some creatures she had(1)_ on the way.After her came the horse,(2)_ across the river.But just as she got across,the snake(3)_ by.The startled horse(4)_ back,letting the snake(5)_ into sixth place.The Jade E
45、mperor looked out at the river and(6)_ the sheep,the monkey,and the rooster all atop a raft,working together to push it through the weeds.When they made it across,the trio agreed to give eighth place to the sheep,who had been the most comforting and harmonious of them,followed by the monkey and the
46、rooster.Next came the dog,(7)_ onto the shore.He was a great swimmer,but(8)_ in the water for so long that he only managed to come in eleventh.The final spot was claimed by the pig,who had gotten hungry and stopped to eat and(9)_ before finally(10)_ across the finish line.And so,each year is associa
47、ted with one of the animals in this order,with the cycle starting over every 60 years.(1)encountered(2)galloping (3)slithered (4)reared(5)sneak(6)spotted(7)scrambling(8)frolicked(9)nap(10)waddling1.古代纪年历法是由两个交错的体系相配而成。_2.用12 种生肖动物名称配套所谓的十二地支。_3.十天干和五种基本元素（即五行）金、木、水、火、土有着密切关系。_The traditional Chinese
48、 calendar is made up of two overlapping systems.The animals of the zodiac are associated with whats called the Twelve Earthly Branches,or Shierdizhi.The Ten Heavenly Stems or shitiangan，is linked with the five classical elements of metal,jin,wood,mu,water,shui,fire,huo,and earth,tu.Whats your sign?I
49、n Western astrology,its a constellation determined by when your birthday falls in the calendar.But according to the Chinese zodiac,or shengxiao,its your shuxiang,meaning the animal assigned to your birth year.And of the many myths explaining these animal signs and their arrangement,the most enduring
50、 one is that of the Great Race.As the story goes,Yudi,or Jade Emperor,Ruler of the Heavens,wanted to devise a way to measure time,so he organized a race.The first twelve animals to make it across the river would earn a spot on the zodiac calendar in the order they arrived.The rat rose with the sun t
