第九課 我的車， 中國古典文學

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Your HW is to record Lesson 9 Text. Please practice several times before you record it as you will be graded on the fluency as well as pronunciation.

Quiz for next class: Lesson 9 Vocabs and how to use 多

我有一輛車。這輛車是日本車,不貴,才一萬五千多塊錢,而且開起來很舒服。我常常一邊開車一邊聽音樂。我開車開得很快,所以母親很不放心。我很喜歡我的車,總是把車擦得乾乾淨淨。這輛車還很新,不必常常修理。學校有給學生用的停車場，我也可以把車停在路邊。因為校園很大，找停車位很容易。有車雖然很方便,可是也有問題,那就是:別人都要搭我的車；而且最近汽油漲價了，每次加油都得花好幾十塊錢。

The concept of 5 classics (五經） was formed as early as Han dynasty （漢朝）. The official order is 《詩經》、《尚書》、《禮記》、《易經》、《春秋》 （詩書禮易春秋). The concept of 4 books (四書）was formed by Song (宋）scholar Zhu Xi (朱熹) .  The offical order is 《大學》、《中庸》、《論語》和《孟子》

The genre of novel did not become popular until Ming dynasty （明朝）.  All Four Great Classical Novels (四大名著）《三國演義》、《西遊記》、《水滸傳》《紅樓夢》were completed during Ming or Qing Dynasty . Each period has its own genre that it is famous for: 先秦散文，漢賦，唐詩， 宋詞， 元曲， 明清小說 （Pre-Qin Essay, Han Fu, Tang poetry， Song Ci， Yuan Drama and Ming Qing Novels).

Review Sheet for Midterm Exam on Thursday, March 26th

* After consulting with other teachers, I have decided to put off the first two parts of the exam, dictation and listening comprehension,  until Monday so you can have enough time to complete the rest of the exam. Please arrive on time Thursday as we would start the exam at 8:10 a.m. SHARP. 

Review Sheet for Mid-term Exam (Lesson 6, 7 and  8)

1. Dictation on vocabulary (from Lesson 6, 7, 8 Text and dialogue vocabs), including the character writing, Pinyin

2. Listening comprehension: listening to short passages and multiple choice

3. Speaking: you will be asked to read one of the text and dialogue, you will be graded on the  accuracy, as well as the fluency of reading. 

4.  18 Radicals you need to know the writing, variant form, Pinyin, meaning and at least 3   character examples of：言,   食，口，手，力，足，心，日，金,  雨，木，水,  竹，示，火，彳，辵， 糹    

5. Kaishu （楷書 ）writing convention. As we did on the quiz, you will be ask to correct erroneous writing form  and write why it is wrong.

6. Fill-in-blank: it will cover grammar points covered in Lesson 6, 7 , 8 

7. Error correction: you will be ask to write sentence in correct form. 

8. Translation ：Majority of sentences will be picked from the text book and the rest will be from PPT we covered in class.
Lesson 6 PPT, Lesson 7 PPT, Lesson 8 PPT

9. Essay topic will be one of following：1）Talk about your weekend plan  2）Talk about New York's weather. 3) Talk about you exercise pattern. 
                        

10. Extra Credit: There will be 3 extra credit on the exam. Materials would be drawn from contents on this blog since the beginning of the semester.

小貓釣魚

＊Midterm is next Thursday (3/26,  see revised syllabus), a review sheet will be posted before this Friday.

HW: Please rewrite the story in narrative format. Try to narrate the story based on what's happened in the video not the text as some details are not captured in the text. You need to do the following in your essay:
(1) Handwriting at least 150 characters (traditional Chinese characters as usual).
(2) You capture the gist of the story meaning no major plot development is missing.
(3) Try to keep "Who says, "... ..."  (#說：“。。。”）sentences to minimum as that would allow you to copy exactly what is in the textbook.
(4) Use sentence connectors and adverbs such as 然後， 以前， 之前， 以後， 之後，再， 剛開始，最後。
(5) Write a sentence or two telling the moral of the story. You could use lines such as 這個故事告訴我們：or 這個故事的寓意（moral）是：
(6) You could use common Chinese story starter: 很久很久以前 or 有一天。。。
(7) You are encouraged to use 成語: 一心一意， 三心二意 in this story.

You will be graded on grammar， characters writing， flow of the story, completeness of the plot and use of descriptive language.

奧運會項目＆草書

                                Taiwan's Cloud Gate Dance Theater's (雲門舞集）cursive writing dance

HW: Fill in characters table at the end of Chapter 8.

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奧運會運動項目

Radical on the top: 木， 彳 （chi4），手 
Radical on the bottom：水， 辵 （chuo4）足

2008 Beijing Olympic Pictograms

草書

Cursive script (simplified Chinese: 草书; traditional Chinese: 草書; pinyin: cǎoshū), often mistranslated as Grass script (see Names below), is a style of Chinese calligraphy. Cursive script is faster to write than other styles, but difficult to read for those unfamiliar with it. It functions primarily as a kind of shorthand script or calligraphic style. People who can read standard or printed forms of Chinese may not be able to comprehend this script at all.

宋徽宗的草書《千字文》（upper）和鄭孝胥楷書《千字文》（lower）的比較

                                  
                                      日文的片假名（Hiragana）參考了中國的草書

Lesson 8 Dialogue

HW: Translation (5)
Quiz for next class: dialogue vocabulary.

學習的時數越多， 成績越高。

翹課的堂數越多， 考試的分數越低。

每天喝的酒的量越多， GPA越低。

一個國家的人均國民生產總值越高， 每個婦女生的小孩的數量越少 （生育率越低）or 一個國家的人均GDP 越低， 婦女的生育率越高。

From Wikipedia:

天台「濟公故居」北邑三池府-濟公活佛神像

濟公（1133年（紹興三年）二月初二－1209年（嘉定二年）五月十六日），又稱濟癲和尚、濟公活佛，俗名李修緣（一名李心遠），南宋時浙江台州（今浙江省台州市天台縣永寧村）人，傳說的佛教僧人，以不守戒律、飲酒食肉、神通廣大聞名。

生平

天台臨海督尉李文和的遠孫。父李茂春，母王氏。十八歲時雙親繼喪，後在杭州靈隱寺出家，法號道濟，拜瞎堂慧遠為師。不喜頌經打坐，不戒酒肉，更喜蘸大蒜食狗肉，語言詼諧，穿著破衣破帽手持破扇。因其行為不檢點，被眾僧告到其師慧遠面前，慧遠為庇護他說：「佛門之大，豈不容一癲僧！」故又被稱做濟癲。其師慧遠圓寂後，被迫轉到淨慈寺。他醫術精湛，常常救助百姓，則被百姓稱濟公活佛。傳說是降龍羅漢^[。道濟於宋嘉定二年（1209年）五月十六日於淨慈圓寂，臨終前曾作一偈：「六十年來狼籍，東壁打到西壁。如今收拾歸來，依舊水連天碧。」葬於虎跑，後人建有濟公塔院。《淨慈寺志》卷十九中收載其《入龕文》、《起龕文》、《掛真文》、《秉火文》、《起骨文》和《入塔文》。

濟公的傳說起源於南宋末期。在明清之際，民間的說書人開始以濟公為主題，逐漸發展出故事，至清朝時，集成《濟公全傳》一書。他的神通傳奇，據說是來自於南北朝梁武帝時代的寶誌禪師。

在融入民間信仰之後，逐漸變成一位帶有佛道兩家特色的神明。一貫道以濟公為他們崇拜的仙佛之一，其張天然祖師實為濟公下凡。另外，東井圓佛會亦供奉濟公。佛教徒大致認同濟公禪師是因為某些因素而不守戒律，不過並不認同對濟公破戒的崇拜。

元宵節， 《禮記》

HW: Record the Text on P148 AND Dialogue on P 152 (Sorry for the wrong  page number posted previously. For this this, the recording HW is due on Thursday instead)  
今天是農曆正月十五元宵節，也叫燈節。 元宵節也是農曆春節的最後一天。 元宵節的三大傳統是賞燈， 吃湯圓和猜燈謎。

謎底：肯， 古， 白， 全， 胖， 汁， 肉， 呂

“禮” in classical Chinese literature refers to Book of Rite（禮記）， one of the Five Classics (五經） in classical Chinese literature which includes Classic of Poetry  (詩經， or simply 詩），Book of Documents （尚書；書）， Book of Rites （禮記；禮），I Ching （易經， 易）and Spring and Autumn Annuls （春秋）.  Sometimes Classic of Music (樂經）is included to be referred to as Six Classics (六經， the official ordering being 《詩》、《書》、《禮》、《樂》、《易》、《春秋》) . However, because Classic of Music was Lost during Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇）’s  Burning of Books， its existence is disputed. Classic of Rites has special significance also because two of its chapters,  Great Learning (大學）and Doctrine of the Mean （中庸）are included in Four Books （四書， the other two being Annalects 論語 and Mencius 孟子）.

Title (English)	Title (Chinese)	Brief Description
Great Learning	大學	Originally one chapter in the Book of Rites. It consists of a short main text attributed to Confucius and nine commentary chapters by Zeng Zi, one of Confucius's disciples. Its importance is illustrated by Zeng Zi's foreword that this is the gateway of learning. It is significant because it expresses many themes of Chinese philosophy and political thinking, and has therefore been extremely influential both in classical and modern Chinese thought. Government, self cultivation and investigation of things are linked.
Doctrine of the Mean	中庸	Another chapter in Book of Rites, attributed to Confucius' grandson Zisi. The purpose of this small, 33-chapter book is to demonstrate the usefulness of a golden way to gain perfect virtue. It focuses on the Way (道) that is prescribed by a heavenly mandate not only to the ruler but to everyone. To follow these heavenly instructions by learning and teaching will automatically result in a Confucian virtue. Because Heaven has laid down what is the way to perfect virtue, it is not that difficult to follow the steps of the holy rulers of old if one only knows what is the right way.
Analects	論語	A compilation of speeches by Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held. Since Confucius's time, the Analects has heavily influenced the philosophy and moral values of China and later otherEast Asian countries as well. The Imperial examinations, started in the Jin dynasty and eventually abolished with the founding of the Republic of China, emphasized Confucian studies and expected candidates to quote and apply the words of Confucius in their essays.
Mencius	孟子	A collection of conversations of the scholar Mencius with kings of his time. In contrast to the sayings ofConfucius, which are short and self-contained, the Mencius consists of long dialogues with extensive prose.

Title (English)	Title (Chinese)	Brief Description
Classic of Poetry	詩經	A collection of 305 poems divided into 160 folk songs, 105 festal songs sung at court ceremonies, and 40 hymns and eulogies sung at sacrifices to gods and ancestral spirits of the royal house.
Book of Documents	尚書	A collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou period and before. It is possibly the oldest Chinese narrative, and may date from the 6th century BC. It includes examples of early Chinese prose.
Book of Rites	禮記	Describes ancient rites, social forms and court ceremonies. The version studied today is a re-worked version compiled by scholars in the third century BC rather than the original text, which is said to have been edited by Confucius himself.
I Ching (Book of Changes)	易經/周易	The book contains a divination system comparable to Western geomancy or the West African Ifá system. In Western cultures and modern East Asia, it is still widely used for this purpose.
Spring and Autumn Annals	春秋	A historical record of the State of Lu, Confucius's native state, 722–481 BC.

 Another wildly popular chapter in 禮記 is 禮運大同篇 （Great Unity). The Great Unity (Chinese: 大同, Pinyin: dàtóng) is a Chinese concept referring to a utopian vision of the world in which everyone and everything is at peace. It is found in classical Chinese philosophy which has been invoked many times in modern Chinese history. 

大學

Originally one chapter in the Book of Rites. It consists of a short main text attributed to Confucius and nine commentary chapters by Zeng Zi, one of Confucius's disciples. Its importance is illustrated by Zeng Zi's foreword that this is the gateway of learning.
It is significant because it expresses many themes of Chinese philosophy and political thinking, and has therefore been extremely influential both in classical and modern Chinese thought. Government, self cultivation and investigation of things are linked.

中庸

Another chapter in Book of Rites, attributed to Confucius' grandson Zisi. The purpose of this small, 33-chapter book is to demonstrate the usefulness of a golden way to gain perfect virtue. It focuses on the Way (道) that is prescribed by a heavenly mandate not only to the ruler but to everyone. To follow these heavenly instructions by learning and teaching will automatically result in a Confucian virtue. Because Heaven has laid down what is the way to perfect virtue, it is not that difficult to follow the steps of the holy rulers of old if one only knows what is the right way.

論語

A compilation of speeches by Confucius and his disciples, as well as the discussions they held. Since Confucius's time, the Analects has heavily influenced the philosophy and moral values of China and later otherEast Asian countries as well. The Imperial examinations, started in the Jin dynasty and eventually abolished with the founding of the Republic of China, emphasized Confucian studies and expected candidates to quote and apply the words of Confucius in their essays.

孟子

A collection of conversations of the scholar Mencius with kings of his time. In contrast to the sayings ofConfucius, which are short and self-contained, the Mencius consists of long dialogues with extensive prose.

詩經

A collection of 305 poems divided into 160 folk songs, 105 festal songs sung at court ceremonies, and 40 hymns and eulogies sung at sacrifices to gods and ancestral spirits of the royal house.

尚書

A collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou period and before. It is possibly the oldest Chinese narrative, and may date from the 6th century BC. It includes examples of early Chinese prose.

禮記

Describes ancient rites, social forms and court ceremonies. The version studied today is a re-worked version compiled by scholars in the third century BC rather than the original text, which is said to have been edited by Confucius himself.

易經/周易

The book contains a divination system comparable to Western geomancy or the West African Ifá system. In Western cultures and modern East Asia, it is still widely used for this purpose.

春秋

A historical record of the State of Lu, Confucius's native state, 722–481 BC.

第八課 運動 （1）

HW:    Elementary Chinese Exercises (1) and (3)  on Page 155-156
Next quiz: Lesson 8 Text Vocabulary

明天會更好

作詞：羅大佑/張大春/許乃勝/李壽全/邱復生/張艾嘉/詹宏志

作曲：羅大佑

編曲：陳志遠

輕輕敲醒沉睡的心靈　慢慢張開你的眼睛
看那忙碌的世界是否依然孤獨地轉個不停

春風不解風情　吹動少年的心

讓昨日臉上的淚痕　隨記憶風乾了

抬頭尋找天空的翅膀　候鳥出現牠的影跡

帶來遠處的飢荒無情的戰火依然存在的消息

玉山白雪飄零　燃燒少年的心

使真情溶化成音符　傾訴遙遠的祝福

唱出你的熱情　伸出你的雙手

讓我擁抱著你的夢　讓我擁有你真心的面孔

讓我們的笑容　充滿著青春的驕傲

為明天獻出虔誠的祈禱

誰能不顧自己的家園　拋開記憶中的童年

誰能忍心看他昨日的憂愁　帶走我們的笑容

青春不解紅塵　胭脂沾染了灰

讓久違不見的淚水　滋潤了你的面容

唱出你的熱情　伸出你雙手

讓我擁抱著你的夢　讓我擁有你真心的面孔

讓我們的笑容　充滿著青春的驕傲

為明天獻出虔誠的祈禱