Unit 1
锛堝浠婏級
Nowadays,
many
young
people
no
longer
choose
"stable"
jobs.
Instead,
they
prefer
to
start
their
own
businesses
and
realize
their
self-value
through
their
own
wisdom
and
efforts.
Young
entrepreneurship is the source of national economic
vitality
in
the
future.
The
success
of
entrepreneurs
not only creates fortune, increases job opportunities,
improves
people's
life,
but
it
is
also
good
for
the
country
in
the
long
term.
Entrepreneurs
are
a
driving
force
in
upgrading
China's
economy.
Especially
for
the
time
being,
our
country
is
encouraging
people
to
start
their
own
businesses
and make innovations and giving policy support for
medium and small businesses. This further arouses
young
people's
enthusiasm
to
start
their
own
businesses.
Unit 2
锛堝疄鐜颁腑鍗庢皯鏃忎紵澶у鍏达級
Realizing
the
great
national
rejuvenation,
which
we
define
as
the
Chinese
Dream,
has
been
the
greatest
Chinese
expectation
since
modem
times.
It
basically
means
achieving
prosperity
for
the
country,
renewal
of
the
nation
and
happiness
for
the
people,
thus
ensuring
that
every
enterprising
Chinese
carries,
generation
after
generation,
the
firm
conviction
that
a
better
life
is
accomplished
through
persistent
effort.
People
should
achieve
their
prosperity
through
diligence,
courage,
creativity
and
determination
instead
of
aid
from
society
or
other
people.
Each
individual is a participant and a designer in the
cause of realizing the Chinese Dream, for it is a
dream
not
only
for
the
entire
nation
but
also
for every Chinese.
Unit 3
锛堟按澧ㄧ敾锛?/p>
Ink
and
wash
painting,
one
of
the
unique
traditional
art
forms
of
China,
is
representative
of
Chinese
painting.
It
began
around
the
time
of
the
Tang
Dynasty,
and
then
prospered
in
the
Song
and
Yuan
dynasties. With a history of over one thousand years, it
has
experienced
constant
development,
improvement
and perfection. The tools and materials used to create
ink
and
wash
painting,
i.e,
brushes,
rice
paper,
and
ink,
are
characteristic
of
Chinese
culture
and
closely
related
to
the
features
of
the
paintings.
For
example,
the mixing of water and ink creates different shades of
dryness,
wetness,
thickness
and
thinness.
The
integration
and
infiltration
of
water,
ink,
and
rice
paper
enables
such
paintings
to
convey
rich
images,
and hence to achieve unique aesthetic effects. Ink and
wash
painting
holds
a
high
status
in
the
history
of
Chinese
painting,
and
it
is
even
regarded
as
the
criterion
to
evaluate
the
artistic
level
of
Oriental
paintings.
Unit 4
锛堜附姹燂級
Lijiang
is
a
mountainous
city
in
northwest
Yunnan
Province. The old town of Lijiang, located at the foot of Jade
Dragon Snow Mountain, is a town of scenic beauty and known
for its history and culture. It鈥檚 also a well
-preserved old town
with
features
of
ethnic
minorities.
The
construction
work
of
the
old
town
was
started
from
the
Southern
Song
Dynasty
about 800 years from now. Not only does Lijiang boast a long
history, but also it boasts many ethnic minorities who make up
over
a
half
of
the
total
population
in
the
region.
With
the
booming
of
Lijiang
tourism,
the
old
town
of
Lijiang
is
receiving a growing number of tourists from home and abroad.
In
December
1997,
the
old
town
succeeded
in
applying
to
be
named
a
World
Cultural
Heritage
Site,
filling
the
gap
of
lacking
a
noted
historical
and
cultural
city
in
China
on
the
World Cultural Heritage List.
Unit 5
锛堜腑鍥芥槸鑼剁殑鏁呬埂锛?/p>
China is the hometown
of
tea and
the
birthplace
of tea
culture.
Since ancient
times,
tea
has been
known as
the
"national drink" of China. In both the Chinese scholars'
even
daily
necessities,
namely
music,
chess,
calligraphy,
painting,
poetry,
wine
and
tea
and
common
people's
seven
ones,
namely
firewood,
rice,
oil,
salt,
soy
sauce,
vinegar
and
tea.
Tea
is
listed
as
one
of
the
necessities.
Meanwhile,
China is
a
country with ancient
civilization
and
a
land
of
courtesy.
The
practice
of
making
and
serving
tea
is
essential
whenever
there
are
guests
or
friends.
With
the
development
of
cultural
exchange,
commerce and trade between China and other countries,
Chinese tea and tea cultural spread to the world. Today,
a number of countries across the five continents grow tea
plants,
and
many
countries
import
tea
from
China.
Chinese tea like Chinese silk and Chinaware, has become
synonymous with China in the world.
Unit 6
锛堝瓩瀛愬叺娉曪級
The
Art
of
War
was
written
by
Sun
Wu,
a
famous
ancient
Chinese
strategist.
A
classic
work
not
only
of
military
value
but
also
of
great
philosophical
significance,
The
Art
of
War
is
a
precious
heritage
of
brilliant ancient Chinese culture. Sun Wu disclosed in
his book a series of military rules and principles, and
put forward a complete system of military theory. His
theory
has
been
highly
regarded
by
strategists
since
the Warring States Period and exerted strong impacts
on their thought and practice. Moreover it has yielded
a worldwide influence in the field of military thought,
enjoying extremely high prestige.
Unit
8
锛堜腑澶數瑙嗗彴鏄ヨ妭鑱旀鏅氫細锛?/p>
The
CCTV
Spring
Festival
Gala
(Spring
Festival
Gala for short), which was started in 1983, has become an
indispensable
cultural
consumer
product
and
a
cultural
symbol in the cultural life of the Chinese people. Though
it鈥檚 hard to satisfy the tastes of all the people, it has to be
admitted
that
the
Spring
Festival
Gala
has
become
a
鈥渘ew custom鈥?nbsp;for the public that they can鈥檛 live without.
The Spring Festival Gala is more than a gala; it is a ritual
and a symbol, a culture and a label, and an emotion and a
place
where
people
entrust
their
hearts
to.
With
the
development of the times and the emerging of new media,
the
audiences
are
having
more
diversified
choices
and
demands.
Correspondingly,
the
Spring
Festival
Gala
is
also
advancing
with
the
time
to
satisfy
the
growing
cultural needs of the people.
Unit 7
锛堜笂娴疯嚜璐稿尯锛?/p>
Shanghai Free Trade Zone is a free trade zone in Shang
hai that was launched in 2013 by the Chinese govern
ment. Covering an area of 28.78 square kilometers, Sh
anghai Free Trade Zone is the first of its kind in China
鈥?/p>
s mainland, and is regarded as a
鈥?/p>
testing ground
鈥?/p>
f
or a number of economic reforms. The establishment
of the free zone is a significant measure taken to activ
ely promote the opening-up strategy under the new gl
obal economic and trade situation. It undertakes a ma
jor task to explore new ways and accumulate new exp
erience for the deepening of reform and opening up i
n an all-round way. As a pilot project, Shanghai Free Tr
ade Zone will become a
鈥?/p>
touchstone
鈥?/p>
for Chinese e
conomy. It will play an active role in deepening reform
s and boosting economic vigor.