中國傳統文化

廣東 王 思

激活·素養解讀

實踐·讀寫整合

Chinese embroidery

中國刺繡

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（規定）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（細絲）—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（光澤）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

語篇解碼

（一）主題歸納

What is the text mainly about?

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（二）結構分析與信息梳理

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、詞塊積累

a folk art with a long tradition 具有悠久傳統的民間藝術

occupy an important position 占有重要地位

in the history of 在……的歷史中

Chinese arts and crafts 中國藝術和手工藝品

give rise to 引起；導致；造成

the art of embroidery 刺繡藝術

a dragon-and-phoenix design 龍鳳設計

a commercial product 商業產品

a distinctive feature 突出的特征

a representative work 代表作

on the basis of 在……的基礎上

further innovation 進一步的創新

二、典句賞析

1.同位語

Embroidery,a folk art with a long tradition,occupies an important position in the history of Chinese arts and crafts.刺繡，是一種具有悠久傳統的民間藝術，在中國藝術和手工藝品的歷史中占有重要地位。

【點石成金】該句中的a folk art with a long tradition 在句中作同位語，補充說明刺繡是一種具有悠久傳統的民間藝術。

【例句仿寫】演講者姚建萍將會就蘇繡的歷史和發展給我們進行簡短的介紹。

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2.it作形式主語

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.人們通常認為最好的繡品來自以下四個省份——江蘇（尤其是蘇州）、湖南、四川和廣東，這四個省份的繡品各具特色。

【點石成金】該句用到了“It+be+過去分詞+that 從句”句型，其中It是形式主語，本句型中常用的過去分詞還有said、reported、proved、known、expected、believed、thought、hoped、noted、suggested、demanded等。

【例句仿寫】姚建萍是公認的蘇繡傳承人之一。

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三、寫作遷移

假定你是學校學生會主席李華，學校將邀請蘇繡傳承人姚建萍來學校演講。你得知學校的外教Henry很喜歡刺繡，想寫一封信邀請他參加講座。內容包括：

1.講座的時間和地點；

2.講座的內容；

3.發出邀請。

注意：

1.詞數80左右；

2.可以適當增加細節，以使行文連貫；

3.至少需要使用一個本文中解析過的句式；

4.注意段落內的邏輯關系。

Dear Henry,

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

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Looking forward to your early reply!

Yours,

Li Hua

寫作導引

?激活思維

本次的寫作任務是寫一封邀請信。題目要求我們以學生會主席的名義，邀請學校的外教Henry參加一場關于蘇繡的講座，并且需要使用同位語和it作形式主語。這些寫作要求與所給語篇的主題語境是緊密相關的。我們可以通過整合同一主題的閱讀材料的內容和語言，梳理寫作思路和積累素材。

?素材積累

本次寫作任務是基于同一主題的語篇閱讀的寫作，我們可以通過學習、模仿并運用閱讀中的語言表達，如詞塊和句型，積累寫作的語言素材。

（一）表明寫信目的，并發出邀請

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.了解到您對中國傳統文化感興趣，如果您能抽出時間，我寫信邀請您參加一個相關活動。

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 在學 校禮 堂將會有一個展覽。所以，現在我代表學生會寫信邀請您來參加。

（二）活動的具體內容

1.The following are some details about this lecture.講座的相關細節如下。

2.To begin with,the lecturer will give us a brief introduction to the history and development of Suzhou embroidery.首先，演講者將就蘇繡的歷史和發展給我們進行簡短的介紹。

3.It is generally believed that Yao Jianping is one of the representative inheritors of Suzhou embroidery.姚建萍是公認的蘇繡的代表性傳承人之一。

4.Some of Yao's representative works will be displayed in the school hall.姚建萍的部分代表作將會在學校禮堂展出。

5.Most of the inheritors believe that further innovation should be developed to improve the skills of embroidery.大多數的傳承人認為刺繡技藝應該通過進一步的創新來得到提升。

6.What's the most exciting is that she will show the skills of Suzhou embroidery on the scene.最讓人興奮的是她會在現場給我們展示蘇繡技藝。

7.At the end of this activity,a Question &Answer session will be arranged for the audience.在活動的最后，我們將會為觀眾安排問答環節。

（三）期待對方接受邀請，并希望對方盡快回復

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，如果方便的話，我真誠地希望你能接受我們的邀請，我相信跟我們在一起你會度過一段愉快的時光。

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! 謝謝你的閱讀，如果你能盡早在你方便時確認參加，我們將不勝感激。期待你的早日回復！

?寫作支架

本次寫作任務是寫一封邀請信。根據任務中的要求，語篇結構可定為“表明寫信目的，并發出邀請+介紹講座內容+期待對方接受邀請”。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...（表明寫信目的，并發出邀請）

The following are some details about this lecture.To begin with,...Following that...At the end of this activity,...（講座的具體內容）

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.（期待對方接受邀請，并希望對方盡快回復）

Looking forward to your early reply!

Yours,Li Hua

?語篇過手

根據以上提供的主題、主題表達和語篇結構，寫一封邀請信。第一段表明寫信目的，并發出邀請；第二段介紹講座的具體內容；第三段表明期待對方接受邀請，并希望對方盡快回復。總詞數控制在80左右。

同時，學習運用前文閱讀中出現的同位語和it 作形式主語。尤其要注意文章的內在邏輯關系，以及語言的準確性、流暢性和得體性。