Unit 1 Origins of Chinese Culture ...................................................................... 1
Section One Starting Out ................................................................ 1
Section Two Text: A Journey Through China’s 4,000-Year History ... 4
Section Three Grammar: 语音 (Phonetics) ..............................................10
Section Four Translation: 异化与归化 (Foreignisation &
Domestication) .............................................................................................16
Section Five Reading Skills: 预读预测法 (Pre-Reading Prediction) .......... 19
Section Six Interactive Experience: A Mock Interview for College
Entrance ........................................................................................................23
Unit 2 The Great Family of the Chinese Nation .............................................25
Section One Starting Out ...........................................................................25
Section Two Text: Unity in Diversity ........................................................28
Section Three Grammar: 构词法 (Word Formation) .............................34
Section Four Translation: 直译和意译 (Literal Translation &
Free Translation) ..........................................................................................40
Section Five Writing Skills: 图表描述写作 (Graph Description) ..........43
Section Six Interactive Experience: Design an Ethnic Cultural Poster .....47
Unit 3 Traditional Virtues and Modern Society .............................................49
Section One Starting Out ...........................................................................49
Section Two Text: Timeless Wisdom for a Modern World ....................52
Section Three Grammar: 词类 (Parts of Speech) ....................................58
Section Four Translation: 增译和省译 (Amplification & Omission) ...68
Section Five Reading Skills: 略读—扫读—精读法 (Skimming,
Scanning and Reading) ............................................................................. 72
Section Six Interactive Experience: Role Play: Moral Dilemma
Scenarios ..................................................................................................... 75
Unit 4 China’s Green Path .................................................................................. 77
Section One Starting Out ......................................................................... 77
Section Two Text: China’s Path to Carbon Neutrality .......................... 80
Section Three Grammar: 句子 (Sentence) .............................................. 86
Section Four Translation: 分译与合译 (Division & Combination) .... 93
Section Five Writing Skills: 辩论稿写作 (Debate Speech Writing) ..... 96
Section Six Interactive Experience: Debate on Carbon Neutrality .....100
Unit 5 Cultural Confidence ................................................................................103
Section One Starting Out .........................................................................103
Section Two Text: UNESCO Inscribed the Spring Festival on
Intangible Cultural Heritage List .............................................................106
Section Three Grammar: 时态 (Tense) ................................................... 112
Section Four Translation: 词性转换 (Conversion) ................................ 119
Section Five Reading Skills: 说明文阅读 (Expository Reading) ..........122
Section Six Interactive Experience: Festival Culture Exhibition &
Performance .............................................................................................. 127
Unit 6 Ethnic Unity ..............................................................................................129
Section One Starting Out .........................................................................129
Section Two Text: A Magic City on the Snowy Plateau ........................ 132
Section Three Grammar: 比较级和最高级 (Comparative Degree &
Superlative Degree) ....................................................................................140
Section Four Translation: 句法转换 (Syntactic Transformation) ........
Section Five Writing Skills: 议论文写作 (Argumentative Writing) ....150
Section Six Interactive Experience: Community Cultural Integration
Interview ..................................................................................................... 153
Unit 7 Language Diversity ................................................................................. 155
Section One Starting Out ......................................................................... 155
Section Two Text: The Power of Bilingualism in Education ...............158
Section Three Grammar: 被动语态 (Passive Voice) .............................165
Section Four Translation: 语用转换 (Pragmatic Shifting) ................... 170
Section Five Reading Skills: 长难句 (Long and Complex Sentences) ....173
Section Six Interactive Experience: Short Video Production: Dialect
Preservation ................................................................................................ 175
Unit 8 Education and Growth ...........................................................................177
Section One Starting Out .........................................................................177
Section Two Text: Commencement Address at Stanford University ......180
Section Three Grammar: 状语从句 (Adverbial Clause) .......................188
Section Four Translation: 文学翻译 (Literary Translation) .................194
Section Five Writing Skills: 演讲稿写作 (Speech Writing) ..................197
Section Six Interactive Experience: Book-Sharing Session ...................201
