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用故事搭起中西文化交流之桥 1
中国风物 3
梅 魂归故里化作梅 3
The Plum Blossom: Returning Home as a Plum Blossom 4
兰 屈原与九畹溪的兰花 7
The Orchid: Qu Yuan and the Orchids of Jiuwan Stream 8
竹 湘妃竹的传说 11
The Bamboo: The Legend of Mottled Bamboo 12
菊 品性高洁的秋菊 15
The Chrysanthemum: Aspiration for Uprightness 16
泰山 孔子登泰山 19
Mount Tai: Confucius Climbs Mount Tai 20
黄河 有关黄河的一则日记 23
The Yellow River: A Yellow River Diary Entry 24
长城 冰道上的石条 27
The Great Wall: Blocks of Stone on the Ice Road 28
故宫 建在中轴线上的皇宫 31
The Forbidden City: Imperial Palace with a Central Axis 32
石拱桥 千年不倒赵州桥 35
The Arched Bridge: Zhaozhou Bridge Towering for over 1,000 Years 36
中国习俗 41
祭祖 祖先,家永远的牵挂 41
Memorializing the Ancestors: Eternal Concern of the Family 42
过年 合家团圆过大年 45
Celebrating the Lunar New Year: Family Gathering 46
元宵节天帝女儿的善意 49
The Lantern Festival: The Goodwill of the Daughter of the Lord of Heaven 50
端午 端午源说 53
The Dragon Boat Festival: The Origin of the Dragon Boat Festival 54
七夕 牛郎织女的传说 57
The Double-Seventh Day: The Legend of Herdboy and Weaving Maid 58
中秋 嫦娥奔月 61
The Mid-Autumn Festival: Chang’e Flies to the Moon 62
尊师重道 程门立雪 65
Respect for One’s Teacher: Standing in the Snow 66
中国人物 71
大禹 三过家门而不入的大禹 71
Yu the Great: Yu the Great Fights the Floods 72
愚公 愚公移山 75
The Foolish Old Man: The Foolish Old Man Who Removed Mountains 76
孔子 三人行必有我师 79
Confucius: Where Three Men Walk Together I Can Learn from One 80
孟子 孟母三迁 83
Mencius: Mencius’ Mother Moves Three Times 84
墨子 墨子救宋 87
Mozi: Mozi Saves the State of Song 88
老子 天外之天 91
Laozi: Heaven Beyond Heaven 92
庄子 鱼之乐 95
Zhuangzi: The Enjoyment of Fish 96
屈原 屈原的爱国精神 99
Qu Yuan: The Patriotic Spirit of Qu Yuan 100
苏武 苏武牧羊 103
Su Wu: Su Wu Tends Sheep 104
司马迁 读万卷书,行万里路 107
Sima Qian: Read Ten Thousand Books, Walk Ten Thousand Miles 108
诸葛亮 草船借箭 111
Zhuge Liang: Borrowing Arrows from the Enemy 113
李白 才华横溢的李白 116
Li Bai: Brimming with Talent and Sincerity 117
杜甫 为民而歌的杜甫 120
Du Fu: Concern for the Country and the People in Verse 121
范仲淹 范仲淹划粥断齑(ji) 124
Fan Zhongyan: Dividing the Porridge and Chopping the Pickles 125
王安石 王安石的游洞记 128
Wang Anshi: Exploring a Cave 129
苏轼 苏轼题联 132
Su Shi: Extempore Couplet 133
李清照 千古第一才女李清照 136
Li Qingzhao: Foremost Talented Woman of Ancient Times 137
李时珍 李时珍与《本草纲目》 140
Li Shizhen: Compendium of Materia Medica 141
郑成功 郑成功收复台湾 144
Zheng Chenggong: The Recovery of Taiwan 145
曹雪芹 曹雪芹创作《红楼梦》 148
Cao Xueqin: A Dream of Red Mansions 149
林则徐 虎门销烟 152
Lin Zexu: Destroying the Opium 153
鲁迅 弃医从文的鲁迅 156
Lu Xun: Abandoning Medicine for Letters to Help His Country 157
中国成就 163
造纸 一次郊游的偶然发现 163
Paper-Making: An Excursion Leads to an Accidental Discovery 164
火药 与火药有关的故事 167
Gunpowder: The Story of Gunpowder 168
指南针 终于找着北了 171
The Compass: Finding the Right Direction at Last 172
印刷术 工匠出身的发明家 175
The Art of Printing: From Artisan to Inventor 176
青藏铁路 奉献与智慧修成的“天路” 179
The Qinghai-Tibet Railway: “Sky Road” Built by Dedication and Wisdom 180
杂交水稻 杂交水稻的诞生 183
Hybrid Rice: The Birth of Hybrid Rice 184
三北防护林 绿色屏障锁风沙 187
The “3-N” Shelterbelt: Blocking Drifting Sand 188
高铁 乘坐高铁去旅行 191
High-Speed Rail: Taking a High-Speed Train Trip 192
南水北调 伟大的南水北调工程 195
South-North Water Diversion Project: Quenching the Dry North’s Thirst 196
青蒿素 挽救百万生命的青蒿素 199
Artemisinin: Chinese Discovery Saves Millions of Lives 200
现代桥梁 屡创“世界第一”的港珠澳大桥 203
World-Leading Bridge: The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge 204
超级计算机 中国“芯”,中国心 207
Supercomputers: “Core” of China, Heart of China 208
量子通信 世界领先的中国科技——量子通信 211
Quantum Communication: Cutting-Edge Technology 212
中国艺术 217
《诗经》来自远古的歌谣 217
The Book of Songs: Songs from the Distant Past 218
汉字 仓颉造字 222
Chinese Characters: Cang Jie Creates Writing 223
书法 档案馆里的争吵 226
Calligraphy: Argument in an Archive 227
绘画 胸有成竹 230
Painting: Inspiration from Bamboo 231
唐诗 与李白的对话 234
Tang Poetry: A Conversation with Li Bai 235
古乐 伯牙与钟子期 238
Classical Music: Bo Ya and Zhong Ziqi 239
《窦娥冤》六月飞雪窦娥冤 242
The Injustice Done to Dou E: One of China’s Ten Great Tragic Dramas 243
《牡丹亭》至情之作《牡丹亭》 246
The Peony Pavilion: A Work of Great Feeling 247
《黄河大合唱》《黄河大合唱》的诞生 250
The Yellow River Chorus: Birth of a Resounding Melody 251
国歌 民族之歌 254
The National Anthem: A Song for the People 255
中国精神 261
仁 以仁治国 261
Benevolence: Liu Bei Rules Through Benevolence 262
义 季札献剑 265
Righteousness: Ji Zha Gives Up His Sword 266
礼 孔融让梨 268
Propriety: Kong Rong Takes the Smallest Pear 269
智 孟子论辩 272
Wisdom: The Wisdom of Mencius 273
信 曾子杀猪 276
Trustworthiness: Zengzi Slaughters a Pig 277
敬业 售货员张秉贵和他的绝活儿 280
Dedication to Duty: Zhang Binggui and His Unique Skill 281
友善 羊角哀与左伯桃 284
True Friendship: Yang Jiao’ai and Zuo Botao 285
精卫填海 永不放弃的精卫鸟 288
Persistence: The Jingwei Fills the Ocean 289
长征精神 倔强的小红军 292
The Long March Spirit: The Resolute Little Red Soldier 293
红岩精神 监狱中的小萝卜头 296
The “Red Rock” Spirit: Little Turnip in Prison 298
为人民服务“为人民服务”的由来 301
Serving the People: The Origin of “Serving the People” 302
红旗渠精神 不怕死的“排险队”队长 305
The Red Flag Canal Spirit: “Danger-Removal Squad” Leader 306
大庆精神 两个大庆人的对话 309
The Daqing Oilfield Spirit: Dialogue Between Two Daqingers 310
雷锋精神 雷锋与孩子们 313
The Lei Feng Spirit: Lei Feng and the Children 314
工匠精神 零差错的“航空手艺人” 317
The Spirit of Craftsmanship: Search for Perfection 318
航天精神 杨利伟的飞天梦 321
The Astronaut’s Spirit: Yang Liwei’s Outer Space Dream 322
自强不息“中国保尔”张海迪 325
Ceaseless Struggle: Zhang Haidi, China’s Paul Korchagin 326