2020-2021学年度第10期总第847期
Telling China’s stories online (P4-5)
江苏省海门中学  东雪珍
Lead-in
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The night market is a unique window into the daily life of ordinary Chinese.

In what other ways can we spread Chinese culture?
Teach foreigners the Chinese language;
Watch Hello, China;
Make videos of typical Chinese people’s ordinary life and post them online

Can you name some people who are known to spread Chinese culture to the world?   
Li Ziqi

Prediction

Telling China’s stories online

Who is expected to tell the stories?
What stories are told?

Skimming

Read the passage quickly and find who Xu Li expects to tell China’s stories and why.

the younger generation;
keep pace with the world; study all over the world; relatively free, imaginative

Structure

Read and explore

Read paras 2-5 carefully and answer the following questions.

1. What is the core (major) topic of the annual conference in Bengbu?
It is about how to use China’s increasingly influential cyberculture to tell great Chinese stories.

2. What kind of stories are great according to Yin Hong? How did he support his idea?
“Great” is to tell a Chinese story that is acceptable to the world and make the rest of the world agree with it. He supports his idea by using Li Ziqi as an example.

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Read and explore

Read paras 6-7 carefully and complete the tasks.

Task 1: What proverb can illustrate the vlogger’s approach to making videos?

Task 2: Complete the following sentence according to the text.
________________ people in different countries may speak ________languages, something similar may be found in such aspects ____culture, food, art and _______.

Key: Task 1: “Actions speak louder than words.”
Task 2: Though/Although/While; different; as; humanity

Read and think

Read paras 8-10 carefully and think critically.
 
1. What aspects of traditional culture and aesthetics do you think are worth thinking about?

2. As part of the younger generation, what strengths do you have to tell China’s stories online?

Language study

写作素材积累
1. More Chinese are engaging in telling great Chinese stories.    
eg. Industry leaders want scientists to engage in fundamental research, not applied research.
行业领袖希望科学家从事基础研究，而不是应用研究。
 
2. The core topic was how to use China’s increasingly influential cyberculture to tell great Chinese stories.
eg. The internet has assumed an increasingly influential role.
    互联网的影响力越来越大。

3. We also see the familiar pursuit of happiness, which adds another dimension to life.    
eg. She traveled the world in pursuit of her dreams.
她走遍天下，追寻她的梦想。
eg. We measured the dimensions of the kitchen.
我们测量了厨房的大小。

4. What she presents still strikes a chord with people at home and abroad.
eg. He was famous/prestigious/well-known/renowned both at home and abroad.
他享誉国内外。
eg. His book is a best-seller because it strikes a chord with many readers.
他的书非常畅销，因为它打动了许多读者的心弦。

5. In fact, that lacks a deep understanding of “telling a good Chinese story”.
eg. He lacks self-confidence./He is lacking in self-confidence.
他缺乏自信。
eg. Wang’s works show a deep understanding of modern architecture and a good knowledge of traditions.
王的作品表现出对现代建筑的深刻理解和对传统的良好认识。

Culture

Aerial photo taken on Oct 12, 2021, shows a view of the hosting facility of the Taihu World Cultural Forum in Bengbu, east China's Anhui province.

Facts about the the sixth annual conference of the Taihu World Cultural Forum
•The Taihu forum is notable because as Bengbu links China's north and south, this forum links China with the world.
•Theme: Mutual learning among civilizations: Jointly building a community of a shared future for humanity
•Some 500 delegates (代表) from more than 30 countries and regions gathered online and offline to discuss cultural diversity, the Belt and Road Initiative, pandemic prevention and control, and poverty alleviation.