Module5EthnicCulture-ReadingandVocabulary(1)练习Period2ReadingandvocabularyGoals●TolearnsomethingabouttheNaxiethnicgroupandLijiang●Topracticethereadingskills●Tomastertheimportantwordsandexpressionsinthepassage■ProceduresStep1:WarmingupbybriefIntroductionofLijiangLijiangisabeautifulshiningjewelontheNorthwestYunnanPlateauneighboringthesoutheastsideoftheTibetanPlateauwhichisconsideredtobethe“RoofoftheWorld”.Itisimpressivebecauseofitssceneryandlushvegetation.Lijiangboastsofbreath-takingwonderfulsightssuchasJadeDragonSnowMountain(YulongXueshanMountain)(玉龙雪山)anditsmodernmaritimeglacier,theonlyoneofitskindinthesouthernendoftheNorthernHemisphere;TigerLeapingGorge(虎跳峡);theworld-famousgrandcanyon;LuguLake(泸沽湖),theculturalcradleofthe“Matriarchy”oftheYongningMosuopeopleinNinglang.LijiangTownisofficiallycalled“DayanTown”——“Dayan”literallymeansa“greatinkstab”,agraphicdescriptionofthetown’slocationonapieceofrichflatlandfedbyariverandsurroundedbygreenmountains.ThereisnoothertowninChinalikeDayanwhichincorporatesthefolkwaysofsomanypeopleandthearchitecturalstylesofbothnorthandsouthChina.ThepeopleofNaxi,whiledevelopingtheirlandofsnow-cladmountainsandturbulentriverssinceancienttimes,havetotheircreditthe“DongBaCulture”seenasoneoftheworldwonders,acultureall-embracingwhileunique.AllthesenaturalsceneriesandtheseculturaltreasuresoftheminoritypeopleshavebeencontinuouslydrawingtouristsfromallovertheworldandhaverecentlyvoteLijiangasoneofthefavoritedestinationsinChina.Step2:BeforeyoureadPleasegooverthewordlistforthismodule,payingattentiontothepronunciationoftheword,therelationshipbetweenitspronunciationanditsspelling.Step3:Whileyouread1.Nowreadthetextloudlyplease.Whileyouarereadingthepassage,pleaseunderlinethenewwordsandphrasesandpayattentiontotheusageofthem.2.Completethefollowingformaccordingtotheinformationyou’vegotinthetext.DatePara.MainideasDetailsSimon’sfeelingForreferenceDatePara.MainideasDetailsSimon’sfeelingApril20th1Yunnan’slandscapeandtheintroductionofLijiangYunnan’slandscapevaried,it’sverytropicalinthesouthandtherearemountainsinthenorth.TheoldtownofLijiangisonthesideofamountainandoppositeYulongXueshanMountain.Theskyisclearblue.It’sthemostbeautiful.2Abird’seyeviewofthetownofLijiangSeenfromabove,theoldtownisamazeofcanals.Therearelittlebridgesandtinycobbledstreets.Threeriversrunthroughthecityandwhereveryougo,youhearthesoundofrushingwater.Carsarenotallowedintheoldtown.Andtherearemanywoodenandstonehouses.Youfeelyouarewalkingbackintothepast.April23rd3NaxicultureWomenruntheNaxisocietyanduntilrecentlyNaxiwomeninheritedallproperty.TheNaxistillweartraditionalcostume-thewomenwearblueblousesandtrouserscoveredbyablueorblackapron.Theircultureisfascinating.4NaxilanguageandthelegendaryoriginofNaxiTheNaxilanguageistheonlyhieroglyphiclanguagestillinuseandisover1000yearsold.TheNaxibelievethattheycamefromacreaturecalledTabu,whohelpedthemhatchfrommagiceggs.ReadingthetranslationsoftheNaxipoemsisfascinating.April25th5NaximusicThemusicwaspassedfromgenerationtogenerationwithoutchange.SimonwatchedaperformanceoftheNaxiOrchestra.Sometimestheinstrumentssoundedlikewomencrying,ortreesbendingundersnow.Everyonelistenedasifsomeonehadputaspellonthem.April29th6ThelastdayinthetownofLijiangThereisonlyonedayleftbeforetravelingtoKunmingandthenflyingbacktoSimon’shome.“Mystayherehasbeenunfor...
