CulturalCornerCulturalCornerLeading-inArethetwomenwearingroyalrobesemperors?CulturalCornerCulturalCornerRevisionCulturalCornerCulturalCornerLeading-inCulturalcorner-1InChinesecultureTheideaofthedragonmayhavecomefromthealligator-agoodsignfor_________.Itwasabringerof__________.Dragonsare________andwise,thoughunpredictable.Itwascloselyconnectedto_________.InthewestTheideaofthedragonprobablycamefromthe____---ananimalwhichpeoplehatedandwereafraidof.TheAnglo-saxonpoemBeowulf,tellsthestoryofaScandinavianhero,Beowulf,whofightsandkillsa(n)_____________dragon.AcrosstheborderinWales,thereddragonwhichappearsontheWelshflagisapositivesymbol,indicating_____andasenseofnationalidentity.Summary:Peopletalkaboutdragonseverywhereintheworld,butthedragonhasa______________indifferentpartsoftheworld.Someexpertsbelieveitisdueto__________themythsgrewoutof.differentreputationagriculturetheanimalsgoodfortunegeneroustheroyalfamilysnakedangerousstrength1.WhatdoChinesethinkofdragons?1.WhatdoChinesethinkofdragons?2.Whatdowesternersthinkofdragons?2.Whatdowesternersthinkofdragons?Culturalcorner-2ReadthroughthewholepassageReadthroughthewholepassageandanswerthefollowingandanswerthefollowingquestions.questions.1.对一个并不真正存在的生物，这确实是不同寻常的。2.龙和皇室是密切相连的。3.龙有时会是友好的，有时会是凶猛的。4.However,acrosstheborderinWales,ThereddragonwhichappearsontheWelshflagisapositivesymbol,indicatingstrengthandasenseofnationalidentity.5.一些专家认为，它是由于这些传说里的动物1.1.带来好运带来好运2.2.造成死亡和毁灭造成死亡和毁灭3.3.与…密切相关与…密切相关4.4.颜色不同颜色不同5.5.根据根据,,依据依据6.6.有不同的特性有不同的特性7.7.源自于…源自于…8.8.害怕…害怕…9.9.不敢做…不敢做…10.10.幸运的使者幸运的使者1.1.带来好运带来好运2.2.造成死亡和毁灭造成死亡和毁灭3.3.与…密切相关与…密切相关4.4.颜色不同颜色不同5.5.根据根据,,依据依据6.6.有不同的特性有不同的特性7.7.源自于…源自于…8.8.害怕…害怕…9.9.不敢做…不敢做…10.10.幸运的使者幸运的使者1.1.bringgoodluckbringgoodluck2.2.causedeathanddestructioncausedeathanddestruction3.3.becloselyconnectedto…becloselyconnectedto…4.4.beofdifferentcolourbeofdifferentcolourss=beof=beofaadifferentcolordifferentcolor=bedifferent=bedifferentincolorincolor5.accordingto…=intermsof…5.accordingto…=intermsof…6.haveadifferentcharacter6.haveadifferentcharacter7.growoutof…7.growoutof…8.beafraidof…8.beafraidof…9.beafraidtod9.beafraidtodo…o…10.abringerofgoodfortune10.abringerofgoodfortune1.对一个并不真正存在的生物，这确实是不同寻常的。2.龙和皇室是密切相连的。3.龙有时会是友好的，有时会是凶猛的。1.However,acrosstheborderinWales,ThereddragonwhichappearsontheWelshflagisapositivesymbol,indicatingstrengthandasenseofnationalidentity.2.一些专家认为，它是由于这些传说里的动物Foracreaturethatdoesn’treallyexist,that’squitesomething.1.Thedragonwascloselyconnectedtotheroyalfamily.Dragonscanbefriendlyorfierce.然而，跨过威尔士边界，出现在威尔士旗上的龙是一个积极的象征，暗示着力量和民族的一致性。1.Someexpertsbelieveitisduetotheanimalsthemythsgrewoutof.
