Miao Embroidery (刺绣) Shines at Milan Fashion Week
At Milan Fashion Week last September in Italy, people were amazed at the beautiful pictures on the models’ clothes. What were these? Italian embroidery? No. They were Chinese traditional Miao embroidery. Lots of viewers didn’t know it very well and confused (混淆) them.
About four months ago, some embroidery designers’ works were chosen to be displayed at Milan Fashion Week. Their beautiful embroidery showed the traditional artistry (工艺技术) of the Miao people. The Miao are one of China’s 56 ethnic groups (民族). Miao people have a habit of decorating clothes with beautiful pictures. They have got ideas for these pictures from nature and their ethnic history. As a result, people think that Miao embroidery is a “living fossil (活化石)” of Miao culture.
“I have never been to a foreign country, but my embroidery has,” Wang Rongbi said in excitement. Wang comes from Xiaogulong Village in Guizhou province. She is one of embroidery designers from the province.
Wang takes pride in where she comes from. In her pieces, she embroiders seals (印章) on different parts of clothes. In this way, she pays her great respect to the Siyin Miao, one branch (分支) of the Miao ethnic group. “Siyin” in Chinese means four seals.
Shi Chuanying is another Miao embroiderer from Guizhou. The 45-year-old was luckier than Wang. She had a front-row seat at the fashion week. In July, Shi received an invitation to attend Milan Fashion Week. On September 21, Shi left for Milan. She went there with two traditional costumes (服装) and ten embroidered pieces made for the catwalk.
The Miao people are happy to see the traditional costumes of their ethnic group on the international stage. This has increased their confidence in the development of Miao embroidery. “Traditional costumes can be very fashionable,” said an embroidery designer. “Hopefully, our ethnic culture has plenty of attraction from all over the world.”
Miao Embroidery Shines at Milan Fashion Week | ||
Introduction | * At Milan Fashion Week, lots of viewers | |
Some | *The beautiful Miao embroidery showed the traditional artistry of the Miao people. *The Miao people are *Miao embroidery is | |
Two Miao embroidery designers | Wang Rongbi | *Wang comes from Xiaogulong Village in Guizhou province. She has never been *Wang is |
| Shi Chuanying | *The 45-year-old was luckier because she was *Shi went to Milan with two traditional costumes and ten embroidered pieces made for the catwalk. | |
| Conclusion | *The Miao people become more | |
Zhu Yanfu was born in July, 1933. He joined the army at the age of 14. He joined in hundreds of battles, got hurt ten times, got 47 times operations. He lost both of his arms, both of his legs and his left eye. His right eye can’t see clearly. After that, He tried to practiced taking care of himself again and again. He made it 8 months later!
After he was away from the army, he went back to his hometown, a small village in Shandong. In 1957, he worked as a village Party Secretary. After 25 years’ hard work, Zhu Yanfu finally turned a poor mountain village into a rich one together with the villagers.
After retiring, he had nothing important to do, so he began to write his own experience into a book. He never went to school, so he couldn’t know many words, he looked up the dictionary many times. Because of no hands, he wrote with his mouth and his broken arms. He asked others for help sometimes. It took him 7 years to finish the book!
He became one of the Top 10 People Who Moved China in March, 2022. “Your life is more than once. You are not just experiencing, your are fighting and keeping on in all your life. We human should spend life as you do,” says CCTV.
1. When was Zhu Yanfu born?He was born in
2. Where did Zhu Yanfu go after he was away from the army?
He went back to
3. Which word means “退休” in Paragraph 3?
It is “
4. How long did it take him to finish the book?
It takes him
5. What do you think of Zhu Yanfu?
I think he is
Writing a good story is not an easy task. What’s the secret? Mo Yan, a Nobel Prize winner in literature (文学), believes his success comes from a large number of reading.
Mo was born into a farming family in a village in Shandong Province. He grew up listening to folk stories about gods, spirits and foxes. Those stories later became the inspiration (灵感) for Mo’s writing.
Mo left school at the age of 12 and started to work in the fields.
Although he was tired after his daily hard work, Mo was always hungry for books. However, there were few in the village. He read his older brother’s textbooks and even dictionaries. He helped others with farm work in exchange (交换) for books.
“When I finished reading all the books around, I thought I was the most knowledgeable man in the world,” he told Xinhua.
After Mo left his hometown and joined the army in 1976, he began to read widely, including works by Lu Xun and many other famous writers. He studied from these writers but did not copy them. Instead, he developed his own style. As the first Chinese to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, Mo told a group of reporters in his hometown shortly after he won the award. “I grew up in an environment filled with folk culture. It enters my novels whenever I pick up a pen. This has influenced, even decided, my style.”
1. Mo Yan comes from2. Mo Yan began to work when he was
3. Mo Yan helped others do some farm work because he was hungry for their
4. Mo Yan was the
5. Do you like Mo Yan and his works? Why or why not?
The 1st Student (Youth) Games held its rock climbing competition from Nov. 8 to 11. The host Guangxi became the biggest winner in climbing, winning three golds, three silvers and one bronze (铜牌). All the medalists were from Mashan county in Nanning.
Mashan county was once poor because of its mountainous environment. But it has given the local climbers an advantage. Many students climb mountains and trees from an early age, building strong physical fitness. Among them is 15-year-old Huang Xinyi, who won the women’s speed climbing championship.
In 2017, the first “rock climbing characteristic town” in China was set up in Mashan county. “To bring the sport closer to more students, 23 primary and middle schools in the county have climbing spaces, and each school has one rock climbing class each week,” Huang Xujin, head of Mashan county’s Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television, Sports and Tourism, told Teens. “A group of professional climbers, including coaches from the national climbing team and excellent climbing athletes, have been hired to guide athletes in the school,” he added.
Huang Xinyi used to love climbing tees. When she was in the 5th grade of primary school, she became interested in rock climbing and decided to take part. At school, she usually trains from 6:30 to 9:00 in the evening.
For her, climbing is a window to a wider world. “Because of climbing, I stepped out of the mountains for the first time. Competing with climbers across the country helps me become a better athlete. I hope I can achieve even greater results in more countries,” she told Teens.
Mashan county has also set up a special educational pathway (路径) for children with skills in rock climbing. “Students with good rock climbing skills can directly enter the best middle school in the county,” Huang Xujin said.
1. How many medals did Guangxi win in the rock climbing competition?2. What advantage does the mountainous environment give many students?
3. Who has been hired to guide school athletes in Mashan county?
4. When did Huang Xinyi become interested in rock climbing?
5. Do you hope your school can give rock climbing classes? Why?
The three astronauts aboard China’s Shenzhou-15 spaceship entered the country’s space station and met with another astronaut trio on November 30th, 2022, a historic gathering that added the manpower at the in-orbit space lab to six for the first time. China’s Shenzhou-15 manned spaceship successfully docked with the space station combination early on Wednesday, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).
“I’m grateful (感谢的) for the new era (时代), for giving us the platform (平台) to realize our dream,” said Deng Qingming. Deng Qingming, a Chinese astronaut who’s ready for the Shenzhou-15 mission after 24 years of wait. “Being a backup (备份) doesn’t mean you don’t need to work. I must watch closely in the control center and offer all I know about the mission and the spacecraft in case of emergency,” Deng said during a previous interview. “Only when the crew returns to Earth will my mission (使命) be complete.” “The success of the mission comes before my personal wishes,” said Deng. |
Chinese astronauts Fei Junlong, Deng Qingming and Zhang Lu will carry out the Shenzhou-15 spaceflight mission, and Fei will be the commander, the China Manned Space Agency announced at a press conference. The Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship will be launched at 11:08 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, announced the China Manned Space Agency on Monday. |
1. When did the Chinese astronauts meet in the country’s space station?
2. Who will carry out the Shenzhou-15 spaceflight mission?
3. Where will the Shenzhou-15 crewed spaceship be launched?
4. Translate the underlined sentence into Chinese.
5. According to Deng’s words, what do you think of him?
6. Do you want to be an astronaut? Why?
Zhu Yanfu was born in July, 1933. He joined the army at the age of 14, he joined in hundreds of battles (战役), injured (受伤) ten times, got 47 times operations (手术). He lost both of his arms, both of his legs and his left eye. His right eye can’t see clearly. After that, he tried to practice taking care of himself again and again. He made it 8 months later!
After he was away from the army, he went back to his hometown, a small village in Shandong. In 1957, he worked as a village Party Secretary (支书). After 25 years’ hard work, Zhu Yanfu finally turned a poor mountain village into a rich one together with the villagers.
After retiring (退休), he began to write his own experience into a book. He never went to school, so he couldn’t know many words, he looked up the dictionary many times. Because of no hands, he wrote with his mouth and his stump (残肢) arms. He asked others for help sometimes. It took him 7 years to finish the book!
He became one of the Top 10 People Who Moved China in March, 2022. “Your life is more than once. You are not just experiencing, your are fighting and keeping on in all your life. We human should spend life as you do.” Says CCTV.
1. Was Zhu Yanfu born in June, 1933?2. How long did it take him to turn a poor mountain village into a rich one?
3. How did he write his book? (List 2 things)
4. Do you agree with CCTV? Why or why not?
Would you like to help people in need? On March 31, 2022, there was an accident (事故) in Guangzhou, Guangdong.
At about 6:00 pm, a bus left the bus stop. Just at that time, an electric (电动的) bicycle ran into the back of the bus. Unluckily, one of the biker’s hands went under a left wheel (车轮) of it.
A lot of people saw the accident. They quickly came around the bus to move it. As time went by, more and more people joined them. They tried their best to help the man. “People kept coming to help. It was all about saving the person first,” a man said. The bus was over 10,000 kg. But thanks to the helpers, the biker got free very soon. People took him to the hospital quickly.
Later, someone put a video (视频) of people working together to help the electric bike rider on the Internet. Lots of people across the country watched it and they felt happy. They showed thanks to those people. They said, “Many hands make light work, as the old saying goes.”
From: http: //www.chinadaily.com.cn
1. 回答问题。When and where was the accident?2. 将文中第二段中划线句子译成汉语。
3. 从文中找出与“They went to the bus and tried to move it.”意思相近的句子。
4. 根据上下文，写出第三段中划线代词him所指代的内容。
5. 回答问题。What do you want to say to those people in the video (视频)?
Luo Yingjiu, 82, has run a small zoo in Enshi, Hubei Province on his own for 33 years.
Most of the animals in the zoo are old and weak, many of which were saved by Luo. The zoo’s lion and tiger died years ago, leaving only a bear, some monkeys, a Tibetan mastiff (藏獒), a wild boar (野猪), two raccoons (浣熊) and about 20 dogs. Luo has given names to all the animals in the zoo.
Although a ticket only costs 10 yuan per person, fewer and fewer people visit the zoo. Luo has found it much harder to run the zoo than before.
“Many people tell me to rest at this old age, but my wish is to run the zoo with all my heart until my last day,” said the former soldier. “I’m old in age, but young in mind. The zoo is my lifetime’s happiness.”
His retirement salary (退休工资) is about 5, 000 yuan per month, which is enough to lead a good life in a small place like Enshi. However, to feed these animals, he has spent all his savings and has even fallen into debt (债务).
Starting from January, Luo Wei, 22, the old man’s granddaughter, began to post short videos of him looking after these animals online. She hopes to give people a better understanding about her grandfather’s work. Some kind-hearted people sent animal feed (饲料) to the zoo after watching these touching videos. Luo Yingjiu is very grateful to those who care about the zoo and has expressed his thanks in the short videos.
1. How long has Luo Yingjiu run the zoo?2. Can visitors see a lion in Luo’s zoo now?
3. What is Luo Yingjiu’s wish about the zoo?
4. Why has Luo Yingjiu fallen into debt?
5. How did Luo Wei support her grandfather’s work?
注意：答案不超过6个单词。
A special exhibition (展览会) titled Life Is a Song–Wan Tongshu and Xinjiang Uygur Muqam Art (木卡姆艺术) was held from August 23 to 27 in Aksu, Xinjiang.
Through objects, pictures, sounds and other forms, the exhibition was held to remember Chinese musician Wan Tongshu because he helped protect Uygur Muqam art. The exhibition was divided into two parts: “Wan Tongshu’s life story” and “Protection and inheritance of Xinjiang Uygur Muqam Art.”
Xinjiang Uygur Muqam mixes songs, dances and folk and classical music. Of these, the Twelve Muqam is known by the most people, with the largest spreading area and the most complete structure (结构).
In the thousands of years of its history, the Uygur Muqam had been passed on by word of mouth which made it difficult to be completely remembered. By the 1940s, there were very few folk artists who could sing the whole Twelve Muqam, and the art form had been brought to the danger of being lost. Government-organized protection work started in 1950. In 1951, Wan Tongshu and his wife went to Xinjiang to help with the collection of Twelve Muqam, and published the collection “Twelve Muqam”. The collection was helpful for the following research and spread. Over the years, experts and scholars (专家学者) have tried hard to protect Xinjiang Uygur Muqam together with local folk artists.
For its cultural value, Xinjiang Uygur Muqam art was included as one of UNESCO’s Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity (人类口头和非物质遗产代表作) in 2005, and was listed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2008.
1. When did the exhibition begin?2. Why was the exhibition held?
3. In history, how was the Uygur Muqam passed on?
4. What kinds of music does the Uygur Muqam include?
5. What did the collection of Twelve Muqam help with?
Zhang Li, a 12-year-old boy, from Sichuan, was lazy before. He hardly ever did any housework. But now, things have changed. Washing dishes, cooking and making the bed... all of these have become important parts of his daily life.
This big change is the result of a new program at his school. Starting from last term, his school asked all the students to do housework. It wanted to help students to improve their life skills (技能).
At the beginning of each month, every student gets a list of housework to do every weekend.
Their parents help keep an eye on their performance. They can do housework, such as cleaning out closets (壁橱), washing cups and cooking food. On holidays like Mother’s Day, students should prepare (准备) gifts for their mothers.
Wang Dan, 13, has learned several life skills through the program. “I was afraid of fire,” she said. But she tried to overcome (克服) her fear and finish her cooking tasks. At the same time, she also learned how tired her mother is after doing housework every day. On Mother’s Day, she made a cake for her mother to show her thanks. “I’ve begun to know better about my parents and want to help them more.” she said.
Other schools in Sichuan are also developing (发展) programs to teach their students life skills. On May 2, another middle school held a life skill competition. Students had to finish many tasks, such as cooking and washing clothes. They showed their skills and proved (证明) that they are growing up.
1. What was Zhang Li like before?2. Why did the school make housework part of the students’ homework?
3. Who kept an eye on the students’ performance?
4. What has Wang Dan learned from doing housework?
5. Do you think students should do housework? Why or why not?
