Transcript 2.我国佛教的发源地。

Reporting on a historic
religious site
王炳凤
Lead-in:
Xixin Si /the Xixin Temple(息心寺）
100 years old
The oldest Buddhist temple in China is the
White Horse Temple.
I. Skim the text and answer the following
questions:
1. Where is the temple located?
2. Why is it called the White Horse Temple?
3. What is the temple complex like?
4. Why do we say the White Horse Temple is very
important?
1. Where is the temple located?
It is located in Luoyang, Henan Province in
the central east of China.
2. Why is it called the White Horse Temple?
To remind people of the white horse on which
the Buddhist readings and images had
travelled to China from India.
3. What is the temple complex like?
It is centered around a southern-facing
courtyard shaped like a rectangle. On
both sides of the courtyard are many halls
for praying and chanting, receiving guests,
and the rooms where the monks live. In
the south-east corner of the complex is a
13-storey Pagoda called the Qiyun Pagoda.
4.Why do we say the White Horse Temple
is very important?
It is the oldest Buddhist temple in China,
which is still in use. From here Buddhism
spread to other parts of China and Asia
and it is also a holy Buddhist site.
II. Task-based reading
Read the text carefully and complete
the following form.
Paragraph
outlines
Supporting details
1.________
Luoyang, Henan Province, China
The idea 3._________ from Emperor Mingdi’s dream
2.The____ of a golden man, the symbol of Buddha from India.
behind it ●The officials 4.________by Mingdi travelled westwards
and brought 2 Indian monks back.
● When 5.__________ for the monks were completed,
it was renamed the White Horse Temple.
●
6.Varied
_____
It is centered around a southern-facing courtyard
with many different halls on 7.________sides.
● A 13-storey pagoda is in its south-east corner.
●
It is the 9.___________of Chinese Buddhism.
8.The____ ● Oldest 10.___________it is, it is still in use.
● It remains a popular tourist attraction.
of it
● It is a historic building under special state protection.
●
III. Look through test points applied in the text
A: Non-predicate verbs
1.The Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty
dreamt of a golden man ______(fly)
over the
flying
palace.(L4-6)
2.They travelled on a white horse,carrying
_______(carry)
their few possessions, some Buddhist readings
and image of Buddha.(L17-18)
3.There was a bright light coming
______(come) from his
head that lit the entire palace hall. (L6-7)
4.There are monks studying
_______(study) Buddhist works
here and Buddhists coming
______(come) here to pray to
the Buddhas.(L49-50)
5. You will hear the sounds _______(repeat)
and
repeated
__________(multiply)
from the roof so that it
multiplied
sounds like frogs _________(croak).(L45-46)
croaking
B. Complex sentences
1.The story behind the temple is _______one
night
that
in the year AD 64, the Emperor Mingdi of the
Eastern Han Dynasty dreamt of a golden man
flying over the palace. (L4-6)
2.There was a bright light coming from his head
_________
lit the entire palace hall.(L6-7)
that
3. He asked his officials to interpreter his dream
and tell him _______
what it meant. (L8-9)
4. The emperor invited the monks to stay at the
Honglu Si, or the Honglu Temple, _______the
which
emperor used as a guesthouse for…(L20-22)
5. One of the most charming things about the
White Horse Temple is _______
that it is not only the
oldest Buddhist temple in China, but also the
oldest one in use.(L47-48)
C. Inversion/Agreement
are a
1.On both sides of the courtyard _____
number of different halls for praying and
chanting, receive guests, and the rooms where
the monks live.(L37-39)
2. In the south-east corner of the complex _____
is
a 13-storey pagoda.(L39-40)
D. Emphatic structure
It ____
was the White Horse Temple _____
that first
1. ___
brought the meaning of ‘temple’ to the word
‘si’. (L31-34)
2.The new temple represents the friendship
between the two countries and reminds people
that ____
____ from India that
_____ Buddhism
it was
came to China nearly 2000 years ago.(L58-60)
IV. Learn new words:
instruction
1.instruct n. __________(指令;指示；用法说明)
instructor
_________(教员；指导者)
instructive
adj._________(有教育意义的;有启发性的)
instruct sb. to do sth. 命令某人做某事
他奉命驶往纽约。
He was instructed to set sail for New York.
2. circumstance 情况，境况，常用复数
in/under……~s 在……情况下
In/under normal circumstances, I would have
resigned immediately.
in/under no circumstances 在任何情况下都不,决不
置句首时,句子要倒装.
A soldier must in no circumstances leave his post.
In/Under no circumstances must a soldier leave his
post.
V. Translate the following phrases:
1.在中国的中东部 in the central east of China
2.迄今为止
to this day/to date
3.解梦
interpret a dream
4.吩咐某人做某事 instruct sb to do sth
on one’s behalf=on behalf of
5.代表某人
6.以…为中心,围绕 center around/round/on/upon
be shaped like
7.形状像
be/get
through
(with)
many
8.完成多次变化
changes
9.正因为如此;本身;就这一点而论
as such
10.获得国家特别保护
receive special state protection
VI. Practice:
1.I would like to express my warm welcome to all
of you _____________(代表)my
school.
on behalf of
as such
2. Wealth, ________(本身),
doesn’t matter.
In/Under no circumstances
3. _________________________(任何情况都不)
should you lose heart.
4. Mountain Leshan ______________(形状像)a
is shaped like
sleeping Buddha.
5. I don’t regret having made that remark
to this day
even_____________(迄今为止).
VII. Written work
假如你的美国笔友Paul对中国古庙感兴趣，要来中国游
览。请你根据下表写信向他推荐白马寺。(100词左右，
开头结尾已给，不计入词数)
位置
河南洛阳市
得名
汉明帝之梦
建筑
1.长方院落，坐北朝南，占地约4万平方米。
2.寺内：2僧墓，4大殿(内有佛像)，4大院。
3.东侧: 齐云塔(13层高)。
1.2000年历史，中国第一古刹。
推荐理由 2.我国佛教的发源地。
3.自拟（……)。
Dear Paul，
I’m glad to learn that you are interested in
Chinese ancient temples and that you are coming
for a visit. Now I will recommend you a good
temple worth visiting, which is called the White
Horse Temple.
……
I’m looking forward to your coming.
Components of a good composition:
1. Proper tense
2. Right person
3. All points
4. Clear arrangement of ideas
5. Linking words
6. Varied structures
7. Advanced vocabulary
8. Good handwriting
……
Located in Luoyang, Henan Province, the White
Horse temple originated from a dream of the
Emperor Mingdi of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It
got the name to remind people of the horse on
which the Buddhist readings and images had
travelled.
Covering 40,000 square meters, the temple is
centered around a southern-facing courtyard
shaped like a rectangle. Inside the temple are 2
monk tombs, 4 palaces and 4 courtyards. Each
palace houses many statues. South-east of it stands
the famous 13-storey Qiyun Pagoda.
With a 2000-year history and known as the
oldest Buddhist temple in China, it is considered
the birthplace of Chinese Buddhism. Besides, it is a
popular sightseeing destination in Luoyang.
I’m looking forward to your coming.