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四川省成都市龙泉驿区2023-2024学年九年级上学期期末英语试题
Many Chinese words include directions or positions. What is the Chinese history and culture hidden behind these words?
When we go shopping, we say "mai dongxi" instead of "mai nanbei" in Chinese. Going back to the ancient city of Chang'an, the national capital in Tang dynasty, there were two large markets, one was in the east and the other was in the west, which were called "eastern market" and "western market". People went shopping either in the eastern market or the western one. As time went by, people started to describe shopping as "mai dongxi".
We use "shang cesuo" in Chinese to express "go to the bathroom" and "xia chufang" to mean "go to the kitchen". Why? In ancient times, houses were built in a certain way. The gate of the house would face south, with the bathroom in the north eastern part of the house and the kitchen in the south eastern part. On maps, north is usually at the top while south is at the bottom. In Chinese, we talk about "the north" as "shang" and "the south" as "xia". So people would say they were going "up" to the bathroom and "down" to the kitchen.
Ancient Chinese not only used "shang" and "xia" to refer to directions, but also social status. "Shang" was seen to be honorable, while "xia" stood for humility (谦卑). For example, people used "huangshang" to refer to the emperor and "dianxia" to refer to the son or daughter of the emperor, who had a lower status than the emperor.
THE SCHOOL NEWS June 8th, 2024 | |
School Trip | Students in Grade 7 had a great time on the school trip on Children's Day. They went to Huangyao Ancient Town by bus. The teachers were very happy because the students cleaned the buses after the trip. |
French Visitors | Sixteen visitors from France(法国) arrived at our school on June 3rd, Monday. And they visited a few places of interest in Hezhou. |
Football World | Here's good news for football fans! Our school will hold(举行) the Hope Cup 2024 from September 1st to September 3rd. Wonderful football matches are waiting for you. |
24 | There will be a concert (音乐会) in our school on September 5th. Some students will show their talents by singing, dancing and playing the violin at the music hall(大厅). |
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