特色文化(key)汇.doc

汉语是中国各民族共同使用的语言，也是世界上历史最悠久、发展水平最高的语言之一，有文字可考的历史不少于6000年。无论过去还是现在，汉语在国内外都有很大的影响，具有很重要的地位。当今世界出现汉语热，一是因为中华民族历史悠久，有着光辉灿烂的文化，对人类进步做出过巨大贡献；更是因为30年来中国实行改革开放，综合国力（overall national strength）大大提升，与中国打交道、对中国文化感兴趣的国家、国际组织和人员日益增多。学习汉语也就成为他们深入了解中国的必由之路。 Chinese is a language used by people of all the nationalities in China, and it is also among the world’s most highly developed languages with the longest history, a recorded history of at least 6000 years. Whether in the past or at present, the Chinese language has had great influence both at home and abroad and occupied a prominent position. The current worldwide interest in learning Chinese is attributed to the long history of the Chinese nation, its glorious and magnificent culture and its tremendous contribution to human progress; more importantly, as China’s overall national strength has grown in the course of reform and opening-up over the last three decades, more and more countries, international organizations and people come into contact with China and take interest in Chinese culture. For them, learning the Chinese language has become the only road to a profound understanding of China. 在漫长的发展过程中，中国建筑逐渐形成了以木结构（timberwork）结合的石雕、夯土结构（rammed earth construction）以及其他技巧为特色的风格。一般来讲，中国的传统建筑风格可分为几个类别：皇家宫殿、宅居厅室、寺庙佛塔（pagodas）、墓园陵寝及园林建筑。然而，中国不同地区和不同民族的建筑风格可能在特色和功能上有所不同。从中国北方到南方，从黄河到长江，一路上你会被中国建筑师们的杰作所感动。勤劳的中国劳动人民创造了很多建筑奇迹，如：长城、故宫。 During its long evolution process, Chinese architecture gradually developed a style which featured timberwork combining stone carving, rammed earth construction, and many other techniques. Generally speaking, traditional Chinese architectural style can be classified into several categories: royal palaces, residential houses, religious temples and pagodas, tombs, and garden architecture. However, the architectural styles of different regions and nationalities in China may vary in characteristics and functions. Traveling all the way from the Northern China to the South, from the Yellow River down to the Yangt