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Module 5 Great People and Great Inventions of Ancient China,Can you guess the meaning ?,Exploring the old and deducing the new makes a teacher.,温故而知新，可以为师矣 。,2. To learn without thinking is labor in vain, to think without learning is desolation. 3. Knowledge is not equal to devotion. Devotion is not equal to joy. 4. You can learn from everyone.,学而不思则罔，思而不学则怠。,知之者不如好知者，好知者不如乐知者。,三人行必有我师。,Reading and Vocabulary Philosophers of Ancient China,Fast reading,Listen to the tape and answer this question: Who are the three great persons mentioned in the passage?,True or False,1. Confucius lived in a country where there was no war a long time ago. 2. Confucius was a philosopher whose influence has been the greatest for more than 2000 years. 3. Mencius was a student taught by Confucius. 4. Some rulers followed the advice which was given by Mencius. 5. Mozi was a man who lived an unusual life.,F,T,F,T,T,Read the passage and fill in the blanks.,Confucius,551BC,kindness,duty,order,Mencius,372BC,his mother,position,government,resigned,Mencius,kind,People,rulers,cruel government,Mozi,476BC,Government,equal,human beings,war,Detailed-reading,Read the text carefully and finish Activity 3 and the following exercises.,1. Whose influence has been the greatest among all the philosophers of ancient China? A. Mencius B. Mozi C. Confucius D. Zhuangzi 2. Confucius stressed the importance of the following aspects except_ A. Kindness B. friendship C. order D. duty,C,B,3. Which is NOT the right statement about Mozi? A. He was known for his unusual clothes and behavior. B. He hated the idea of war. C. All his beliefs were the same as Confucius. D. He believed all men were equal.,C,4. “If the government was kind, then people would be good.” is the teaching of _. A. Mencius B. Confucius C. Mozi D. Xunzi,A,5. Which belief by Mozi was similar to that of Confucius? A. We should love all human beings. B. The government shouldnt treat people badly. C. We should look after those who are weaker than ourselves. D. The government was most important.,D,6. Whats main idea of the passage? A. The author wants to make people believe in the teachings by thinkers of ancient. B. The author wants to introduce three influential philosophers of ancient China. C. The author wants to tell interesting stories about three important teachers in ancient China. D. The author wants to show the history of philosophy in ancient China.,B,7. Which shows the right order of time when the three great thinkers lived? A. Confucius- Mencius -Mozi B. Mencius-Mozi-Confucius C. Confucius-Mozi-Mencius D. Mozi- Mencius-Confucius,C,8. From the text we can infer that _ A. Only in time of war could philosophers produce great teaching. B. It was not easy to find a state where people would follow the thinkers teaching. C. Great philosophers must have been born in poor families. D. Influential philosophers wouldnt agree with each other.,B,Translations and Language Points,Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with each other. But it was also a time when there were many great philosophers. 古代中国各诸侯国之间经常发生战争，但那也是一个产生了许多哲学家的时期。 be at war with 和出于战争状态 Its a time when 这是一个的时期,Mencius was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to those of Confucius. 孟子是一位思想家，他的理论和孔子的理论很相似。 be similar to 与类似 be different from 与不同 those 指 teachings,His father died when he was young, and he was brought up by his mother. 父亲在他年幼时就去世了，母亲把他抚养成人。 bring up 养育，提出（问题等），呕吐 He became a student of Confuciuss ideas, and was then given an important position in the government of a state. 他学习了孔子的学说，后来在一个诸侯国的政府内居要职。 position: 位置，立场，职位,For many years he travelled from state to state, teaching the principles of Confucius. He then became an adviser to another ruler. 许多年来，他周游列国，传授孔子的思想，后来他成为另一位统治者的谋士。 fromto 从一个到另一个 adviser: 顾问，谋士，提供建议的人 principle: 原则，准则,Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good. 孟子认为，人之所以不同于动物，是因为人性本善。 the reason why is that : 之所以，是因为。,Mozi was another teacher who was very influential. 墨子是又一位极具影响力的先哲。 influential: 具有影响力的，有影响的 to follow ones advise: 采纳的建议 idea of love: 仁爱思想 to love all human beings: 博爱,兼爱,Homework,1. Finish exercises in your workbook. 2. Preview Grammar in this module.,
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