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*,*,单击此处编辑母版标题样式,*,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,Unit 3 Language and Culture,学习任务,整体上掌握Text A和Text B 两篇文章的内容，包括背景资料，单词，相关专有名词等。,完成Text A 和Text B 的课后题目。,浏览Text C。,Text A,Language of China,导读：狭义的中国话即为汉语，是全球华人的母语，以北京话为源开展的语言。在台湾地区，又称国语。在新加坡、马来西亚等地又称华语。汉语是世界主要语言之一。属汉藏语系，是这个语系里最主要的语言。产生于中国中部，定型于汉朝，最初是汉民族的通用语，后来开展成为中华民族的共同语。除了中国以外，汉语还分布在新加坡、马来西亚等地。以汉语为母语的人大约有13亿3000万人作为第二语言。汉语是联合国的工作语言之一。,Notes：,1.,Cantonese,(粤语):It is a Chinese dialect spoken in and around the city of Guangzhou in Southern China,by the majority population of Hong Kong and Macau,and as a lingua franca of Guangdong province,eastern Guangxi province,and some neighbouring areas.It is used in Hong Kong and Macau as the official spoken language of government and instruction in schools.It is spoken by some of overseas Chinese communities in Canada,the United States and Australia,as well as throughout Europe and Southeast Asia,being the most widely spoken dialect and a lingua franca in many of these communities.,2.Mandarin国语:It is a official standardized language of China based on the Beijing dialect，one of the four official languages of Singapore，and one of the six official languages of the United Nations.,Hokkien,(闽南语)：is a group of mutually intelligible Min Nan Chinese dialects spoken by many overseas Chinese throughout Southeast Asia.Its originated from the same dialect in southern Fujian and is mutually intelligible with the Hokkien in Taiwan.It is closely related to Teochew,though mutual comprehension is difficult,and somewhat more distantly related to Hainanese.The Amoy and Taiwanese prestige dialect are considered standards.,Middle East 中东:is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa.It is often used as a synonym for Near East,in opposition to Far East.The corresponding adjective is Middle-Eastern and the derived noun is Middle-Easterner.,The history of the Middle East dates back to ancient times,and throughout its history,the Middle East has been a major centre of world affairs.When discussing ancient history,however,the term Near East is more commonly used.The Middle East is also the historical origin of major religions such as Judaism,Christianity,and Islam.The Middle East generally has an arid and hot climate,with several major rivers providing for irrigation to support agriculture in limited areas.Many countries located around the Persian Gulf have large quantities of crude oil.In modern times the Middle East remains a strategically,economically,politically,culturally and religiously sensitive region.,Text B,Mandarin,导读：现代汉语是现代汉民族使用的语言。广义的现代汉语包括汉语的各种方言，即不同地区的汉族人所使用的语言，这些语言都是汉语，只是在语音、词汇、语法等方面存在一定差异。而狭义的现代汉语那么是指“普通话，即“以北京语音为标准音，以北方话为根底方言，以典范的现代白话文著作为语法标准的现代汉民族共同语。普通话所代表的标准现代汉语也是中国的国家通用语言。,Roman Catholic,Notes:,1.Hunter College 亨特学院:It is a senior college of the City University of New York,located on Manhattans Upper East Side.Hunter was founded in 1870 by Irish immigrant and social reformer Thomas Hunter as a teacher-training school for young women.It remained a womens college through the 1960s.Today,Hunter is a coeducational liberal arts and sciences college that offers undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 100 fields.The college is organized into four schools:The School of Arts and Sciences,the School of Education,the School of the Health Professions,and the School of Social Work.,Pearl River Delta,(珠江三角洲):It is in southern Peoples Republic of China is the low-lying area alongside the Pearl River estuary where the Pearl River flows into the South China Sea.Since economic liberalisation was adopted by the Chinese government in the late 1970s,the delta has become one of the leading economic regions and a major manufacturing center of China and the world.The Chinese government hopes that the manufacturing in Guangdong,combined with the financial and service economy and traditional capitalistic influence in Hong Kong,will create an economic gateway attracting foreign capital throughout mainland China.,Taishanese,(台山话)：It is a dialect of Yue Chinese,and thus a sister dialect of Cantonese.It is mainly spoken in and around Taishan,a county-level city situated southwest of Guangzhou on the coast of Guangdong province.In the mid to late 19th century,a significant number of Chinese emigrating to North America originated from this area,making Taishanese a dominant variety of the Chinese language spoken in North American Chinatowns.It was formerly the lingua franca of the overseas Chinese residing in the United States.It is not currently recognized as having official status in any country.,Sunset Park,(落日公园)：Sunset Park is a neighborhood in the western section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn,USA.It is bounded by Greenwood Heights to the north,Borough Park to the east,Bay Ridge to the south,and Upper New York Bay to the west.Sunset Park is served by the NYPDs 72nd Precinct.There is a namesake city park within the neighborhood,located between 41st and 44th Streets and 5th and 7th Avenues,which is the second highest 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