中国龙Chinese-Dragon全英文介绍PPT英语课用.pptx
Adragonisalegendarycreature,typicallyscaledorfire-spewingandwithserpentine,reptilianoraviantraits,thatfeaturesinthemythsofmanyculturesaroundworld.DRAGONTherearetwomostwell-knownculturaltraditionsofdragon:TheEuropeandragonTheChinesedragonTHEEUROPEANDRAGONThe European dragon,derived from European folk traditions and ultimately related to Balkans and Western Asian mythologies.Most are depicted as reptilian creatures with animal-level intelligence,and are uniquely six-limbed(four legs and a separate set of wings).THECHINESEDRAGONThe Chinese dragon,with counterparts in Japan(namely the Japanese dragon),Korea and other East Asian and South Asian countries.1 Most are depicted as serpentine creatures with above-average intelligence,and are quadrupeds(four legs and wingless).Also named LongInfact,Dragonsexistinmanyculturesoftheworld,especiallyinAsia.Korean dragonJapanese dragonVietnam dragonButtheyareallinfluencedbyChineseculture.Chinese dragonNow,we mainly talk about Chinese DragonChinese DragonChinesedragonsarelegendarycreaturesinChinesemythologyandChinesefolklore.Thedragonshavemanyanimal-likeformssuchasturtlesandfish,butaremostcommonlydepictedassnake-likewithfourlegs.Chinesedragonstraditionallysymbolizepotentandauspiciouspowers,particularlycontroloverwater,rainfall,typhoons,andfloods.Thedragonisalsoasymbolofpower,strength,andgoodluckforpeoplewhoareworthyofit.Withthis,theEmperorofChinausuallyusedthedragonasasymbolofhisimperialpowerandstrength.THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LONGS IMAGEMostofthelonginthepre-Qinperiodhasnofoot(zhulong),orafoot(KuiLong)ortwofeet,threefootandfourfootarerare.HanDynastytotheWeiandJinDynastieslongisgenerallyinaccordancewiththeimageofthedragon,withwings.AftertheNorthernandSouthernDynasties,thelongsbodygraduallygrow,wingsbegantodegenerateintoslenderribbon.SongandYuanDynasties,thedragonsimagebegantoshape.LONGS CLASSIFICATIONYinglong(Chinese:應龍;pinyin:ynglng;WadeGiles:ying-lung;literally:respondingdragon),wingeddragonassociatedwithrainsandfloods,usedbyYellowEmperortokillChiYouJiaolong(Chinese:蛟龍;pinyin:jiolng;WadeGiles:chiao-lung;literally:crocodiledragon),hornlessorscaleddragon,leaderofallaquaticanimalsHuanglong(Chinese:黃龍;pinyin:hunglng;WadeGiles:huang-lung;literally:yellowdragon),hornlessdragonsymbolizingtheemperorQinglong(Chinese:青龍;pinyin:qnglng;WadeGiles:ching-lung;literally:AzureDragon),theanimalassociatedwiththeEastintheChineseFourSymbols,mythologicalcreaturesintheChineseconstellationsZhulong(Chinese:燭龍;pinyin:zhlng;WadeGiles:chu-lung;literally:torchdragon)orZhuyin(Chinese:燭陰;pinyin:zhyn;WadeGiles:chu-yin;literally:illuminatingdarkness)wasagiantreddraconicsolardeityinChinesemythology.Itsupposedlyhadahumansfaceandsnakesbody,createddayandnightbyopeningandclosingitseyes,andcreatedseasonalwindsbybreathing.(NotethatthiszhulongisdifferentfromthesimilarlynamedVermilionDragonorthePigdragon).Chilong(Chinese:螭龍 or魑龍;pinyin:chlng;WadeGiles:chih-lung;literally:demondragon),ahornlessdragonormountaindemonFewerChinesedragonnamesderivefromtheprefixlong-:Hong(Chinese:虹;pinyin:hng;WadeGiles:hung;literally:rainbow),atwo-headeddragonorrainbowserpentShen(Chinese:蜃;pinyin:shn;WadeGiles:shen;literally:giantclam),ashapeshiftingdragonorseamonsterbelievedtocreatemiragesBashe(Chinese:巴蛇;pinyin:bsh;WadeGiles:pa-she;literally:basnake)wasagiantpython-likedragonthatateelephantsTeng(Chinese:螣;pinyin:tng;WadeGiles:teng)orTengshe(simplifiedChinese:腾蛇;traditionalChinese:騰蛇;pinyin:tngsh;WadeGiles:teng-she;lit.soaringsnake)isaflyingdragonwithoutlegsChinesescholarshaveclassifieddragonsindiversesystems.Forinstance,EmperorHuizongoftheSongdynastycanonizedfivecoloreddragonsaskings.TheAzureDragonQinglong青龍spirits,mostcompassionatekings.TheYellowDragonHuanglong黃龍spirits,kingsthatfavorablyhearallpetitions.TheWhiteDragonBailong白龍spirits,virtuousandpurekings.REFERENCE RESOURCES1Carr,Michael.1990.ChineseDragonNames,LinguisticsoftheTibeto-BurmanArea13.2:87-189.Heclassifiedthemintosevencategories:Rain-dragons,Flying-dragons,Snake-dragons,Wug-dragonswugreferstoworms,bugs,andsmallreptiles,Crocodile-dragons,Hill-dragons,andMiscellaneousdragons.2Chinesedragon.(2017,October6).InWikipedia,TheFreeEncyclopedia.Retrieved06:49,October12,20173Dragon.(2017,September21).InWikipedia,TheFreeEncyclopedia.Retrieved06:52,October12,20174“中国龙是个什么生物？”,旧文字,知乎专栏,June 22,2017ENDTHANKYOU
