《英语话农史成语篇》见面课及答案

《英语话农史成语篇》见面课及答案

见面课：汉语成语中的孝文化

1、According to Confucius, filial piety means that we only need to support our parents physically.

A.对 B.错 正确答案：错

2、The Chinese idiom 孝感动天 comes from a story about “舜“，a well-known leader in ancient China.

A.对 B.错 正确答案：对

3、The film which the Chinese idiom 劈山救母 is related to is called Lotus Lantern.

A.对

B.错 正确答案：对

4、Which of the following statements is not correct about the proverb “羊有跪乳之恩，鸦有反哺之义。”？

A. From this proverb we can find two idioms: 羊羔跪乳 and 乌鸦反哺.

B.It comes from a poem written by Mengjiao.

C.Both sheep and crow are popular images connected to filial piety.

D. It can be translated into “sheep has the grace of kneeling/crow has the righteousness of feeding back”.

正确答案：It comes from a poem written by Mengjiao. 5、Which of the following statements best explains the meaning of the idiom 寸草春晖？

A.The sun of spring is vital to the growth of grass. B.A blade of grass brings life to spring.

C.It’s hard for a blade of grass to ever repay the

spring sunshine, just like a child to his parents.

D.It’s easy for a blade of grass to repay the spring sunshine, just like a child to his parents.

正确答案：It’s hard for a blade of grass to ever repay the spring sunshine, just like a child to his parents.

6、Which of the following statements best explains the phrase 孝道式微?

A. Subtlety of filial piety. B. Inheritance of filial piety. C.Continuance of filial piety. D.Decline of filial piety. 正确答案：Decline of filial piety.

7、Which of the following translations about allusions are correct?

A.扇枕温衾–help cooling the bed with a fan in summer and warming the quilt with his body in winter

B.戏彩娱亲– entertaining one’s parents

C.亲尝汤药–tasting herb medicine for one’s parents D.怀橘遗亲–keeping mandarins in secret for one’s parents

正确答案：扇枕温衾–help cooling the bed with a fan in summer and warming the quilt with his body in winter;

戏彩娱亲– entertaining one’s parents;

亲尝汤药–tasting herb medicine for one’s parents; 怀橘遗亲–keeping mandarins in secret for one’s parents 见面课：由“一叶知秋”说起

1、With the Chinese idiom “一叶知秋”, we know that the falling of one leaf may herald the _ of autumn.

A.coming B.passing C.knowledge D.end

正确答案：coming

2、“明日” in the Chinese idiom “明日黄花” refers to _.

A.today B.tomorrow C.the next day

D.the day after the Double Ninth Festival 正确答案：the day after the Double Ninth Festival 3、The poem “Night Rain” by Xu Zaisi (《夜雨》徐再思) implies the poet’s __ on the rainy autumn night.

A.sadness B.pleasure C.excitement D.happiness 正确答案：sadness

4、The leaves of the _ were most likely to imply the coming of the autumn.