SCAC L3 Supplementary Reading

苏州园林

苏州是我国著名的历史文化名城，因山水秀丽,有"江南园林甲1天下，苏州园林甲1江南"之美称2。在1997年12月，联合国教科文组织3遗产委员会4把苏州古典5园林列入世界文化遗产4名录6。1985年，苏州园林被评为7中国十大风景名胜之一。

1. jia3: to be the best in

2. meicheng1: beautiful name

3. lian2he2guo jiaoke1wen zu3zhi1:UNESCO

4. yi2chan3 wen3yuan2hui: heritage committee

5. gudian3: classic, ancient

6. name list

7. ping2wei2: is rated as

苏州是水乡，取水方便，附近出产太湖石，适合堆造8形状别致的假山9。旧时苏州文人10很多，一些官僚11地主及文人学士又追求12"虽居闹市而有山林之趣13"，促进14了苏州园林的发展。据地方史书记载15，苏州城内大小园林将近200处，为全国之冠16。苏州园林，在布局17、结构18、风格19上都有自己的艺术20特色，被称为苏州四大古典园林的沧浪亭、狮子林、拙政园和留园21分别代表着宋、元、明、清四个朝代的艺术风格。

8. dui1zao: to construct by piling rocks together

9. jia3shan: man-made hills

10. men of letters

11. guan1liao2: bureaucrats

12. zhui1qiu2: to pursue, to crave for

13. though live in noisy cities but enjoys the flavor of mountains and woods

14. cu4jin4: to promote

15. ju4…ji4zai3: according to …record

16. wei2…zhi1guan4: to be the first of …

17. buju2… layout, distribution

18. jie2gou4: structure

19. fengge2: style

20. yi4shu4: art

21. cang1lang4ting2, shi1zilin2, zhuo2zheng4yuan2, liu2yuan2: name of four famous gardens

拙政园21为"苏州园林之冠16",是江南风格19的私家花园。占地5万平方米,以沧浪池22为主,水面占3／5，园内主要建筑物四周都可见悠悠流水23。全园建筑都以荷花24命名。以"远香堂"为主体25的中园是全园的精华26,远香堂面临27大荷花池,四周景物一览无余28。北面千米外的北寺塔29好象在园内一样,这是一处成功的"借景"30。

22. cang1lang3chi2: the Pond of Blue Waves, also see 21

23. stream that flows elegantly

24. he2hua: lotus blossom

25. main part

26. jing1hua: the best, the essence, the cream

27. mianlin2: to face

28. yilan3 wu2yu2: can be seen at one glance

29. beisi4ta3: the Pagoda North of the Temple

30. a technique in building Chinese gardens meaning to include the sight of a building not in the garden into the garden�s scenery, making people feel as it the building is part of the garden.

留园建筑结构精巧31，在苏州私家园林中独树一帜32。整个留园采用33对比34使空间35变化多样,又用漏窗36使山水隐约37可见。其中五峰仙馆、鸳鸯厅38的建筑被称为"中国南方园林代表作39"。鸳鸯厅北有"冠云峰40",高达10米,为江南园林中最高大的一块湖石，与左右的"瑞云40"、"岫云40"两峰,合称"留园三峰"。

31. jing1qiao3: exquisite, delicately designed

32. du2shu4yizhi4: set up a unique flag, unique

33. cai3yong: to adopt, to use

34. contrast

35. space

36. lou4chuang: many-holed window

37. yin2yue1: faintly, vaguely

38. wufengxian1guan, yuan1yang1ting1: names of buildings, Five Peak Immortal Residence and Mandarin Duck Hall

39. representative work

40. guan4yun2feng: name of man-made hill, the Peak that Touches the Clouds; rui4yun2: the Auspicious Cloud; you4yun2: the Cloud Coming Out of Mountains

　　整个苏州就是一座巨大的园林。鱼米之乡的富裕41是古城苏州繁荣42的物质基础43。"上有天堂，下有苏杭"，江南的富裕、江南的安宁、江南的诗书风流44使人为之向往45。这座有着悠久历史的古城已成为了世界文化遗产，使"绿浪东西南北水，红楼三百九十桥46"的东方韵味47具有了世界意义。

41. fu4yu4: prosperity, prosperous

42. fan2rong2: prosperity, booming

43. wu4zhi4 ji1chu3: material basis

44. shishu fengliu: the literary talent and distinction

45. shi ren wei zhi xiang4wang3: make people look forward to it

46. Numerous red chambers and bridges surrounded by green waves

Source:

http://www.lifeswindow.net/back_issues/2001Feb/pages/wlzm.htm

http://www.ec-greatwall.com/resort/suzhouyuanlin.htm

Adapted by Yu Lan

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