精品文档Unit8ChineseLiteratureWarm-upActivityQuestionsfordiscussion:1)Lookatthefollowingpictures.TheyareallillustrationsofthefamousstoriesofthefourgreatnovelsofChineseliterature.Doyouknoworcanyoutellanyofthesestories?a.Story1:颐和园长廊上的彩绘：桃园三结义2008-04拍摄，绘画年代大约于19世纪末精品文档．精品文档OathofthePeachGardennovelhistoricalinthe桃园三结义)wasanoaththeTheOathofPeachGarden(u,andZhangRomanceoftheThreeKingdoms,bywhichthethreewarriorsLiuBei,GuanYFeibecameswornbrothersinaceremonyamidpeachblossomtrees.TheoriginalgoalofthePeachGardenOathwastoprotecttheHanDynastyfromtheYellowTurbans.ThisactboundatoasandisoftenalludedthekeymenoffutureShu-HanKingdomofChinathethreehappened,aneventrecordssuggestsuchofsymbolfraternalloyalty.Nothinginhistoricalthoughthethreewerenotedtobeclose,tothepointofsharingthesamebed.ThreetheofRomanceofitasappearsintheWikisourcetranslationTheoath,Kingdoms/Chapter1,wasthis:aresurnamesalthoughtheGuanYuandZhangFei,sayingWhenthenamesLiuBei,different,yetwehavecometogetherasbrothers.Fromthisdayforward,weshalljoinforcesforacommonpurpose,andcometoeachother'saidintimesofcrisis.Weshallavengethenationfromabove,andpacifythecitizenryfrombelow.Weseeknottobebornonthesameday,inthesamemonthandinthesameyear.Wemerelyhopetodieonthesameday,inthesamemonthandinthesameyear.Maythegodsofheavenandearthattesttowhatisinourhearts.Ifweshouldeverdoanythingtobetrayourfriendship,maythegodsinheavenstrikeusdead.Inmanyothertranslations,onlythesectiondealingwithdyingontheselfsamedayispresent.However,thethreebrothersdonotdieonthesameday:GuanYuisexecutedbySunQuan,ZhangFeiisassassinatedbyhisownmenwhomhetreatedwithcruelty,andLiuBeitheprovinceofdiesofillnessafterthedisastrousattemptstoavengeGuanYuandreclaimJing.TheoathinspiredthepresentdaysecretsocietiesinChinesecommunities,suchastheTriad,touseasimilarritualwhenswearinginnewmembers.Thoughnotbornonthesamethephrasethethreebrothers—dayofthesamemonthinthesameyear,wehopetodiesosocietysecretpresentamongthedaybecome—madeduringtheoathhadalsopopular）（392wordsmembers.)(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oath_of_the_Peach_GardenStory2:颐和园长廊彩绘中的徐庶荐诸葛（三顾茅庐）故事2008-04拍摄，绘画年代大约于19世纪末精品文档．精品文档ThreeVisitstotheThatchedCottageAftertheyhadbecomeswornbrothersatTaoyuan,LiuBei,GuanYuandZhangFeimadeittodoitwouldbeimpossiblethetorestoreHanDynasty.Buttheyfeltthatconcertedeffortsafteronebattlealliancelaterwonhelptheofasmartadviser.TheLiu-Guan-ZhangwithoutopposingthetosurrendertoShu.Butbeforelong,XuhadtheanotherthankstoadviceofXutroops.CaobythemotherwhowasabductedofhisofcampCaoCaoinordertosavethelifeBeforeheleft,XuShurecommendedZhugeLiangtothebrothers.AccompaniedbyGuanYuandZhangFei,LiuBeiwenttoWolongganginLongzhonginthehopeofinvitingZhugeLiangtobetheirmilitaryadviser.ButZhuge'sservantsaid:TheMentorleftinthemorning.LiuBeiaskedtheservanttoforwardtoZhugeLianghismessagethatthebrothershadcometovisithim.Afterthat,Liurodehishorseaway,returninghomesullenly.AfewdayslaterwhenhelearnedthatZhugeLiangwasathome,LiuBeiwentforanothervisitalongthatchedhisreadingbooksatsaid:Fei.TheservantTheMentorisZhangwithGuanYuandcottage.Liurequestedtoseehim.WhentheylearnedthattheonereadingbooksatthethatchedcottagewasnotZhugeLianghimselfbuthisbrotherZhugeJun,theLiu-Guan-Zhangbrothersleftalettertoexpresstheiradmirationandthenbravedheavysnowstoreturnhome.No...