中西文化閱讀(4)（簡體書）

《大學英語通識教程：中西文化閱讀4》選擇的絕大部分文章源于互聯網、經典著作或國內外的各種報刊及書籍，選材新穎、題材廣泛、體裁多樣、信息量大。
《大學英語通識教程：中西文化閱讀4》所有文章都是與中西方文化相關的內容，充分體現語言作為文化載體的作用，通過大量閱讀讓學生了解東西方文化。學生不僅可以欣賞地道的英語文章，培養英語語感，擴大詞匯量和拓寬知識面，而且可以在提高閱讀能力的同時發展其思辨能力，增強其人文素養。

Unit One Chinese Clothing
SectioA
Passage 1 ZhongshaSuits Make Comeback
Passage 2 Hanfu's FashioTimeline and Its Revival
SectioB
Passage 1 Tang Suit ithe Tang Dynasty
Passage 2 Charm of Qipao

Unit Two Chinese Traditional Etiquette
SectioA
Passage 1 Greeting Etiquette
Passage 2 Getting Married iStyle
SectioB
Passage 1 Life Etiquette and Shoes
Passage 2 Chinese Funeral Etiquette

Unit Three Chinese Handicrafts
SectioA
Passage 1 History of Jade iChina
Passage 2 Cloisonn6
SectioB
Passage 1 Chinese Silk
Passage 2 Chinese Lacquer Ware

Unit Four Tangible Cultural Heritage
SectioA
Passage 1 West Lake
Passage 2 The Grand Canal
SectioB
Passage 1 UNESCO Tag a Double-edged Sword
Passage 2 The Potala Palace iTibet

Unit Five Education
SectioA
Passage I Structure of the US EducatioSystem： Bachelor's Degrees
Passage 2 Re-read Like a Child： the Ultimate Guilty Pleasure?
SectioB
Passage 1 Changing Face of Higher Education
Passage 2 We Owe Our Kids Universal Pre-school

Unit Six Sports and Entertainment
SectioA
Passage 1 Bowling —— Entertainment for All Ages
Passage 2 Snowboarding —— Snurfing USA
SectioB
Passage 1 Fishing —— A Sport for All Seasons
Passage 2 Baseball —— A National Tradition.

Unit SeveSuperstition
SectioA
Passage 1 Luck and SuperstitioiDifferent Countries
Passage 2 Origins of CommoWesterSuperstitions
SectioB
Passage 1 A Superstitious Society
Passage 2 Is 'Magical' Thinking Hurting or Helping You?

Unit Eight TransportatioTools ithe United States
SectioA
Passage 1 Othe Move
Passage 2 Trains Across the USA
SectioB
Passage 1 Boats， Boats Everywhere
Passage 2 Cars