Symbols Of Korea

　　Hanbok1, as traditional dress of Korean, is a symbol of Korea. The women's hanbok has awraparound skirt and bolero2— like jacket. The men's consists of3a short jacket and pants.Both garments may be topped with a long coat of a similar cut. Now, people wear hanbokmostly on festivals or for ceremonies such as a wedding or funeral.

　　Kimchi represents Korea's best-known food. Koreans serve kimchi at almost every meal, andfew Koreans can last more than a few days before cravings get the better of4 them. During the1988 Summer Olympic Games, thousands of foreigners were introduced to it for the first time.Despite a reputation for being spicy, most people usually develop a taste for it, and manyforeigners also find themselves missing it after returning to their home country.

　　In Korea, the marriage between a man and woman represents the jointing of two families,rather than the jointing of the two people. As such, the event was often called Great Ritual, andpeople from all over participated. Rooted in traditional Confucian values, the ceremonies andevents surrounding the actual marriage were long and elaborate, from the pairing of the coupleto the rituals performed after the ceremony. Professional matchmak the light from wood fires.Mask dance -dramas are basically a folk art, which naturally developed among the commonpeople of the Joseon era. In most cases, the actors and spectators joined together in robustdance at the end of a performance.

　　練習(xí)題：

　　Ⅰ. Put the sentences into right order:

　　1. The groom travels to the house of the bride.

　　2. The professional matchmakers pair up likely candidates.

　　3. The family makes decision .

　　4. The groom takes his new bride to his family’s house .

　　5. They stay in the bride ’s home for three days.

　　Ⅱ. Questions:

　　1. What are the symbols of Korea discussed in this passage?

　　2. What’s the mask traditionally made of?

　　Ⅰ. 2. 3. 1 . 5. 4.

　　Ⅱ. 1. Hanbok, kimchi, traditional wedding and masks and mask dance -drama are all symbolsof Korea.

　　2. Masks are traditionally made of paper, wood, gourd and fur.

　　韓國(guó)的象征

　　傳統(tǒng)韓國(guó)服飾是韓國(guó)的象征之一。女式韓服為長(zhǎng)裙和形似茄克的開襟短上衣。男式韓服則是短褂配長(zhǎng)褲。男女式韓服外均可套上款式相似的長(zhǎng)外套。現(xiàn)代人們大多在節(jié)日、婚禮或葬禮等場(chǎng)合才穿傳統(tǒng)的韓服。

　　泡菜是韓國(guó)最知名的食品之一。韓國(guó)人幾乎每餐必吃泡菜。幾天沒(méi)吃就想吃了。1988 年漢城( 首爾) 夏季奧運(yùn)會(huì)時(shí), 成千上萬(wàn)的外國(guó)游客第一次品嘗了韓國(guó)泡菜盡管韓國(guó)泡菜以辛辣著稱, 但人們還是喜歡上了它, 許多外國(guó)游客回國(guó)仍念念不忘。

　　在韓國(guó), 婚姻不僅僅代表男女兩個(gè)人, 更是兩個(gè)家庭的結(jié)合。因此, 婚禮常被稱為“ 大禮”, 親戚朋友都從各地趕來(lái)參加。受傳統(tǒng)儒家觀念的影響, 婚慶和相關(guān)的儀式又耗時(shí)又講究, 包括從結(jié)婚到婚慶后要行的禮節(jié)。職業(yè)媒人介紹合適的雙方結(jié)成夫妻, 夫妻二人常常在婚禮上才見第一面。男女雙方家庭在做婚姻決定時(shí)要考慮很多因素, 還與算命人一同討論, 預(yù)測(cè)夫妻倆未來(lái)的共同生活。新郎通常要先到新娘家舉行婚禮, 三天后才能把新娘子帶回自己家。婚禮大典由很多小的儀式構(gòu)成, 要多次叩頭, 做象征性的姿勢(shì)。參加婚禮的人要收斂情緒, 保持嚴(yán)肅。現(xiàn)代韓國(guó)婚禮盡管保留了傳統(tǒng)婚禮的一些特點(diǎn), 但大多更像西方婚禮。不過(guò), 民俗村和各地的博物館定期示范傳統(tǒng)婚禮, 以延續(xù)這一傳統(tǒng)。

　　面具和面具舞蹈也是韓國(guó)的象征。韓國(guó)傳統(tǒng)的面具由紙、木、葫蘆和毛皮制成, 主要體現(xiàn)韓國(guó)人的面部表情和骨骼構(gòu)造, 有的也代表神或動(dòng)物。面具舞劇通常是夜晚在篝火旁表演 , 因此面具大多奇形怪狀, 極盡夸張。面具舞劇實(shí)際上是韓國(guó)的一種民間藝術(shù), 是德藏時(shí)代在平民百姓中自發(fā)形成的。多數(shù)情況下, 表演臨近尾聲時(shí), 觀眾和演員一起跳起熱情奔放的舞蹈。

　　1. hanbok n. ( 韓語(yǔ)) 韓服。下文中出現(xiàn)的kimchi 和Joseon 也是韓語(yǔ)。kimchi( 泡菜); Joseon(德藏時(shí)代〈歷史名詞〉) 。

　　2. bolero n. 指一種前胸敞開的女短外套, 是韓國(guó)傳統(tǒng)女服的樣式。

　　3. consist of 組成, 構(gòu)成, 如: That area's future weather pattern might consist of long, dryperiods.( 那地區(qū)未來(lái)的天氣可能會(huì)出現(xiàn)長(zhǎng)期的干旱。) consist 與in 連用, 意思是“ 在于, 存在于”, 如: Hercharm does not consist only in her beauty. ( 她的魅力不僅在于美貌。) consist與with 連用, 意思為“ 一致, 符合”, 如: The report consists with facts. ( 這篇報(bào)道符合事實(shí)。)

　　4. get the better of 戰(zhàn)勝, 在……中占上風(fēng), 如: get the better of a rival ( 戰(zhàn)勝對(duì)手) ;My curiositygot the better of me. ( 我克制不住自己的好奇心。)