集思晨读 Day 138 中国文化特辑 东西

【集思晨读 Lewis Day 138 中国文化特辑 】065 东西 Things (East and West) Good morning, everyone! It's Fri., 24th April. I am Lewis saying hello to you all from Yangzhou. 大家周五早上好，今天是四月二十四号! 我是Lewis，在扬州给大家晨读！今天的中国文化特辑跟大家聊 东西1. In China, the word “stuff” is composed of two characters representing east and west.2. When you put east and west together, you get Dongxi.3. Long long ago, there was a well-educated ancient scholar who liked to ask why.4. One day he met a friend in the street who was carrying a basket to buy some stuff.5. He wondered why he was buying Dongxi instead of south and north.6. It turns out that in ancient China, wood stands for east, gold stands for west, fire stands for south and water stands for north.7. We can put wood and gold not fire and water into a bamboo basket.8. So people say they buy Dongxi instead of south and north.9. Thus Dongxi represents stuff.备注：A. Be composed of :（由某事物）组成或构成to be formed from a number of substances, parts, or people再举例：Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.水是由氢和氧化合而成的。B. Composed 单独用 做形容词 意指 calm 镇静的; 平静的举例：She talked composedly to reporters about her terrible experience.她镇定（沉着地）向记者谈了自己可怕的经历。C. Well-educated adj. 受过良好教育的此类词叫合成形容词常见的此类词举例 • clean-washed clothes 洗干净了的衣服 • an ordinary-looking man 相貌平平的人 • hard-working people 努力工作的人 • man-made satellite 人造卫星