Chinese Calligraphy.pdf I. Read the text quickly and answer the following questions. 1. What is it that makes the written language distinctive? 2. What do traditonal writing about calligraphy suggest? 3. Why does the brush edow calligraphy with myriad possibilities? 4. An old Chinese saying goes like this, "The way characters are written is a portrait of the person who writes them (字如其人)." In what ways is this saying supported by the text? II. Fill in the gaps with words given in the brackets. Change their forms if necessary. Paris has played a (dominate) role in France, not just in political terms but also in economic power. Young people, full of vigour and (vital), are like the sun at eight or nine in the morning. Beijing opera has a (distinct) artistic style. He asked a jeweler to (engrave) his name on the back of the watch. Keeping the garden tidy all year round can be a (labor) task. Most people's memory of youth is the same- it's a journey from innocence to maturity, from (impulsive) to rationality. He saw a gold bracelet (dangle) from her left wrist. She evidently felt a sense of (kinship) with the little girl. III. Translate the following sentences with the words given in the brackets. 但是,在中国传统文化中,除了书面文字起到的核心作用,让书面语更有辨识度的是其视觉形式。(in addition to; distinctive) 与字母组成的书写文字不同,汉子不仅仅传达了语音和语义的内容。(phonetic;semantic) 难怪20世纪美国抽象表现主义画家会感觉和中国书法家很亲近。(wonder;kinship)