《你好,中国》( Hello, China ):21-Writing Brush（毛笔）

Hello China 英文版《你好，中国》是由中国国家广电总局主办、中国国际广播电台、高等教育出版社联合策划实施的大型多媒体系列文化项目。本分享视频来自腾讯视频，版权归原作者所有，本分享旨在学生英语学习。

Hello China 英文版《你好，中国》选取了100个代表中国传统文化精髓的汉语词汇，从不同侧面反映中国文化的博大精深。

More than 2,000 years ago, a general returned from hunting inspired by the tail of a rabbit. He cut off the tail and stuck it into a bamboo drain, making the first Writing Brush.

The pen holder is made of bamboo or bone, the nib is made hair from sheep, rabbits or wolves. Unlike other writing tools, it is difficult to write with Writing Brush. 

Writing han zi with soft mao bi represents oriental philosophy. It is regarded as a method to cultivate the mind and nature, and widely use among scholars.  Writing became an art called calligraphy with the birth of mao bi. Mao bi is a friend of Chinese scholars making records of their knowledge and character.

单词速记：

1. drain [dreɪn]  v.排空;(使)流光;放干;(使)流走，流出;喝光;喝干  n.下水道;排水管;下水道孔盖;消耗;耗竭;耗费

词源同dry, 排空，干。名词形式drainage。

We had to drain the oil out of the engine.

我们必须把发动机里的机油全部放掉。

2. pen holder [pen ˈhoʊldər]  笔筒;笔架;笔托;笔座;笔袋

Best and most sold pen holder in Iraq and Afghanistan.

在伊拉克和阿富汗最畅销的笔筒。

3. nib [nɪb]  n.钢笔尖

I like a pen with a broad nib.

我要一枝粗笔尖的钢笔。

4. cultivate [ˈkʌltɪveɪt] v.耕;耕作;种植;栽培;培育;建立(友谊);结交(朋友);获得(支持)  

cult 耕种；培养 + ive 形容词后缀 + ate 动词后缀 → 耕作；培养

The land around here has never been cultivated.

这一带的土地从未开垦过。

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