词汇：

　　中国古代四大发明 the four great inventions of ancient China

　　火药 gunpowder

　　印刷术printing

　　造纸术 paper-making

　　指南针 the compass

　　《大学》The Great Learning

　　《中庸》The Doctrine of the Mean

　　《论语》The Analects of Confucius

　　《春秋》The Spring and Autumn Annals

　　《史记》Historical Records

　　《诗经》The Book of Songs

　　《易经》The I Ching; The Book of Changes

　　《礼记》The Book of Rites

　　《孟子》The Mencius

　　《孙子兵法》The Art of War

　　《资治通鉴》History as a Mirror

　　《山海经》The Classic of Mountains and Rivers

　　《三字经》Three-character Scriptures

　　《三国演义》Three Kingdoms

　　《西游爷己》Journey to the West

　　《红楼梦》Dream of the Red Mansions

　　《水浒传》Heroes of the Marshes

　　句型：

　　leave sb the choice of … or …

　　例句：Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves usthe choice of brave resistance or the most abject submission.

　　It is in(with)…as in(with)

　　例句：It is in life as in a journey.

　　as…as…can(may)be

　　例句：It is as plain as plain can be.