needed 'notebooks'

需要“筆記本”

ancient senior? officials

古代高級(jí)官員

went to royal court

上朝

held a long, narrow tablet

手里拿著一塊又長(zhǎng)又窄的板子

What was it for?

它是用來(lái)做什么的？

is called a hu

被稱(chēng)為笏板

like a notebook

就像筆記本一樣

wrote down important information

寫(xiě)下重要信息

cover their faces

遮住他們的臉

look at the emperor directly

直視皇帝

was seen as rude

被認(rèn)為是粗魯?shù)?/p>

different levels? of officials

不同級(jí)別的官員

different materials

不同的材料

made of ivory

象牙做的

made of bamboo

竹子做的

Complete the tasks:

1. What does a hu look like?

笏板是什么樣子的？

A hu looks like a long，narrow tablet.

笏板看起來(lái)是一種狹長(zhǎng)的板子。

2. What did ministers do with the tablets?

大臣們用這些板子做什么？

1)They used it like a notebook.

他們把它當(dāng)筆記本用。

2)They used it to cover their face.

他們用它遮住自己的臉。

3. Why shouldn't officials look at the emperor directly?

為什么官員不能直視皇帝？

Because if they did, it was seen as rude.

因?yàn)槿绻麄冞@么做了，就會(huì)被認(rèn)為是無(wú)禮的。

4. What does the word "materials" in the last paragraph mean?

最后一段中的“materials”一詞是什么意思？

It means“ 材料” in Chinese.

它在漢語(yǔ)中是"材料"的意思。

5. What is the story mainly about?

這個(gè)故事主要講的是什么？

Why ministers used different tablets.

為什么大臣們使用不同的板子。

A. What ministers did at court.

大臣們?cè)诜ㄍド系乃魉鶠椤?/p>

B. A tool used by oficials long ago.

很久以前官員使用的一種工具。

C. How to make a hu in the Tang Dynasty.

唐代的笏板是如何造就的。