四六级一定要看这本书↓
《中国文化概况》
考试很多原文都出自这里
内容涉及很多我国的文化知识，包括：
传统节日、饮食文化、旅游景点、
建筑、戏曲、书法、绘画 等等~
每周五和小酷一起精读吧!!
第一期：行政区划分 (节选)
Administrative Division
原文1：
中国是一个幅员辽阔的国家，国土面积960多万平方千米，位居世界第三位。第一位和第二位分别是俄罗斯与加拿大，美国、巴西、澳大利亚的国土面积紧随中国之后。这些国家的面积都在500万平方千米以上，属于“巨型国家”。
China is a vast country with an area of more than 9.6 million square kilometers, ranking third in the world. The first and second places are Russia and Canada, respectively. The territories of the United States, Brazil and Australia are close behind China. These countries, with an area of more than 5 million square kilometers, are “mega-countries”.
原文2：
当我们仔细观察世界地图时，我们不难找到中国的位置。中国位于亚洲东部，太平洋西岸。从地图上看，中国就像一只雄鸡屹立在世界的东方。
As we take a closer look at the map of the world, it is not difficult for us to find the location of China. China is located in the east of Asia and the west coast of the Pacific Ocean. On the map, China stands like a rooster in the east of the world.
原文3：
中国有4个直辖市，它们分别是北京市、天津市、上海市和重庆市。直辖市，顾名思义，就是直接由中央政府管辖的城市。虽然它们被称作“市”，但是实际上跟“省”是同一级别的行政单位。
There are four municipalities directly under the Central Government in China. They are Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai and Chongqing. The municipality directly under the Central Government, as its name implies, is a city directly under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. Although they are called “municipalities”, they are actually administrative units of the same level as “provinces”.
原文4：
成为直辖市要满足一定的条件，往往需要较多的居住人口(不少于600万人)，并且在全国的政治、经济和文化等各方面具有重要的地位。
To become a municipality directly under the Central Government, it often needs a larger population (not less than 6 million people) and has an important position in the political, economic and cultural aspects of the country.