Zuo Zhuan Recitation Reader

“中华诵·经典诵读行动”读本编委会Zhonghua Book Company2012

No rating yet
Word count
200K words
Series
Chinese Recitation · Classics Recitation Action Reader Series
ISBN
9787101083729

Tags

History Historical ClassicsAncient China Classical EnlightenmentProfound ThoughtNarrative ProseProseClassical MeaningChroniclePre-QinNational StudiesStudent ReadingExtracurricular Reading

Summary

The Zuo Zhuan, originally titled Zuo's Spring and Autumn Annals, is a chronological history traditionally attributed to Zuo Qiuming, a scribe of the State of Lu in the late Spring and Autumn period. Arranged by the twelve rulers of Lu, it records the political, military, diplomatic, and ritual rise and fall of the feudal states over roughly 250 years, from the first year of Duke Yin of Lu to the twenty-seventh year of Duke Ai, and includes a wealth of speeches, covenants, and accounts of words and deeds. It is a representative work of pre-Qin narrative prose and a key classic for understanding the meaning of the Spring and Autumn Annals. This book is the Zuo Zhuan Recitation Reader in the second series of Zhonghua Book Company's "Zhonghua Recitation · Classics Recitation Action" readers, compiled by the editorial board of the "Zhonghua Recitation · Classics Recitation Action" readers and annotated by Zhang Qingli. Given the immense scale and archaic diction of the original Zuo Zhuan, this book is an anthology, selecting widely circulated and intellectually profound chapters, arranged according to authoritative standard editions, balancing fluency for recitation with representativeness of content. Each piece is preceded by a "Content Guide" outlining the classic's composition, author, and central ideas; a "Recitation Guide" follows, in which broadcasting professionals offer guidance on tone, stress, and emotional variation. The original text is set in large No. 3 kai-style characters suited to students' reading habits, with modern Hanyu Pinyin above each character, following the Hanyu Da Zidian, with all tonal changes in speech marked in their original tones; footnotes explain difficult characters, words, and sentences in concise, accessible language with precise definitions, helping students aged four to twelve become familiar with classical Chinese through recitation and providing parents and teachers with a reliable base text for guided reading.

Editor's review

给孩子的《左传》,不是删节故事,也不是白话改写,而是可以跟着声音一句一句读下去的原典。中华书局这套“中华诵·经典诵读行动”读本之所以被学校和家庭反复选用,在于它把“读经典”这件事拆解得足够细致:书前有内容导读,先讲清《左传》是怎样一部书、为什么值得读;紧随其后的诵读指导,则由播音专业专家逐段提示语气轻重、停顿与情感起伏,家长照着念也不会读错调子。正文采用三号楷体大字,行距疏朗,阅读时眼睛不累;每个字上方标有现代汉语拼音,注音以《汉语大字典》为准,变调处标注本调,这正是诵读时最需要的信息。页下注释只讲难字、难词、难句,用最省事的白话讲透,不堆砌考据,读一句懂一句。《左传》原文体量巨大,本书精选流传广、分量重的篇章,既是入门选本,也是一份可以反复回味的诵读清单。适合从小学中高年级开始,用半年到一年的时间慢慢读完。

Who it's for

A good fit for

Not a good fit for

Reading tips

  1. 先读“内容导读”和“诵读指导”,弄清这一篇讲了什么、该用什么语气读,再开始朗读正文。
  2. 建议每日诵读十五至二十分钟,一段一段读熟后再看页下注释,不必求一次弄懂字字句句。
  3. 家长可先听录音或跟着拼音读一遍示范,再与孩子轮流领读,用接龙方式减轻畏难情绪。
  4. 读完后挑出自己最喜欢的辞令或人物言行,用自己的话复述一遍,把原文与意思对上号。

About the publisher

Zhonghua Book Company China · Founded in 1912

Zhonghua Book Company is a publisher known for collating ancient texts and academic publishing, with its output centered on Eastern philosophy, culture, classic works, art, and historical reading. Its library contains 532 titles, including Chen Shou's Records of the Three Kingdoms, Guo Qingfan's Collected Commentaries on Zhuangzi, the four-volume Chinese Literature: Four Great Classical Novels, and the two-volume Table of Seal and Clerical Script Forms from Qin, Han, Wei, and Jin. These titles span historical classics, commentaries on the philosophers, classical novels, and philological reference works. Representative authors include Chen Shou, Guo Qingfan, Wu Cheng'en, Shi Nai'an, Cao Xueqin, Luo Guanzhong, Xu Wenwu, and the Hanyu Dazidian character-form group, reflecting a focus on primary sources and scholarly editors. Its publishing character lies in combining authoritative editions and annotated texts with both accessible classics and specialized research. Public information on its fuller catalog is limited; this note describes only the directions evident in the library's holdings.

FAQ

这本书是《左传》全文吗? 不是。由于《左传》原文体量宏大,本书属于选本,选取流传较广、思想深刻的篇章编排,适合诵读入门;如需全文可参考中华书局的其他《左传》整理本。
适合多大的孩子读? 这套读本面向四至十二岁学生设计,正文大字、逐字注音、页下注释,小学中高年级可以自主诵读,低年级建议由家长或老师带读。
拼音和注释依据什么? 正文注音以《汉语大字典》注音为准,语流中发生变调的一律标注本来的声调;页下注释针对难字、难词、难句,力求简洁通俗。
和《论语诵读本》是一套的吗? 是同一系列。“中华诵·经典诵读行动”读本系列选取蒙学经典、儒家经典、诸子百家、历史名著与经典诗文等三十余种,《左传诵读本》属其中第二辑。

This site is an index: you start “Search all sources” in your browser, and the entries it lists all point to third-party sites; please judge their availability yourself.

About the author

“中华诵·经典诵读行动”读本编委会 Author

The Editorial Committee of the "Reciting Chinese Classics" Reading Series is a collective author; public information about its specific members and background is limited. As the name indicates, the committee works under the "Reciting Chinese Classics" initiative to promote public recitation of traditional Chinese classics. Its editorial focus is on compiling and popularizing ancient primers and historical survey texts. Its representative work is the Recitation Edition of Mengqiu, Lidai Mengqiu, and Sizi Jianti, part of the "Reciting Chinese Classics" reading series. The book brings together such old启蒙 primers as Mengqiu, Lidai Mengqiu, and Sizi Jianlüe, which summarize allusions and historical outlines in rhymed language suited to recitation and memorization. The committee's work emphasizes selection, annotation, and recitation-friendly presentation, and it functions as a cultural popularization editorial body, offering readers accessible recitation editions of traditional primer classics.