《中国出版：追寻中华文明的字纸春秋》是华夏文明之窗系列教材之一。该教材具有极高的原创性，梳理了中华出版文明的成就与特征，传播了中国出版的史学文化，主要包括如下内容：1.出版文明的物质根基；2.中华文明与出版文明关系；3.中华出版文明的特点。通过对教材的学习，帮助热衷于出版的学习者初步实现用英语讲述和传播中国出版历程的目标，体现大学英语工具性、人文性和专业性的特点。

Unit One & Two 

PrefaceAmong human beings language is surely the most important and widely used method of communication.The entire range of human complexity, subtlety, ambiguity, anger, concern, confusion, a list toolong to include here, is passed from one human to another through language. We acknowledge andappreciate the other forms of human interaction such as music, art, printing, acting, to name just afew, that are in this category. People who can command language are able to communicate with anotherhuman beings, and we know that when the other forms of communication listed above are combined withhuman language, for example when we combine an artistic piece with a verbal explanation, the impactof the emotional and intellectual exchange is often especially profound.Language helps to make more precise the idea being conveyed. We know that words and meaningsregularly change within cultures and throughout different historical periods. The same can be trueof appreciation for objects of art, the implications of music, the purpose of theatrical acting. Astimes change and social/cultural values and forms alter through the passage of centuries, languageabout art or music or theater allows us to record those changes and to reconstruct the values thatoriginally brought forth the art, music, or theater. In those cases written language has thegreatest potential to allow us to understand the people of different, earlier times.Because human beings are so inventive, there are many, many spoken and written languages in theworld today, as there have been over past times as well. The Chinese language is surely among thesegreat accomplishments of human beings. Its historical, geographic, and cultural influence has beenoverwhelming, and continues to be so today. As Chinas role in the international communitycontinues to expand, the Chinese language will take on even more influence in many corners of theworld. All human beings should respect and celebrate the gifts given to mankind by the Chinesela

张舍茹，北京印刷学院教授、硕士生导师、外语系主任，兼任全国外语信息化教学研究会常务副理事长，近年来，先后主持和参与*项目、北京市社科重点项目等共16项。顾曰国，博士后，曾师从许国璋教授，现任中国社会科学院语言研究所研究员，当代语言学研究室主任，并在北京外国语大学兼职至今，主要研究领域包括语用学，话语分析，语料库语言学，修辞学和英语教育。

Acknowledgement
Note from authors
General introduction
Pre-course Activity
Unit One Unique Writing Mediums and the Development of Chinese Characters
Unit Two The Origins and Evolution of Woodblock Printing
Unit Three Printing Features in the Song Dynasty
Unit Four The Invention of Movable Type and its Application and Development
Unit Five Paper Money of the Song Dynasty
Unit Six Multi-Color Printing in Ancient China
Unit Seven The Transmission and Development of Movable Type Printing
Unit Eight Printing in Modern Times