China to make Confucius cartoon series

时间：2007-11-09 06:23:15

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Nov. 9 - Two Chinese media firms have signed an agreement with the Chinese Confucius Foundation to make a cartoon series on the ancient philosopher's life and teachings.

 

Shandong Radio and Television General Station, based in the eastern Shandong Province, and Shenzhen Phoenix1 Star, a subsidiary of the Hong Kong-listed Phoenix Satellite TV, will jointly2 produce the cartoon on the philosopher's life and lectures.

 

"The cartoon aims to make Confucius and his philosophy well known and better understood in a form with popular appeal," said a spokesman of the Chinese Confucius Foundation.

 

Confucius, born in 551 B.C., founded Confucianism, a philosophy featuring harmony and peace.

 

The screenplay, characters' images three-dimensional backgrounds were expected to be finalized3 by September next year and the series should be aired in 2009, the 2,560th anniversary of Confucius' birth, the spokesman said.

 

At a cost of 40 million yuan (5.3 million U.S. dollars), the series is planned to comprise 100 episodes, each lasting4 13 minutes.

 
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1 phoenix 7Njxf     
n.凤凰，长生(不死)鸟；引申为重生
参考例句：
  • The airline rose like a phoenix from the ashes.这家航空公司又起死回生了。
  • The phoenix worship of China is fetish worship not totem adoration.中国凤崇拜是灵物崇拜而非图腾崇拜。
2 jointly jp9zvS     
ad.联合地，共同地
参考例句：
  • Tenants are jointly and severally liable for payment of the rent. 租金由承租人共同且分别承担。
  • She owns the house jointly with her husband. 她和丈夫共同拥有这所房子。
3 finalized 73d0ccbca69b94ee4cd7fc367a8ac9fc     
vt.完成（finalize的过去式与过去分词形式）
参考例句：
  • The draft of this article has been finalized [done]. 这篇文章已经定稿。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The draft was revised several times before it was finalized. 稿子几经删改才定下来。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 lasting IpCz02     
adj.永久的，永恒的；vbl.持续，维持
参考例句：
  • The lasting war debased the value of the dollar.持久的战争使美元贬值。
  • We hope for a lasting settlement of all these troubles.我们希望这些纠纷能获得永久的解决。

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