本期主題【四合院】
    The quadrangle courtyard, also called thequadrangle house, is a traditional building in China.The quadrangle courtyard has rooms built on eachof the four sides, with the rooms completelyenclosing the courtyard. In general,largercourtyards have more rooms. The Beijing courtyards are the most typical ones and generallyconsidered to be the quadrangle courtyards in real sense. Beijing courtyards are spacious andsunny. Beside Beijing, the quadrangle courtyard is also the main style of residence in someplaces in northern China.The characteristics of quadrangle courtyards around the country varydepending on factors such as climate, building materials and cultural tradition.
    參考翻譯:
    四合院(quadranglecourtyard),又稱四合房，是中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)的房屋建筑。四合院是由四面的房子圍合起來形成的院落。一般而言，大四合院中的房屋較多。北京四合院是最典型的四合院,也被認(rèn)為是真正意義上的四合院。北京四合院寬敞開闊，陽光充足。除北京外，中國(guó)北方其他地方也以四合院為主要的民居(residence)形式。由于氣候、建筑材料、文化傳統(tǒng)等因素的差異,不同地區(qū)的四合院也會(huì)呈現(xiàn)出不同的特色。