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2.Mygrandparentsweresoworriedabouthimbecausehecouldnotcalthemandtelthemwhat
happened.(beworiedabout)
3.Itisveryconvenient,butatthesametimeitiseasytobeinteruptedespecialywhenIwanttobe
alone.(Itis+adj.+todosth.)
角度2 中国传统文化
Passage2【人教九(全)Unit5,P38
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【读前预先练】
1.beturnedinto
2.beusedby
3.introuble
4.bemadeof
5.becoveredwith
6.litv. (过去分词)
→ (原形)
→ (过去式)
7.papercuting
8.charactersn.(pl.)
9.fairytale
10.beshapedby
11.dryingv.
→ (原形
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BeautyinCommonThings
EachdiferentpartofChinahasitsownspecialformsoftraditionalart.Theseusualytrytoshow
thethingsthatareimportantinlife,suchaslove,beautyandfamily.Themostcommonthings,from
papertoclaytobamboo,areturnedintoobjectsofbeauty.
AccordingtoChinesehistory,skylanternswerefirstusedbyZhugeKongming.Hesentthemout
toaskforhelpwhenintrouble.Today,skylanternsareusedatfestivalsandothercelebrations.They
aremadeofbambooandcoveredwithpaper.Whenthelanternsarelit,theyslowlyriseintotheair
likesmalhotairbaloonsforaltosee.Theyareseenasbrightsymbolsofhappinessandgoodwishes.
Papercutinghasbeenaroundforover1,500years.Papercutingsoundsveryeasybutitcanbe
dificulttodo.Thepaper,usualyred,isfoldedbeforeitiscutwithscissors.Themostcommon
picturesareflowers,animals,andthingsaboutChinesehistory.DuringtheSpringFestival,theyare
putonwindows,doorsandwalsassymbolsofwishesforgoodluckandahappynewyear.
Chineseclayartisfamousbecausetheclaypiecesaresosmalbuttheylookveryreal.Thepieces
areusualycutechildrenorlivelycharactersfromaChinesefairytaleorhistoricalstory.Thepieces
arecarefulyshapedbyhandfromaveryspecialkindofclayandthenalowedtoairdry.Afterdrying,
theyarefiredataveryhighheat.Theyarethenpolishedandpainted.Ittakesseveralweeksto
completeeverything.Thesesmalpieceso