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用英语讲好中国故事--传统节日
中国传统节日沉淀着厚重的文化底蕴,每一个节日都有其历史渊源,民间习俗,丰富寓意。
英语试题中的语法填空和书面表达,经常涉及到中国文化的方方面面,所以我们平时就要注意积累这方面的语料,一方面是为了考试,另一方面也是为了更好地传播中华文化,坚定文化自信。
建议精读文章,积累自己不懂的词汇、词组、专有名词、惯用表达、好词好句。不要只关注空白处是否正确,其他地方也要认真阅读,这样才能发挥文章的最大价值。
1.The Spring Festival
Chinese New Year , usually 1.______(know) as the Lunar New Year , is a Chinese festival 2.______ celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar . The festival is usually referred to 3._______ the Spring Festival in modern China , and is one of several Lunar New Years in Asia .
Chinese New Year is the 4.________( important )holiday in China . Tied to the Chinese lunar calendar , the holiday is traditionally a time 5.______(honor) households and heavenly deities (天神) as well as ancestors . It was also a time to bring family together for feasting .
As one of the world ' s most important and celebrated 6._______( festival), Chinese New Year is a major holiday in Greater China , and has7._______(strong) affected the lunar new year celebrations of China ' s neighbouring 8._______(culture), such as the Korean New Year and the T ê t of Vietnam . It is also celebrated worldwide in regions and countries with significant Overseas Chinese populations , 9.______(include) Singapore , Indonesia , Malaysia , as well as many countries in North America and Europe .
春节习俗:洒扫除尘、挂年画、团圆饭
重点表达: be known as 作为...而出名
refer to... as 把...看作....
one of 后的名词要用复数
长难句: Chinese New Year , usually known as the Lunar New Year , is a Chinese festival which celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar .
划线部分为过去分词短语作定语,也是一个插入语,将句子的主语和谓语给分开了
参考答案: 1. known(过去分词作定语) 2. that/ which(关系代词) 3. as(refer to...as) 4. most important (形容词最高级)
5.to honor(不定式表目的) 6. festivals 7.strongly(副词修饰动词) 8. cultures 9.including
2.The Lantern Festival
The Lantern Festival is also called " nao yuanxiao " in China . Here are some activities about how Chinese people celebrate the Chinese Lantern Festival .
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