内容正文:
【The Mid-Autumn Festival】
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival. The festival usually falls on the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month every year. It is the second most important festival after the Chinese New Year, which witnesses the full moon and family reunion. It is a time for celebration and relaxation as well.
During the festival, there are plenty of things to see and do. People will prepare a big dinner for their family members. On that day, no matter how far away or how busy they are, people will try to return home for this meal. Besides, the mooncake is an indispensable part for the festival which is made from different kinds of fillings, such as sugar and lotus seed powder. After dinner, people usually appreciate the moon, since the moon is the roundest and brightest on that day. In Chinese beliefs, the full moon is a symbol of family reunion. Many famous ancient poets wrote poems about it and expressed their homesickness. When people look at the moon, it reminds them of their families and homeland.
This is the Mid-autumn Festival in China.
【Words and expressions】:
满月:full moon 庆祝:celebration (n) 放松: relaxation (n)
欣赏:enjoy/ appreciate/admire
月饼(可数名词):mooncake
形状:shape 名词-shaped (adj): 像...一样的
Pyramid-shaped (adj):做成金字塔形状的 Dragon-shaped (adj): 形状像龙一样的Apple-shaped (adj): 苹果形状的 round-shaped (adj): 圆形状的
馅料(可数名词):
filling Sweet bean paste(豆沙)Date paste(枣泥)Egg yolk 蛋黄
Black sesame paste (黑芝麻) Lotus seed paste (莲蓉)
家人团聚:family reunion 聚在一起(庆祝): get together to celebrate
思乡:homesickness (n) 故土:motherland
最圆的最亮的:the roundest and (the) brightest
....的形状是....The shape of ....is...
...是...的象征....: ....is the symbol of ...
...使某人想起....: remind sb of ... 见证...: witness (vt)
必不可少的:indispensable (adj) Doing sth is an indispensable part of sth
Dragon boat racing is an indispensable part of the festival.
【端午节】
假定你是李华。你刚从英国为期五天的旅游回来,感谢好友Rick的款待。得知他对中国的文化非常的感兴趣,特别是即将到来的端午节,请你写一封信介绍中国的端午节。内容要点:
1. 感谢他的招待。
2. 介绍中国的端午节(时间,意义,风俗等)
3. 欢迎他来中国。