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5行卷·贵州英语
中国传统文化
Passage14
ThetraditionalChineselunarcalendar(农
历)dividestheyearinto24solarterms(节气).
AndGrainBuds(小满)isthe8thsolartermofa
year.1. Itmeansthattheseedsare
becomingfulbutarenotcomingofage.
InChina,the24solartermswerecreated
thousandsofyearsagotoguidefarmactivities.
Thesolarterm cultureisstilusefultoday.
2. Nowletsseewhatwecandoduring
the“GrainBuds”period.
3. DuringtheGrainBudsperiod,
summerharvestisabouttobegin.Asayingabout
rainduringthistimementions,“Aheavyrainfal
makestheriverful.”Duringthisperiod,rivers
arefulofwaterbecauseofthegreatincreasein
rainfal.Sothisisagoodtimetoenjoyfish.Itis
alsotheharvestseasonforfishermen.
Eating the common sowthistle(苦菜).
Somepeopledislikedeatingtheherbofcommon
sowthistlebefore.Theydislikedthetasteofit.
4. Moreandmorepeoplerealizeits
benefitsofcoolingthebloodandcleaningthe
body.Peoplemakeitintodiferenttypesof
dishes.Ithelpspeoplefeelrefreshed.
5. Peopleshouldeatfoodthatcan
clearthehotandhumid(潮湿)insideones
body,suchasredbeans,greenbeans,carots,
tomatoes,watermelons,ducksandsoon.
A.Itsgoodtimeforenjoyingfish.
B.Sofewpeopleliketoeatitnow.
C.Itguidespeopleslivesindiferentareas.
D.ItbeginsonMay21stthisyearandendson
June4th.
E.However,itbecomesmoreandmorepopular
theseyears.
F.Hightemperaturesandhumidityarecommon
duringtheGrainBudsperiod.
Passage15
Chinaisa country with many colorful
traditionalfestivals.TheDragonHeadRaising
Day(龙抬头)isoneofthem.Thisspecialdayis
ontheseconddayofthesecondmonthinthe
Chineselunarcalendar.1.
ThedragonisimportantinChineseculture.We
Chinesepeoplecalourselvesthe“descendants(传
人)ofthedragon”.So,itstraditionalformany
peopletocelebratethisfestival.
Thereisanoldsaying,“Ifthedragon
doesntraiseitshead,itwontrain.”Thedragon
isthegodwhoisinchargeof(掌管)therain.How
muchitrainsdecideswhetherthefarmerscouldhave
abigandsuccessfulharvest.2. Thats
whywecelebratethefestival.
Inancienttimes,peopleputashes(灰)in
thekitchen.3. Peoplebelievedthat
withthehelpofthedragon,theirfruits