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Book3Unit1FestivalsaroundtheworldReadingFestivalsAndCelebrations
FESTIVALSANDCELEBRATIONS
Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywheresinceancienttimes.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebratetheendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestinautumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafterhuntershadcaughtanimals.Atthattimepeoplewouldstarveiffoodwasdifficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today'sfestivalshavemanyorigins,somereligious,someseasonal,andsomeforspecialpeopleorevents.FestivalsoftheDeadSomefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfytheancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincenseinmemoryoftheirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.InMexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportantfeastday,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith"bones"onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefsaboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Itisnowachildren’sfestival,whentheycandressupandgototheirneighbours’homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmightplayatrickonthem.
FestivalstoHonourPeople
Festivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragonBoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancientpoet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthearrivalofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2
tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelpedgainIndia'sindependencefromBritain.
HarvestFestivals
HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheir
foodisgatheredforthewinterandtheagriculturalworkisover.InEuropeancountries,people
willusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwinawardsfortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsomerooster.ChinaandJapanhavemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeopleadmirethemoonandinChina,enjoymooncakes.
SpringFestivals
Themostenergeticandimportantfestivalsaretheonesthatlookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeatandmaygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.Therearedragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratetheLunarNewYeartogether.SomeWesterncountrieshaveveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbeforeEaster,usuallyinFebruary.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreetsdayandnight,loudmusicandcolourfulclothingofallkinds.EasterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalforChristiansaroundtheworld.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.
Japan’sCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelater.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looksasthoughitiscoveredwithpinksnow.
Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkandhavefunwitheachother.Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofourcustomsandforgetourworkforalittlewhile.
ReadingandwritingASadLoveStory
ASADLOVESTORY
LiFangwasheart-broken.ItwasValentine’sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthecoffeeshopafterwork.Butshedidn’tturnup.Shecouldbewithherfriendsrightnowlaughingathim.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno’clock,andhethoughtshewouldkeepherword.Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosesandchocolates,likeafool.Well,hewasnotgoingtoholdhisbreathforhertoapologize.Hewoulddrownhissadnessincoffee.
ItwasobviousthatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave一hewipedthetables,thensatdownandturnedontheTV一justwhatLiFangneeded!
AsadChinesestoryaboutlostlove.ThegranddaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.HernamewasZhinu,theweaving乡d.WhileshewasonearthshemettheherdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove.("JustlikemeandHuJin,"thoughtLiFang.)Theygotmarriedsecretly,andtheywereveryhappy.("Wecouldbelikethat,"thoughtLiFana.)WhentheGoddessofHeavenknewthatherL-randdau2hterwasmarriedtoanuman,snenecameveryangryancmacetheweavinggirlreturntoHeaven.iNiuiangtriectotonowher,buttheriverofstars,theMilkyWay,stoppedhim.FindingthatZhinuwasheart-broken,hergrandmotherfinallydecidedtoletthecouplecrosstheMilkyWaytomeetonceayear.Magpies
makeabridgeoftheirwinssothecouplecancrosstherivertomeetontheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth.PeopleinChinahopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,becauseifitisraining,itmeansthatZhinuisweepingandthecouplewon’tbeabletomeet.-
Theannouncersaid,"ThisisthestoryofQiqiaoFestival.Whenforeignershearaboutthestory,theycallitaChineseValentine'sstory.It'safinedaytoday,soIhopeyoucanallmeettheoneyoulove."
AsLiFangsetoffforhome,hethought,"IguessHuJindoesn’tloveme.I’11justthrowtheseflowersandchocolatesaway.Idon'twantthemtoremindmeofher.”Sohedid.
Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoicecallinghim.
TherewasHuEnwavingathimandcalling,"Whyareyousolate?
I'vebeenwaitingforyouforalongtime!
AndIhaveagiftforyou!
”Whatwouldhedo?
HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts!
Shewouldneverforgivehim.ThiswouldnotbeahappyValentine’sDay!
ReadingTaskWinterCarnivalInQuebec
WINTERCARNIVALINQUEBEC
AgroupofverycoldtouristsaresittinginacafeinoldQuebec,drinkinghotcoffeetotrytowarmup.Thetemperatureis32degreesbelowfreezing.Thewindowsarecoveredwithsteamfromtheheatinside.Outside,snowcoversthestreetsandispiledupalongthesidewalks.ThemusicandlightsoftheCarnivalcontinue,butafterawholedayofwatchingparades,ridinginhorsecarriagesandlisteningtothemusic,theirfeetarefreezingandtheirnosesarered.Everyyear,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplecometoQuebectotakepartintheweek-longwinterfestival,thebiggestintheworld.Everyonewhocomesmustbepreparedtokeepmoving,asitistoocoldtostandandwatchforlong.Earlyinthemorning,youcanwatchthesnowboardingcompetitionsonthehilloverlooking
theriver.Competitorsspeeddownthetrackandthroughtheairasthoughtheycouldfly.
Themorebraveofheartmaytrythecanoeraces.Fiveorsixmenpaddleeachcanoeacrossthepartly-frozenStLawrenceRiver.Theriverisfullofbigpiecesofice,andif
youweretofallin,youwouldfreezeinlessthantwominutes.Oneofthefavouriteeventsisthedog-sledrace,inwhichteamsofaboutsixhuskydogspulllongsledsatgreatspeeds
alongasnowytrack.Onepersonrunsbehindthesled,shoutingtothedogstoencouragethem.Thesoundofthedogsbarking,
thecallsofthedriversandtheshoutsofthecrowdmakeanexcitingNorthernexperience.Thedogsarebeautifulstronganimals,withlong,thickfurandmanywithblueeyes.
Whileadmiringtheicesculptureseverywhereinthecity,
(muchlikethoseinHarbininChina,youcanstopwithothertouristsinanigloo(圆顶冰屋’)forhotteaorcoffee.Itisamazing}howwarmtheseicehousescanbe!
ILateintheevening,youcangotothesnowpalace.where!
1ionhommethesnowmanisking,andjointhecrowd.Youcan,danceoutsidetothemusicofaband,whoarealldressedin
heavyclothes一evensomeoftheirinstrumentsaredressedupforwinter.Finally,youwillprobablywanttositdowninacafetowarmupandtoplantomorrow.You
mightjointhesnowmobileraces一ormaybeyoushouldjustsleepin!
Book3Unit2Healthyeating
ReadingComeAndEatHere
(1)
COMEANDEATHERE
(1)
WangPengsatinhisemptyrestaurantfeelingveryfrustrated.Ithadbeenaverystrange
morning.Usuallyhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuofbarbecuedmuttonkebabs,
roastpork,stir-friedvegetablesandfriedrice.Thenbylunchtimetheywouldallbesold.
Bynowhisrestaurantoughttobefullofpeople.Butnottoday!
Whywasthat?
Whatcould
havehappened?
Hethoughtofhismutton,beefandbaconcookedinthehottest,finestoil.
Hiscolawassugaryandcold,andhisicecreamwasmadeofmilk,creamanddelicious
fruit."Nothingcouldbebetter,"hethought.SuddenlyhesawhisfriendLiChanghurrying
by."Hello,LaoLi,”hecalled."Yourusual?
,’ButLiChangseemednottohear.Whatwas
thematter?
SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifLiChangwasnotcomingtoeatin
hisrestaurantashealwaysdid.
WangPengfollowedLiChangintoanewsmallrestaurant.Hesawasigninthewindow.
Tiredofallthatfat?
Wanttoloseweight?
Comeinside,YongHui'sslimmingrestaurant.
Onlyslimmingfoodsservedhere.
Makeyourselfthinagain!
CuriositydroveWangPenginside.Itwasfullof
people.Thehostess,averythinlady,cameforward.
"Welcome,'’shesaid."MynameisYongHui.I'llhelp
youloseweightandbefitintwoweeksifyoueathere
everyday.”ThenshegaveamenutoWangPeng.There
werefewchoicesoffoodanddrinkonit:
justrice,raw
vegetablesservedinvinegar,fruitandwater.WangPengwasamazedatthisandespeciallyat
theprices.Itcostmorethanagoodmealinhisrestaurant!
Hecouldnotbelievehiseyes.He
threwdownthemenuandhurriedoutside.Onhisway
homehethoughtabouthisownmenu.Diditmake
peoplefat?
Perhapsheshouldgotothelibraryandfind
out.Hecouldnot