英语阅读材料.docx

1、英语阅读材料Ten kinds of Traditional Chinese Food on Spring Festival Tangerines and OrangesDisplaying and eating these fruits is said to bring wealth and luck. According to the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco, the tradition stems from the way the Chinese words for gold and orange sound alike, whil

2、e the word for tangerine1 echoes luck. Its good if they have leaves, adds Lum, because leaves symbolize2 longevity3. But dont group them in fours, because, Dunlop says, this number is associated with death.Long NoodlesIf noodles are served, then keep them as long as possible for long life, says Lum.

3、The Tray of TogethernessPut out for visiting relatives to snack on, or given as a gift, the eight (a traditionally symbolic4 lucky number, explains Dunlop) compartments5 of the tray are filled with things such as preserved kumquats for prosperity, coconut6 for togetherness, longans to bring many son

4、s, and red melon seeds for happiness. Nian GaoNian gao means year cake, but gao sounds the same as the word for tall or high, says Dunlop. Hence the cakes symbolize achieving new heights in the coming year. The steamed sweets are made of glutinous7 rice flour, brown sugar, and oil. Some versions hav

5、e white sesame seeds, red dates, or nuts in them (the dates are said to bring early prosperity, writes Gong in Good Luck Life). If you want to try your hand at making nian gao, heres our recipe. Chowhounds also have some tips.PomeloThis large citrus fruit is popular, writes Gong, because it is thoug

6、ht to bring continuous prosperity and status. The tradition comes from the way the Cantonese phrase for pomelo sounds similar to the words for prosperity and status, explains Lum.Jia This vegetarian1 dish is eaten because its part of the Buddhist2 culture to cleanse3 yourself with vegetables, says L

7、um. Its also packed with good-luck foods, writes Gong, breaking it down by ingredient: sea moss4 for prosperity; lotus seeds for children/birth of sons; noodles for longevity5; lily buds to send 100 years of harmonious6 union; Chinese black mushrooms to fulfill7 wishes from east to west; and more. T

8、ry our recipe.Long Leafy Greens and Long BeansGong writes that leafy greens, such as Chinese broccoli8, are served whole to wish a long life for parents.Whole FishThe Chinese word for fish sounds like the word for abundance, says Lum. Its important that the fish is served with the head and tail inta

9、ct, writes Gong, to ensure a good start and finish and to avoid bad luck throughout the year.SweetsServing desserts brings a sweet life in the new year. Gong writes that a childhood favorite was the flaky cookie pockets called gok jai, filled with peanuts, coconut9, and sesame.Yuanbao (Jiaozi)In Nor

10、th China, everyone eats the jiaozi dumplings, says Dunlop. Families will make a dough10 and wrap it around pork and cabbage, and boil the dumplings, then serve them with vinegar and soy sauce. You can wrap them in the shape of an old silver ingot. Gong writes that during New Year celebrations jiaozi

11、 are called yuanbao, a reference to the ancient, ingot-shaped Chinese currency, and that eating them is said to bring prosperity. While making them, families sometimes tuck added good-luck foods like peanuts (to bring long life) into some of them.1tangerinen.橘子，橘子树参考例句：2symbolizevt.作为.的象征，用符号代表参考例句：

12、Eastereggssymbolizetherenewaloflife.复活蛋象征新生。Dolphinssymbolizethebreathoflife.海豚象征着生命的气息。3longevityn.长命；长寿参考例句：Goodhabitspromotelongevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。Humanlongevityrunsinfamilies.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。4symbolicadj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的参考例句：Itissymbolicofthefightingspiritofmodernwomanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。TheChristiancer

13、emonyofbaptismisasymbolicact.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。5compartmentsn.间隔(compartment的名词复数)；（列车车厢的）隔间；（家具或设备等的）分隔间；隔层6coconut n.椰子7glutinousadj.粘的，胶状的参考例句：Thesaucewasglutinousandtastedartificial.这种酱有些黏，尝起来不是非常地道。Thecoatcoveringthesoftcandiesismadefromglutinousrice.包裹软糖的江米纸是由糯米做成的。8vegetarian n.素食者；adj.素食的参考例

14、句：Shegotusedgraduallytothevegetariandiet.她逐渐习惯吃素食。Ididntrealizeyouwereavegetarian.我不知道你是个素食者。9Buddhistadj./n.佛教的，佛教徒参考例句：IntheeyeoftheBuddhist,everyworldlyaffairisvain.在佛教徒的眼里，人世上一切事情都是空的。10cleanse vt.使清洁，使纯洁，清洗参考例句：Healthexpertsaretryingtocleansetheairincities.卫生专家们正设法净化城市里的空气。Freshfruitjuicescanal

15、socleanseyourbodyandreducedarkcircles.新鲜果汁同样可以清洁你的身体,并对黑眼圈同样有抑制作用。11mossn.苔，藓，地衣参考例句：Mossgrowsonarock.苔藓生在石头上。Hewasfoundasleeponapillowofleavesandmoss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。12 longevityn.长命；长寿参考例句：Goodhabitspromotelongevity.良好的习惯能增长寿命。Humanlongevityrunsinfamilies.人类的长寿具有家族遗传性。13harmoniousadj.和睦的，调和的，和谐的，协

16、调的参考例句：Theirharmoniousrelationshipresultedinpartfromtheirsimilargoals.他们关系融洽的部分原因是他们有着相似的目标。Theroomwaspaintedinharmoniouscolors.房间油漆得色彩调和。14fulfill vt.履行，实现，完成；满足，使满意参考例句：Ifyoumakeapromiseyoushouldfulfillit.如果你许诺了，你就要履行你的诺言。15broccolin.绿菜花，花椰菜参考例句：16doughn.生面团；钱，现款A glimpse of life on the road As a

17、little girl, I always imagined I would one day run away. From the age of six on, I kept a packed bag with some clothes and cans of food tucked away in the back of a closet. There was a deep restlessness in me, a primal fear that I would fall prey to a life of routine and boredom. And so, many of my

18、early memories involved intricate daydreams where I would walk across borders, forage for berries, and meet all kinds of strange people living unconventional lives on the road. Years have passed, but many of the adventures I fantasized about as a child - traveling and weaving my way between worlds o

19、ther than my own - have become realities through my work as a documentary photographer. But no other experience has felt as true to my childhood dreams as living amongst and documenting the lives of fellow wanderers across the United States. This is the nomadic dream; a different kind of American dr

20、eam lived by young hobos, travelers, hitchhikers, vagrants and tramps. In most of our minds, the vagabond is a creature from the past. The word hobo conjures up an old black and white image of a weathered old man covered in coal, legs dangling out of a boxcar, but these photographs are in color, and

21、 they portray a community swirling across the country, fiercely alive and creatively free, seeing sides of America that no one else gets to see. Like their predecessors, todays nomads travel the steel and asphalt arteries of the United States. By day, they hop freight trains, stick out their thumbs,

22、 and ride the highways with anyone from truckers to soccer moms. By night, they sleep beneath the stars, huddled together with their packs of dogs, cats, and pet rats between their bodies. Some travelers take to the road by choice, renouncing materialism, traditional jobs, and university degrees in

23、exchange for a glimmer of adventure. Others come from the underbelly of society, never given a chance to mobilize upwards: foster care dropouts, teenage run away escaping abuse and unforgiving homes. Where others see stories of privation and economic failure, travelers view their own existence throu

24、gh the prism of liberation and freedom. Theyd rather live off the excess of what they view as a wasteful consumer society than slave away at an unrealistic chance at the traditional American dream. They take advantage of the fact that in the United States, up to 40 percent of all food ends up in the

25、 garbage by scavenging for perfectly good produce in dumpsters and trash cans. They sacrifice material comforts in exchange for the space and the time to explore a creative interior, to dream, to read, to work on music, art and writing. But there are many aspects to this life that are far from idyll

26、ic. No one loses their inner demons by taking to the road. Addiction is real, the elements are real, freight trains maim and kill, and anyone who has lived on the streets can attest to the exhaustive list of laws that criminalize homeless existence. Who here knows that in many cities across the Unit

27、ed States it is now illegal to sit on the sidewalk, to wrap oneself in a blanket, to sleep in your own car, to offer food to a stranger? I know about these laws because Ive watched as friends and other travelers were hauled off to jail or received citations for committing these so-called crimes. Man

28、y of you might be wondering why anyone would choose a life like this, under the thumb of discriminatory laws, eating out of trash cans, sleeping under bridges, picking up seasonal job here and there. The answer to such a question is as varied as the people that take to the road, but travelers often

29、respond with a single word: freedom. Until we live a society where every human is assured dignity in their labor so that they can work to live well, not only work to survive, there will always be an element of those who seek the open road as a means of escape, of liberation and, of course, of rebell

30、ion.liberation1. 释放，解放。2. ist 1. 名词(妇女)解放组织的成员；政教分立主义者。 2.形容词 解放组织成员的；政教分立主义者的。Rebellion 1.造反，叛乱，起义；反抗。 rise in rebellion 造起反来，起义。 rise in rebellion against 起来造的反。 My Father My father was a self-taught mandolin player. He was one of the best string instrument players in our town. He could not read m

31、usic, but if he heard a tune a few times, he could play it. When he was younger, he was a member of a small country music band. They would play at local dances and on a few occasions would play for the local radio station. He often told us how he had auditioned and earned a position in a band that featured Patsy Cline as their lead singer. He told the family that after he was hired he never went back. Dad was a very religious man. He stated that there was a lot of drinking and cursing the day of his audition and he did not want to be around