中国节日文化英语读写材料3 中国情人节 教师节 中秋节.docx

1、中国节日文化读写材料汇编（3）-中国情人节+教师节+中秋节7 . Chinese Valentines Day中国情人节The Chinese Valentines Day, also known as Double Seventh Festival, is another traditional festival in China, which is celebrated on July 7th in lunar calendar every year and is particularly popular among young valentines.Have you ever looke

2、d up at the Night Stars? Do you know the star Vega and Altair? I am sure you know that! Besides that, you also know they are apart from the Milky Way! I bet that most of us know it from a moving legend passed on from generation to generation! The love story behind the Double Seventh Festival is abou

3、t Niu Lang and Zhi Nu (weaving girl). Niu Lang was a single, herd-boy who had to live with his brother and sister-in-law because his parents were dead. His sister-in-law never treated him well, always made him feel like he was not welcome in their house and Niu Lang had to leave the house with one c

4、ow. He was all alone. One day, the cow miraculously told him that the next day was the seventh day of the seventh month which was the day that seven fairies would come down to earth and have a bath. The cow also said that the youngest of the fairies, Zhi Nu, was the cleverest one and if he could hid

5、e her clothes while she was bathing, she would be his wife.The next day, Niu Lang went to the river and hid until the fairies came down. Then he got out where he was hiding and took the clothes of Zhi Nu. When the fairies saw him, six of them flew back to heaven and left Zhi Nu behind. She was scare

6、d in the river. Niu Lang told her that he would give her clothes back if she agreed to marry him. She did. They got married and had two kids, a son and a daughter. However, the Queen Mother of the heaven was not happy with this. You know the gods were not allowed to love a person. Later, the Queen f

7、orced Zhi Nu to come back to heaven. As she was going back to heaven, Niu Lang and his kids started to run after her. The Queen Mother separated the two lovers with the Milky Way, a silver stream, which can be seen on the lunar calendars seventh day of the seventh month with young lovers, the Vega a

8、nd Altair stars, on either side. They couldnt do anything. They were separated and crying for each other. The magpies saw the love of these two lovers for each other and hundreds of them flew and formed a magpie bridge for them to be able to get together. The Queen Mother couldnt do anything but all

9、ow the two lovers to get together every seventh day of the seventh month.On the appointed day, the princess would cross the silver stream with an escort of black birds. If it should rain on that night, it is said to be the princess tears. Nowadays, it is becoming more and more popular among young pe

10、ople. The lovers always make an appointment on that day. Have you ever given your partner a bouquet of flowers or a heart-shaped box of chocolate? As a traditional day, it has become more and more important in our lives. Chinese Valentines Day remind us of trying to get our best partner in our lives

11、! And we should also try our best to keep it!Helper:Vega vi: 织女星，织女 Altair lt 牵牛星 the Milky Way银河 legend led()nd传说，传奇人物 herd h:d 兽群，牧群，放牧人 sister-in-law夫或妻的姐妹，嫂， 弟媳 miraculously mirkjulsli奇迹般地 fairy feri 仙女, 小仙子, 小精灵 magpie mpai 喜鹊, 饶舌者, 爱说话的人 princess prnses 公主；王妃 escort eskt 护送者 Brief Chinese Intr

12、oduction: 中国情人节就是七夕节，又名乞巧节、七巧节，发源于中国，是华人地区以及东亚各国的传统节日，在农历七月初七庆祝。来自于与的传说。相传牛郎父母早逝，又常受到哥嫂的虐待，只有一头老牛相伴。有一天老牛给他出了计谋，教他怎样娶织女做妻子。在牛郎的恳求下，织女答应做他的妻子。织女和牛郎成亲的事被天庭的玉帝和知道后，命天神下界抓回织女。从此，牛郎织女只能泪眼盈盈，隔河相望，天长地久，和王母娘娘也拗不过他们之间的真挚情感，准许他们每年七月七日相会一次。相传，每逢七月初七，人间的喜鹊就要飞上天去，在银河为牛郎织女搭。Exercise:I. Questions:1. What do you th

13、ink of the way of Niu Lang finding a wife?2. Why didnt Niu Lang ask his brother or brother-in-law to find a wife for him?3. Why did the Queen Mother insist that Zhi Nu should come back to heaven?4. What did the magpies do in the story? Why?II. Written workRead the following text and fill in the blan

14、ks with a proper word or proper forms of the words given in the blanks(less than 3 words). The Double Seventh FestivalIt was said that the Emperor of Heaven had seven daughters. And theyoungest 1(young) one, Weaving Maid,or Zhi Nin Chinese,2 (fall) in love with a young man on the earth _3_ (name) Ni

15、u Lang. Zhi Ngot married4him secretly and had two children.They lived _5_ (happy) together for several years6everything became known to the Empress of Heaven. She was very angry with7Weaving Maid had done: marrying a human without her8(permit). So, she came down to the earth and took Zhi Nback to he

16、aven. Niu Lang and his wife were _9_ (separate) by a broad river in the sky, the Milk Way. They were only allowed10(see) each other once a year on the 7th day of the 7th Lunar month .You wont see many magpie birds on this day.11(move) by the couples true love,these birds gather on this evening to fo

17、rm12bridge for them to meet upon.The Double Seventh Festival,13is similar to Valentines Day in the West, has long _14_ celebrated in China _15_honor of the love story of Niu Lang and his Weaving Maid.Blessings 1. Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the center one, so that wh

18、en we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.在遇到梦中人之前，上天也许会安排我们先遇到別的人；在我们终于遇见心仪的人时，便应当心存感激。2. I love you notbecauseof who you are, but because of who I am when I am with you.我爱你，不是因为你是一个怎样的人，而是因为我喜欢与你在一起时的感觉。3. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, wont make you

19、cry.没有人值得你流泪，值得让你这么做的人不会让你哭泣。4. The worst way to miss someone is to be sitting rightbesidehim knowing you cant have him.失去某人，最糟糕的莫过于，他近在身旁，却犹如远在天边。5. To love and to be loved is the greatest happiness ofexistence.爱人和被人爱是人生最大的幸福。6. Never stop smiling, not even when youre sad, for some man may fall in

20、love with yoursmile.永远都不要停止微笑，即使在你难过的时候，说不定有人会因为你的微笑而爱上你。7. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.对于世界而言，你是一个人；但是对于某个人，你是他的整个世界。8. Dont waste your time on a man/woman, who isnt willing towastetheir time on you.不要为那些不愿在你身上花费时间的人而浪费你的时间。Suggested answers:I. Questio

21、ns:1. Various answers from different students but the answers should be reasonable and logical.2. Because his parents were dead. He had to live with his brother and sister-in-law and she never treated him well, always made him feel like he was not welcome in their house. It was unlikely for them to

22、find a wife for him.3. Because the gods were not allowed to love and marry a person. The weaving girl was against the laws of God in heaven.4. Hundreds of magpies flew and formed a magpie bridge for these two lovers to be able to get together. Because they were moved by the love of them for each oth

23、er.II. Written work1. youngest 2. fell 3.named 4. to 5.happily 6. until/before 7. what 8. permission 9.separated 10.to see 11. Moved 12. a 13. which 14.been 15.in 8. Teachers Day教师节Our Chinese history has been the establishment of Teachers Day. In 1931, educators Tai Shuang-qiu and Cheng Qibao calle

24、d on an establishment of teachers day to improve teachers treatment, protection and promotion of teachers training. They gave out Teachers Declaration and asked for the official agreement of teachers Day and they celebrated it by themselves for teachers in the Central University in Nanjing. Soon, th

25、e KMT government first agreed on June 6 for the teachers, and then teachers day changed to August 27 (birthday of Confucius). After 1949, the Central Peoples government resumed June 6 for teachers. The Ministry of Education gave a circular that local education workers organize their celebration acti

26、vities according to the actual situation.In 1951 National Education trade unions, educators are recognized as part of the working class. On April 19, 1951, Minister of Education and the Chinese Education Union Chairman of the National Committee issued a written statement that May 1 International Lab

27、or Day was at the same time celebrated as teachers day. But this day lacks teachers profession and the results were not ideal. Especially after 1957, under the influence of the extreme left, teachers were ignored, so teachers day has actually ceased to exist. In recent years, the Chinese government

28、has taken many measures to mobilize the whole society to respect teachers, improve the status of teachers and improve teachers work and living conditions. To further improve the political status of teachers and social status and formation of respecting teachers, respect for knowledge and talent, to

29、promote the development of education, according to NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members and the community, especially many teachers throughout the country, a proposal was put forward to the State Council on January 11, 1985, to the National Peoples Congress Standing Committee on determi

30、ning the annual September 10th for teachers day. On January 21 of the same year, the 16th National Peoples Congress agreed on the proposal, and decided on September 10 for teachers day.September 10 was established for the teachers because freshmen at the beginning began honoring teachers and it is e

31、asy to create an atmosphere of teaching and learning. Meanwhile, September has no other national celebrations and it is easy to focus on activities and to promote formation of respecting teachers, respecting knowledge and talents as good social habits in the country. A Teachers Day is an honor of te

32、achers in China. Teachers work to a large extent determine the future of our country. Teachers work is connected with every family and every child. In human and social development and progress, teachers play a huge role. Teachers are engineers of human civilization. The continuity of the development

33、 of human civilization depends on generation after generation of good education. But for the teachers hard and effective work, then the society, the state and the nation would suffer losses in civilization process. Therefore, the progress of a civilization is unthinkable without teachers. (480 words

34、) Helper:resume rzjum; rezme 新开始, 恢复 circular skjl通告 mobilize moblaz动员 to a large extent在很大程度上 Brief Chinese Introduction: 教师被人们称为“园丁”、“人类灵魂的工程师”，是受到全社会尊重的一种职业。早在1931年5月，教育家邰爽秋、程其保等人就曾建议设立教师节，发表了教师节宣言，呈请当时的中央政府批准，并于1931年6月6日在南京中央大学举行了第一次庆贺教师节的仪式。1939年，当时的教育部规定以每年的8月27日孔子诞辰纪念日为教师节，并颁布了教师节纪念暂行办法，但后来未实

35、行。1985年1月21日，第六届全国人大常委会第九次会议决定，每年9月10日为教师节。教师节不仅仅是赞美教师，更重要的是讴歌塑造人类灵魂的一种职业。 Exercise:I. Questions:1. According to the text, where was the teachers day celebrated first?2. Why did the KMT government decide teachers day should be celebrated on August 27?3. Why was September 10th established for teacher

36、s day?II. Tasks for Reading and Writing 阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。The generation gap between students and teachers is becoming more significant with only 3.3 percent out of a survey group of 1, 000 students from 30 key middle schools in the city saying they would be willing to tell their teachers

37、 of their inner thoughts.In todays educational environment, teachers are positioned to be the authority figure for learning instead of also becoming good friends in the life of students.As only students with good marks in exams are considered the “ apples in the eyes” of the teachers, most students

38、think their teachers to be partial (偏心).“I feel sad to hear such remarks”, said Yu Yi, a well-known special-class teacher.She recalled that in the past, teachers and students would play basketball together or comment on the novels while sitting on the grass during a break. But today, study and good

39、marks are the only topics of conversation between students and teachers.“Schools are not only the place where knowledge is imparted (传授) but also where students are taught how to be an upright person,” Yu said. “The success of a person is not merely determined by intelligence but also by emotional s

40、tate.”Yang Xiong, director of the Juvenile Research Institute, said the educational system which focuses on examinations should be held to be substantially responsible.写作内容1. 以约30个词概括学生不愿告诉老师内心想法的原因;2. 以约120个词就“现代师生关系”这个主题发表你的看法,包括如下要点:( 1) 你是否愿意告诉老师你内心的想法,为什么?( 2 ) 你希望你与你的老师之间的关系是怎样的,如何才能建立这种关系?写作要

41、求1. 可以使用实例或其他论述方法支持你的论点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2. 标题自定；3. 文中不能出现考生真实姓名和学校名称。评分标准概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。- III. Written work 根据下面的提示，用英语写一则80100字的日记。提示：九月十日（星期一）是教师节。这天天气晴朗。上午你参加了学校举行的庆祝会。庆祝会上有几位三十年以上教龄的老师得到了奖章。你的英语教师李老师也是其中之一。晚饭后，你和几位同学一起去看望李老师。李老师表示要将自己的有生之年献给教育事业，并鼓励你们努力学习。你深受鼓舞，决心将来也当一名象李老师那样的教师。

42、 Blessings:1. Thank you for making learning not a dull thing but a great joy. 感谢您使我们把枯燥的学习变成了巨大的乐趣。2. Our beloved teacher, you are the spring shower that moistens our hearts. The love and care you have given us will encourage us to go through a long and arduous journey. 亲爱的老师，您就象那春天的细雨，滋润着我们的心田。您给予我

43、们的爱和关怀将鼓舞着我们走过艰难困苦.3. You are not only a good teacher but our close friend. Thank you for helping us make something of our lives. 您不仅是一位好老师，也是我们亲密的朋友，谢谢您帮助我们奋发有为。 4. My heartfelt thanks to you, dear teacher. On the voyage of life, you have kindled the light of hope for me. What you have done enriche

44、s my mind and broadens my view. On this day I honour you sincerely. 亲爱的老师，向您表达我最衷心的感谢。在人生旅途上，您为我点燃了希望之光，您所做的一切润泽了我的心灵，开阔了我的视野。今天我向您致以崇高的敬意。5. My child speaks highly of you. Thank you very much. 我的孩子很崇敬您。谢谢。6. As parents we recognize the value of you in our childs development. Thank you for what you

45、have done. 作为父母，我们深知您在我们孩子成长道路中的重要性。谢谢您所做的一切。7. Teachers, who educate children, deserve more honor than parents, who merely gave them birth; for the latter provided more life, while the former ensure a good life. 教育儿童的教师应当享有比父母更多的荣誉，父母只给孩子生命，而教师则创造了一个完善的生命。8. Education is not the filling of a pail(桶

46、，一桶的量), but the lighting of a fire. 教育不是灌满一桶水，而是点燃一团生命的火焰。9. No one deserves a bigger thank you than you. One day is hardly enough to show our gratitude. 没有人比您更值得如此深厚的谢意。仅这一天远不足以表达我们对您的感激之情。10. The best way to learn is to learn from the best.名师出高徒。 Suggested answers:I. Questions:1. In the Central Un

47、iversity in Nanjing2. Because it was the birthday of Confucius, an ancient Chinese educator and philosopher whose ideas and sayings were collected after his death and became the basis of a philosophical doctrine known a Confucianism (about 551-478 BC). In honour of him.3. Because freshmen at the beg

48、inning began honoring teachers and it is easy to create an atmosphere of teaching and learning. Meanwhile, September has no other national celebrations and it is easy to focus on activities and to promote formation of respecting teachers, respecting knowledge and talents as good social habits in the

49、 country. II. Tasks for Reading and Writing Love and Concern Make Ideal Relationship Students are becoming unwilling to tell their teachers of their inner thoughts because they are not equal in position and teachers lay too much emphasis on the academic performances of the students. While some stude

50、nts might have doubts, I am willing to share my inner thoughts with my teachers. They show love and concern for their students and are good listeners. I always find it easy to seek support and advice from them, from which I benefit and learn a lot. In this case, an ideal relationship between teacher

51、s and students is very important. In my opinion, this relationship should be one filled with love, care and understanding, in which teachers and students show respect for each other and exchange ideas freely. To build a relationship of this kind, teachers should become friends of students while stud

52、ents ought to place more trust in their teachers and give voice to their feelings frankly. Only by joint efforts can we enjoy a warm relationship between teachers and students.III. Written workMonday, Sept. 10 FineToday is Teachers Day. In the morning, I attended the school celebration, at which sev

53、eral teachers were given medals for having completed 30 years of teaching. Mr. Li, my English teacher, was one of them.After supper my classmates and I went to see Mr. Li. He said that he would devote the rest of his life to the cause of education. He also encouraged us to work hard at our lessons.

54、I was inspired by what he said and made up my mind to be a teacher like Mr. Li when I grow up.9. Mid-Autumn Festival中秋节The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festival in China. Almost everyone likes to eat moon-cakes on that day. Most families have a dinner together to celebrate the festival. A sa

55、ying goes, The moon in your hometown is almost always the brightest and roundest. Many people who live far away from homes want to go back to have a family reunion. How happy it is to enjoy the moon cakes while watching the full moon with your family members. Zhong Qiu Jie, which is also known as th

56、e Mid-Autumn Festival, is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar. It is a time for family members and loved ones to get together and enjoy the full moon- an auspicious symbol of abundance, harmony and luck. Adults will usually enjoy fragrant moon-cakes of many varieties wi

57、th a good cup of piping hot Chinese tea, while the little ones run around with their brightly-lit lanterns.Zhong Qiu Jie probably began as a harvest festival. The festival was later given a mythological flavour with legends of Chang-E, the beautiful lady in the moon.According to Chinese mythology, t

58、he earth once had 10 suns circling over it. One day, all 10 suns appeared together, burning the earth with their heat. The earth was saved when a strong archer, Hou Yi, succeeded in shooting down 9 of the suns. Yi stole the elixir of life to save the people from his tyrannical rule, but his wife, Ch

59、ang-E drank it. Thus started the legend of the lady in the moon to whom young Chinese girls would pray at the Mid-Autumn Festival.In the 14th century, the eating of moon-cakes at Zhong Qiu Jie was given a new significance. The story goes that when Zhu Yuan Zhang was planning to overthrow the Yuan Dy

60、nasty started by the Mongolians, the rebels hid their messages in the Mid-Autumn moon-cakes. Zhong Qiu Jie is therefore also a commemoration of the overthrow of the Mongolians by the Han people. During the Yuan Dynasty (A.D.1206-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the former

61、Song Dynasty (A.D.960-1279) were unhappy at giving up to foreign rule, and set down to coordinate the rebellion without being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon Festival was drawing near, ordered the making of special cakes. Packed into each moon-cake was a message with

62、the outline of the attack. On the night of the Moon Festival, the rebels successfully attacked and overthrew the government. What followed was the establishment of the Ming Dynasty (A.D. 1368-1644). Today, moon-cakes are eaten to commemorate this event.Helper:auspicious spis有希望的,吉利的 abundance bnd()n

63、s富，充裕 fragrant freigr()nt 芳香的 mythological mildik()l神话的，虚构的 archer t弓箭手 elixir iliks; -si炼金药，长生不老药 tyrannical tirnik()l; tai-暴君的, 专横的 overthrow推翻 commemoration kmemrei()n 纪念，纪念仪式 coordinate k:dineit 使协调 rebellion ribeljn 造反，叛乱Brief Chinese Introduction: 农历八月十五日是中国的传统节日中秋节。每年八月为的第二个月，古时称为，因处于秋季之中和八月之

64、中，故民间称为中秋，又称秋夕、八月节、八月半、月夕、月节，又因为这一天月亮，象征团圆，又称为。中秋节最早可能是一个庆祝丰收的节日。后来，月宫里美丽的仙女嫦娥的神话故事赋予了它神话色彩。在14世纪，中秋节吃月饼又被赋予了一层特殊的含义。传说在朱元璋带兵起义推翻元朝时，将士们曾把联络信藏在月饼里。因此，中秋节后来也成为汉人推翻蒙古人统治的纪念日。Exercise:Written work（2013辽宁卷）一个英文网站面向中学生征稿。请你写一篇英文稿件，介绍“中秋节”及这个节日里的主要活动。写作要点：1.它是中国传统节日之一；2.家人团聚；3.赏月、吃月饼; 4.还有旅游、访友等其他活动。5.注意：

65、1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使用文连贯；3开头语已写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：中秋节:the Mid-Autumn Festival农历: lunar calendar 赏月: enjoy the full moon月饼: moon cakeThe Mid- Autumn FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of Our Chinese lunar calendar. Blessings:1. Without you, my heart is empty though th

66、e moon is round. 没有你在我身边，天上月圆圆，我心却空落落。 2. East or west, home is best. 金窝，银窝不如自己的狗窝。 3. The moon cake is eaten away, but the sweetness remains.月饼已吃，甜蜜犹存4. Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. 家是我们情之所系的地方，虽只身在外，但心系家园。 5. When we are together, even the moon in the sk

67、y will be jealous. 如果我们在一起，天上的月亮也会嫉妒的。 6. My dear, can you hear my heart beating in the soft moonlight? I miss you so much. 在月色撩人的夜里，我是如此的想念你，亲爱的你听到我的心跳了吗？ 7. To have a moonlight walk with you tonight is my best dream.今晚和你在月光中散步是我最大的梦想。8. Still remember the happy time on the Mid-autumn Festival when

68、 we were children? Best wishes for you! 还记得儿时我们共度的那个中秋吗？祝你节日快乐。 Suggested answers:The Mid- Autumn FestivalThe Mid-Autumn Festival falls on the 15th of the eighth month of Our Chinese lunar calendar. As one of the traditional Chinese festivals, it has been enjoying great popularity in our country. Us

69、ually, no matter how far away or how busy we are, we will try to come home for the celebration. The moon that night looks the brightest in the whole lunar month. What we love most is the time we enjoy the full moon together. With the beautiful moon up in the sky, we sit together and eat moon cakes and fruit, sharing our stories. In addition to these traditional activities, we have a wider range of choices such as travelling and visiting our relatives or friends.