China has a long history and rich culture. 中國有悠久的歷史和豐富的文化底蘊
Chinese people value traditional festivals. 中國人非常重視傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日
On Spring festival, people come back home to enjoy family reunion. 春節(jié)期間，人們會回到家里和家人團聚。
For Spring Festival, dumping is a must.
Over Spring festival, people eat foot with symbolic meaning.
Teacher’s day falls on September 10th.
Do you have the same day for the dead like our Qingming?
Now Chinese people are getting richer and will go sightseeing on holidays.
On holidays, people may stay at home and cook delicious food to enjoy family life.
Have you ever spent the new year in China?
Task 1
It’s lunch break. Mary who has just come to China from America, is talking with Li Na, her Chinese colleague about Spring Festival. Listen to the dialogue and then read after the recording.
午飯時間，剛從美國來到中國的瑪麗正在與一位中國同事李娜談論春節(jié)。先聽，然后跟著錄音朗讀這段對話。
Mary: Spring festival is the most important festival in China, isn’t it?
Li Na: Yes, that’s true.
Mary: How long is the holiday?
Li Na: It depends. But usually it’s about 15 days.
Mary: Do you neat any special food for the festival?
Li Na: Yes, dumpling is a must. There is also other food. For example, people eat chicken for good luck (jili吉利in Chinese).
Mary: That’s interesting. I’m told the Chinese firwork is very beautiful, isn’t it?
Li Na: Yes, it’s really wonderful!
Mary: Oh, great! I hope I can spend this Spring Festival with you here in Beijing.
Li Na: I’m sure you’ll have a good time.
在許多學員參加英語培訓學校的培訓時，學校老師對春節(jié)的看法有自己獨特見解。
Spring Festival: 春節(jié)，也可以說Lunar New Year（陰歷年）以區(qū)別于New year （元旦）
It depends. 這要看情況而定。
…dumpling is a must. ……餃子是必須要吃的。Must 這里是名詞，意思是必須做、吃、看的事物。如：The Great
Wall is a must for foreign tourists.
