旅游英语unit 7
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❖ Greorian calendar --- system now in general use, introduced by Pope Gregory (1502-1585)
❖ Hades ----in Greek mythology,place where spirits of the dead go,; the underworld
After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in".
Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What's more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.
sth to disappear ❖ eg. The small boat was engulfed in the waves. ❖ The boy got engulfed in misery when his girlfriend
departed him.
❖ ensemble n ①general effect
❖ piety n. devotion to God & respect for religious rinciples
❖ reenact v. reperform
❖ reunion n gathering again
❖ eg. During the Spring Festival lots of people hurry home for a family reunion.
start to the new term. ❖ deafening a making sb nearly deaf ❖ descendant n. person descended from another ❖ engulf v. esp in a passive voice ,surround sth or cause
Dragon- boat Festival
❖ The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.
❖ eg. Thousands of people died martyr in the cause of progress.
❖ patriotic a. having or showing love of one’s country.
❖ Eg. Chinese people celebrate the Dragon boat Day in order to memorize the great patriotic peot Quyuan.
transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and longdistance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.
Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
❖ scroll n. roll of paper for writing on .
❖ eg. Hanging paper scrolls beside the front door of house is a convention in Chinese Spring Festival.
Spring Festival
❖ filial a. of or expected from a son or daughter.
❖ Eg. 作为他父母的独子，他想尽一份孝道。
❖ As his parent’s only son ,he wants to fulfill the filial duty.
❖ firecracker n. small firework that explodes with cracking noise
❖
The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve(小年除夕). At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.
Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.
On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet(小米), seeds of Job‘s tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko(银杏).
②passage of
music in which all the performers play or sing together
❖ festoon v. decorate with flowers, ribbons etc.
❖ fete v. honor or entertain in a special way
The Spring Festival
is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for
❖ eg. On spring festival children always like to set off firecrackers.
❖ ghoul n. spirit that robs graves & feeds on the corpses in them 故事中的盗墓食尸鬼
❖ glutinous a sticky
The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty ( 1600 BC-1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.
❖ Halloween n. the eve of All Saints ‘s Day
❖ incense n. substance that produces a pleasant smell when burnt ,used in religious ceremonies.
❖ martyr n. person who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of his beliefs
❖ There are many legends about the evolution (演变)of the festival, the most popular of which is in commemoration of Qu Yuan (340-278 BC). Qu Yuan was minister of the State of Chu and one of China's earliest poets. In face of great pressure from the powerful Qin State, he advocated enriching the country and strengthening its military forces so as to fight against the Qin.
Unit 7 Chinese Festivals
New words
❖ ancestor n. forefather ❖ appease v. make sb or sth quiet or calm ,usa by making
concessions or by satisfying demands ❖ auspicious a. showing signs of future sucsess ❖ eg. I’m pleased that you have made such an auspicious
Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils(用具).
Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing (欢乐)and festivity(喜庆). All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets(对偶句), highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners‘ wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off(避开) evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.
❖ Hades ----in Greek mythology,place where spirits of the dead go,; the underworld
After the Preliminary Eve, people begin preparing for the coming New Year. This is called "Seeing the New Year in".
Store owners are busy then as everybody goes out to purchase necessities for the New Year. Materials not only include edible oil, rice, flour, chicken, duck, fish and meat, but also fruit, candies and kinds of nuts. What's more, various decorations, new clothes and shoes for the children as well as gifts for the elderly, friends and relatives, are all on the list of purchasing.
sth to disappear ❖ eg. The small boat was engulfed in the waves. ❖ The boy got engulfed in misery when his girlfriend
departed him.
❖ ensemble n ①general effect
❖ piety n. devotion to God & respect for religious rinciples
❖ reenact v. reperform
❖ reunion n gathering again
❖ eg. During the Spring Festival lots of people hurry home for a family reunion.
start to the new term. ❖ deafening a making sb nearly deaf ❖ descendant n. person descended from another ❖ engulf v. esp in a passive voice ,surround sth or cause
Dragon- boat Festival
❖ The Dragon Boat Festival, the 5th day of the 5th lunar month, has had a history of more than 2,000 years. It is usually in June in the Gregorian calendar.
❖ eg. Thousands of people died martyr in the cause of progress.
❖ patriotic a. having or showing love of one’s country.
❖ Eg. Chinese people celebrate the Dragon boat Day in order to memorize the great patriotic peot Quyuan.
transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and longdistance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.
Strictly speaking, the Spring Festival starts every year in the early days of the 12th lunar month and will last till the mid 1st lunar month of the next year. Of them, the most important days are Spring Festival Eve and the first three days. The Chinese government now stipulates people have seven days off for the Chinese Lunar New Year.
❖ scroll n. roll of paper for writing on .
❖ eg. Hanging paper scrolls beside the front door of house is a convention in Chinese Spring Festival.
Spring Festival
❖ filial a. of or expected from a son or daughter.
❖ Eg. 作为他父母的独子，他想尽一份孝道。
❖ As his parent’s only son ,he wants to fulfill the filial duty.
❖ firecracker n. small firework that explodes with cracking noise
❖
The 23rd day of the 12th lunar month is called Preliminary Eve(小年除夕). At this time, people offer sacrifice to the kitchen god. Now however, most families make delicious food to enjoy themselves.
Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.
On the 8th day of the 12th lunar month, many families make laba porridge, a delicious kind of porridge made with glutinous rice, millet(小米), seeds of Job‘s tears, jujube berries, lotus seeds, beans, longan and gingko(银杏).
②passage of
music in which all the performers play or sing together
❖ festoon v. decorate with flowers, ribbons etc.
❖ fete v. honor or entertain in a special way
The Spring Festival
is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for
❖ eg. On spring festival children always like to set off firecrackers.
❖ ghoul n. spirit that robs graves & feeds on the corpses in them 故事中的盗墓食尸鬼
❖ glutinous a sticky
The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty ( 1600 BC-1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.
❖ Halloween n. the eve of All Saints ‘s Day
❖ incense n. substance that produces a pleasant smell when burnt ,used in religious ceremonies.
❖ martyr n. person who is killed or made to suffer greatly because of his beliefs
❖ There are many legends about the evolution (演变)of the festival, the most popular of which is in commemoration of Qu Yuan (340-278 BC). Qu Yuan was minister of the State of Chu and one of China's earliest poets. In face of great pressure from the powerful Qin State, he advocated enriching the country and strengthening its military forces so as to fight against the Qin.
Unit 7 Chinese Festivals
New words
❖ ancestor n. forefather ❖ appease v. make sb or sth quiet or calm ,usa by making
concessions or by satisfying demands ❖ auspicious a. showing signs of future sucsess ❖ eg. I’m pleased that you have made such an auspicious
Before the New Year comes, the people completely clean the indoors and outdoors of their homes as well as their clothes, bedclothes and all their utensils(用具).
Then people begin decorating their clean rooms featuring an atmosphere of rejoicing (欢乐)and festivity(喜庆). All the door panels will be pasted with Spring Festival couplets(对偶句), highlighting Chinese calligraphy with black characters on red paper. The content varies from house owners‘ wishes for a bright future to good luck for the New Year. Also, pictures of the god of doors and wealth will be posted on front doors to ward off(避开) evil spirits and welcome peace and abundance.