— By e-mail.
—Sure. I have to catch the school bus.
—Maybe. We'll go there if the show before 6. But I don't know if there any free tables then.
A: Hello, Peter.
B: Hello, Li Ming. You look happy today. Why?
A: .
B: Wonderful! But I know little about it. Do you often have this race?
A: We have it to celebrate our Dragon Boat Festival. We take a day off on that day every year.
B: We don't have such festival in England.
A: Yes, it is. We also eat a kind of special food.
B: Is it delicious? Where can I get this kind of food?
A: My mom can make some for you.
B: That's very kind of you.
A. It is called Zongzi in Chinese. B. No, only once a year. C. Come to my home tonight. D. I like the Dragon Boat Festival. E. Because our team got the first place in the dragon boat race. F. Is it a Chinese traditional festival? |
Chinese people have been celebrating Mid-autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes 1 centuries, Mooncakes carry people's2to the families they love and miss.
There are many traditional folk stories about the 3Festival .Among them, the story of the Chang'e is the 4touching.
Chang'e was Hou Yi's beautiful 5. Hou Yi shot down the nine suns. He got magic medicine 6a goddess. She gave him medicine 7she wanted to thank him for 8he did. The medicine could make people 9forever.
However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to 10the medicine. Chang'e refused 11give it to him and took it all. After taking the 12, she became very light and 13to the moon.
Hou Yi was so 14that he called out her name to the moon every night, He wished that Chang'e could come back.
After this, people started the tradition of 15the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families.
I arrived in the UK last weekend to learn English. So far I have already made a few friends and had some traditional English food there. But after having three days of hamburgers, sandwiches and potatoes, I thought none could be more delicious than Chinese food , especially my favorite—huo guo. You can't imagine how excited I was when I got to know that there was going to be a free meal of hotpot to welcome the new students. On the way to the canteen, I seemed to smell huo guo in the air.
To my surprise, when I went into the room I didn't see any of huo guo. Where was it? With many questions in my mind, I sat down to have the free meal. After talking with an English girl, I got to know that Chinese huo guo is completely different from hotpot. Chinese huo guo is written in two words—hot pot, and hotpot, one word, is a traditional English dish.
Hotpot is made from mutton and onion. On the top are pieces of potatoes. People put it in the oven all day in a heavy pot on a low heat. It takes very little effort to prepare. You can often see it at parties in the UK because it's easy to prepare for a large number of people and is not expensive.
Hotpot doesn't taste bad. However, I still miss huo guo—hot pot, two words!
Listening test is one of the most important parts of the English exam. Here are some tips for you.
Before you start to listen, you need to relax. Don't be stressed out. And try to read the questions. These questions usually help you understand the conversation or the passage.
Then listen carefully to the first sentence. It usually tells you the main idea of the passage. When you're listening, try to do some thinking and take some notes, such as:
What happened?
When, where, and how?
What does the speaker want to tell us?
In this way, you may understand the passage better. Please remember not to think about one or two words for a long time. When you hear some words you don't know, don't spend too much time on them. Very often, you'll find out what they mean later when you go on with the listening.
In the U.S. Mother's Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. It is a day when children give their mothers cards, presents and flowers. One of the best ways to celebrate Mother's Day is to give your mother a day off. Let her have a good rest while other members of the family do the housework. Many families begin Mother's Day with the breakfast in bed. Usually dad and the children will let mum sleep late as they go into the kitchen and get ready for her favorite meal. A Mother's Day breakfast can be anything your mum likes. After the food is cooked, keep everything nicely on a plate. Don't forget to put a flower in the bottle. With spring here, the children can pick up the nicest flower from the garden outside. When everything is ready, carefully carry the plate and mum's favorite books or newspapers up to her bedroom. Cards and small presents from the children can be put on the plate before they are given to mum in bed. Many families take mum out to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a good way to let your mum rest and let her see what a happy family she has!
The Spring Festival is the biggest festival for Chinese people all around the world. The celebration usually last for 15 days. There is a lot to do.
On the eve of the Spring Festival, family members get together and have big meals. Their favorite dish on this day is dumplings.
Days before the Spring Festival, families will clean their homes. People think cleaning sweeps away bad luck. It makes the house ready for good luck.
The color red is everywhere during the Spring Festival. People think red is a happy color and will bring them a bright future. People wear red, too. They decorate(装饰) their homes with pieces of red paper. Kids get a lot of hongbao. It is a paper bag with money in it .Usually, older people give younger ones hongbao. They think it brings good luck.
The Spring Festival is the time to make everybody happy. So don't say any bad words or do anything that will bring unhappiness to other people.
For instance(例如), you'd better not say any bad words like "death". Don't break anything. People think that it means your luck is running out.
Also, don't borrow money on these days. If you have borrowed money, return it before the Spring Festival.
Mr. Helpful,
I'm not a top student .Most of my classmates are much better than me, so I usually get stressed out. Although I spend much time studying for the tests, I can't get good grades. Sometimes my father gives me some help. He tells me not to worry about it, but it doesn't work. What do you think I should do?
Wang Tao
Dear Wang Tao
Many famous people were not so good when they were young. Edison, a famous scientist, did poorly in his studies when he was a young boy .But , as an adult, he made many discoveries (发明)that helped a lot of people .When I was at a young age, I didn't do well at school. I just kept working hard and at last I succeeded .You should take it easy (慢慢来) and try your best .Tomorrow is another day. I believe you can do better.
Mr. Helpful
Dear expert,
I'm sorry to tell you that I have too many at home. I must up early in the morning and make the bed. I am not allowed to go at eight on weekends. Also, I have to go to after-school classes .Can you tell me to do? Could you give me some ?
Yours,
Wang lei
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