傳統節日英語閱讀理解

① 英語小短文十則

1The winter vacation passed quickly. In those days, I have done some things. Playing, doing homework and so on. Sometimes I helped my mother doing some housework. She thanked to me. Though, I was proud of myself. I also went over my English learning. I think I have known more than before. In the new term, I will study hard.

2I like to eat meat that comes from any poultry, chicken, ck, geese as well as dairy meat. beef tastes really good. Not only are they delicious and fattening, they are full of nutrition. Also, meat can come in an almost infinite array of varieties, because they come from a whole range of animals and each can be prepared in many ways. There are many exotic types of meats around the world, hopefully, i will have the chance to sample my favourite food in many different ways.

3Today is natinal day.I went to the park with my family to celebrate this holiday.There are many people in the park.Some of them were taking photos ,and others were going sightseeing.How happily they looked.

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This afternoon I went to the park which was built recently near my home.In the park,I saw many beautiful flowers and trees.The air was quite fresh and brids sang happyly.All the people there were singing,dancing and playing games.What a lovely place!

4Dear Mary,

I have been living in Beijing for some time now and I find it very interesting here.

There are so many similarities between Beijing and London. They are both the capital of the country and are both very important cities. Both places have huge populations. They are both the economical, political and cultural center. They both have many historical and cultrual

I also found many differences in the two cities. In London we drive on the left side of the road, while in Beijing they drive on the right side. Most people in London go to work via public transportation, here in Beijing most people rides bycicles. In London the weather is always cloudy, here in Beijing most the the time it's sunny. And in London most student don't spend their time efficiently, but here in Beijing many people speak English cause they study hard.

Regards,
Peter

5If we are in a fire, first of all, we should keep silent. We can't be so nervous that we will do something terrible. We may take a deep breathe and then find the way to save ourselves carefully. We can't jump out of the windows unless there is not another way to get out because it's too dangerous. We need a piece of wet paper to cover our nose and mouth to help keep off the smoke.

6Time flies when we are having fun is an old expression. We know, as we reminisce of our past, time flies regardless.

As we grow beyond our teenage. We remember the times of fun we had when we were young, when we were in primary school. We had little concern, little responsibilities. We all remember chasing our friends in catch, sneaking around in hide-and-seek and the fun in the playground.

As we grow with time, our lives become filled with stress and worries. It is in these times we remember what we had, what we took for granted. As we do so, we look forward to what we can achieve and what we will see of ourselves years down the tracks.

7If this is last day-long, I think the majority of people can wait for death, but I cannot, I have to convene possess my friend meeting, early in the morning is looks the sunrise, most loves the music ,I can bring above my MP3, together heartily plays with everybody, is happy. Does matter which I wants to do, works as this life is one traveling, finally can listen the song, looks west setting sun under, stays behind extremely beautiful smiling face to world! Inside the Russian Embassy in London a KGB colonel puffed a cigarette as he read the handwritten note for the third time. There was no need for the writer to express regret, he though. Correcting this problem would be easy. He would do that in a moment. The thought of it caused a grim smile to appear and joy to his heart. But he pushed away those thoughts and turned his attention to a framed photograph on his desk. His wife was beautiful, he told himself as he remembered the day they were married. That was forty-three years ago, and it had been the proudest and happiest day of his life.

在倫敦的俄國使館，一位克格勃上校一邊吞雲吐霧，一邊讀著一張手寫的字條，這已是他第三次在讀這張字條了。便條的作者不必表示遺憾了，上校這樣想著。糾正這個錯誤其實很容易。他只要一會兒工夫便會做到。想到這里，他的臉上不禁浮現出一種可怕的笑容，他內心深處既傷感而又快活。上校從沉思中游離出來，將注意力集中到桌子上的一個像框上，他的妻子是位美麗的女人，當想起他們成婚的那一天時他不禁自語道。那已是43年前的事情了，可卻是他一生中最自豪最幸福的日子。

What had happened to all that time? Why had it passed so quickly, and why hadn't he spent more of it with her? Why hadn't he held her close and told her more often that he loved her? He cursed himself as a tear came from the corner of his eye, ran down his cheek, then dropped onto the note. He stiffened and wiped his face with the back of his hand. There was no need for remorse or regret, he told himself. In a few moments he would join her and at that time would express his undying love and devotion.

那些時候都發生了什麼？為什麼時光流逝得如此之快？為什麼他沒能將更多的時光用來陪伴她？為什麼他沒能將她摟緊，更多次地告訴她他愛她？他於是開始詛咒起自己，淚水也忍不住奪眶而出，流過面頰，最後滴落在字條上。這時，他板起了面孔，用手背揩去了眼淚。已經沒有必要來自責與悔恨了，他對自己說道。很快他不就會與她團聚了嗎？到那時，他將再向她表達他永恆的愛與忠心。

After setting the note ablaze he dropped it into an ashtray and watched it burn. For a time the names cast moving shadows on the walls of the darkened room, then they nickered and died out. The colonel dropped the cigarette to the floor and ground it out with his heel, then clutched the photograph to his breast, removed a pistol from his pocket, placed the barrel in his mouth and pulled the trigger. In the ashtray a small portion of the note remained. Where it had been wetted by his tear it had failed to bum, and on that scrap of paper were the words "died yesterday."

他點燃了字條，將它扔進了煙灰缸中，看著它慢慢地燃燒起來。在火苗的映襯下，這間漆黑的屋子裡的四壁一時變得影影綽綽。不一會兒，火苗成了星星點點，漸漸地熄滅了。上校把香煙扔在了地板上，用後腳跟碾滅，隨後抓起照片放在自己的胸前。他從衣兜中掏出了一把手槍，將槍筒放進自己的嘴中，接著扣動扳機。在煙灰缸中還殘留著一小片字條，由於被上校的淚水浸濕而未能燃盡。在這塊殘片上有這樣幾個字「昨天去世」。

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② 關於春節的英語小短文

1.
I like the Chinese new year better than any other festival. This is a time especially for rest and joy. I need not study. I wear good clothes and eat good food. I have a good time from morning till night. I am as happy as a king.
我喜歡中國新年比喜歡其它任何節日更甚。這是一個專為休息和歡樂的時間。我不需要讀書。我穿好衣服，吃好東西。我每天從早到晚日子過得輕松愉快。我和上帝一樣快樂。

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春節是中國民間最隆重的傳統節日。在夏歷正月初一，又叫陰歷年，俗稱「過年」、「新年」。春節的歷史很悠久，它起源於殷商時期年頭歲尾的祭神祭祖活動。按照我國農歷，正月 初一古稱元日、元辰、元正、元朔、元旦等，俗稱年初一，到了民國時期，改用公歷，公歷的一月一日稱為元旦，把農歷的一月一日叫春節。
Lunar New Year , the most solemn of traditional Chinese folk festivals. First day of the first lunar month in the traditional Chinese lunar calendar, known as the Moon, commonly known as "New Year" and "New Year." The long history of the Spring Festival, which originated in the Shang period the year draws to a close servicemen and the memorial activities. According to China's Lunar, the first day of the first lunar month yen ancient name, Yuan-chen, a , is Emperor, the New Year Day, which is commonly known as Day of the Republic. switch to the Gregorian calendar, the calendar on January 1 as New Year's Day, January 1st called the Lunar Spring Festival.

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Spring festival is coming.Spring Festival is on the traditional Chinese festivals.People used to call it "the Lunar New Year".It always starts between january the first and february the twentieth.
Shortly before the festival ,Chinese people are busy shopping . They buy vegetables,fish,meat and new clothes and many other things.They clean the houses and decorate them.
春節到了,春節是中國的傳統節日,人們習慣上成作農歷年.這個節日總是在每年的一月初到二月中旬之間.
春節前的一段日子,中國人早早地開始買年貨.他們買蔬菜.魚和肉.新衣服和種種其他的東西.他們打掃房屋,把自己的家布置一新.

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The Chinese New Year is a festival whose Chinese are most important.The history of the Chinese New Year is very long.Stanza front stick in an on the face the New Year's Day of the implied meaning of the yellow word in red paper in top send message by word and the god of wealth resembles with hang deep red lantern etc.. The Chinese New Year is a close relatives the festival of the family reunion.The not far a long distance in child that leave the house returns to the home.The family rounds to sit together a mpling, use the mpling symbol family reunion.The beginning of January is on thering is fiesta cooking stove etc. rites before;In the stanza make New Year's visit the child New Year's Money, friend etc.
春節是漢族最重要的節日。春節的歷史很悠久。節前就在門臉上貼上紅紙黃字的寓意的新年寄語及財神像和掛大紅燈籠等. 春節是個親人團聚的節日。離家的孩子不遠千里回到家裡。家人圍坐在一起包餃子,用餃子象徵團聚。正月初一前有祭灶等儀式；節中有給兒童壓歲錢、親朋好友拜年等.

一共有四篇你好好看吧

③ 成人高考關於"新年"的英語閱讀

The Origin of Chinese New Year
The Chinese New Year is now popularly known as the Spring Festival because it starts from the Beginning of Spring (the first of the twenty-four terms in coordination with the changes of Nature)。 Its origin is too old to be traced. Several explanations are hanging around. All agree， however， that the word Nian， which in modern Chinese solely means "year"， was originally the name of a monster beast that started to prey on people the night before the beginning of a new year.
春節始於中國農歷，其起源因太古老，而無法考究。其中有一種說法是"年"原來是一種怪獸的名字。
One legend goes that the beast Nian had a very big mouth that would swallow a great many people with one bite. People were very scared. One day， an old man came to their rescue， offering to sube Nian. To Nian he said， "I hear say that you are very capable， but can you swallow the other beasts of prey on earth instead of people who are by no means of your worthy opponents?" So， it did swallow many of the beasts of prey on earth that also harassed people and their domestic animals from time to time.
傳說年有一張大嘴，一口能吞下很多人。人們很害怕。一天，一個老人來了，答應制伏年獸。老頭跟年獸說：我聽說你很有兩下子，可是你能吃了其他那些兇殘的野獸嗎?於是年獸就把很多其他野獸吃了，但也吃了不少家畜。
After that， the old man disappeared riding the beast Nian. He turned out to be an immortal god. Now that Nian is gone and other beasts of prey are also scared into forests， people begin to enjoy their peaceful life. Before the old man left， he had told people to put up red paper decorations on their windows and doors at each year's end to scare away Nian in case it sneaked back again， because red is the color the beast feared the most.
後來，老頭騎著年獸消失了，臨走告訴人們，用紅色的紙把門和窗裝飾起來，以防年獸回來，因為年獸很害怕紅色。
From then on， the tradition of observing the conquest of Nian is carried on from generation to generation. The term "Guo Nian"， which may mean "Survive the Nian" becomes today "Celebrate the (New) Year" as the word "guo" in Chinese having both the meaning of "pass-over" and "observe". The custom of putting up red paper and firing fire-crackers to scare away Nian should it have a chance to run loose is still around. However， people today have long forgotten why they are doing all this， except that they feel the color and the sound add to the excitement of the celebration.
至此，趨趕年獸的方法流傳了一代又一代。過年這個詞，也由原來的躲避年售，變成現在的慶祝新年。過年帖紅紙，放鞭炮的習俗延續了下來。現在的人們，只有這種顏色，這種聲音能讓他們過年的興奮。
China's traditional festivals have evolved through the centuries from past major events. For instance， long ago when people had a bountiful harvest， they gathered and celebrated their good fortune with gala (祭日)performances. When natural disasters struck， they offered sacrifices to the gods and their ancestors， hoping for a blessing. The change of the seasons， flowers in spring， and the bright moon in autumn could all arouse their longing for a more beautiful life. Thus， creative activities were held to signify these events， Graally these activities developed into festivals.
中國的傳統節日大多是由一些重大事件發展而來的，例如：很久以前，如果人們有一個大豐收的話他們就會聚在一起慶祝。逐漸的這些活動就發展成了節日。
The most important festival in China is the Spring Festival. It is said that the Spring Festival evolved from an activity known as the Winter Sacrifice. It was a custom practiced by the people of primitive society.
據說春節源於原始社會中的人們在冬天舉行的獻祭。
As the cold winter began to recede (退卻)and the warm spring was about to begin， the people of an entire clan gathered together. They brought out their bounty(恩惠) from hunting， fishing and the field. They thanked the gods for the blessings of nature， including the mountains， rivers， the sun ，moon and stars， They thanked their ancestors， then they shared and enjoyed the sumptuous (華麗的)bounty of the land， sea， air and fields as they ate， danced and sang heartily.
隨著冬季的過去和暖春的來臨，整個氏族的人聚在一起，拿出他們在狩獵，打魚，種地中得到的。他們感謝各種神，感謝祖先。人們吃著，唱著，跳著來進行這種紀念活動。
In the beginning， their activity had no fixed date. But usually it was held at the end of each winter. Graally， through the years， it was celebrated at the end of the old year or the beginning of the new. With the changes and disintegration of primitive society， the form and content of the Winter Sacrifice also changed. Ultimately， it became a festival to bid farewell to the old year and welcome in the new year. So it came to be called the Spring Festival.
開始，他們的活動沒有固定日期。但通常在冬天結束的時候進行。漸漸的變成了在一年的結尾開頭之際舉行。伴隨著原始社會的瓦解，冬天獻祭的形式與內容也發生了變化。最終變成了一個辭舊迎新的節日。

④ 幫忙翻譯一下這篇英語閱讀理解

在日本，於每年一月的第二個星期一是法定節日，都會舉辨「成人節」，目的是為確認所有年屆20的年青人成為社會中的獨立成員。
日本的「成人節」源於古代。從前 ，大約15歲的日本男孩就被標記為成年，而女孩則大約在13歲左右。直到1876年，才將法定成年的年齡定在20歲。
在當日，很多女性選擇穿傳統服裝——一款特別設計的和服。對於未婚女性來說，這款和服是最正式的服飾。然而，這樣的一套正裝非常昂貴，所以一般人都不會專為出席這個場合花錢去買，而是穿著由長輩傳下來的或去租來穿。男士們也可以穿傳統服裝。
當地市政府會為年滿20的年青人舉辨特別慶祝活動。年滿20的人士都可獲得投票權，但也有新的責任。所以，在日本，20歲是一大轉折點。所有在前一年4月1日和當年的3月31日之間剛滿20歲，並在當地區居住的的年青人將被邀請參加慶典。政府官員會發表演講，並在儀式上向剛屆成年的年青人發放小禮物。
儀式結束後，年青人們多會歡聚一堂開派對。

~~~~~~純人手翻譯，歡迎採納~~~~~~

原文如下：
Coming of Age Day is a Japanese holiday held on the second Monday of January. It is held in order to help all those who are 20 or over realize that they have become independent member of society.
Coming of Age ceremonies have been held since the ancient times in Japan. In the past, boys marked their change to althood when they were around 15, and girls celebrated their coming of age when they turned 13 or so. It wasn't until 1876 that 20 became the legal age of althood.
These days, many women choose to wear traditional clothing-- a kind of kimono with special designs. For unmarried women, this type of kimono is the most formal thing they can wear. However, such a full set of formal clothing is expensive, so it is usually either passed down or rented rather than being bought specially for the occasion. Men may also wear traditional clothing.
Local city governments host special coming of age ceremonies for 20-year-olds. They gain the right to vote on their twentieth birthday and have new responsibilities as well. So the age of 20 is a big turning point for the Japanese. All young alts who turned or will turn 20 between April 1 of the previous year and March 31 of the current one and who maintain residency in the area are invited to attend. Government officials give speeches, and small presents are handed out to the new alts ring the ceremonies.
After the ceremonies, the young alts often gather in groups and go to parties.

⑤ 求翻譯英語閱讀

每年慶祝中秋節都是在農歷的八月十五日，大約在秋分時節。
這一天也被視為是秋收節，因為這時候的水果、蔬菜和穀物都到了收成的時候。蘋果、梨、桃子、葡萄和橘子隨處可見。節日的特色食品包括月餅、芋頭和許多其他蔬菜。有些人堅持要有煮熟的芋頭，因為在中秋節起源時，芋頭是在月光下第一種被發現的食物。
傳統上，是把十三個月餅堆成金字塔狀，以代表「完整的一年」的十三個月，即十二個月加上一個閏月。
中秋節是漢族和其他民族的傳統節日。拜月的習俗可以追溯到古代夏商時期（公元前2000年 - 1066年）。在南宋時期（公元1127年至1279年），人們將月餅送給親友作為禮物。夜幕低垂時，人們抬頭欣賞銀色的滿月，或者去湖邊賞月來慶祝中秋。自明朝（公元前1368-1644）和清朝（1644-1911年）以來，慶祝中秋節的習俗變得很受歡迎。在慶祝活動的同時，全國各地出現了一些特殊的習俗，例如在中秋節植樹、在高樓上的掛起燈籠和跳火龍舞。每當慶祝活動開始時，人們都會抬望著銀色的滿月，思念想遠在他鄉的親人和朋友，並向他們送上最美好祝福。
~~~~~純人手翻譯，原文如下~~~~~~
The Mid-Autumn Festival is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon, around the time of the autumn equinox（秋分）.
This day was also considered as a harvest festival since fruits, vegetables and grain had been harvested by this time. Apples, pears, peaches, grapes and oranges may be seen. Special foods for the festival included moon cakes, cooked taro（芋頭）and many other vegetables. Some people insisted that cooked taro be included because at the time of creation, taro was the first food discovered at night in the moonlight.
Traditionally, thirteen moon cakes were piled in a pyramid to stand for the thirteen moons of a "complete year," that is, twelve moons plus one extra moon.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a traditional festivity for both the Han and other nationalities. The custom of worshipping the moon can be traced back as far as the ancient Xia and Shang Dynasties (2000 B.C.-1066 B.C.). In the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279 A.D.), people sent round moon cakes to their relatives as gifts. When it became dark, they looked up at the full silver moon or went sightseeing on lakes to celebrate the festival. Since the Ming (1368-1644 A.D. ) and Qing Dynasties (1644-1911A.D.), the custom of Mid-Autumn Festival celebration became so popular. Together with the celebration there appear some special customs in different parts of the country, such as planting Mid-Autumn trees, lighting lanterns on towers and fire dragon dances. Whenever the festival sets in, people will look up at the full silver moon, think of their relatives and friends far from home, and send their best wishes to them.

⑥ 一篇英語閱讀理解求翻譯，並回答問題（最好有分析或證據）

11 D 文章第一段中說到Susan got up early to make the tradional holiday meal.
12 B 第二段第一句說到She cut the ends off the ham.
13 A 第二段中Susan的媽媽在電話裡面回答說「I don't know the answer either. My mother always did that."
14 B 第三段中說到Susan的外婆聽了Susan的提問後稍微停頓了一下，然後開始大笑起來。
15 B 從最後一段作者所提的那些問題中可以總結出作者的觀點。
當時正好是感恩節早上6:30。蘇珊早早地起了床，因為她准備去做傳統的節日餐，就像媽媽和外婆以往做的那樣。
她把火腿腸的兩端切掉，在頂上放了一塊菠蘿片，然後把烤盤放進了烤箱。當她去洗手的時候，想起了火腿上被切掉的兩端。為什麼？為什麼要把那兩端切掉呢？想了好久之後，她意識到自己沒有答案。她的媽媽一直是那樣做的。她撥通了媽媽的電話，說道：「媽媽，你以前為什麼會把感恩火腿的兩端切掉？」媽媽想了好長一段時間之後回答道：「我也不知道答案。我的媽媽一直是那樣做的。你為什麼不打電話給她呢？」
蘇珊又打了電話給外婆，外婆接了電話，蘇珊對外婆說：「外婆，我們為什麼要把火腿的兩端切掉呢？」有了很長一段時間的停頓後，外婆開始大笑起來，她說：「事情是這樣子的，你外公和我年輕的時候，我們沒有什麼錢。一個鄰居送了一個大火腿給我們作為禮物。我們當時只有一個烤盤，我想把火腿放進烤盤里，可是烤盤太小，放不下，所以我把火腿兩端切掉，這樣就可以放進去了。從那以後我就一直都是那樣做的。你為什麼會問這樣的問題？」
讓我們想一想在工作中或生活中經常做的那些事情，你為什麼會用那樣的方式去做那件事呢？是誰決定的呢？現在還可行嗎？

⑦ 初中英語閱讀短文翻譯 全部

春節是中國人的傳抄統節日。襲團圓飯飯是百萬國內外中華兒女最重要的一頓飯。你可能知道並且品嘗過各種不同的菜餚，但是你知道在團圓飯的時候，應該怎樣使自己的行為合乎規范嗎？如果你不確定也不要擔心，這里有幾條建議。 中西方餐飲習慣主要的不同之處在於，西方人吃飯的時候都用自己的盤子，而在中國，所有的菜都是放在桌子上，大家一起吃的。首先讓老人們品嘗所有的菜往往被認為是禮貌的。 雖然對於如何放置筷子和湯勺沒有嚴格的規定，但是在中國人的餐桌上有些事情是絕對不能做的。

⑧ 我最喜歡的中國節日 英語作文 80詞以內

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There are many festivals in a year, I love Children』s day, because on that day, I can have many candies from school. In the school, i will play many games, there will be no class on Children』s day, everybody will have fun. Children』s day is my favorite day, the day belongs to me. I enjoy that day so much. My parents will also celebrate it for me.

一年中有很多的節日，我喜歡兒童節，因為在那天，我可以從學校里得到很多的糖果。在學校里，我可以玩很多的游戲，兒童節那天沒有課，大家都玩得很開心。兒童節是我最喜歡的節日，那天是一個屬於我的節日。我很享受那一天。我的父母也會為我慶祝。

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⑨ 《端午節的由來》的英語閱讀完形填空初中

怎麼填空？？端午節，為每年農歷五月初五，又稱端陽節、午日節、五月節、龍舟節、浴蘭節等。是流行於中國以及漢字文化圈諸國的傳統文化節日，
端午節起源於中國，最初為祛病防疫的節日，吳越之地春秋之前有在農歷五月初五以龍舟競渡形式舉行部落圖騰祭祀的習俗；後因詩人屈原抱石自投汨羅江身死，又成為華人紀念屈原的傳統節日；部分地區也有紀念伍子胥、曹娥等說法。
端午節自古便有食粽、飲雄黃久不息。受中華文化的影響，中秋節也是漢字文化圈國家以及世界各地華人華僑的傳統節日。
自2008年起端午節被列為國家法定節假日。2006年5月，國務院將其列入首批國家級非物質文化遺產名錄。2009年9月，聯合國教科文組織正式審議並批准中國端午節列入世界非物質文化遺產，成為中國首個入選世界非遺的節日。
中文名
端午節
英文名
Dragon Boat Festival
別稱
端陽節、午日節、五月節
節日時間
五月初五（農歷）
節日類型
傳統節日

節日名稱
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據統計端午節的名稱叫法達二十多個，如有端五節、端陽節、重五節、重午節、當五汛、天中節、夏節、五月節、菖節、蒲節、龍舟節、浴蘭節、屈原日、午日節、女兒節、地臘節、詩人節、龍日、午日、燈節、五蛋節等等。
端午節
「端」字有「初始」的意思，因此「端五」就是「初五」。而按照歷法五月正是「午」月，因此「端五」也就漸漸演變成了「端午」。《燕京歲時記》記載：「初五為五月單五，蓋端字之轉音也。」
端陽節
據《荊楚歲時記》記載，因仲夏登高，順陽在上，五月正是仲夏，它的第一個午日正是登高順陽天氣好的日子，故稱五月初五為「端陽節」。

⑩ 用英語敘述一個中國傳統節日的來歷

情人節的由來英文版-The Origin of St Valentine's Day
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St. Valentine's Day has roots in several different legends that have found their way to us through the ages. One of the earliest popular symbols of the day is Cupid（愛神丘比特）, the Roman god of love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow.

Three hundred years after the death of Jesus Christ, the Roman emperors still demanded that everyone believe in the Roman gods. Valentine, a Christian priest, had been thrown in prison for his teachings. On February 14, Valentine was beheaded（斬首）, not only because he was a Christian, but also because he had performed a miracle. He supposedly cured the jailer's daughter of her blindness. The night before he was executed, he wrote the jailer's daughter a farewell letter, signing it "From Your Valentine." Another legend tells us that this same Valentine, well-loved by all, received notes to his jail cell from children and friends who missed him.

Another Valentine was an Italian bishop who lived at about the same time, AD 200. He was imprisoned because he secretly married couples, contrary to the laws of the Roman emperor. Some legends say he was burned at the stake.

February 14 was also a Roman holiday, held in honor of a goddess. Young men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities. The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies. Throughout the ages, people also believed that birds picked their mates on February 14!

In AD 496 Sain Pope Gelasius I named February 14 as "Valentine's Day". Although it's not an official holiday, most Americans observe this day.

Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St. Valentine's Day is now a day for sweethearts. It is the day that you show your friend or loved one that you care. You can send candy to someone you think is special. Or you can send roses, the flower of love. Most people send "valentines," a greeting card named after the notes that St. Valentine received in jail. Valentines can be sentimental, romantic and heartfelt（真心真意的）. They can be funny and friendly. If the sender is shy, valentines can be anonymous.

Americans of all ages love to send and receive valentines. Handmade valentines created by cutting hearts out of colored paper, show that a lot of thought was put into making them personal. Valentines can be heart-shaped, or have hearts, the symbol of love, on them. In elementary schools children make valentines for their classmates and put them in a large decorated box, similar to a mailbox. On February 14, the teacher opens the box and distributes the valentines to each student. After the students read their valentines they have a small party with refreshments.

For teenagers and alts, major newspapers throughout the country have a Valentine's Day offer. Anyone can send in a message, for a small fee of course, destined for a would-be sweetheart, a good friend, an acquaintance or even a spouse of fifty years. The message is printed in a special section of the newspaper on February 14.
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萬聖節（中，英文版）

關於萬聖節有這樣一個故事。是說有一個叫傑克的愛爾半蘭人，因為他對錢特別的吝嗇，就不允許他進入天堂，而被打入地獄。但是在那裡他老是捉弄魔鬼撒旦，所以被踢出地獄，罰他提著燈籠永遠在人世里行走。 在十月三十一日愛爾蘭的孩子們用土豆和羅卜製作「傑克的燈籠」，他們把中間挖掉、表面上打洞並在里邊點上蠟燭。為村裡慶祝督伊德神的萬聖節，孩子們提著這種燈籠挨家挨戶乞計食物。?這種燈籠的愛爾蘭名字是「拿燈籠的傑克」或者「傑克的燈籠」，縮寫為Jack-o'-lantern ?在拼寫為jack-o-lantern。 現在你在大多數書里讀到的萬聖節只是孩子們開心的夜晚。在小學校里，萬聖節是每年十月份開始慶祝的。 孩子們會製作萬聖節的裝飾品：各種各樣桔紅色的南瓜燈。你可以用黑色的紙做一個可怕的造形??一個騎在掃帚把上戴著尖尖帽子的女巫飛過天空，或者是黑蝙蝠飛過月亮。這些都代表惡運。當然黑貓代表運氣更差。有時候會出現黑貓騎在女巫掃帚後面飛向天空的造形。 在萬聖節的晚上，我們都穿著爸爸媽媽的舊衣服和舊鞋子，戴上面具，打算外出。比我們小的孩子必須和他們的母親一塊出去，我們大一點的就一起鬨到領居家，按他們的門鈴並大聲喊道：「惡作劇還是招待！」意思是給我們吃的，要不我們就捉弄你。里邊的人們應該出?評價我們的化裝。 「噢！這是鬼，那是女巫，這是個老太婆。」 有時候他們會跟我們一起玩，假裝被鬼或者女巫嚇著了。但是他們通常會帶一些糖果或者蘋果放進我們的「惡作劇還是招待」的口袋裡。可是要是沒人回答門鈴或者是有人把我們趕開該怎麼辦呢？我們就捉弄他們，通常是拿一塊肥皂把他們的玻璃塗得亂七八糟。然後我們回家，數數誰的糖果最多。 還有一個典型的萬聖節花招是把一卷手紙拉開，不停地往樹上扔，直到樹全被白紙裹起?。除非下大雪或大雨把紙沖掉，紙會一直呆在樹上。這並不造成真正的傷害，只是把樹和院子搞亂，一種萬聖節的惡作劇。 HALLOWEEN One story about Jack, an Irishman, who was not allowed into Heaven because he was stingy with his money. So he was sent to hell. But down there he played tricks on the Devil (Satan), so he was kicked out of Hell and made to walk the earth forever carrying a lantern. Well, Irish children made Jack's lanterns on October 31st from a large potato or turnip, hollowed out with the sides having holes and lit by little candles inside. And Irish children would carry them as they went from house to house begging for food for the village Halloween festival that honored the Druid god Muck Olla. The Irish name for these lanterns was "Jack with the lantern" or "Jack of the lantern," abbreviated as " Jack-o'-lantern" and now spelled "jack-o-lantern." The traditional Halloween you can read about in most books was just children's fun night. Halloween celebrations would start in October in every elementary school. Children would make Halloween decorations, all kinds of orange-paper jack-o-lanterns. And from black paper you'd cut "scary" designs ---an evil witch with a pointed hat riding through the sky on a broomstick, maybe with black bats flying across the moon, and that meant bad luck. And of course black cats for more bad luck. Sometimes a black cat would ride away into the sky on the back of the witch's broom. And on Halloween night we'd dress up in Mom or Dad's old shoes and clothes, put on a mask, and be ready to go outside. The little kids (children younger than we were) had to go with their mothers, but we older ones went together to neighbors' houses, ringing their doorbell and yelling, "Trick or treat!" meaning, "Give us a treat (something to eat) or we'll play a trick on you!" The people inside were supposed to come to the door and comment on our costumes. Oh! here's a ghost. Oh, there's a witch. Oh, here's an old lady. Sometimes they would play along with us and pretend to be scared by some ghost or witch. But they would always have some candy and maybe an apple to put in our "trick or treat bags." But what if no one come to the door, or if someone chased us away? Then we'd play a trick on them, usually taking a piece of soap and make marks on their windows. .And afterwards we would go home and count who got the most candy. One popular teen-agers' Halloween trick was to unroll a roll of toilet paper and throw it high into a tree again and again until the tree was all wrapped in the white paper. The paper would often stay in the tree for weeks until a heavy snow or rain washed it off. No real harm done, but it made a big mess of both the tree and the yard under it. One kind of Halloween mischief.
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復活節中英文介紹

A Sunday between March 22 and April 25
The meaning of many different customs observed ring Easter Sunday have been buried with time. Their origins lie in pre-Christian religions and Christianity. All in some way or another are a "salute to spring," marking re-birth. The white Easter lily has come to capture the glory of the holiday. The word "Easter" is named after Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring. A festival was held in her honor every year at the vernal equinox （春分）.

People celebrate the holiday according to their beliefs and their religious denominations （命名）. Christians commemorate Good Friday as the day that Jesus Christ died and Easter Sunday as the day that He was resurrected （復活）. Protestant settlers brought the custom of a sunrise service, a religious gathering at dawn, to the United States.

This year Easter will be celebrated on Sunday April 11, 2004. On Easter Sunday children wake up to find that the Easter Bunny has left them baskets of candy. He has also hidden the eggs that they decorated earlier that week. Children hunt for the eggs all around the house. Neighborhoods and organizations hold Easter egg hunts, and the child who finds the most eggs wins a prize.

The Easter Bunny is a rabbit-spirit. Long ago, he was called the" Easter Hare." Hares and rabbits have frequent multiple births so they became a symbol of fertility. The custom of an Easter egg hunt began because children believed that hares laid eggs in the grass. The Romans believed that "All life comes from an egg." Christians consider eggs to be "the seed of life" and so they are symbolic of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Why we dye, or color, and decorate eggs is not certain. In ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome and Persia eggs were dyed for spring festivals. In medieval Europe, beautifully decorated eggs were given as gifts.

Egg Rolling

In England, Germany and some other countries, children rolled eggs down hills on Easter morning, a game which has been connected to the rolling away of the rock from Jesus Christ's tomb when he was resurrected. British settlers brought this custom to the New World.

In the United States in the early nineteenth century, Dolly Madison, the wife of the fourth American President, organized an egg roll in Washington, D.C. She had been told that Egyptian children used to roll eggs against the pyramids so she invited the children of Washington to roll hard-boiled eggs down the hilly lawn of the new Capitol building! The custom continued, except for the years ring the Civil War. In 1880, the First Lady invited children to the White House for the Egg Roll because officials had complained that they were ruining the Capitol lawn. It has been held there ever since then, only canceled ring times of war. The event has grown, and today Easter Monday is the only day of the year when tourists are allowed to wander over the White House lawn. The wife of the President sponsors it for the children of the entire country. The egg rolling event is open to children twelve years old and under. Alts are allowed only when accompanied by children!

Traditionally, many celebrants （司儀神父） bought new clothes for Easter which they wore to church. After church services, everyone went for a walk around the town. This led to the American custom of Easter parades all over the country. Perhaps the most famous is along Fifth Avenue in New York City.

Good Friday is a federal holiday in 16 states and many schools and businesses throughout the U.S. are closed on this Friday.
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感恩節的由來Thanksgiving Day

Now I would like to give you some details about Thanksgiving Day in the United States. Thanksgiving Day is the most truly American of the national Holidays in the United States and is most closely connected with the earliest history of the country.

In 1620, the settlers, or Pilgrims, they sailed to America on the May flower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship. After a tempestuous two-month voyage they landed at in icy November, what is now Plymouth, Massachusetts.

During their first winter, over half of the settlers died of[1] starvation or epidemics. Those who survived began sowing in the first spring.

All summer long they waited for the harvests with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest.Finally the fields proced a yield rich beyond expectations. And therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed[2]. Years later, President of the United States proclaimed the fourth Thursday of November as Thanksgiving Day every year. The celebration of Thanksgiving Day has been observed on that date until today.

The pattern of the Thanksgiving celebration has never changed through the years. The big family dinner is planned months ahead. On the dinner table, people will find apples, oranges, chestnuts, walnuts and grapes.There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash. The best and most attractive among them are roast turkey and pumpkin pie. They have been the most traditional and favorite food on Thanksgiving Day throughout the years.

Everyone agrees the dinner must be built around roast turkey stuffed with a bread dressing[3] to absorb the tasty juices as it roasts. But as cooking varies with families and with the regions where one lives, it is not easy to get a consensus on[4] the precise kind of stuffing for the royal bird.Thanksgiving today is, in every sense, a national annual holiday on which Americans of all faiths and backgrounds join in to express their thanks for the year' s bounty and reverently ask for continued[5] blessings.