春节的来历—优秀英语短文阅读(适合大学四六级水平)

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春节的来历
Springfestivalhaveevolved(演化,发展)th rough

instance,longagowhenpeoplehadabountif ul
harvest,theygatheredandcelebratedtheirgoodfortunewithgalaperformances(盛大的演出).When
natur aldisastersstruck,theyoffered
sacrificestothego dsandtheirancestors,
hopingforablessing(保佑).The changeofthe
seasons,flowersinspring,andthebrigh tmoon
inautumncouldallarousetheirlongingfora
,creativeactivities
lly
theseactivitiesdeve lopedintofestivals.
ThemostimportantfestivalinC hinaisthe
idthattheSpring
Festivalevolvedfro manactivityknownasthe
WinterSacrifice(祭品).Itwas acustom
practicedbythepeopleofprimitivesociety. (原
始社会)


Asthecoldwinterbegantorecedea ndthe
warmspringwasabouttobegin,thepeopleofanentireclan(家族)
broughtouttheirbountyfromhunti ng,fishing
ankedthegodsforthe
blessingsofnat ure,includingthemountains,
rivers,thesun,anked< br>eysharedandenjoyed
thesumptuousbountyofthela nd,sea,airand
fieldsastheyate,dancedandsanghear tily.
Inthebeginning,theiractivitieshadno
al lyitwasheldattheend
lly,throughtheyears,it
w ascelebratedattheendoftheoldyearorthe
echangesa nd
disintegrationofprimitivesociety,theform
andcontentoftheWinterSacrificealsochanged.
Ulti mately,itbecameafestivaltobid
farewelltotheoldy earandwelcomeinthenew
year(辞旧迎新).Soitcametobeca lledthe
SpringFestival.


Allthetraditi onalfestivalsinChinaare
basedontheChineselunarc alendar(阴历).The
SpringFestivalmarksthebeginning ofthe
ese,wealsosay
GuoNian,meaningkeepingof fthemonsterof
Nian.
Therearemanylegendsabout theorigin(起
源)
saidthatNianwasafiercemonster backin
edlikeastrongbullwith
ythemonster
stayeddeepinthemountainsandcaughtandate
ingthew inter,itcould
meoutofits
mountainlair(兽穴)and enteredvillagestoeat
ersbecamevery
frightene dandmovedawaytoescapethe
erthepeoplefound
th ateventhoughitwasfierce,Nianwasafraid
ofthreeth ings:theredcolor,abrightflame,


earningth is,they
figuredouthowtopreventNianfromentering< br>theirvillages.
JustbeforeNiancameagain,every household
paintedtheirdoorredandburnedafireins,thepeople
d,theystayedupall
nightbeating onthingstomakealoudnoise.
Eversince,Nianhasneve ragaincometo
villages.
Thus,atraditionwasest ablishedandthe
,
thepeoplefoundthatbamboocou ldmakea
,thenoise
ofcracklingbamboowasreplac edwithbangof
firecrackers(鞭炮).ThisishowtheChine se
peoplebegantosetofffirecrackersforthe
Spr ingFestival.(ByDaiYirong,Excerptof
CulturalBack groundofChina,ChinaRadio
International,WorldPub lishingcorporation.)


TakingaStand
The summerbeforefifthgrade,myworldwasturnedupside
d ownwhenmyfamilymovedfromthecountrytownwhereI
ho ol
began,Ifounditdifficulttobeacceptedbythekids inmyclass
whoseemedalittlemoresophisticated,and whohadbeeninthe
sameclasstogethersincefirstgrad e.
IalsofoundthisCatholicschooldifferentfromthe publicschool
dschool,itwasacceptabletoexpress,itwasconsideredoutrageousto
evensuggestachan gebemadeinthewaythingsweredone.
Mymomtaughtmeth atifIwantedsomethinginlife,Ihadto
as
ptometo controlmydestiny.
Iquicklylearnedthatmyclassmat esweretotallyintimidatedby
olmateswereso


afraidofthenuns'wraththattheyrarelyspokeupfort hemselves
orsuggestedachange.
Notonlywerethe nunsintimidating,theyalsohadsomestrange
viousye ar,myclassmateshadbeentaughtbya
ar,shecametoour classtoteach
theiryearwithher,shehad
smatess wore
thatduringsilentreading,she'dpropherbookup sothatshe
couldhaveherselfabooger-pickingsessio nwithoutherstudents
stofit,theytoldme,wasthataf terreadingwas
over,she'dstrollthroughtheclassro omandselectavictim
whosehairwouldbetherecipient ofoneofherprizeboogers.
She'dpretendtobepraisin goneofherstudentsbyrubbingher
long,bonyfingerst hroughtheirhair!Well,tosaytheleast,Idid
notlook forwardtohersortofpraise.
Onedayduringmusic,Ian nouncedtoSisterRosethatthekeyof

kidinthecla ssturnedtowardmewithwideeyesandlooksof


o kenmyopiniontoateacher―-oneof
theIrishnuns!
er
theywantedsomethingchanged,they'dbegmetostic kupfor
llingtotakethepunishmentforthepossibilit yof
makingasituationbetterandofcoursetoavoidany special
soknewthatIwas
beingusedbymyclassmat eswhojustcouldn'tfindtheirvoices
andstickupfort hemselves.
Thingsprettymuchcontinuedlikethisthr oughsixthand
ghwechangedteachers,westayedinthe< br>sameclasstogetherandIremainedthevoiceoftheclass .
Atlast,eighthgraderolledaroundandoneearlyfall morning
ournewteacher,d―-notanun,butstrict
n evertheless―-announcedthatwewouldbeholdingelection s
ectedVicePresident.


Thatsameday,whi lerespondingtoafiredrill,thenewpresident
andIwe reexcitedlydiscussingourvictorywhen,suddenly,Mrs.< br>
wordsthatcameoutofhermouthleftmesurprisedan dconfused.
impeached!t
reactionwastoburstout laughingbecauseIhadnoideawhatthe
eexplainedthat wewereout
ofofficefortalkingduringafiredrill,Iw asdevastated.
Ourclassheldelectionsagainatthebe ginningofthesecond
me,Iwaselectedpresident,whic hItookasa
redeterminedthanevertorepresent
th erightsofmyoppressedclassmates.
,thekidsfrom
theothereighthgradeclasswerearrivingatschoolin
dress,wearingtheircoolestnewoutfits,whileourclass arrived
inourusualuniforms:thegirlsintheirpleat edwoolskirtsand


orlddid
thishappen?he eighthgraders
fromtheotherclassexplainedthatthe irteachergotpermission
fromourprincipal,SisterA nna,asaspecialtreatforherstudents.
Weweresoupse tthatwemadeapacttogoinandletourteacher
edthatwh enshe
inevitablygaveuswhathadbecomeknowntousash erfamous
line,youdon'tlikeit,youcanleave,we''d< br>walkouttogether.
Onceintheclassroom,Iraisedm yhandandstooduptospeak
ightothersrosetoshowthei rsupport.I
explainedhowbetrayedwefeltasthesenio rsoftheschoolto
findtheothereighthgradersinfree dresswhilewehadtospend
edtoknowwhyshe
hadn't spokenonourbehalfandmadesurethatweweren'tleft
o utofthisprivilege.


Asexpected,insteadofs howingsympathyforourhumiliation,
shefedusherfam ousline,youdon'tlikeit,youcanleave.
Onebyone,ea chofmyclassmatesshrankslowlybackintotheir
secon ds,Iwastheonlyoneleftstanding.
Ibeganwalkingout oftheclassroom,d
commandedthatIcontinueontothep rincipal'
Anna,surprisedtoseemeinherofficesosoo nafterschoolhad
begun,erthatas
classpresiden t,Ihadanobligationtomyclassmatestorepresent
ven theoptiontoleaveifIdidn'tliketheway
thingswere, vedthatitwouldhavebeenaliefor
metositbackdownat thatpoint.
dtotellher
d'ssideseemedtobe
m ething
myclassmatesbeganshouting
d's
e,ai d


that,theyprotested.
Itwastoomuchofa stretchforthemtostandupandwalkout
withmethatday ,butIknewsomethinghadclickedinsideof
ttheyfinal lyspokeup.
realizedthatwe'd
soonbeatdifferen thighschoolsandIwouldn'tbetheretostick
upforthe manymore.I'dratherbelievethatwhentheyspokeup
th atday,theyhadfinallychosentotakecontroloftheirown< br>destinies.
Icanstillheartheirvoices.
情人节英 语短信送祝福
ouforcomfortingmewhenI'msad
Lovingmew henI'mmad
PickingmeupwhenI'mdown


Than kyouforbeingmyfriendandbeingaround
Teachingmeth emeaningoflove
EncouragingmewhenIneedashove
Butmostofallthankyoufor
LovingmeforwhoIam
mo rethanaword,
itsayssomuch.
WhenIseethesefour letters,
Ialmostfeelyourtouch.
Thisonlyhappe nedsince
Ifellinlovewithyou.


Whythisw orddoesthis,
Ihaven'tgotaclue.
eart,
Myth oughtsaredeepintoyou
FromthemomentthatIwakeupAndtothewholedaythrough
HappyValentine'sDayouforstandingbehindme
InallthatIdo
Ihopeyo u'reashappywithme
AsIamwithyou


ldsave timeinabottle
thefirstthingthatI'dliketodo
i stosaveeverydayuntileternitypassesaway
justtosp endthemwithyou
ifIcouldmakedayslastforever
i fwordscouldmakewishescometrue
I'dsaveeverydayli keatreasureandthen
againIwouldspendthemwithyou< br>theartorfriend,
wordscanmeanmuch.
Valenti nehearttoheart,


conveysalovingtouch.
'realwaysthereforme
Whenthingstendtogowrong
It'sthatfaithyouhaveinme
Thatmakesourlovestrong
'syourlovingandyourcaring
Andknowingthatyou 'renear
Thatgentletouchyouhave
Makemytrouble sdisappear
rloveIcouldn'taskfor
Withyourswee tandgentlyway


Andknowingthatyourloveform e
Growsmoreeveryday
esomuchtogether
Andyo ualwayspullmethrough
Thankyouforstandingbehindm e
InallthatIdo

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