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