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Unit1Festivalsandcelebrations

       Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywhere sinceancienttimes.Mostancientfestivalswouldcelebrate theendofcoldweather,plantinginspringandharvestin autumn.Sometimescelebrationswouldbeheldafter hunters had caughtanimals.Atthattimepeoplewould starve iffoodwas difficulttofind,especiallyduringthecoldwintermonths.Today's festivalshavemany origins,some religious,someseasonal,and someforspecialpeopleorevents.

FestivalsoftheDead

       Somefestivalsareheldtohonourthedeadortosatisfythe ancestors,whomightreturneithertohelportodoharm.FortheJapanesefestivalObon,peopleshouldgotocleangravesandlightincense inmemoryof theirancestors.Theyalsolightlampsandplaymusicbecausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.In Mexico,peoplecelebratetheDayoftheDeadinearlyNovember.Onthisimportant feast day,peopleeatfoodintheshapeofskullsandcakeswith"bones"onthem.Theyofferfood,flowersandgiftstothedead.TheWesternholidayHalloweenalsohaditsorigininoldbeliefs aboutthereturnofthespiritsofdeadpeople.Itisnowachildren'sfestival,whentheycan dressup andgototheirneighbours'homestoaskforsweets.Iftheneighboursdonotgiveanysweets,thechildrenmight playatrick on them.

FestivalstoHonourPeople

        Festivalscanalsobeheldtohonourfamouspeople.TheDragon BoatFestivalinChinahonoursthefamousancient poet,QuYuan.IntheUSA,ColumbusDayisinmemoryofthe arrival ofChristopherColumbusintheNewWorld.IndiahasanationalfestivalonOctober2tohonourMohandasGandhi,theleaderwhohelped gain India's independencefromBritain.

HarvestFestivals

         HarvestandThanksgivingfestivalscanbeveryhappyevents.Peoplearegratefulbecausetheir foodis gathered forthewinterandthe agricultural workisover.InEuropeancountries,people willusuallydecoratechurchesandtownhallswithflowersandfruit,andwillgettogethertohavemeals.Somepeoplemightwin awards fortheirfarmproduce,likethebiggestwatermelonorthemosthandsome rooster.ChinaandJapanhavemid-autumnfestivals,whenpeople admire themoonandinChina,enjoymooncakes.

SpringFestivals

          Themost energetic andimportantfestivalsaretheonesthat lookforwardtotheendofwinterandtothecomingofspring.AttheSpringFestivalinChina,peopleeatdumplings,fishandmeatand maygivechildrenluckymoneyinredpaper.Therearedragondancesandcarnivals,andfamiliescelebratetheLunarNewYeartogether.SomeWesterncountrieshaveveryexcitingcarnivals,whichtakeplacefortydaysbefore Easter,usuallyinFebruary.Thesecarnivalsmightincludeparades,dancinginthestreets dayandnight,loudmusicandcolourful clothing ofallkinds.Easterisanimportantreligiousandsocialfestivalfor Christians aroundtheworld.ItcelebratesthereturnofJesusfromthedeadandthecomingofspringandnewlife.Japan'sCherryBlossomFestivalhappensalittlelater.Thecountry,coveredwithcherrytreeflowers,looks as though itiscoveredwithpinksnow.

           Peoplelovetogettogethertoeat,drinkand havefunwith eachother.Festivalsletusenjoylife,beproudofour customs andforgetourworkforalittlewhile.

ASADLOVESTORY

         LiFangwasheart-broken.ItwasValentine'sDayandHuJinhadsaidshewouldmeethimatthe coffeeshopafterwork.Butshedidn't turnup.Shecouldbewithherfriendsrightnowlaughingathim.Shesaidshewouldbethereatseveno'clock,andhethoughtshewould keepherword.Hehadlookedforwardtomeetingherallday,andnowhewasalonewithhisrosesandchocolates,likeafool.Well,hewasnotgoingto holdhisbreath forherto apologize.Hewould drown his sadness incoffee.

         Itwas obvious thatthemanagerofthecoffeeshopwaswaitingforLiFangtoleave-he wiped thetables,thensatdownandturnedontheTV-justwhatLiFangneeded!

AsadChinesestoryaboutlostlove.

        ThegranddaughteroftheGoddessofHeavenvisitedtheearth.HernamewasZhinü,theweavinggirl.WhileshewasonearthshemettheherdboyNiulangandtheyfellinlove.（"JustlikemeandHuJin,"thoughtLiFang.）Theygotmarriedsecretly,andtheywereveryhappy.（"Wecouldbelikethat,"thoughtLiFang.）WhentheGoddessofHeavenknewthathergranddaughterwasmarriedtoahuman,shebecameveryangryandmadetheweavinggirlreturntoHeaven.Niulangtriedtofollowher,buttheriverofstars,theMilkyWay,stoppedhim.Finding thatZhiniiwasheart-broken,hergrandmotherfinallydecidedtoletthecouplecrosstheMilkyWaytomeetonceayear.Magpiesmakeabridgeoftheirwingssothecouplecancrosstherivertomeetontheseventhdayoftheseventhlunarmonth.PeopleinChinahopethattheweatherwillbefineonthatday,becauseifitisraining,itmeansthatZhinü is weeping andthecouplewon'tbeabletomeet.

          Theannouncersaid,"ThisisthestoryofQiqiaoFestival.Whenforeignershearaboutthestory,theycallitaChineseValentine'sstory.It'safinedaytoday,soIhopeyoucanallmeettheoneyoulove."

           AsLiFang setoff forhome,hethought,"IguessHuJindoesn'tloveme.I'lljustthrowtheseflowersandchocolatesaway.Idon'twantthemto remind me of her."Sohedid.

         Ashesadlypassedtheteashoponthecorneronhiswayhome,heheardavoicecallinghim.TherewasHuJinwavingathimandcalling,"Whyareyousolate?

I'vebeenwaitingforyoufora longtime!

AndIhaveagiftforyou!

"

       Whatwouldhedo?

HehadthrownawayherValentinegifts!

Shewouldneverforgive him.ThiswouldnotbeahappyValentine'sDay!

WINTERCARNIVALINQUEBEC

     Agroupofverycoldtouristsaresittinginacafé inoldQuebec,drinkinghotcoffeetotrytowarmup.Thetemperatureis32degreesbelowfreezing.Thewindowsarecoveredwithsteamfromtheheatinside.Outside,snowcoversthestreetsandispiledupalongthesidewalks.ThemusicandlightsoftheCarnivalcontinue,butafterawholedayofwatchingparades,ridinginhorsecarriagesandlisteningtothemusic,theirfeetarefreezingandtheirnosesarered.

 Everyyear,hundredsofthousandsofpeoplecometoQuebectotakepartintheweek-longwinterfestival,thebiggestintheworld.Everyonewhocomesmustbepreparedtokeepmoving,asitistoocoldtostandandwatchforlong.

    Earlyinthemorning,youcanwatchthe snowboardingcompetitionsonthehilloverlookingtheriver.Competitorsspeeddownthetrackandthroughtheairasthoughtheycouldfly.

    Themorebraveofheartmaytrythecanoeraces.Fiveorsixmenpaddleeachcanoeacrossthepartly-frozenSt Lawrence River.Thefiverisfullofbigpiecesofice,andif youweretofallin,youwouldfreezeinlessthantwominutes.

    Oneofthefavouriteeventsisthedog-sledrace,inwhichteamsofaboutsixhuskydogspulllongsledsatgreatspeedsalongasnowytrack.Onepersonrunsbehindthesled,shoutingtothedogstoencouragethem.Thesoundofthedogsbarking,thecallsofthedriversandtheshoutsofthecrowdmakeanexcitingNorthernexperience.Thedogsarebeautifulstronganimals,withlong,thickfurandmanywithblueeyes.

    Whileadmiringtheicesculptureseverywhereinthecity,muchlikethoseinHarbininChina,youcanstopwithothertouristsinanigloo（圆顶冰屋 ）forhotteaorcoffee.Itisamazinghowwarmtheseicehousescanbe!

    Lateintheevening,youcangotothesnowpalace,whereBonhommethesnowmanisking,andjointhecrowd.Youcandanceoutsidetothemusicofaband,whoarealldressedinheavyclothes-evensomeoftheirinstrumentsaredressedupforwinter.

Finally,youwillprobablywanttositdowninacafetowarmupandtoplantomorrow.You mightjointhesnowmobileraces-ormaybeyoushouldjustsleepin!

Unit2Comeandeathere

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      WangPengsatinhisemptyrestaurantfeelingveryfrustrated.Ithadbeenaverystrange morning.Usuallyhegotupearlyandpreparedhismenuof barbecuedmuttonkebabs,roastpork,stir-fliedvegetablesand fried rice.Thenbylunchtimetheywouldallbesold.Bynowhisrestaurant oughtto befullofpeople.Butnottoday!

Whywasthat?

Whatcouldhavehappened?

Hethoughtofhismutton,beefand bacon cookedinthehottest,finestoil. Hiscolawassugaryandcold,andhisicecreamwasmadeofmilk,creamanddeliciousfruit."Nothingcouldbebetter,"hethought.SuddenlyhesawhisfriendLiChanghurryingby."Hello,LaoLi,"hecalled."Yourusual?

"ButLiChangseemednottohear.Whatwas thematter?

SomethingterriblemusthavehappenedifLiChangwasnotcomingtoeatin hisrestaurantashealwaysdid.

     WangPengfollowedLiChangintoanewsmallrestaurant.Hesawasigninthewindow.

     Tiredofallthatfat?

Wantto loseweight?

     ComeinsideYongHui’s slimming restaurant.

     Onlyslimmingfoodsservedhere.

    Makeyourselfthinagain!

      Curiosity droveWangPenginside.Itwasfullof people.The hostess,averythinlady,cameforward. "Welcome,"shesaid."MynameisYongHui.I'llhelp youloseweightandbefitintwoweeksifyoueathere everyday."ThenshegaveamenutoWangPeng.There werefewchoicesoffoodanddrinkonit:

justrice, raw vegetablesservedinvinegar,fruitandwater.WangPengwasamazedatthisandespeciallyat theprices.Itcostmorethanagoodmealinhisrestaurant!

Hecouldnotbelievehiseyes.He threwdownthemenuandhurriedoutside.Onhisway homehethoughtabouthisownmenu.Diditmake peoplefat?

Perhapsheshouldgotothe