元宵节

Dialogue

Today is the Lantern Festival of China. Li Lei and Susan are in the street now.

Susan: Wow, there are so many lanterns to appreciate.

Li Lei: Now, you can see why it's called the Lantern Festival.

Susan: Yes, it deserves its name.

Li Lei: Did you notice the characters on the lanterns?

Susan: Sure. But you know that I can't read any Chinese characters. What do they say?

Li Lei: They are puzzles. It's a tradition to solve the puzzles on the lanterns during the Lantern Festival.

Susan: It's interesting and I want to buy one.

对话

今天是中国的元宵节，李雷和苏珊在街上。

苏珊： 哇，这里有好多灯笼可以观赏啊。

李雷： 现在，你知道它为什么被称为“灯笼节”了。

苏珊： 是的，真是名副其实啊。

李雷： 你注意到灯笼上的字了吗？

苏珊： 当然了。但是你知道我不认识汉字的。写的是什么啊？

李雷： 它们是字谜。元宵节猜灯笼上的字谜是一个传统。

苏珊： 真是太有趣了，我要买一个。

Vocabulary and Phrases

lantern [ˈlæntən] n. 灯笼，提灯

appreciate [əˈpri:ʃieit] v. 欣赏，赏识；鉴别

deserve [diˈzə:v] v. 应得，应受

puzzle [ˈpʌzl] n. 难题；谜语

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1. The Lantern Festival is a Chinese festival. 元宵节是中国的节日。

2. It's a traditional Chinese festival. It's also called the Lantern Festival.它是中国的一个传统节日，也叫灯笼节。

3. On which day is the Lantern Festival? 元宵节是在哪天呢？

4. The Lantern Festival falls on the day of the first full moon of the lunar year. 元宵节是在农历年的第一个圆月之日。

5. It's on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese lunar calendar.中国农历的元月15日是元宵节。

6. We'll spend the Lantern Festival together. 我们会一起过元宵节。

7. How do we celebrate the Lantern Festival? 我们怎么庆祝元宵节啊？

8. For the Lantern Festival, you should never omit the Yuanxiao. 在元宵节，你当然不可以错过元宵啦。

9. People eat Tangyuan on the night of the Lantern Festival. 人们在元宵节晚上要吃汤圆。

10. They are small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour.它们是用糯米粉做的小圆球。

11. Lots of people are buying sweet dumplings in the supermarket. 大家都在超市买汤圆呢。

12. Yuanxiao symbolizes family unity and happiness. 元宵意味着家庭团圆和美满。

13. There are so many lanterns to appreciate. 这里有好多灯笼可以观赏。

14. Children go out at night with lanterns. 孩子们在晚上提着灯笼出去。

15. I want to take a picture with the dragon lantern. 我想和这龙灯照张合影。

16. It's the biggest dragon lantern I've ever seen. 这是我见过的最大的龙灯。

17. Let's go to buy some small lanterns as souvenirs. 我们去买点小灯笼作纪念品吧。

18. There is a huge lantern there. 那里有一只超大的灯笼。

19. Riddles are also a highlight of the evening. 猜灯谜也是晚上的一个精彩活动。

20. Did you notice the characters on the lanterns? 你注意到灯笼上的字了吗？

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地道口语大搜罗

Enough! 够了！

当对他人的言行表示不满或愤怒时，可以用此单词来表示。也可以说" Stop it! "。

例：

——Enough! / Stop it! I can't endure your unreasonable action. 够了！我实在不能容忍你荒唐的行为！

——Don't you think it is funny? 你难道不觉得很有趣吗？ YPkDOAHz6b0eqYttXd38/tc1mKMl30XS6zEDOA0VCjRBJ2BnQJAoyxP8n8+lELQY