雅思口语素材详解之传统节日

　　【Question 2】:

　　What special things do people do during festivals?

　　注意：问题的关键是special，所以不能仅仅把人们常做的一些事情如“meet their friends”以及“talk with members of family”视为节日期间的特殊活动。

　　扩展信息：这些节日背后有什么意义?人们有什么样的感受?

　　What’s the meaning behind these special things and how do people feel about them?

　　【素材库】: special things people do during festivals and its meanings:

　　Spring Festival(春节)

　　-- 除夕夜盛宴

　　having a big meal on New Year's Eve

　　-- 放炮竹

　　setting off firecrackers

　　-- 穿上最好的服装

　　putting on one's best outfits

　　-- 堆雪人

　　making snowmen

　　-- 从长辈那里得到红包

　　receiving a red envelope with lucky money in it from elders

　　-- 做饺子和吃饺子

　　making and eating dumplings

　　-- 看春晚

　　watching the Spring Festival Gala on CCTV

　　Mid-Autumn Festival(中秋节)

　　-- 一边赏明亮的满月一边吃月饼

　　eating moon cakes and pears while appreciating the bright full moon

　　-- 围坐一圈，听“嫦娥奔月”的动人传奇

　　sitting around for the fascinating legend about ‘Change' Fly to the Moon

　　Dragon Boat Festival(端午节)

　　-- 纪念屈原(中国古代著名的学者)

　　showing respect to Qu Yuan, the famous Chinese ancient scholar

　　--赛龙舟(代表着合作与团结)

　　holding the Dragon Boats racing competition, demonstrating cooperation and teamwork

　　-- 做粽子，吃粽子

　　making and eating of a kind of dumpling called Zongzi

　　Double Ninth Festival(重阳节)

　　-- 尊敬和照顾老人

　　showing care and respect for the elderly

　　--聚在一起，登高，朗诵诗歌

　　getting together and climbing a high mountain and recite poems and articles

　　Pure Brightness Festival (清明节)(又叫做 Tomb Sweeping Festival)

　　--扫墓

　　Sweeping graves

　　-- 送鲜花

　　presenting/placing fresh flowers

　　-- 准备肉、蔬菜、米酒，经常是预备一份完整的饭，放在墓前

　　offering meats, vegetables, rice wine, and often arranging a complete dinner to place in front of the tombs

　　-- 烧纸钱和其他代表财富的物品给死者

　　offering paper money and other symbols of wealth to the dead

　　-- 鞠躬表达敬意

　　bowing to express their respect and their regards