Celebrations
美音、自然拼读、分级阅读与词汇复习
Table of Contents Introduction.
导言表。
4 North America.
4 北美地区。
5 Central and South America.
5 中美洲和南美洲。
7 Europe.
7 欧洲。
10 Southeast Asia.
10 东南亚。
12 Changing New Years.
12 变化中的新年。
14 Conclusion.
14 结论。
15 Glossary.
15 词汇。
16 Introduction People around the world celebrate the New Year at different times of the year.
16 导言 世界各地的人们在一年的不同时间庆祝新年.
They also celebrate the New Year in many different ways.
他们还以多种不同的方式庆祝了新年.
Some people celebrate with parties.
有些人用派对庆祝
Other people have traditions that might seem strange, such as wearing yellow underwear.
其他人的传统可能看起来很奇怪,比如穿着黄色的内衣.
Many people make New Year resolutions.
许多人通过新年决议。
A resolution is a promise to end a bad habit or begin a good one.
决议是结束不良习惯或开始良好习惯的承诺。
It can be anything from cutting back on junk food to being a better friend.
从减少垃圾食品到做一个更好的朋友 什么都行
A Chinese boy celebrates the New Year by wearing red and eating a stick of candied red berries (left).
一个中国男孩以穿红衣服并吃一棒罐头红莓来庆祝新年(左).
Two Japanese children ring in the New Year (right).
二个日本儿童新年戒指 (右).
North America In New York City, around a million people come together to count down the seconds before midnight.
北美 在纽约市,大约一百万人聚集在一起 计算出午夜前的几秒钟。
At midnight, the crowds cheer and celebrate.
在午夜,人群欢呼并庆祝.
Many cities set off fireworks at midnight.
许多城市在午夜点起烟花.
A young girl and her father celebrate the New Year in New York City.
一个年轻女孩和她的父亲在纽约市庆祝新年.
New York City, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mexico ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN Gulf of Mexico Canada United States Pasadena, California North America In the United States, special football games are played on New Year’s Day.
纽约市,宾夕法尼亚州费城 墨西哥 美国帕萨迪纳,加利福尼亚州 在美国,特殊足球赛事在元旦进行.
Many places have New Year’s Day parades.
许多地方都举行过元旦游行.
In Pennsylvania, thousands of people dress up in fancy costumes for a special parade.
在宾夕法尼亚州,成千上万的人穿着花哨的服装参加特别的游行.
Do You Know?
你知道吗?
In the southern United States, people eat a dish of rice and black-eyed peas called Hoppin’ John.
在美国南部,人们吃一盘饭和被称作"霍平"(Hoppin' John)的黑眼豌豆.
Some believe that if you enjoy simple foods on New Year’s Day, you might do well the rest of the year.
有些人认为,如果你在新年节享受简单的食物,那么剩下的一年你可能会做得好。
A man dressed as a zebra plays music at the Mummers Day Parade in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (left).
一个穿成斑马的男人在宾夕法尼亚州费城的木默斯日游行会(左)演奏音乐.
Floats made from flowers are part of the Rose Parade in California (right).
花所制作的浮雕是加州玫瑰游行(右)的一部分.
Central and South America It’s good luck to eat twelve grapes on New Year’s Eve in Central and South America.
中美洲和南美洲 在中南美洲除夕吃出十二个葡萄,
Each grape stands for one month of the coming year.
每道葡萄代表来年一个月.
In many countries, the color of your clothes on New Year’s Eve is important.
在很多国家,除夕穿好衣服的颜色很重要。
In many places, people wear brand-new yellow underwear.
在许多地方,人们会穿全新的黄色内衣.
Because yellow is the color of gold, people hope they’ll get rich.
因为黄色是黄金的颜色,
Peru Uruguay South America SOUTH AMERICA ATLANTIC OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN Another New Year’s tradition in Central and South America is to make figures.
秘鲁 乌拉圭 南美洲大洋洲 中美洲和南美洲的另一个新年传统是制作数字。
At midnight, people set them on fire in the streets.
午夜时分,人们在街上放火焚烧.
Children in Peru pose next to figures that will be burned in honor of the New Year.
秘鲁儿童在纪念新年被焚毁的数字旁边。
In many countries, people say goodbye to bad luck in another way.
在许多国家,人们以另一种方式向厄运告别.
They throw water out of the window.
他们把水扔出窗外
Cleaning your house before midnight so that good luck feels welcome is also a popular tradition.
在午夜之前清理你的房子 这样好运感被欢迎也是流行的传统
Two-Faced!
双面神！
The month of January is named for the ancient Roman god Janus.
一月以古罗马神贾努斯命名.
Janus was the god of doors, gateways, and beginnings.
雅努斯是门之神 门户之神 和开始之神
He is usually shown with two faces.
他通常有两个面孔。
One face looks backward at the old year and the other looks forward into the New Year.
一张脸向后看旧年,另一张脸展望新年.
Women throw water out of a window in Uruguay to bring luck in the New Year.
女子从乌拉圭的一扇窗外倒出水来给新年带来好运.
This statue of Janus was made in Russia.
这尊雅努斯活佛雕像出自俄罗斯.
Europe In Denmark, people smash old and broken dishes on the doorsteps of family and friends.
在丹麦,人们在家人和朋友的门阶上打碎了老旧和破碎的盘子。
This brings them good luck in the New Year.
这给他们带来了新年的好运气.
People in Denmark save broken dishes all year long to break on New Year’s Eve.
丹麦民众全年保存破碎的盘子,
In Greece, people bake a special cake with a coin hidden in it.
在希腊,人们会烤出一个有硬币藏在其中的特殊蛋糕.
If you get the slice with the coin, then you will have luck in the coming year!
如果你拿到硬币的切片,那么你就能在来年好运了!
On New Year’s Eve, people in Scotland carry torches and swing balls of fire.
苏格兰民众在除夕会携带火炬并挥舞火球。
For good luck in Scotland, the year’s first visitor must be a male with dark hair.
在苏格兰的好运气,今年的第一位访客必须是有黑发的男性。
He brings gifts of coal, bread, and a drink.
他带来了煤炭、面包和饮料。
A man swings a long pole with a ball of fire at a New Year celebration in Scotland.
在苏格兰庆祝新年时,一个人用一球来挥舞长杆.
A man holds a torch with a large flame on New Year’s Eve in Scotland.
在苏格兰除夕,
Southeast Asia In the Philippines, round things stand for coins and good luck.
东南亚 在菲律宾,圆形的东西代表着硬币和好运.
People celebrate the New Year by wearing clothes with polka dots.
人们通过穿有波尔卡点的服装来庆祝新年.
They also eat twelve different types of round fruit.
他们还吃十二种不同的圆果.
People buy different kinds of round fruit in Manila, Philippines, hoping for good luck in the New Year.
在菲律宾马尼拉人们购买了不同种类的圆果,希望新年好运.
In parts of Southeast Asia, people celebrate the New Year in late March or mid-April.
在东南亚部分地区,人们于3月下旬或4月中旬庆祝新年.
It’s a very hot and dusty time of year—a time for water festivals.
水节的节日。
To prepare for the New Year, people clean statues of the Buddha with water.
为迎接新年,人们用水来清洁活佛的雕像.
They save the water.
他们救了水。
Then, the water is poured onto people’s shoulders to bring them good luck.
水倒在人们的肩膀上,
Water Fight!
打水仗
In Thailand, the water festival is called Songkran, and it usually lasts from April 13 to 15.
在泰国,取水节称为"宋克兰"(Songkran),一般从4月13日到15日.
Parade floats spray crowds with water, and children chase one another with water blasters and water pails.
游行者用水向人群喷出水来,儿童用起水器和水桶相追。
It might easily be 38° Celsius (100° F) in Thailand on New Year’s Day.
在泰国,
When it’s this hot, a water fight is the perfect way to celebrate!
水战是庆祝的好方法。
Two girls pour water over a statue of Buddha in Cambodia.
两个女孩在柬埔寨的一尊佛像上倒水.
Changing New Years For some people, the New Year happens at a different time every year.
改变新年 对有些人来说,新年每年在不同的时间发生.
The Islamic New Year is based on a calendar that follows the cycles of the Moon.
伊斯兰新年以月球周期为依托的日历.
The 365-day calendar is based on the time it takes for Earth to move around the Sun.
365天的日历是根据地球绕太阳运动需要的时间来计算的.
The Chinese and Jewish New Years are based on both calendars.
华人和犹太教新年都以两个历法为主.
A boy blows the shofar, a ram’s horn, in honor of the Jewish New Year (left).
一个男孩为纪念犹太新年(左)而吹出一只公羊的喇叭。
People herd buffalo at a parade for the Islamic New Year in Indonesia (right).
在印度尼西亚的伊斯兰新年(右)游行中,人们将水牛放逐.
People wearing red hold up a dragon at a parade on the Chinese New Year.
中国新年阅兵时穿红色的人举起一头龙.
Conclusion From fireworks to cleaning your house, people share many New Year’s traditions around the world.
结论 从烟花到打扫你家,
Most traditions help you begin the New Year with a fresh start and a fun celebration.
大部分传统都有助于你从新年开始 重新开始和欢乐的庆祝
How will you celebrate the New Year?
怎样庆祝新年?
Children around the world play music and dance to celebrate the New Year.
世界各地的儿童会为庆祝新年而演奏音乐和跳舞.
Glossary Buddha (n.)
词典活佛 (n.
the title given to the person who started the Buddhist religion (p.
赋予发起佛教的人的头衔(p.
13) cycles (n.)
13) 周期(n.)
sets of events that keep repeating in the same order (p.
以相同的顺序(p.
14) festivals (n.)
14) 节会 (n.
celebrations (p.
庆祝活动(p.
13) figures (n.)
(13) 数字(不详)
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