【正文】 tober 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independence from ，紀念莫漢達斯甘地，他是幫助印度脫離英國而獨立的領(lǐng)袖。Harvest Festivals慶豐收的節(jié)日Harvest and Thanksgiving festivals can be very happy 。People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is ，農(nóng)活結(jié)束了，人們都心懷感激。In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have ，人們通常用花果來裝飾教堂和市政廳，在一起聚餐。Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome （參加各種評選）而獲獎，比如最大的西瓜或最帥的公雞。China and Japan have midautumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy ，這時，人們會賞月。在中國，人們還品嘗月餅。Spring Festivals春天的節(jié)日The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ing of ，就是告別冬天、迎來春天的日子。At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat and may give children lucky money in red 、魚和肉，還要給孩子們送紅紙包著的壓歲錢。There are dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together.（他們）舞龍燈、狂歡，全家人聚在一起歡慶陰歷年。Some Western countries have very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in ，通常在二月，復活節(jié)前的四十天。These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all ，人們身著各種艷麗的節(jié)日盛裝，伴隨著鼓噪的音樂，在街頭游行，晝夜跳舞。Easter is an important religious and social festival for Christians around the 。It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the ing of spring and new ，也歡慶春天和新生命的到來。Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little ，日本就迎來了櫻花節(jié)，The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as thought it is covered with pink snow.（節(jié)日里）整個國度到處是盛開的櫻花，看上去就像覆蓋了一層粉紅色的雪。People love to get together to eat , drink and have fun with each 、喝、玩耍。節(jié)日讓我們享受生活，F(xiàn)estivals let us enjoy life, be proud of our customs and forget our work for a little ，還可以暫時忘掉工作中的煩惱。 1 A SAD LOVE STORY一段傷心的愛情故事 Li Fang was 。It was Valentine’s Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after ，胡瑾說她下班后會在咖啡館和他見面的。But she didn’t turn 。She could be with her friends right now laughing at ，正在取笑他呢。She said she would be there at seven o’clock, and he thought she would keep her ，他(李方)認為她會守信用的。He had looked forward to meeting her all day, and now he was alone with his roses and chocolates, like a ，而現(xiàn)在他拿著玫瑰花和巧克力獨自一人守候著，像個傻瓜一樣。Well, he was not going to hold his breath for her to ，He would drown his sadness in 。It was obvious that the manager of the coffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leavehe wiped the tables, then sat down and turned on the TVjust what Li Fang needed!很明顯，咖啡館里的經(jīng)理在等李方離開一一他擦好桌子，然后坐下來，打開電視機。這正合了李方的意！A sad Chinese story about lost 。The granddaughter of the Goddess of Heaven visited the 。Her name was Zhin252。, the weaving ，做紡織活的女孩。While she was on earth she met the herd boy Niulang and they fell in love.(“Just like me and Hu Jin,” thought Li Fang.)她在人間遇到了牛郎，兩人相愛了。(李方想“這正像我和胡瑾?！?They got married secretly, and they were very happy.(“We could be like that,” thought Li Fang.)于是他們秘密結(jié)了婚，并且生活得十分幸福。(李方想,“我們也可以像他們那樣幸福的?！?When the Goddess of Heaven knew that her granddaughter was married to a human, she became very angry and made the weaving girl return to ，她勃然大怒，強行把織女帶回到天宮。Niulang tried to follow her, but the river of stars, the Milly Way, stopped ，卻被銀河阻擋住了。Finding that Zhin252。 was heartbroken, her grandmother finally decided to let the couple cross the Milky Way to meet once a ，最后王母娘娘決定讓這對夫妻每年跨過銀河相會一次。Magpies make a bridge of their wings so the couple can cross the river to meet on the seventh day of the seventh lunar ，喜鵲們會展翅搭橋，讓這對戀人過河相會。People in China hope that the weather will be fine on that day, because if it is raining, it means that Zhin252。 is weeping and the couple won’t be able to ，因為如果碰到下雨，這就意味著織女在哭泣，兩個戀人不能見面。The announcer said,” This is the story of Qiqiao ：“這就是乞巧節(jié)的故事。When foreigners hear about the story, they call it a Chinese Valentine’s 。It’s a fine day today, so I hope you can all meet the one you love.” 今天天氣晴朗，我希望你們都能見到所愛的人?！盇s Li Fang set off for home, he thought,” I guess Hu Jin doesn’t love ’ll just throw these flowers and chocolates don’t want them to remind me of her.” 李方動身往家走，心里想：“我想胡瑾是不愛我了，把這些鮮花和巧克力都扔了吧。我不想因它們想起她來。” So he 。As he sadly passed the tea shop on the corner on his way home, he heard a voice calling ，他神情失落地走過拐角處的一家茶館，聽到有人叫他的名字。There was Hu Jin waving at him and calling , “why are you so late? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!And I have a gift for you!” 那是胡瑾在向他招手，她喊道：“你為什么這么晚才來呢? 我一直在這兒等你好久了!這是我送給你的禮物!”What would he do? He had thrown away her Valentine gifts!他怎么辦呢？他把情人節(jié)的禮物都扔了！She would never forgive 。This would not be a happy Valentine’s Day!這個情人節(jié)快樂不起來啦！ COME AND EAT HERE(1)到這里來用餐吧（1）Wang Peng sat in his empty restaurant feeling very ，感到十分沮喪。It had been a very strange 。Usually he got up early and prepared his menu of barbecued mutton kebabs,roast pork, stirflied vegetables and fried 、烤豬肉、炒菜和炒飯。Then by lunchtime they would all be ，這些菜都會賣完。By now his restaurant ought to be full of not today!到了這個時候，他的餐館本該賓客盈門的，但今天卻不是！Why was that? What could have happened? 為什么會這樣？發(fā)生了什么事？ He thought of his mutton, beef and bacon cooked in the hottest, finest 、牛肉和臘肉。His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious ，冰激凌是用牛奶、奶油和美味的水果制成的?！癗othing could be better,” he ：“再沒有比這些更好吃的了?！?Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang hurrying ，他看到自己的朋友李昌匆匆地走過。“Hello, Lao Li,” he called.“Your usual?” 他喊道，“喂，老李！你還是吃老一套吧？” But Li Chang seemed not to 。What was the matter? 怎么回事呢？Something terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not ing to eat in his restaurant as he always ，那問題一定嚴重了。Wang Peng followed Li Chang into a new small 。He saw a sign at the ：Tired of all that fat? Want to lose weight? “肥膩的東西吃厭了吧？想變瘦嗎？ Come inside Yong Hui’s slimming 。Only slimming foods served ，Make yourself thin again!讓你恢復苗條！”Curiosity drove Wang Peng ，走了進去。It was full of 。The hostess, a very thin lady, came forward.“Wele,” she said.“My name is Yong 39。ll help you los