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【正文】 make a fourday weekend, during which they may travel long distances to visit family and friends. The holiday dates back to 1621, the year after the Puritans arrived in Massachusetts, determined to practice their dissenting religion without interference.After a rough winter, in which about half of them died, they turned for help to neighboring Indians, who taught them how to plant corn and other crops. The next fall39。 Day: Until the mid1970s, the February 22 birthday of George Washington, hero of the Revolutionary War and first president of the United States, was a national holiday. In addition, the February 12 birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the president during the Civil War, was a holiday in most states. The two days have been joined, and the holiday has been expanded to embrace all past presidents. It is celebrated on the third Monday in February.5. Memorial Day: Celebrated on the fourth Monday of May, this holiday honors the dead. Although it originated in the aftermath of the Civil War, it has bee a day on which the dead of all wars and the dead generally, are remembered in special programs held in cemeteries, churches, and other public meeting places.6. Labor Day: The first Monday of September, this holiday honors the nation’s working people, typically with parades. For most Americans it marks the end of the summer vacation season and for many students the opening of the school year.7. Columbus Day: On October 12, 1492, Italian navigator Christopher Columbus landed in the New World. Although most other nations of the Americas observe this holiday on October 12, in the United States it takes place on the second Monday in October.8. Veterans Day: Originally called Armistice Day, this holiday was established to honor Americans who had served in World War I. It falls on November 11, the day when that war ended in 1918, but it now honors veterans of all wars in which the United States has fought. Veterans39。Passage 3Romance of Three KingdomsThe Ming Dynasty classic Romance of the Three kingdoms, by Luo Guanzhong, has long intrigued readers, both Chinese and foreign, with its depiction of political conspiracies and its character portraits of politicians, statesmen and military strategists.Now a mammoth, 84part TV series, the play is a faithful adaptation of the original novel, and has bee almost as popular overseas as it is at home. It is a panorama of a particular chaotic period in Chinese history, when imperial rule was weak and local monarchs longed for power. The rivals were finally reduced to three main contenders, the rulers of the states of Wei, Shu, and Wu, known in Chinese history as the Three Kingdoms. They fought for over half a century until China was finally reunited under the Jin Dynasty. The story of the play also spans about half a century, starting with local rivalries, moving on to the confrontation of the Three Kingdoms and ending with the final unification of the country.The Three Kingdoms period is one of the most written and talkedabout eras in China’s 5,000 years of history. For six decades battles raged back and forth, diplomacy was honed to a fine art, and political alli
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