【正文】 m arri ed to a hum an, she became very angry and m ade the weavi ng gi rl return to H eaven. Ni ul ang tried to fol l ow her, but the ri ver of stars, the Mil ky Way, stopped him . Fi ndi ng that Zhi nu was heartbroken, her grandm other final y deci ded to l et the coupl e cross the Mi l ky Way to m eet once a year. Magi pi es m ake a bri dge of thei r wi ngs so the coupl e can cross the ri ver to m eet on the seventh day of the senveth l unar m onth. Peopl e in Chi an hope that the weather wi l be fi ne on that day, because if i t i s raini ng, i t m eans that zhi nu is weepi ng and the coupl e won’t be abl e to m eet. The announcer sai d, “ Thi s i s the story of Qi qiao Festi val. When forei gners hear about the story they cal l i t a Chi nese Val enti ne’s story. It’s a fi ne day today, so I hope you can al l meet the one you love.” As Li Fang set off for hom e, he thought , “ I guess H u Ji n doesn’t l ove m e. I’ just throw these flowers and chocolates away. I don’t want them to remi nd m e of her. ” So he di d. As he sadl y passed the tea shop on the corner on hi s wasy home, he heard a voi ce cal ing hi m. There was H uji n wavi ng at him and cal i ng, “Why are you so l ate? I’ ve been wai ting for you for a l ong tim e! An I have a gi ft for you!” What woul d he do? H e had thrown away her Val enti ne fi ges! She woul d never fi ve him . Thi s woul d not be a happy Bal enti ne’s Day! Wi nter Carni val i n Quebec A group of very col d touri sts are sitti ng i n a cafe in ol d Quevec, dri nki ng hor coffee to try to warm up. The tem perature i s 32 degrees bel ow freezi ng. The wi ndows are cobered with steam from the heat i nsi de. O utsi de, snow covers the streets and i s pil ed up al ong the si dewal ks. The m usi c and l i ghts of the Carni val conti nue, but after a whol e day of watchi ng parades, ri di ng in horse carriages and l isteni ng to the m usi c, thei r feet are freezi ng and thei r noses are red. Every year, hundreds of thousands of peopl e e to Quebec to take part i n the weel l ong wi nter festi val, the bi ggest i n the worl d. Everyone who es m ust be prepared to keep m ovi ng. As i t i s too col d to stand and watch for long. Earl y i n the m orni ng, you can watch the snowboarding peti ti ons on the hil l overl ooki ng the ri ver. Com peti tors speed down the track and through the ai r as though they coul d fl y. The more brave of heart m ay try the canoe races. Five or si x m en paddl e each canoe across the partl yfrozen St Lawrence Ri ver. The ri ver i s ful l of bi g pi eces of i ce, and i f you were to fal i n, you woul d freeze i n l es than two m i nutes. O n of the favourite events i s the dogsl ed race, i n whi ch team s of about si x husky dogs pl l l ong sleds at great speeds along a snowy track. One person runs behind the sled, shouti ng to the dogs to encoutage them. The sound of the dogs barki ng, the cal ls of the drivers and the shouts of crowd make an exciting Nothern experi ence. The dogs are beauti ful strong ani mal s, wi th l ong, thick fur and many wi th bl ue eyes. Whi l e adm i ri ng the i ce scul ptures ecerywhere i n the ci ty, m uch l i ke those i n H arbi n i n Chi na, you can stop wi th other touri sts i n an i gl oo for hot tea or coffee. It i s am azi ng how warm these i ce howses can be! Late i n the eveni ng, you can go to the snow pal ace, where Bonhom m e the snowm an i s ki ng, and joi n the crowd. You can dance outsi de to the m usi c of a band, who are al l dressed i n heavy cl othes – even som e was to perform on a TV programm e cal ed “ Top of pops “. H e had to go to London, wear an expensive sui t and gi ve a perform ance to a TV cam era. It felt very strange. But as son as the program m e was over, the tel ephones whi ch were i n the sam e room started ri ngi ng. Everybody was aski ng when they coul d se Freddy and his band agai n. They were trul y stars. Then thi ngs went wrong. Fredy and hi s band coul d not go out anywhere wi thout bei ng fol l owed. Even when they wore sungl asses or beards peopl e recogni zed them . Fans found them even when they went i nto toil et. They tri ed to hi de i n the readi ng room s of l i braries, but i t was usel ess. Som eone was al ways there! Their personal l i fe was regul arl y di scussed by peopl e who di d not know them but tal ked as i f they cl ose fri ends. At l ast feeli ng very upset and sensi ti ve, Freddy and hi s band reali zed that they m ust l eave the country before i t becam e too pai nful for them. So they l eft Bri tai n, to whi ch they were never to return, and went back to the lake. 必修三 Unit 1 Festi val s and cel ebrati ons Festi val s and cel ebrati ons of al l ki nds have been hel d everywhere si nce anci ent ti mes. Most anci ent festival s woul d cel ebrate the end of col d weather, pl anti ng i n spri ng and harvest i n autum n. Som etim es cel ebrations woul d be hel d after hunters had caught anim als. At that tim e peopl e woul d starve i f food was di ffi cul t to fi nd, especi al ly duri ng the col d wi nter m onths. Today’s festi val s have m any ori gins, som e reli gious, som e seasonal, and som e for speci al peopl e or events. Festi val s of the Dead Som e festi val s are hel d to honour the dead or satisfy the ancestors, who mi ght return either to hel p or to do harm. For the Japanese festi val O bon, peopl e shoul d go to cl ean graves and l i ght i ncense i n m emory of thei r ancestors. They al so li ght l am ps and pl ay m usi c because they thi nk that thi s wil l l ead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexico, peopl e cel ebrate the Day of the Dead i n earl y N ovem ver. O n this i mportant feast day, peopl e eat food i n the shape of skul s and cakes wi th “bones” on them. They offer food, flowers and gi fts to the dead. The Western holi day H al loween al so had i ts ori gin i n ol d beli efs about the return of the spi rits of dead peopl