【正文】 e to get together to eat, dri nk and have fun wi th each other. Festi val s l et us enjoy l ife, be proud of our custom s and fet ou work for a l i ttl e whi l e. A Sad Love Story Li Fang was heartbroken. It was Val etine’s Day and H u Ji n had sai d she woul d m eet him at the coffee shop after work. But she di dn’t turn up. She coul d be with her fri ends ri ght now l aughi ng at him . She sai d she woul d be there at seven o’ clock, and he thought she woul d keep her word. He had l oked forward to m eeti ng her al day, and now he was al on with hi s roses and chocol ates, l i ke a fool . Wel l, he ws not goi ng to hol d hi s breath for her to apol ogi ze. H e woul d drown hi s sadness i n coffee. It was obvi ous that the m anager of the coffee shop was wai ti ng for Li Fang to l eave – he wi ped the tabl es, then sat down and turned on the TV – just what Li Fang needed! A sad Chi nese story about lost l ove. The randaughter of the Goddess of H eaven vi si ted the earth. H er nam e was Zhinu, the weaving fi rl . Whi l e she was on earth she m et the herd boy N i ul ang and they fel l i n l ove. ( “ Just li ke m e and H u Ji n, ” thought Li Fang.) They got m arri ed secretl y, and they were very happy. (“We coul d be li ke that, “ thought Li Fang. ) When the Goddess of H eaven knew that her granddaughter was m ari ed to a hum an, she becam e very angry and m ade the weavi ng gi rl return to H eaven. Ni ul ang tri ed to fol l ow her, but the river 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 i n Chi an hope that the weather wi l be fi ne on that day, because i f i t i s rai ni ng, i t means that zhi nu i s 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 qi ao Festival. When foreigners hear about the story they cal i t a Chi nese Val enti ne’s story. It’s a fi ne day today, so I hope you can al m eet the one you l ove. ” 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 fl owers and chocol ates 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 hom e, he heard a voi ce cal li ng him . There was H uji n waving at hi m and cali ng, “Why are you so l ate? I’ ve been wai ti ng 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 si tti ng i n a cafe i n ol d Quevec, dri nki ng hor cofee to try to warm up. The tem perature i s 32 degrees bel ow freezi ng. The wi ndows are cobered wi th steam from the heat i nsi de. Outsi de, snow covers the streets and is pi l ed up along the si dewal ks. The m usi c and li ghts of the Carni val conti nue, but after a whol e day of watching parades, ri ding i n horse carri ages and li steni 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 weell ong winter 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 is to col d to stand and watch for l ong. Earl y i n the m orni ng, you can watch the snowboardi ng peti ti ons on the hi l overl ooki ng the ri ver. Competitors speed down the track and through the air as though they coul d fl y. The m ore 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 of bi g pi eces of ice, and i f you were to fal i n, you woul d freeze i n l ess than two m inutes. O n of the favouri te events i s the dogsl ed race, i n whi ch teams of about si x husky dogs pl l ong sl eds at great speeds al ong a snowy track. O ne person runs behi nd the sled, shouti ng to the dogs to encoutage them . The sound of the dogs barki ng, the cal s of the dri vers and the shouts of crowd make an exci ti ng N othern experi ence. The dogs are beautiful strong anim al s, wi th long, thi ck fur and m any with bl ue eyes. Whi l e adm iri ng the i ce scul ptures ecerywhere in the ci ty, m uch li ke those i n H arbi n in Chi na, you can stop with other touri sts i n an i gl oo for hot tea or coffee. It is am azi ng how warm these i ce howses can be! Late i n the eveni ng, you can go to the snow palace, where Bonhom m e the snowm an i s king, and joi n the crowd. You can dance outsi de to the musi c of a band, who are al dressed i n heavy cl othes – even som e thei r i nstrum ents are dressed up for wi nter. Fi nal y, you wil l probabl y want to sit down i n a cafe wo warm up an to pl an tom orrow. You mi ght joi n the snowm obi le races – or m aybe you shoul d just sl eep i n! Uni t 2 COME AND EAT H ERE (1) Wang Peng sat i n hi s em pty restaurant feel i ng very frustrated. It had been a very strange m orni ng. Usual y he got up earl y and prepared hi s m enu of barbecued m uton kebabs, roast pork, sti rfri ed vegetabl es and fri ed ri ce. Then by l unchtim e they woul d al be sol d. By now hi s restaurant ought to be ful of peopl e. But not today! Why was that? What coul d have hapened? H e thought of his m utton, beef and bacon cooked i n the hottest, fi nest oil . His cola was sugary and col d, and his ice cream was made of mil k, cream and delicious fruit. “Nothing coul d be better,” he thought. Suddenl y he saw his friend Li Chang hurrying by. “H el l o, Lao Li,” he cal l ed, “Your usual ?” But Li Chang seem ed not to hear. What was the m ater? Som ethi ng 某某 省農(nóng)業(yè)科學院 六合萬頭豬場 沼氣配套工程 項目