【正文】 e you l ove. ” As Li Fang set off for hom e, he thought , “ I guess H u Ji n doesn’t l ove me. 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 voice cal i ng him. There was Hujin wavi ng at him and cal li 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 coffee 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 i s pil ed up al ong the si dewal ks. The m usi c and l ights of the Carni val conti nue, but after a whol e day of watchi ng parades, ri di ng in horse carri ages and li steni ng to the m usi c, thei r feet are freezi ng and their 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 festival, the bi ggest i n the worl d. Everyone who es m ust be prepared to keep movi ng. As i t i s too col d to stand and watch for l ong. Earl y i n the morning, you can watch the snowboardi ng peti ti ons on the hi 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 m ore brave of heart may try the canoe races. Fi ve or si x men paddl e each canoe across the partl yfrozen St Lawrence River. The river i s ful 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 favouri te events is the dogsl ed race, i n whi ch team s of about si x husky dogs pl l l ong sl eds at great speeds al ong a snowy track. O ne person runs behi nd the sl ed, 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 m ake an exci ti ng N othern experi ence. The dogs are beauti ful strong ani m al s, wi th l ong, thi ck fur and many wi th bl ue eyes. Whil e admi 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 China, you can stop wi th other tourists i n an i gl oo for hot tea or coffee. It is am azi ng how warm these ice howses can be! Late in the evening, you can go to the snow palace, where Bonhomme the snowman i s king, and join the crowd. You can dance outsi de to the m usi c of a band, who are al dressed in heavy cl othes – even some to return, and went back to the l ake. 必修 三 Unit 1 Festi val s and cel ebrati ons Festi val s and cel ebrati ons of al ki nds have been hel d everywhere si nce anci ent ti m es. 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 al s. 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 gi ns, som e reli gi ous, som e seasonal, and som e for special 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 m ight return either to hel p or to do harm. For the Japanese festi val O bon, people shoul d go to cl ean graves and l i ght incense i n m emory of thei r ancestors. They al so l ight l am ps and pl ay musi c because they thi nk that thi s wi l l ead the ancestors back to earth. In Mexi co, peopl e celebrate the Day of the Dead i n earl y N ovemver. O n thi s im portant 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 hol i day H al l oween al so had i ts origi n i n ol d bel i efs about the return of the spi ri ts of dead peopl e. It i s now a chil dren’s festi val , when they can dress up an go to thei r nei ghbours’ hom es to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not gi ve any sweers, the chi l dren mi ght pl ay a tri ck on them. Feti val s to H onour Peopl e Festivals can al so be hel d to honour fam ous peopl e. The Dragon Boat Festi val i n Chi na honours the fam ous anci ent poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Col um bus Day i s i n m em ory of the arri val of Chri stopher Col umbus i n the N ew Worl d. India has a nati onal festi val on O ctober 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi , the l eader who hel ped gai n Indi a’s i ndependece from Bri tai n. H arvest Festi val s H arvest and Thanksgi vi ng festi val can be very happy events. Peopl e are grateful because thei r food i s gathered for the winter and the agri cul tural work i s over. In European countri es, peopl e wi l usual y decorate churches and town hal ls wi th fl owers and frui t, and wil l get together to have m eal s. Som e peopl e m i ght win awards for thei r farm produce, l ike the bi ggest waterm el on or the m ost handsom e rooster. Chi na and Japan have m i dautum n festi val s, when peopl e admi re the m oon and i n China, enjoy m ooncakes. Spri ng Festival s The m ost energeti c and im portant festi val s are te ones that l ook forward to the end of wi nter and to the i ng of spring. At the Spri ng Festi val i n Chi na, peopl e eat dum pi ngs i fsh and m eat and m ay gi ve chi l dren l ucky m oney i n red paper. There are dragon dances and carni val s , and fam il i es cel ebrate the Lunar N ew Year together. Som e Western countri es have very exci ti ng carni cal s, whi ch take pl ace forty days before Easter, usual l y in February. These carni val s m i ght i nclude parades, danci ng in the streets day and ni ght, l oud musi c and col ourful cl othi ng of al ki nds. Easter i s an im portant reli gi