【正文】 t up early and prepared his menu of barbecued mutton kebabs, roast pork, stirfried vegetables and fried rice. Then by lunchtime they would all be sold. By now his restaurant ought to be full of people. But not today! Why was that? What could have happened? He thought of his mutton, beef and bacon cooked in the hottest, finest oil. His cola was sugary and cold, and his ice cream was made of milk, cream and delicious fruit. “Nothing could be better,” he thought. Suddenly he saw his friend Li Chang hurrying by. “Hello, Lao Li,” he called, “Your usual?” But Li Chang seemed not to hear. What was the matter? Something terrible must have happened if Li Chang was not ing to eat in his restaurant as he always did.Tired of all that fat? Want to lose weight?Only slimming foods served here.Curiosity drove Wang Peng inside. It was full of people. The hostess, a very thin lady came forward. “Wele,” she said. “My name is Yong Hui. I’ll help you lose weight and be fit in two weeks if you eat here every day.” Then she gave a menu to Wang Peng. There were few choices of food and drink on it: just rice, raw vegetables served in vinegar, fruit and water. Wang Peng was amazed at this and especially at the prices. It cost more than a good meal in his restaurant! He could not believe his eyes. He threw down the menu and hurried outside. On his way home he thought about his own menu. Did it make people fat? Perhaps he should go ********機械制造有限公司年產25000套礦用大型液壓支架建設項目可行性研究報告 **********************信息咨詢有限公司二○○八年十月On this important feast day, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones” on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a children’s festival, when they can dress up an go to their neighbours’ homes to ask for sweets. If the neighbours do not give any sweers, the children might play a trick on them.Festivals can also be held to honour famous people. The Dragon Boat Festival in China honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan. In the USA, Columbus Day is in memory of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. India has a national festival on October 2 to honour Mohandas Gandhi, the leader who helped gain India’s independece from Britain.Harvest and Thanksgiving festival can be very happy events. People are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter and the agricultural work is over. In European countries, people will usually decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and will get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their farm produce, like the biggest watermelon or the most handsome rooster. China and Japan have midautumn festivals, when people admire the moon and in China, enjoy mooncakes.The most energetic and important festivals are te ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the ing of spring. At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumpings ifsh and meat and may give children lucky money in red paper. There are dragon dances and carnivals , and families celebrate the Lunar New Year together. Some Western countries have very exciting carnicals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February. These carnivals might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music and colourful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival for Chiristians around the world. It celebrates the return of Jesus from the dead and the ing of spring and new life. Japan’s Cherry Blossom Festical happens a little later. The country, covered with cherry tree flowers, looks as though it is covered with pink snow.Li Fang was heartbroken. It was Valetine’s Day and Hu Jin had said she would meet him at the coffee shop after work. But she didn’t turn up. She could be with her friends right now laughing at him. She said she would be there at seven o’ clock, and he thought she would keep her word. He had looked forward to meeting her all day, and now he was alon with his roses and chocolates, like a fool. Well, he ws not going to hold his breath for her to apologize. He would drown his sadness in coffee.The randdaughter of the Goddess of Heaven visited the earth. Her name was Zhinu, the weaving firl. 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.) They got married secretly, and they were very happy. (“We could be like that, “ thought Li Fang.) 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 Heaven. Niulang tried to follow her, but the river of stars, the Milky Way, stopped him. Finding that Zhinu was heartbroken, her grandmother finally decided to let the couple cross the Milky Way to meet once a year. Magipies make a bridge of their wings so the couple can cross the river to meet on the seventh day of the senveth lunar month. People in Chian hope that the weather will be fine on that day, because if it is raining, it means that zhinu is weeping and the couple won’t be able to meet.As Li Fang set off for home, he thought , “ I guess Hu Jin doesn’t love me. I’ just throw these flowers and chocolates away. I don’t want them to remind me of her.” So he did.What would he do? He had thrown away her Valentine figes! She would never forgive him. This would not be a happy Balentine’s Day!Winter Carnival in QuebecEvery year, hundreds of thousands of people e to Quebec to take part in the weellong winter festival, the biggest in the world. Everyone who es must be prepared to keep moving. As it is too cold to stand and watch for long.The more brave of heart may try the canoe races. Five or six men paddle each canoe across the partlyfrozen St Lawrence River. The river is full of big pieces of ice, and if you wer