All the family—my grandparents, my parents, myaunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister and I— ___27___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___28___.It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot of work to cook…and there are a lotof chances for things to go wrong.
All thefamily—my grandparents, my parents, my aunt and uncle, my cousin, my sister andI— ___22___ the turkey. However, turkey is not the easiestthing to ___23___. It takes a lot of time to prepare and a lot ofwork to cook…and there are a lot of chances for things to go wrong.
Zu Ti was a great man of Jin Dynasty. He was ____16____ for his hard work andgreat achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty (頑皮的)boy who showed little ____17____ inreading. As he grew up, Zu Ti ____18____ hedidn’t have enough knowledge.
My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a fewdays before Thanksgiving. ___29___was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___30___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of thefridge.
An unexpected thing happened in the ____11____ of my eleventh year. Thehome I had ____12____inwas burned to the ground in the middle of the night. ____13____ , mymom, dad, grandma, brothers and I escaped(幸免于難).
I’m glad to receive your letter and know yourunforgettable(難忘的)experience.Now I’d like to share mine. Last Friday, I was cleaning my room and found anold photo in a drawer. While I was looking at it, the ___16___ memory of that day came back to me.
Paper cutting or tearing is a cultural traditionin China. For centuries, it has been passed down from one generation(一代人) tothe next, especially from mothers to daughters. This beautiful art created byskillful artists is used to decorate(裝飾) doors, ceilings, and bedsin people’s homes, or at celebrations such as birthdays and weddings.
Mr. Zhang was a cook in Canada. He ___11___ in Guangzhou, and he learned to cook in HongKong. He moved to Canada for work when he was 26 years old. Everything was goodtill COVID-19(新冠病毒)brokeout. Last year, he returned to China because the economy(經(jīng)濟)inCanada began ___12___down.
Liu Min is an English teacher. These days, herfamily are experiencing a different life of working and studying. They get upand do morning exercises at 6:30 in the living room. After breakfast, theystart their work and study. Her husband turns on his computer in the study (書房), reading his e-mails andmaking a list of today’s work.
I lost mysmartphone at West Park on Loomis Road on Monday morning, Oct. 27. The photosin it haven’t been uploaded(上傳)to the Cloud. They are very important to me.Please call me at 730-8607.
Apassenger told an air hostess(空姐)that he needed a cup of water to take hismedicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring himthe ___11___ in ten minutes.
Some schools have organized too many tests thatare too difficult. As a result, students have to study hard all the time andthey have been under a lot of stress. It has been harmful to students’ mental (心理的)and physical health and it must be changed.
Parents and children often face the challengesof money. Common topics include setting pocket money, learning to save, anddeciding to buy expensive things. The goal of most parents is to teach theirkids how to deal with money wisely. The goal of most kids is getting money tospend. How can families achieve these goals?
Jared ___15___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway.He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared toread. Reading aloud always made Jared ___16___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook.“He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?”
Du, 23,is a student from Shanghai University. He won third place at the ninth IOIO (國際折紙奧林匹克) in February this year. A total of 803 competitors from 59countries and areas took part in this year’s event.
Russia’s skating silver medalist AlexandraTrusova, 17, amazed the world with five quadruple jumps (四周跳)during free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. No other woman has everfinished five quadruple jumps in an Olympic competition.
ThreeRiver-Source National Park on the Qinghai-TibetPlateau(青藏高原),is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of theYangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it “China’s water tower”.
①當今社會是個看臉的時代,大多數(shù)人希望通過提升“顏值”來獲得更多的自信與機遇。然而顏值并不能決定一切。馬云,一個名列福布斯全球科技百富榜亞洲第一的男人,他并沒有很高的顏值。但他通過自己的努力,取得了如今的諸多成就。即使是在顏值時代,修心亦是很重要的。②一個沒有素質(zhì)的人,就算穿的多么華麗,一說話一個舉動就能暴露自己。一個非常有涵養(yǎng)的人,即使穿著樸素,和他相處也會覺得清風拂面。
元代是題跋的興盛期。到了元代,倪瓚那一批畫家就徹底不顧忌“簽名"。他們的文人畫,講究"詩書入畫”,有詩有序,作品才算完整,于是題跋成了書畫的重要組成部分。題跋中除了簽名,一般還要交代創(chuàng)作的時間、地點、人物,或者寫首詩配合畫面,生怕后人感受不到畫家的情緒。這樣一來,對畫家的要求就高了,不僅要會寫詩,還要書法好,最重要的是會搭配,整體美觀。畫畫的人變了,畫作自然也就不同了,就好比文藝青年喜歡往各種“無聊”的地方增加難度,并且樂此不疲。
在此基礎上,誕生了完整的二十四節(jié)氣。用今天的天文學來解釋,地球軌道投影到太陽系模型上形成的坐標系,為黃道坐標系。黃經(jīng),將這個坐標系的橫軸,以春分為起點,自西向東度量,分360度,共有二十四個等份,每份15度,為一個節(jié)氣?;疽?guī)律是:每月兩節(jié)不變更,最多相差一兩天。上半年是6日和21日,下半年是8日和23日。古人將每月的第一個節(jié)氣稱為“節(jié)”,每月的第二個節(jié)氣稱為“氣”?!肮?jié)”和“氣”交替出現(xiàn),各歷時15天左右,如:在4月份有清明和谷雨兩個節(jié)氣。二十節(jié)氣中,反映四季變化的節(jié)氣有:立春、立夏、立秋、立冬、春分、秋分、夏至、冬至8個節(jié)氣;反映氣候變化的有:小暑、大暑、處暑、小寒、大寒5個節(jié)氣;反映天氣現(xiàn)象的有:雨水、谷雨、白露、寒露、霜降、小雪、大雪7個節(jié)氣;反映物候現(xiàn)象的有:驚蟄、清明、小滿、芒種四個節(jié)氣;可以毫不夸張地說,二十四節(jié)氣傳統(tǒng)歷法的關鍵和核心。