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increasingly popular with young people.

美洲和欧洲各国都会庆祝 2 月 14 日的情人节。这是一个充满爱情和浪漫的节日，恋人之间 通常都会交换情人卡和爱情信物。 关于这个节日的起源有着不同的说法。 一个传说是罗马人 把一个叫圣瓦伦丁的神父关进了监狱，因为他拒绝相信罗马神。 2 月 14 日那天，瓦伦丁被 处死， 不仅因为他是基督徒， 而且因为他曾治愈了一位监狱看守双目失明的女儿。 他在被处

死的前一天晚上给她写了一封署名“你的瓦伦丁”的告别信。后来， 2 月 14 日就成了一个 人们可以为他们的情人展示感情的节日。 现在，人们以不同的方式庆祝情人节， 他们发送贺

卡、鲜花，赠送巧克力或其他礼品，或共进浪漫的晚餐。现在这个节日已流行世界各地。在 中国，这个节日也正越来越受年轻人的欢迎。

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农历七月初七是中国的七夕节 (Qixi Festival) ，是中国传统节日中最具浪漫色彩的一个节日。 一些大的商家每年都举办不同的活动， 年轻人也送礼物给他们的情人。 因此， 七夕节被认为

新视野大学英语第三版第二册第四单元读写答案

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-- 是中国的 “情人节 ”(Valentine's Day) 。七夕节来自牛郎与织女 （ Cowherd and Weaving Maid ） 的传说。相传，每年的这个夜晚，天上的织女都会与牛郎相会。所以，在七夕的夜晚，人们 可以看到牛郎织女在银河 （ the Milky Way ）相会。姑娘们也会在这一天晚上向天上的织女 乞求智慧， 以获得美满姻缘。但随着时代的变迁， 这些活动正在消失， 唯有标志着忠贞爱情 的牛郎织女的传说一直流传民间。

July 7th on the Chinese calendar is Chinese Qixi Festival, the

most romantic of all the traditional Chinese holidays. Every year, some big businesses organize various activities, and young people

send gifts to their lovers. As a result, the Qixi Festival is

considered to be Chinese "Valentine's Day". The Qixi Festival is

derived from the legend of Cowherd and Weaving Maid. The legend

holds that on this particular night every year the Weaving Maid

in heaven meets with Cowherd. So, people can see Cowherd and

Weaving Maid meeting in the Milky Way on the night of Qixi. On

this night, girls would also beg Weaving

Maid for some wisdom for a happy marriage. But, with the changing of

times, these activities are diminishing. All that remains is the legend of Cowherd and Weaving Maid, a

sign of faithful love, continuously circulated among the folk.

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Unit 4 –Section B

Language Focus –Words in Use

1.To American politicians, the handshake has long been a way of

(conveying) intimacy with the voters, and the world record for greeting

was probably achieved by Roosevelt at a New Year's reception in 1907.

2. A happy marriage can only be (forged) through years of commitment to

caring for and understanding each other.

3.With the financial help from his parents, his business is

(thriving) even during this time of economic recession.

4.By carrying out a small test, doctors can detect the (abnormal)

cells that might cause cancers in time and then treat them easily and

simply.

5.After the little girl lost her parents in the traffic accident, she

kept (frowning) all the time and never smiled again.

6.We're going to have a baby! Let's start off by calling our

families and telling them the good news. I believe our parents are

going to be as (thrilled) as we are.

7.As the three of us were sitting together eating cake, I (reckoned) that it was

quite a luxury to

be able to spend time with my family.

8.The governor of this state has (clarified) the state government's

decision that it is necessary to stop giving money away so easily.

9.Playing musical instruments shapes the character of self-assurance

and has the added bonus of public performance, which helps to (conquer)

the fear of getting up in front of people.

10.With the downturn of economy, many people are having a hard time

controlling their temper and (concealing) their anger.

Language Focus –Expressions in Use

1.I have met some interesting people at the golf course, and I can

(make contact with) them by email when I don't have time to see them

personally.

2.Everyone was standing around in silence when the owner of the house

asked us a question, so (took the initiative) I and tried to explain why

we had come.

3.In my opinion, students who (are inclined to) cheat are going to cheat regardless of the technology. It's just a question of honesty. We're here

to learn, so we've got to make the most of it ourselves.

4.Creative people, along with their persistence, are usually very

inspirational and determined to (thrive on) overcoming obstacles.

5.Some of us are too often (indifferent to) losing an hour or a day by wasting

time, forgetting

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that our life is the sum total of the days and of the hours we live.

6.We're all familiar with seeing business people (whip out) their

card at every occasion. The name of their business and their phone

number will be remembered.

7.She closed her eyes for a moment, trying to calm down and fight

off the fear that she felt somewhere (in the pit of her stomach) .

8.The brothers have decided to (chip in) a certain amount of money each month

to hire a

housekeeper to take care of their mother who is now very sick.

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