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The Lantern Festival or Yuanxiao Jie is a traditional Chinese festival, which is on the 15th of the first month of the Chinese New Year. The festival marks the end of the celebrations of the Chinese New Year.

“灯节”或者叫做“元宵节”是中国的传统佳节，在每年的农历正月十五这一天庆祝。元宵节的到来也标志着春节的结束。

Chinese started to celebrate the Lantern Festival from the Han Dynasty (206 BC - 221 AD). Like most other Chinese festivals, there is also a story behind the Festival. It is also believed that the festival has Taoist origins.

元宵节的传统可以追溯到西汉时期，像其他的传统节日一样，关于元宵节也有一个美丽的传说。据说，与道家的传统有关。

This is a festival for people having fun. On the night of the festival, people go on streets with a variety of lanterns under the full moon, watching lions or dragon dancing, playing Chinese riddles and games, and lighting up firecrackers. There is really a lot of fun for the young and the old.

按中国民间的传统，在这天上皓月高悬的夜晚，人们要点起彩灯万盏，以示庆贺。出门赏月、燃灯放焰、喜猜灯谜、共吃元宵，合家团聚、同庆佳节，其乐融融。

Yuanxiao (glutinous rice ball) or Tangyuan is the special food for the Lantern Festival. It is believed that Yuanxiao is named after a palace maid, Yuanxiao, of Emperor Wu Di of the Han Dynasty. Yuanxiao is a kind of sweet dumpling, which is made with sticky rice flour filled with sweet stuffing.

元宵(黏米团子)或者叫做汤圆是元宵节这一天必吃的食物。相传汉武帝时宫中有一位宫女，名叫“元宵”，长年幽于宫中，思念父母，终日以泪洗面。大臣东方朔决心帮助她，于是对汉武帝谎称，火神奉玉帝之命于正月十五火烧长安，要逃过动难，唯一的办法是让“元宵姑娘”在正月十五这天做很多火神爱吃的汤圆，并由全体臣民张灯供奉。武帝准凑，“元宵姑娘”终于见到家人。此后，便形成了元宵节。元宵这种食物实际上是甜馅“饺子...

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　　1.If you smile when one is around, you really mean it.

　　如果你独自一人笑了，那是真心的笑。--Andy Rooney

　　2.Wonders are many,and nothing is more wonderful then man.

　　天下奇迹无数，却无一比人更奇妙。--Sophocles

　　3.The proper function of man is to live,but not to exist.

　　人应该生活，而非单纯生存。--Jack London

　　4.The great advantage of telling the truth is one's so much more likely to sound convincing.

　　说真话最大的优势就是听上去很可能更令人信服。--Susan Howatch

　　5.Misers are no fun to live,but they make great ancestors.

　　与吝啬鬼生活毫无乐趣，但他们却为后人称道不已。--Tom Snyder

　　6.There is not a heart but has its moments of longing,yearning for something better,nobler and holier than it knows before.

　　每个人都有向往的时候，渴望比以前更美好，更高贵，更神圣的东西。--H.W.Beecher

　　7.Conquer fear of death and you are put into possession of you life.

　　战胜对死亡的恐惧才能真正享受生命。--G.Meredith

　　8.He that is once born,once die.

　　有生比有死。--Herbert

　　9.The more alternative,the more difficult the choice.

　　选择越多越难抉择。--Abbe D'Allaiva

　　10.The fox changes his skin but not his habits.

　　江山易改，本性难移。--Suetonius

　　11.forgiveness to the injured does belong;but they never pardon who have done wrong.

　　受害者有权宽恕，但他们永远也不能原谅那些害人者。--Dryden 加德莱顿

　　12.There is a time to speak ...

　　English Slang collection：

　　correctamundo

　　[释] correct;

　　[例] A: Are you telling me you haven't been off that couch all day? B: Correctamundo!;

　　cost an arm and a leg

　　[释] to cost a lot;

　　[例] Our clients have gone to all other stores but everything in there cost an arm and a leg.

　　cotch

　　[释] sit down/relax;

　　[例] Do you guys wanna come over and coth at my house?;

　　cotton mouth

　　[释] dry mouth;

　　[例] After a two-hour lecture, Dr. Reed's got cotton mouth.;

　　cotton on

　　[释] realize;

　　[例] With all the hints, I cottoned on what had happened.

　　couch potato

　　[释] a lazy person spending a lot of time sitting/laying on a couch and watching TV.;

　　couch surf

　　[释] to live/stay at someone else's home, not paying rent, buying food, or contributing to much of anything of value for the household.

　　English Slang collection：

　　crackalacking

　　[释] another way to say What's up;

　　[例] Hey craig, whats crackalacking?;

　　crackass

　　[释] one who is a complete moron, and idiot, a dumbass, or a bafoon;

　　[例] Your transvestite uncle Tammy is a complete crackass. No girl wants to look at him.

　　crack berry

　　[释] nickname for Blackberry;

　　[例] Can you put down your freakin crackberry for a second and pay attention to the movie?;

　　cracking

　　[释] something sensational, excellent or cool;

　　[例] Hey, thanks for the invitation. The party was cracking.

　　crack of dawn

　　[释] Usually a very early time of a day;

　　[例] We get up at the crack of dawn to walk to the next camping site.;

　　crack on

　　[释] to motivate an individual or group of people to get on with a task in hand;

　　[例] Hurry up and crack on with it.

 

　　English Slang collection：

　　cougar

　　[释] a middle-aged woman who seeks out much younger men for romance or physical intimacy;

　　cough up

　　[释] to give money to pay for something especially when you would prefer not to;

　　[例] With no insurance, he had to cough up for the medical bills.

　　country bumpkin

　　[释] a person, usually from a rural area (有嘲笑意味);

　　[例] She grew up in the south, so she's a bit of a country-bumpkin.;

　　cover one's ass

　　[释] to protect oneself in anticipation of a hazard;

　　[例] Cover your ass. It ain't pretty ahead.

　　cowboy killer

　　[释] to describe a hard packed, or very harsh cigarette;

　　[例] A: Do you want a smoke? B: Woah no thanks, don't smoke the cowboy killers.;

　　cowboy up

　　[释] to face a daunting task, as a brave cowboy would.;

　　[例] Cowboy up! You can make it.

　　English Slang collection：

　　big potato

　　[释] people very high up in the industry's hierarchy;

　　[例] Some big potatoes will stop by our company for a visit, so please act like a profession.;

　　big shot=big cheese

　　[释] an important person;

　　[例] I hate the attitude of the big shots.

　　Big Smoke

　　[释] a large city, especially a capital city;

　　[例] Are you going to the Big Smoke this weekend?;

　　big stink

　　[释] a large commotion;

　　[例] Don't make a big stink over such trifles.;

　　big time

　　[释] great time;

　　[例] I had a real big time last night.

　　big time

　　[释] great success;

　　[例] If you want to move up into the big time, you're gonna have to create a character of your own.;

　　big whoop

　　[释] a big deal

　　[释] My life is in complete shambles, but its no big whoop.;

　　bio break

　　[释] a bathroom break.

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6. A gift you gave to another person

what the gift was

who you gave it to

why you chose this particular gift

and explain whether this person liked this present or not.

Part 3

On what occasions do people give gifts to others?

When (at what times of the year) do children receive presents in China?

What kinds of gifts do children in China usually get?

Do you think toys have any educational value?

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　　English Slang collection：

　　cop a squat

　　[释] sit down and relax;

　　[例] Hey, cop a squat and have a cup o' coffee.;

　　cop out

　　[释] an excuse designed to shirk responsibility;

　　[例] Saying you're sick just because you wanna avoid a big test you're prepared but scared for is a cop out.

　　copy that

　　[释] to understand;

　　[例] A: Don't forget to return the books to the library. B: Copy that!;

　　copyvio

　　[释] abbreviation for "copyright violation" ;

　　[例]It is known that copyvio is a serious problem and reason for immediate article deletion.

　　core competency

　　[释] a person's primary skill;

　　[例] What are the expected core competencies of post-80s?;

　　cork it

　　[释] stop talking;

　　[例] Cork it. We're trying to watch the movie.;

　　corny

　　[释] lacking in taste;

　　[例] Oh my... Look at his shirt. It's corny.