六、Culture

1、Festival: W:Christmas-Santa,slade,reindeer,chimney,socks,stockings,Jesus Christ;Thanksgiving-rejuvenation,turkey,settler;Easter E:Spring Festival(eve),Lattern,Dragon Boat,Md-autumn

2、culinary art:reunion团圆 unity团结 completeness圆满 happiness吉祥如意

has a long history历史悠久 date back to long time ago源远流长 profound博大精深 unique独树一帜

presprous/thriving长盛不衰 color,arouma,taste色香味 layout摆放 timing火候 slicing刀功 blending of seasonings 佐料搭配fried,steamed,boiled,grilled烧烤的,baked烘烤的,smoked,braised红烧的,stewed炖的,simmered煨的 Raw material:meat:chicken,pork,beef,mutton大羊肉,lamb小羊肉,fish vegetable:cabbage,eggplant,celery芹菜,lotus root藕,sweet potato红薯,leek韭菜,pepper,mushroom,taro芋头,yam山药,cauliflower,broccoli西兰花 slicied切片,shredded切丝,diced切块,minced切成肉末状

3、Art: (1)calligraphy,painting:calligrapher,inscription甲骨文,on oracle,bones,pictograph象形文字,official sript隶书,regular楷书,running草书,cursive行书,powerful刚劲有力,smooth行云流水,游龙戏凤,natural浑然天成,vivid栩栩如生,惟妙惟肖,masterpiece大师作品,amateur业余爱好者

Prac:Wangxizhi,crowned as the master of calligraphy,born in East Jin Dynasty,was good at running & cursive sript.His works wer powerful,smooth & natural,looked up to by later amateurs.

adv.:也许是地理位置的缘故，也许是历史渊源的缘故，汉语热在亚洲的热度最高。Geographically,or historically,learning Chinese enjoys the highest fever in Asia.

中国饮食文化历史悠久，源远流长，博大精深。中华菜系之所以能在世界各大菜系中独树一帜，长盛不衰，除了其令人称道的色香味之外，更在其中所蕴含的丰富文化色彩。中华菜系按地域划分可分为淮扬菜，川菜，越菜以及鲁菜及人们所熟知的东甜西辣，南淡北咸。Chinese culinary art has a long history and is profound.The reason why it has been unique and prosperous is the color,aroma & taste,and the rich culture elements inside.Geographically,it can be divivded into Huaiyang,chuan,Canton & Shandong cuisine known as sweet east,hot&spicy west,lighty sourth and salty north.

(2)literature:essay散文,赋,骈文,poem,lyrics词,couplets,octave律诗,quatrain绝句,sonnet十四行诗

(3)craftsmanship:china,tea pts茶具,embroidery刺绣,sandal wood fan檀香扇,dayed figure泥人,tri-colored cloisonne唐三彩,terra-cotta worriors & horses兵马俑,paper cutting剪纸,pottery陶器,exquisite/superior工艺精湛,别具匠心,巧夺天工,鬼斧神工,preserve传承,carry foward发扬光大

(4)Martial Arts:school流派,master宗师,Qigong,Shadow boxing太极拳,karate空手道,Taekondo跆拳道,judo柔道,mudually complementary and constraint相生相克,互根互用

(5)Beijing Opera:singing,monologue,making poses,cution唱念做打 nation treasure国粹

5、Religion:Buddhism,Christanity,Protestant,Catholicism,Islam,Muslim,Hinduism,Judaism犹太教,Orthodox东正教,priest(基)牧师,father(天)神父,confess忏悔,prayer祈祷,blessing保佑,covert to皈依,baptize洗礼,Holy Bable,Old testament,Genesis,redemption救赎,choir唱诗班,atheist无神论者

MS:1、等比:(1)no more...than和...同等 (2)no/nothing less...than并不亚于...,与...同等,简直就是... (3)否定词+more/other/else than只不过...而已,只好... (4)A is to B what C is to D (5)may as well...as既可以...也可以... might~~~既不能...也不能... (6)enough/sufficient/serve to/for,equal to,deserve,worthy of,merit与...相等

2、差比:(1)all/none/so much the er更加,还是 (2)next to仅次于,几乎等于,除此之外 (3)最高级+but,the next to+最高级:第二

3、极比:(1)as...as any最... (2)否定词+so...as... (3)否定词+比较级 (2)(3)没有...比...更...

焦点:(1)2008 Olympics:bid for,win the bid,sponsor赞助商,masiot吉祥物,track&fields,Gymnastics,water competition,volunteer,telecommunication,organization,commuittee,infrastructure基础设施,countdown倒计时 (2)Environmental Protestion:causes,consequences,solutions