元宵节最不能错过的当然就是各式的花灯了。这回花灯可真不少，而且好多花灯外面还写了字，那是什么呢？

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Laura: Wow, there are so many lanterns to appreciate. Now, I can see why it's called the Lantern Festival. It deserves its name.

Shirley: Yeah. People always enjoy the lighted lanterns and the gala performances.

Laura: What are they doing over there? People keep on gathering there.

Shirley: Did you notice the characters on the lanterns?

Laura: Sure. But you know that I can't read any Chinese characters. What do they say?

Shirley: They are puzzles. It's a tradition to solve the puzzles on the lanterns during the Lantern Festival.

Laura: Very interesting. But I'm afraid we'd better do something else. Hey, look! There is a huge lantern there. Let's get close to it.

Shirley: It's really eye-catching. It's the biggest dragon lantern I've ever seen in all my life.

Laura: Really? Then I'm really lucky. Oh, it's spewing fireworks from its huge mouth.

Shirley: Very impressive. It's made of glass which makes it even brighter.

Laura: There are many Chinese characters on its body, too. What are they about? Puzzles?

Shirley: Let me have a look. Oh, no. They are Chinese poems which describe this happy scene.

Laura: The design is wonderful. I wonder how the designer comes up with all these great ideas.

Shirley: Wanna take a picture with the dragon lantern?

Laura: That's exactly what I'm thinking. I'd show them to my parents later.

Shirley: Hey, let's go buy some small lanterns as souvenirs for them.

Laura: Oh, good idea. They'll love it.

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罗拉：哇，这里有好多灯笼可以观赏啊。现在，我知道它为什么被称为“灯笼节”了。真是名副其实啊。

雪莉：是啊。人们都很喜欢这些点亮的灯笼和欢庆的表演。

罗拉：那里在做什么啊？聚集了好多人啊。

雪莉：你注意到灯笼上的字了吗？

罗拉：当然了。但是你知道我不认识汉字的。写的是什么啊？

雪莉：它们是字谜。元宵节猜灯笼上的字谜是一个传统。

罗拉：好有趣。但是我们还是做点别的吧。嗨，你看！那里有一只超大的灯笼。我们走近看看吧。

雪莉：它真是引人注目啊。这是我这辈子见过的最大的龙灯。

罗拉：真的吗？那我可真是幸运啊。哦，它的大嘴还在喷火呢。

雪莉：真是激动人心啊。它是用玻璃做的，所以看起来更亮了。

罗拉：它的身上也写了很多汉字哦。是关于什么的呢？字谜吗？

雪莉：让我看看。哦，不是，是一些描写这一欢乐场景的中国诗歌。

罗拉：这设计太棒了。我想知道设计者是怎么想到这么棒的主意的。

雪莉：想和这龙灯来张合影吗？

罗拉：我正是这么想的呢。我要把它给我父母看。

雪莉：嗨，我们去买点小灯笼给他们当作纪念品吧。

罗拉：哦，好主意。他们一定会喜欢的。

经典背诵 Recitation
Shirley: Today is the Lantern Festival. The thing that I like most about the Lantern Festival is the beautiful lanterns. Also, it's an old Chinese tradition to solve the puzzles on the lanterns, which is really interesting. Today I saw the biggest dragon lantern I've ever seen in all my life,. Moreover, it was really eye-catching when it spewed fireworks from its huge mouth.

生词小结
lantern n. 灯笼

gala n. 庆典，演出盛会

eye-catching adj. 引人注目的

spew vt. 喷出，涌出

firework n. 焰火

souvenir n. 纪念品

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