英语写作话题――节日 1.中国节日名称 2.西方节日名称 (1)Christmas day 圣诞节 (2)Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 (3)Valentine’s Day 情人节 (4)April Fool’s Day 愚人节 (5)Halloween Day 万圣节 (6)Easter Day 复活节 (7)Mother’s Day 母亲节 (8)Father’s day 父亲节 (1)The Spring Festival春节 (2)The Dragon Boat Festival端午节 (3)The Mid-autumn Festival中秋节 (4)New Year’s Day元旦 (5)National Day国庆节 (6)International Labor Day五一劳动节 (7)Teachers’ Day教师节 (8)Children’s Day儿童节 (9)Women’s Day妇女节 (10)Tomb-sweeping Day清明节 (11)Double Ninth Festival重阳节 (12)Lantern Festival元宵节 从哪几个方面介绍节日? 注意：节日是年年过的, 所以用一般现在时 1.节日概况 2.节日时间 3.过节方式 4.有时会说到节日的历史和意义 1. 传统的: traditional 有意义的: meaningful 重要的: important = of great importance Sth is of great importance for sb. Sth is one of the traditional festivals in China. 2.... falls on... // is celebrated on.... The Lantern Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, which falls/is celebrated on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month. 3.(1)我们举行舞会来庆祝新年。(celebrate…with…) (2)在中秋节这天，人们通常赏月和吃月饼。 (3)在除夕，全家人会聚在一起吃团圆饭，给小孩发红包。 (4)一般来说，人们在农历新年有七天假。 译:(1)We celebrate the New Year with a dance party. (2)On this day, people usually admire the moon and eat moon cakes together. (3)On New Year’s Eve, the whole family will get together to have meals and give children lucky money in red paper. (4)Generally speaking, people can have seven days off for the Spring Festival. 4.人们庆祝端午节是为了纪念古代伟大的诗人屈原。 (1)The Dragon Boat Festival is held in honor of the great ancient poet Qu Yuan./ (2)People celebrate… in honor of Qu Yuan, a great poet of ancient China. 扩充例句： 1.放假: 一般来说，人们在…有…天假。 Generally speaking, people can have … days off/ have a three-day vacation for…. 2. 父亲节是一个传统的节日，用来表达对父亲的感激之情。 Father’s Day is a traditional holiday celebrated to express our gratitude to our fathers. 3. 教师节是一个有意义的节日，用来表达对老师的尊敬。 Teachers’ Day is a meaningful holiday celebrated to show our respect to the teachers. show one’s respect to … 4. 起源: …的起源可以追溯到…。 The origin of … can be traced back to as far as …. / … date back to … 关于端午节的描述： The Dragon Boat Festival, with a history of more than 2000 years, falls on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar year. Because it is in early summer, it marks the beginning of the hottest season of the year. In the old days, dragon boat races were organized only by the Chinese people. However, in recent years, people from other cultures have also taken part in the races and enjoyed the fun. The special food for this festival is called zongzi, which is sticky rice wrapped in fresh bamboo leaves. 练习描述中秋节： 时间：每年阴历八月十五日, 是中国最重要的传统节日之一。 范围：中国及亚洲其它一些国家都会庆祝。 象征：人们认为月亮是团圆、运气、财富的象征，在那天会互相表达祝福 方式：在那一天，人们通常回家与家人团聚, 共进晚餐。人们还会吃月饼, 那是一种圆圆的饼，里面有肉、果仁、鸡蛋等。 参考例句： [时间] The Mid-autumn Festival, which is one of the most important traditional festivals in China, falls on August 15th of the Lunar calendar every year. [范围] Not only is it popular in China but it is also celebrated in many other Asian countries. [象征] People believe that the moon is a symbol of family reunion, luck and fortune, and it is a custom to express best wishes to the beloved ones at this particular time. [方式] On that day people usually go back home to have family reunion, enjoying a large meal with their family. They will also eat moon cakes, which are round cakes with meat, eggs, nuts and other things inside. 范文赏析：假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Tom写信告诉你他们全家想来中国过春节。请给你的朋友写封回信，向他介绍春节。 要点如下：1. 表示欢迎； 2. 春节的时间和意义； 3. 春节的庆祝活动。 Dear Tom, I’m very happy that you are planning to have your vacation in China during the Spring Festival. The Spring Festival is the most important festival in China, which lasts 15 days from the first day of the lunar calendar to the 15th. It is a festival for family reunion. On New Year’ s Eve, the whole family will get together and have a big family feast while enjoying the TV programs. On New Year’s Day, people will go to visit their relatives and friends and get some presents exchanged between each other while children can get some lucky money from their parents or relatives. Moreover, people may even put up couplets and set off fireworks to celebrate the New Year. It will be great fun to spend your vacation here. I am looking forward to your coming. 本文来源：https://www.wddqw.com/doc/20a99cf3a7c30c22590102020740be1e640eccf9.html