China has a long history and rich culture. 中国有悠久的历史和丰富的文化底蕴
Chinese people value traditional festivals. 中国人非常重视传统节日
On Spring festival, people come back home to enjoy family reunion. 春节期间，人们会回到家里和家人团聚。
For Spring Festival, dumping is a must.
Over Spring festival, people eat foot with symbolic meaning.
Teacher’s day falls on September 10th.
Do you have the same day for the dead like our Qingming?
Now Chinese people are getting richer and will go sightseeing on holidays.
On holidays, people may stay at home and cook delicious food to enjoy family life.
Have you ever spent the new year in China?
Task 1
It’s lunch break. Mary who has just come to China from America, is talking with Li Na, her Chinese colleague about Spring Festival. Listen to the dialogue and then read after the recording.
午饭时间，刚从美国来到中国的玛丽正在与一位中国同事李娜谈论春节。先听，然后跟着录音朗读这段对话。
Mary: Spring festival is the most important festival in China, isn’t it?
Li Na: Yes, that’s true.
Mary: How long is the holiday?
Li Na: It depends. But usually it’s about 15 days.
Mary: Do you neat any special food for the festival?
Li Na: Yes, dumpling is a must. There is also other food. For example, people eat chicken for good luck (jili吉利in Chinese).
Mary: That’s interesting. I’m told the Chinese firwork is very beautiful, isn’t it?
Li Na: Yes, it’s really wonderful!
Mary: Oh, great! I hope I can spend this Spring Festival with you here in Beijing.
Li Na: I’m sure you’ll have a good time.
在许多学员参加英语培训学校的培训时，学校老师对春节的看法有自己独特见解。
Spring Festival: 春节，也可以说Lunar New Year（阴历年）以区别于New year （元旦）
It depends. 这要看情况而定。
…dumpling is a must. ……饺子是必须要吃的。Must 这里是名词，意思是必须做、吃、看的事物。如：The Great
Wall is a must for foreign tourists.
