In Chinese celebrations, whether it is an important birthday or a traditional festival, one of the most typical elements (元素) is the lucky and auspicious (吉祥的) symbols.
To most Chinese, when it comes to lucky symbols, the top three are surely fu, lu and shou, which are sometimes called the three gods.
During Chinese New Year, we would put up red squares with the character fu on them. Some people would put their fu character upside down. In Chinese when we say the fu character is upside down, it sounds like good luck has arrived.
lu often has to do with one’s job and richness. Lu refers to well pay and ranks (等级) in ancient China. Hulu, gourds (葫芦), sounds like hulu (护禄) which means protecting lu. So traditionally, people use gourds to scare away bad spirits and illnesses and keep rich and successful.
Shou means long-lived life. Even nowadays when someone is having their holiday celebration, we would call this person shouxing, a god. At birthday parties for elder people, we often see peaches. That’s because according to the legend (传说), the Queen Mother of the West grows peaches in her own garden, and whoever gets to eat these peaches will live forever.
Besides the three, lucky and auspicious symbols can be easily found in the food we eat. For the Chinese New Year dinner, most families would have fish because the character fish sounds like surplus (有余). In southern China, niangao, a kind of rice cake is a lucky food because niangao sounds like getting higher every year. And for Lantern Festival, we have tangyuan, a kind of sticky rice dumplings. They are round shapes and the pronunciation of the food symbolizes being together.
【小题1】The writer mainly tells us about __________.A.typical Chinese traditional festivals | B.the secrets of richness and success |
C.Chinese lucky and auspicious symbols | D.traditional Chinese eating culture |
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A.wear a gourd with him or her | B.grow peaches in his or her garden |
C.call the god, shouxing for help | D.have tangyuan with family often |
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Users download an app and connect via Bluetooth, and the Kolibree will record 1) the time you spent brushing teeth, 2) whether all areas of your mouth are reached, 3) whether you brush up and down instead of just side to side. Then it will send the information to a mobile phone via Bluetooth, telling you whether you have brushed in a proper way. The Kolibree app records your progress and scores your brushing way to help you improve brushing habits.
The toothbrush will also be able to talk to other apps on your phone, so developers could create a game controlled by your toothbrush. That would be very interesting.
The Kolibree toothbrush was invented by Thomas Serval. He says the idea of inventing it came from his experience as a father. He would come home from work and ask his kids if they had brushed their teeth. They always answered “yes”, but Thomas used to find their toothbrush heads dry. He decided that a kind of brush was needed to tell him how well they brushed their teeth.
Thomas says that one day, it’ll be possible to use a brushing unit with a camera. The camera can even examine holes in your teeth while you brush.
Kolibree toothbrush | |
Introduction | ◆Its ◆It can work wirelessly with a smart phone. ◆The cost will |
Way it works | ◆Download an app and connect via Bluetooth. ◆The Kolibree will record how whether you brush all whether you brush your teeth ◆Your progress will be ◆It can be |
Reason for | ◆Thomas decided to design it after doubting that his children |
Future | ◆A camera will be in a brushing unit and can examine holes in your teeth. |
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The label(标签),Made in China,is one that is becoming increasing common in shopping centers all over the world.
In the United States,shoppers at WalMart,the nation's largest retailer(零售商),have a wide selection of products mostly produced in China.The large amount of Chinese imports have created a large selection of goods in other countries as people begin to buy more and more products made in China.These goods are even widely available in other Asian nations,where Chinesemade goods are quite popular.Chinese brand names are also becoming more wellknown outside China.
When Chinese Americans visit family and friends in their homeland,gifts from the U.S.are a must. But TVs and fashionable clothes aren't rare any more,and anything ‘Made in China’ shouldn't be considered in any case.
“When I decide to visit my family members in China,I will have a big headache.What should I buy for them? They may not all speak English,but everyone in China knows those three words,” a Chinese American said.“When they see the label ‘Made in China,’ they will think,‘Why do you send me this?’”
The development of China has surprised the world with its growth. As a result,the other countries are beginning to try to reduce Chinese goods with the use of taxes(税)and import restrictions. However,the development on the Chinese economy still affects the world in many ways.
【小题1】Around the world,the products made in China are ______ in the shopping malls.
A.unwelcome | B.expensive | C.popular | D.rare |
A.国家 | B.农村 | C.购物中心 | D.经销商 |
A.Because their Chinese friends can not speak English. |
B.Because their friends will be unhappy if the gifts are made in China. |
C.Because they should give their friends rare gifts. |
D.Because they should give their friends fashionable gifts. |
A.By developing the qualities of their own products. |
B.By telling their shoppers not to buy Chinese goods. |
C.By importing more Chinese goods. |
D.By using taxes and import restrictions. |
A.products made in China are more and more popular all over the world |
B.TVs and fashionable clothes are ideal gifts for Chinese people |
C.everyone in China can speak English |
D.the other governments don't welcome any Chinese goods |
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