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英语翻译? Unit 1Book 3.?中国传统节日以中国的农历为依据。农历年的岁首称为春节，俗称“过年”，有祈年等多种习俗，是中国人民最隆重的传统节日，象征团结兴旺。其他主要的节日有元宵节、清明节、端午节、七夕节、中秋节、重阳节、冬至节、腊八节等等。各个节日都有其来源讲究和风俗习惯。农历节日与农历中的二十四节气不同。农历节日是中华民族凝聚力和生命力的体现? ??Traditional?Chinese?festivals?are?usually?fixed?to?the?Lunar?calendar.?January?1st?on?the?lunar?calendar?has?been?designated?as?the?Spring?Festival?(generally?referred?to?as?guonian).?There?are?several?customs?during?the?Spring?Festival,?such?as?praying?for?a?good?harvest,?etc.?The?Spring?Festival?is?the?most?ceremonious?traditional?festival?in?China?and?symbolizes?unity?and?prosperity.?Some?other?significant?Chinese?festivals?include?the?Lantern?Festival,?the?Pure?Bright?Festival,?the?Dragon?Boat?Festival.?the?Double-Seventh?Festival,?the?Mid-Autumn?Festival,?the?Double-Ninth?Festival,?the?Winter?Solstice,?and?the?Eight?Day?of?the?Twelfth?Lunar?Month,?etc.?Each?festival?has?its?own?unique?origin?and?custom.?These?Chinese?festivals?that?follow?teh?Lunar?calendar?are?different?from?the?24?Solar?Terms?in?theLunar?calendar.?They?embody?Chinas?cohesion?and?vitality.?? Unit 2 Book 3.茶是中华民族的举国之饮，发端于神农，兴盛于唐宋（618-1279）。?开门七件事，柴米油盐酱醋茶，是中国人日常生活的写照。茶文化是茶的自然和人文双重属性的引申与概括。中国的茶道精神将儒释道三教融入其中，其主要目的是借助饮茶艺术来修炼身心，体悟大道，提升人生境界。? Chinese?Tea?Culture? As?a?traditional?drink?for?Chinese?people,?Chinese?tea?is?believed?to?have?first?started?with?Chinese?Emperor?Shen?Nong,?and?flourished?in?the?Tang?and?Song?Dynasties.?Making?tea?was?considered?one?of?the?seven?basic?daily?necessities?along?with?fuel,?rice,?oil,?salt,?soy?sauce,?and?vinegar,?while?drinking?tea?is?an?apt?portrayal?of?daily?life?in?China.?Tea?culture?is?the?extension?and?generalization?of?the?science?and?the?humanities?character?of?tea.?In?China,?the?tea?spirit?blends?the?thoughts?of?Confucianism,?Buddhism,?and?Taoism,?and?it?aims?to?help?people?cultivate?both?mind?and?body,?comprehend?the?truth,?and?elevat?the?realm?of?life?through?the?art?of?drinking?tea.?? Unit 3Book3.?中国古代四大艺术“琴棋书画”?的画特指国画。其绘画形式是用毛笔蘸水、墨、颜料作画于绢、帛、宣纸之上，古代称之为水墨丹青。为区别于西方的油画而称之为“中国