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星星母亲批评并惩罚了自私的太阳和风俩姐妹。 The Moon and Her Mother (III) Mother the Star ate the supper from the Moon. And then she turned to her three children. She had something important to say to them. She spoke first to the Sun. “You were selfish, my daughter,” she said. “You will be so hot. When you appear, men will run away from you.” And that is why, to this day, the Sun is blazing. Next the mother spoke to the Wind. “You, too, my daughter, have been unkind,” she said. “You will blow in the heat of your sister, the Sun, and blast all that you touch.” And that is why, to this day, the Wind blowing in hot weather, is so unpleasant. Word Bank 超纲词汇 important /Imp6:tnt/ adj. 重要的 selfish /selfI5/ adj. 自私的，利己的 appear /=pI=/ v. 出现 blazing /bleIzI9/ adj. 酷热的，炽热的 unkind /;2nkaInd/ adj. 不友善的，刻薄的 heat /hi:t/ n. 高温，炎热 blast /bl1:st/ v. (使)枯萎，(使)凋谢 unpleasant /2npleznt/ adj. 令人不快的，不舒服的 第3版 Mini-world 万花筒 不同的国家，不同的文化，同样的手势 所代表的含义也许是不同的。 Hand Gestures in Different Places Most people like using hand gestures. It’s an easy and interesting way to “speak” when words don’t work. However, sometimes the same hand gestures have different meanings in different countries. Check out the followings! OK sign In China, it means OK and good. French people understand it as zero. Japanese read it as money. But don’t show this gesture to a Greek. Greeks think of it as an insult. Be careful! Thumbs-up Do you know what thumbs-up means in different cultures? In England, it means well-done and good. To most Europeans, it shows the number one. Europeans count in a different way from ours. The thumb stands for number one and the little finger stands for number five. But don’t use this gesture in Italy’s Southern Sardinia unless you want to pick a fight! Meaning: a day that is very important for some reason 值得纪念的日子，好日子 Story: 这是一个有着非常悠久历史的短语，其最初的应用可以追溯至1700年左右。当时，人们普遍使用教会的日历，日历上用红色标出那些重要的 基督教节日以及与圣人有关的日子。 因此， a red letter day 就被用来 表示“大喜之日、值得纪念的日子。” Example: October 1 is a red letter d