西方节日_英语知识.ppt

Western Festival 西方节日 中国和英语国家的文化差异显著地表现在节日方面。 除中国和英语国家共同的节日（如,New Year’s Day）处，双方还各有自己独特的节日。中国有the Spring Festival, the Dragon Boat Festival, Mid—Autumn Day.等，英语国家有”Valentine’s Day（情人节），Easter（复活节），April fool’s Day（愚人节），Thanks Giving Day（感恩节），Christmas Day（圣诞节）等。中西方节日的风俗习惯也很不相同。 在节日里，对于别人送来的礼物，中国人往往要推辞一番，表现得无可奈何地接受，接受后一般也不当面打开。如果当面打开并喜形于色，可能招致“贪财”的嫌疑。而在英语文化中，人们对别人送的礼品，一般都要当面打开称赞一番，并且欣然道谢. 因此，对西方节日的了解显得尤为重要 如 母亲节Mothers day The second Sunday in May is Mothers day. Mothers day is a special day for everyone!On that day,children usually give their mother with cards,presents and flowers. But most of the people,like giving their mothers carnation（康乃磬） 。 Somebody said God could not be everywhere and he made mother. Mother，I love you! On this day we all sit back and think about how much our mothers do for us. 千里试问平安否？且把思念遥相寄。绵绵爱意与关怀，浓浓情意与祝福，母亲节快乐。 Where would we be without you,mom? 妈妈，没有您我们将流落何方呢？ Considering the quality of food that children make their mothers on Mothers Day, it becomes apparent that without moms, their kids would starve to death. 想想母亲节时，孩子们为妈妈所做的早餐；很明显的，如果没有妈妈，孩子们将会饿死。 母爱 Valentines Day is on Februay 14th every year.On that day, people always give their lovers some roses and chocolate(巧克力）.Today, boys and girls look like sweet. They go to restaurants and have a big supper.Valentines cards become more and more beautiful . 情人节Valentines Day 情人节 情人节由来 Once, the friar who is called Walunding is put in prison because of officiate(主持) at a marriage for a pair of sweethearts（爱人） in church , the elder with the jail （监狱）blind person daughter likes each other. Walunding has forgot that self body is in a jail （监狱） completely in being passionately（激烈的） in love with the girl. Some day , he have found the medicinal herb（药草） being able to let a girl regain sight , he all has decocted（煎、熬） medicinal herbs （药草） for the girl every day. The girl does not wait to do light but, he waits to have done the court verdict（判定） death penalty（死刑） but! Eleventh hour in his lif