《新目标大学英语》课件_新目标大学英语.pptx

Unit3

ChineseTraditionalFestivals;神话传说反映了古人对现实生活的理想追求,富有浓厚的文学色彩,本文提供了与外国人交

流时值得掌握的话题。;TheDoubleSeventhFestival,onthe7thdayofthe7thlu-

nar2month,isatraditionalfestivalfullofromance.Itoftenfalls

inAugustintheGregoriancalendar3.

Thisfestivalisinmid-summerwhentheweatheriswarmand

thegrassandtreesaregreen.Atnightwhentheskyisdotted

with4stars,gazeuptowheretheMilkyWay(ortheheavenly

riverinChinese)traverses5thenightskyandyouwillseeacon-

stellation6offivesmallstarsontheeastbank.①Amongthem;thereisVega7alsonamedtheWeavingMaid8orZhiNvinChi-

nese.Oppositeher,onthedistantwestbankisAltair9,also

namedCowherd10orNiuLanginChinese,shiningbrilliantly

throughtheages—lonelyandwaiting.Andaboutthemthereis

abeautifullovestorypasseddownfromgenerationtogenera-

tion.

Longlongago,therewasanhonestandkind-heartedfellow

namedNiuLang(theCowherd).Hisparentsdiedwhenhewasa;child.Laterhewasdrivenoutofhishomebyhissister-in-law.

Sohelivedbyhimselfherding11cattleandfarming.Oneday,a

fairyfromheavencalledZhiNv(theWeavingMaid)fellinlove

withhimandcamedownsecretlytotheearthandmarriedhim.

TheCowherdfarmedinthefieldandtheWeavingMaidwove

athome.Theylivedahappylifeandgavebirthto12aboyanda

girl.Unfortunately,theGodofHeaven13soonfoundoutthefact

andorderedtheQueenMotheroftheWesternHeavens14to;bringtheWeavingMaidback.

Withthehelpofcelestial15cattle,theCowherdflewtoheaven

withhissonanddaughter.Whenhewasabouttocatchupwith

hiswife,theQueenMothertookoffoneofhergoldhairpins16

andmadeastroke17.Onebillowy18riverappearedinfrontof

theCowherd.TheCowherdandtheWeavingMaidweresepa-

ratedonthetwobanksforeverandcouldonlyfeeltheirtears.

Theirloyaltytolovetouchedmagpies19,sotensofthousandsof;