1 . Let’s Celebrate!
No matter what kind of culture you come across, there’s always a reason to celebrate! Check out four amazing festivals around the world.
Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival Every June people get together in Wisconsin,USA, to honor cheese (奶酪).The celebration lasts three days and it's full of different events for the whole family. There are concerts, free cheese tasting, the Big Cheese Parade and Big Cheese Breakfast, etc. | |
La Tomatina Every August, Buiol, Spain, hosts a festival where the world’s biggest hour-long food fight takes place. Around 20,000 people take part in the event, throwing over a hundred tons of tomatoes at each other in all. What a juiced-up celebration! | |
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival Are there any festivals to celebrate in winter?Sure! Come to Harbin, China. It is home to Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. The festival starts on January s every year. During the month-long festival, people can enjoy the largest and most beautiful ice and snow sculptures (雕塑) in the world. | |
Monkey Buffet Festival The Monkey Buffet Festival is on the last Sunday of November. It is a great day for monkeys in Thailand. People there think monkeys can bring good luck to them. So, to thank monkeys, they have this special festival to feed them. |
A.Throw fruits. | B.Play with animals. | C.Enjoy music. | D.Go snowboarding. |
A.Great Wisconsin Cheese Festival. | B.La Tomatina. |
C.Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival. | D.Monkey Buffet Festival. |
A.In a science report. | B.On a sports website. | C.In a grammar textbook. | D.In a culture magazine. |
2 . Many years ago I went on vacation for a week in Mexico. Arriving at the resort, I decided to try every activity it offered at least once, no matter what it was.
It was a really enjoyable vacation, but one thing really surprised me.
I want to relate this to life because we're here to get the most enjoyment out of life. When we do, life can truly be an adventure to enjoy.
Think of life in this way: Life is like a week's vacation at a resort. And there are thousands of things we can try, metaphorically (隐喻地) living on Earth.
A.There're some things people are rather good at, but others that they're not. |
B.Many people participated in only one or two activities in the whole vacation. |
C.However, that isn't true for many people. |
D.Life is an awkward experience to everyone. |
E.The disapproval of others can have a lot of power over us. |
F.Life really is a beautiful adventure if we are willing to try new things. |
G.We never allow ourselves to be seen as not skilled at the things we do. |