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第四章 高职英语口语技能大赛题型概述

第二节 中国故事（Speech）

一、题型案例

Topic 1 冬
The Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice, also known as the winter festival, is one of the 24 solar terms
in China which falls on December 22, or one day before or after it. On the Winter

Solstice, the sun is directly on the Tropic of Capricorn, which means the day in the
northern hemisphere is the shortest day and the night longest. As the Winter Solstice is
the first term to be established, it is often regarded as the starting point of China’s 24
solar terms. Since this day marks a major change in climate, the ancient people attached

great importance to the Winter Solstice, viewing it as significant as the Spring Festival.
The Winter Solstice, a festival with a history of more than 2,000 years originated
from the Han Dynasty and reached its peak in glory in the Tang and Song Dynasties.
In the Tang Dynasty, to celebrate the festival, the emperor and his ministers offered

sacrifices to heaven and held court meetings, and the common people held celebration
ceremonies to welcome the upcoming year Nowadays, the celebration of Winter
Solstice is mainly reflected in different eating customs in northern and southern China.
In the north, it is said that Zhang Zhongjing, an eminent traditional Chinese doctor,

made dumplings, whose shape looks like ears, for people to eat in order to prevent
people from frostbite on ears. That’s why people in northern China today tend to eat
dumplings or wonton on the Winter Solstice. In southern China, however, people prefer
sweet dumplings, rice balls and long noodles to express their good wishes.

参考译文
冬至
每年公历的 12 月 22 日 ( 或前后一天 ) 是中国的二十四节气之一 --- 冬至，

也是中国传统节日，又称冬节。冬至一到，太阳正好直射在南回归线上，是北半
球的白天最短、黑夜最长的一天，意味着冬季的极限。冬至是二十四节气中最早

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