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第四章 高职英语口语技能大赛题型概述

are lit up with the glitter from fireworks, and the sound can be deafening.
放鞭炮曾是春节庆祝活动中最重要的习俗之一。然而，担心燃放鞭炮可能会
带来危险和烦人的噪音，政府已在许多大城市下令禁止燃放鞭炮。但在小城镇和

地区的人们仍然坚持这种传统的庆祝活动。除夕夜一旦撞响午夜 12 点钟，城市
和乡镇都被烟花的闪闪光芒映亮，鞭炮声震耳欲聋。
Children love Spring Festival because they can receive red packet! A red packet
is simply a red envelope with lucky money in it, which symbolizes luck and wealth.
In traditional Chinese cultural, red is considered a lucky color, red packet is believed

to ward off evil spirits and to bring good fortune to the receiver. Traditionally, older
generations give the red packet to the younger generation. Nowadays, this practice
extends to close friends, neighbors, and even some companies give away year- end

bonus in the red packets.
孩子们最爱过春节，因为春节有红包！红包就是在一个红包的小红包里装上
压岁钱，寓意为幸运和财富。在中国传统文化中，红色是幸运色，大家相信红包
能帮人赶走霉运， 带来幸福富贵。在过去，都是长辈给晚辈红包，但是现在这

个概念已经扩大到朋友之间，有些公司也会把年终奖金放到红包里面发放。
（二）中国故事·寓言故事
01.Hurry Up,Plants 拔苗助长
A wise man named Mengzi once told this story:A long, long time ago, there

was a farmer who lived with his son in the State of Song. However, they weren’t
musical. They were hardworking and rarely sang. The farmer was particularly serious.
His closest neighbor had even called him a worrier.Once the weather was good, the
farmer and his son planted rice together. They were tired and proud when all the seeds
had been planted. The farmer hoped they had done everything perfectly.He wanted

to watch the rice grow. Starting at sunrise every day, he stood in the flooded fields,
waiting. He wondered if the small green sprout near the boulder had been there an
hour ago. He got excited. Maybe it was a new plant! When he looked closer, he saw

that it was an old plant. What a disappointment. He went back to watching the fields.
He waved his arms to scare birds. Many days passed just in this way.Soon, he began to
get worried. It seemed that the shoots had not grown for several days. They looked the

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