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节被认为是中国的“情人节”(Valentine's Day)。
Every year, some big businesses organize various activities, and young people send gifts to their lovers. As a result, the Qixi Festival is considered to be Chinese \
3.七夕节来自牛郎与织女(Cowherd and Weaving Maid)的传说。相传,每年的这个夜晚,
天上的织女都会与牛郎相会。
The Qixi Festival is derived from the legend of Cowherd and Weaving Maid. The legend holds that on this particular night every year the Weaving Maid in heaven meets with Cowherd. 4.所以,在七夕的夜晚,人们可以看到牛郎织女在银河(the Milky Way)相会。姑娘们也
会在这一天晚上向天上的织女乞求智慧,以获得美满姻缘。
So, people can see Cowherd and Weaving Maid meeting in the Milky Way on the night of Qixi.
On this night, girls would also beg Weaving Maid for some wisdom for a happy marriage.
5.但随着时代的变迁,这些活动正在消失,唯有标志着忠贞爱情的牛郎织女的传说一直流
传民间。
But, with the changing of times, these activities are diminishing. All that remains is the legend of Cowherd and Weaving Maid, a sign of faithful love, continuously circulated among the folk.
Unit 5
1.丝绸之路(Silk Road)是我国古代一条连接中国和欧亚大陆(Eurasia)的交通线路,由
于这条商路以丝绸贸易为主,故称\丝绸之路\。
The Silk Road is a traffic route in the ancient times connecting China and Eurasia. This trade route focuses on the trade of silk, hence the name \
2.作为国际贸易的通道和文化交流的桥梁,丝绸之路有效地促进了东西方经济文化交流和
发展,对世界文明进程有着深远影响。
As an international trade channel and a bridge of cultural
exchanges, the Silk Road effectively improved the economic and cultural exchanges and development between the East and the West, exerting a profound impact on the progress of the world civilization.
3.当前,在新的历史条件下,我国提出了\一带一路\即\丝绸之路
经济带\和\世纪海上丝绸之路\的战略构想。
Nowadays, under the new historical circumstances, our country proposes the strategy of \Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road).
4.\一带一路\以合作共赢为核心,强调相关各国的互利共赢和共同发展。
The strategy of \mutual benefits, emphasizing mutual benefits, win-win, as well as common development of the related countries.
5.这一战略一经提出即受到沿线各国的积极响应。
Once proposed, the strategy has received positive responses from the related countries along the road.
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1.The Internet has made English learning much easier. English
learners used to be (1) (obliged) to spend their time in libraries looking for the books that would help them in their language studies. It was very inconvenient because a lot of materials could only be found in (2) (tedious) and uninteresting textbooks and readers. But today authentic content on a variety of subjects is only a click away. This is especially (3) (beneficial) for those who wants to learn English earnestly. In order to achieve fluency in
English, you need to be comfortable using at least 10,000 words.
The (4) (abundant) materials on the Internet make it possible for you to choose appropriate content to read and listen to. These materials
can be (5) (adjusted) to your level if you input some key words in the search engine. But how can you remember the (6) (bulk) of unfamiliar words? In this case, the Internet (7) (evidently)makes it easier to learn vocabulary. You can use online dictionaries to instantly find out their grammatical (8) (functions) and the specific meaning of these words. The Internet helps you to
(9) (efficiently) accumulate vocabulary based on lively and
interesting language content, which greatly reduces your (10) (distress) caused by inability to remember the new words. The efficiency of this vocabulary learning is one of the reasons why the Internet has become an ideal place to learn English.
2.Through exploration of the humanities, we learn how to think
creatively and critically, to analyze, and to ask questions. Because these skills allow us to gain new (1) (insight)into everything from poetry and paintings to business models and politics, humanistic subjects have been at the heart of a liberal arts (2) (education)since the ancient Greeks first used them to educate their citizens. Research into the human experience helps to (3) (boost) our knowledge about our world. Through the work of
humanities scholars, we learn about the values of different cultures, about what goes into making a work of art, and about the (4) (mystery) of how history is made. Their efforts depict the great accomplishments of the past, help us understand the world today, and give us tools to imagine the (5)(prospect) of our future. Today, humanistic knowledge continues to (6) (promote) the ideal foundation for