Editor's Note/Intensive Reading Guide (A):
Tomorrow is Qingming Festival, the fifth of the twenty-four solar terms, and today we study a report on Qingming and Qingming Festival in the 9th edition of China Daily on April 2-3, 2021: "Qingming: A time for new beginnings and older memories [April 2-3: 9]". Reporter Chen Yan this report is very rich, combing the historical origins of the Qingming, but also tells the story of the origin of cold food similar to the Qingming Festival, Jin Wengong in order to commemorate the meritorious old comrade Jie zhi proposed to ban fire for three days, eat cold food. This article also talks about Qingming Festival delicacies such as Qingtuan. Du Mu's Qingming poem is also quoted in this article, but it is slightly different from the translation quoted by Mr. Xu Yuanchong in the 172nd intensive reading of China Daily, "Baijiu brand embraces nation is poetic history [Mar 25: 6]".
People's Daily, April 3, 2022, 6th edition: "Qingming, Shangwei, Cold Food" difference
This lesson to master: cot, qingtuan, the Tang Dynasty poet Du mu's Qingming. In terms of Chinese culture (Chinese study), it is necessary to grasp the difference between the three traditional festivals "Qingming, Shangwei and Cold Food", and I attach an article from the 6th edition of the People's Daily on April 3 for your reference.
China Daily, April 2-3, 2022, page 9: Qingming: A time for new beginnings and older memories (A)
Tomb Sweeping: A time for new beginnings and old memories. (Qingming: A new beginning, a day to commemorate the ancestors, and to pursue the distant with caution). China Daily, April 2-3, 2022, page 9, by Chen Nan. [Boya Yangzheng English Intensive Reading Library, China Daily 946] [Boya Yangzheng English Early Reading 173] [Traditional Culture Topic]
"Spring rain has cleared the grass and trees", People's Daily, April 3, 2022, 6th edition, reporters: Meng Yang, Cao Yiqing.
China Daily, April 2-3, 2022, page 9 Tomb Sweeping: A time for new beginnings and old memories. (B)
Tomb Sweeping: A time for new beginnings and old memories
Tomb Sweeping Festival
mark [mɑːk] v: ~ sth (commemoration; celebration)
tribute [ˈtrɪbjuːt] n: ([in particular] homage to the deceased; Eulogies; mourning; mourning; Condolence gift)
ancestor [ˈænsestə(r)] n: (祖宗; 祖先) SYN: forebear. [9A: 62; 2014f: 412]
April 2-3, 2022 CHINA DAILY PAGE 9
By Chen Nan
Part one [of "Qingming: A time for new beginnings and older memories "]
calendar [ˈkælɪndə(r)] n: (历法)
Qingming: meaning clear and bright, falls on the fourth or fifth day of April, is the fifth of the Twenty-four Solar Terms following Spring Equinox and before Grain Rain. Qingming is also knowns as Tomb Sweeping Day. (清明)
Twenty-four Solar Terms [Definition: Chinese a system of temporal knowledge and its practice formed by observing the annual motion of the Sun. Specific expression: Chinese on the annual movement trajectory of the sun divided into 24 equal parts, each equal part is a solar term, collectively referred to as "twenty-four solar terms", through the twenty-four solar terms can recognize the changes in the season, climate, phenology in a year, around each solar term, you can organize agricultural production in an orderly manner, reasonable arrangements for daily life (People's Daily, March 19, 2022, 6th edition)]
equinox [ˈikwɪnɒks] n: (bi-minute moment; When the day and night are equally divided; Vernal equinox; Autumn Equinox)
spring equinox n: chunfen or spring equinox is the fourth of the Twenty-four Solar Terms following Awakening of Insects; chun in Chinese means spring while fen refers to divide the spring. It signals half of the season. (春分)
Grain Rain
rear [rɪə(r)] v: ~ sth (饲养) [Kenny 2012: 973]
Xiamen Taiqing Palace mulberry tree (mulberry) taken on April 4, 2022
silkworm [ˈsɪlkwɜːm] n: (蚕)
bloom [bluːm] v: to produce flowers. (开花) SYN: flower. [Hamilton 2012: 92]
cuju: ancient Chinese football. (蹴鞠)
honour [ˈɒnə(r)] v: ~ sb (with sth) (respect, respect [someone]; show respect) [9A: 62]
dynasty [ˈdɪnəsti; NAmE ˈdai-] n: (Dynasty; Dynasty)
poem [ˈpəʊɪm n: (poetry; Rhyme) [9A: 51]
depict [dɪˈpɪkt] v: (rather formal) (description; description; depiction)
recite [rɪˈsaɪt] v: ~ (sth) (to sb) | ~ what... | + speech ([especially to the audience]; chanting; Recitation) [2014e: 437]
drizzle [ˈdrɪzl] v: when it is drizzling, it is raining lightly. (Drizzle; drizzle)
mourner [ˈmɔːnə(r)] n: (mourner; Mourners)
drown [draʊn] v: ~ sb/sth (out) (of a sound) to be louder than other sounds so that you cannot hear them. (压过; 盖没；淹没). [2014a: 48; 2014e: 17]
drown your fears/loneliness/sorrows, etc. (especially humorous) to get drunk in order to forget your problems. (借酒壮胆、解寂寞、浇愁等)
cowherd [ˈkaʊhɜːd] n: (cattle keeper; cattle breeder; cattle breeder)
cot [kɒt] n: (cottage; cottage)
amid [əˈmɪd] (also mid, amidst[əˈmɪdst]) prep: (formal) surrounded by sth. (在… 中; 四周是). [2014d: 3; Minford 2015: 369]
apricot [ˈeɪprɪkɒt] n: (apricot; Apricots)
declare [dɪˈkleə(r)] v: (pronounce; pronounce; Declaration)
hanshi: meaning “cold meal”, which falls two days before Tomb Sweeping Day and 105 days after Winter Solstice, was marked by ancient Chinese people to refrain from using fire, and they ate only cold meals for three days. (寒食)
refrain [rɪˈfreɪn] v: (formal) (restraint; moderation; Avoid) SYN: desist.
folklore [ˈfəʊklɔː(r)] n: (folk traditions; folklore; folklore; Folklore)
wrong [rɒŋ] v: [usually passive] ~ sb (formal) to treat sb badly or in an unfair way. (Unfair [or dishonest] treatment)
official [əˈfɪʃl] n: (KEY MEMBER; Officials; Senior Staff)
ascend [əˈsend] v: (formal) to rise; to go up; to climb up. (上升; 升高; 登高) OPP: descend. [2014e: 119; Minford 2015: 361; Unschuld 2016: 193]
throne [θrəʊn] n: the throne
protect [prəˈtekt] v: (protection;protection) [2014d: 282]
court [kɔːt] n: (palace; palace; court) [Millier 2008: 79]
keen [kiːn] adj: wanting to do sth or wanting sth to happen very much. (渴望; 热切; 热衷于) SYN: eager. [2014a: 64; 2014b: 124; 2014d: 379]
decree [dɪˈkriː] n: (ruling; judgment; promulgation)
Part two [of "Qingming: A time for new beginnings and older memories"]
adapt [əˈdæpt] v: ~ sth (adaptation; rewrite)
opera [ˈɒprə] n: (opera; Opera scripts; Opera Arts)
wither [ˈwɪðə(r)] v: ~ sth ([使]枯萎，凋谢) [Miller 2008: 80; 2014b: 283; Minford 2015: 229]
snack [snæk] n: (informal) (dim sum; Snacks, fast food) [8B: 21]
Qingtuan (the real Qingtuan is mashed wormwood, which can ward off poisonous insects)
Qingtuan: green sticky rice balls usually with sweet fillings. It is usually made from glutinous rice mixed with pounded mugwort. (青团)
filling [ˈfɪlɪŋ] n: (filling [of pastries etc.])
fare [feə(r)] n: (old-fashioned or formal) food that is offered as a meal. (饭菜)
glutinous [ˈɡluːtənəs] adj: sticky. (sticky; Colloidal)
glutinous rice n: (glutinous rice)
pound [paʊnd] v: ~ sth (to/into sth) (捣碎；击碎)
mugwort ['mʌɡwɜːt] n: (Mugwort;
edible [ˈedəbl] adj: (edible; [Non-toxic and] edible)
toxic [ˈtɒksɪk] adj: (toxic; causing poisoning)
paste [peɪst] n: (batter)
shoot [ʃuːt] n: (seedlings; Young shoots; New Branches) [Minford 2015: 229]
sculpture [ˈskʌlptʃə(r)] n: (statue; Sculptures; Engravings)
sculpt [skʌlpt] v: [usually passive] (engraving; Sculpture)
deceased [dɪˈsiːst] adj (law or formal): dead. (Dead; dead; Deceased)
deceased [dɪˈsiːst] adj (law or formal): the deceased n (pl. the deceased): (死者；已故者)
span [spæn] v: ~ sth (continuous; Through)
romantic [rəʊˈmæntɪk] adj: (romantic; romantic; romantic;
poetic [pəʊˈetɪk] adj (also less frequent poetical [pəʊˈetɪkl]): (poetic; Poetry) [Miller 2008: 79]
Swing by the sea
swing [swɪŋ] n: (秋千). [8A: 122; 2014g: 541]
solely [ˈsəʊlli] adv: (only; only; alone)
pick [pɪk] v: (采; 摘) [7B: 62]
willow [ˈwɪləʊ] n: (willow; Willow) [2014b: 224]
branch [brɑːntʃ] n: (branch)
commemorate [kəˈmeməreɪt] v: ~ sth/sb ([with...·]] Commemoration; As a... The Remembrance)
Qingming guo, a variant of qingtuan
variant [ˈveəriənt] n: (variant; Variants; Deformation)
China Daily Reading 173 [April 2-3, 2022: 9] 作业：
1. Translation: Green dough, cold food.
2. Recite the quotation from this article: English translation of Du Mu's Qingming poems.
3. Oral training: Briefly describe Qingming, including the introduction of the Youth League.
4. Insist on mastering 1 or 2 new words every day, rain or shine, and insist on it every day
China Daily Intensive Reading Department Editor's Note/Intensive Reading Guide (B):
Adult English learning should have more initiative, on the basis of high school English, should enter the reading of English originals and English newspapers as soon as possible, so as to improve the level of English as soon as possible. Because english originals and English newspapers, unlike secondary school exams, the content is the practical application of English. I will share with my friends the contents of the original English book "Harry Potter" in 7 volumes and the English report on China Daily. We use the learning method of China Daily and Harry Potter rotation, that is, a lesson of Harry Potter and a China Daily article. Students are advised to read the authoritative English version of the local area according to their region and country, Singapore's The Straits Times, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post, etc. are all English newspapers that are very good at learning English.
Understanding the world in English is an important goal of our english learning, or a real learning goal. Our mother tongue is Chinese, and we have been able to understand the world by reading Chinese materials, and now we have to understand this world through English materials. On the same topic, we looked at Chinese reports, and then we looked at the English reports, and we found that the two were different in emphasis. Especially those things that happen in the English-speaking world, we need to understand it through the English language for the first time.
We have a number of topics in China Daily:
The first topic is the meta-universe topic, which is an industry that is closely related to the future society and future economic development, and we will pay close attention to it. Considering the importance of the metaverse feature, since Feb 27, 2022 we have listed metacosm as the first reading feature of China Daily.
The second topic is the space exploration topic, we hope that students will learn more about the knowledge of Space Exploration in China and the world, in this topic we will learn about the Chinese Space Station, the International Space Station, Mars Exploration, and Lunar Exploration.
The third topic is the new crown epidemic topic, from December 2019, the epidemic began to affect the world, we need to pay attention to all aspects of this century-old epidemic, from China to the epidemic control of countries around the world, to the development of new crown vaccines and drugs, we will read.
The fourth topic is the financial topic, which will read reports related to finance and the economy, such as the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the conflict in Russia and Ukraine on the world economy, futures and stock markets.
The fifth topic is Chinese martial arts, in this special topic we will read shaolin kung fu, Wudang kung fu and other traditional Chinese martial arts in the promotion of Chinese culture plays an important role in the promotion of Chinese culture, although this martial arts topic can be incorporated into the sports topic, but we still list it as a separate topic, is to highlight the characteristics of Chinese culture.
Topic VI Sports/Olympic Games.
The seventh topic is the food topic, in which we will study and eat-related articles, including tea and coffee, as well as tea cultivation and coffee-related reports.
The eighth topic is the world political topic, in which we will discuss the political situation of the world, including diplomacy, but also to some extent military, such as the recent situation in Ukraine.
The ninth topic is the special topic of education, education is the top priority of parents, but also the country's major event of cultivating talents, we will pay attention to all aspects of education in this special topic training. We will also pay attention to life education, safety education, and the transformation and exploration efforts of education companies.
In the chinese culture topic, we will learn about the reports on traditional Chinese culture, such as festivals, 24 solar terms, etc. In this topic, we will set up two separate topics for Chinese medicine and Chinese martial arts.
Although the topic of religion and traditional Chinese culture overlaps to a certain extent, we set up a religious topic from the perspective that religion and religious activities have a huge impact on human society and religion is an important symbol of civilization, and study the reports on different religions in China Daily.
Based on the concept of sharing, we edit the Harry Potter English Dictionary with "English Reading Level of Candidates with IELTS 6.5 and above", which will also include some words from secondary school English textbooks. Use the words included in the Harry Potter English Dictionary to make a word list for reading articles such as China Daily. We will carefully explain each page of the 7 volumes of Harry Potter and produce a corresponding word list.
As far as our beginner English course is concerned, we currently have two work goals: one is to write the Harry Potter English Dictionary, with a word intake of 20,000 to 30,000, and the other is to write the "Boya English Reading Library , China Daily 1000 Articles". We have three levels of English courses, the primary English course is the content of 7 volumes of Harry Potter and the original English works such as China Daily, Jobs Biography, Musk Biography, etc., with the goal of training students to read English novels, English newspapers and magazines fluently and write smoothly according to English habits; intermediate English courses are English academic training, able to fluently read English academic works, such as A New History of Western Philosophy, And be able to write standardized academic papers; advanced English courses are to understand the culture of learning through English, to learn Shakespeare and other British and American masterpieces, the English version of the Bible, the I Ching, etc., with the purpose of more in-depth understanding of the civilization behind English and Chinese civilization, so that English learning is not only limited to language, but also to rise to the perspective of civilization to learn English and learn in English.
We endorse the idea that "language and religion are the central hallmarks that define a civilization." Our curriculum has three footholds, one is the English level after high school graduation, the second is the initiative to learn, and the third is the minimum IELTS score of 6.5.