A little monkey and a little fox (狐狸) were friends. One day, they went out to play near a river. They saw a(n)
1 tree on the other side of the river. There were many big and red apples 2 it. But there was no bridge over the river. The monkey and the fox thought hard and finally they had a(n)3 . They pulled down (拉倒) a small tree and put it over the river as a bridge.
The monkey said, "My dear friend, you go first."4 after the fox went to the other side, he kicked (踢) the tree into the river and ran to the apple tree. "How can5 get there without the tree?" shouted the monkey. The fox laughed and said, "You6 stand there and watch me eating the apples." The monkey was very7 .
Suddenly it began to rain. The water level (水位) in the river rose and the tree went away with the water. "You can8 all the apples. But you can't come back," shouted the monkey.
The fox stopped eating and9 the monkey sadly. He realized he was10 . He shouldn't have only cared about himself.
The Dragon Boat Festival（端午节）is the day to remember a Chinese national hero, ①Qu Yuan, who threw himself into the river and died over 2, 000 years ago. Old story has it that people, ② ▲ （为了救屈原）, beat drums to drive fish away, and threw rice dumplings (zongzi) into the river to keep the fish from eating his body.
For thousands of years, people have spent the festival by eating zongzi and holding dragon boat races ③on the fifth day of the fifth lunar（阴历的）month, ④especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes.
The dragon boat races ⑤/ʃəu/ that many people want to save Qu's body. Those races are the most exciting part of the festival, with very large crowds of people watching them. The special boats, more than 10 meters long, have colorful "dragon" heads and tails(尾巴), and ⑥/i:ʧ/ boat carries team of 20 or 22 players. Every year dragon boat races take place in southeast Asian countries and some western countries, including America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
The Dragon Boat Festival falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, so we can also call it "The Double Festival"
Dragon boat races are mostly held in South China because there are more areas there.
What do you think of the future of the dragon boat races?
A: Did you watch the TV program called Journey to the West?
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B: He is so great! I like him very much.
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B: A magic rock opened up and monkey was born.
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B: He often uses magic stick to fight bad people.
A: How does he do it?
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A: So children all over the world love the Monkey King!
A. As soon as he sees bad people, he thinks of ways to fight them. He can turn himself into different animals and objects. B. I saw it when I was 10. C. What does he often do in the program? D. What do you think of Sun Wukong? E. Do you like Sun Wukong? F. I didn't like it. G. How was he born? |
