Winter Holiday Life

領"銜"人：鄭云（江蘇省特級教師）

組稿團隊：江蘇省鄭云網絡名師工作室

本期撰稿：邵琴（江蘇省靖江市實驗學校）

WinterHolidayLife

PastingSpringFestivalcoupletsisoneofthemostimportantcustomsinChineseNewYear.InChina，peoplekeepthistraditionbothincitiesandvillages.

Withblackorgoldencharacterswrittenonredpaper，SpringFestivalcoupletsarecomposedofapairofpoetrylines，andpeoplealwayspastethemonbothsidesofthefrontdoor.Pastingcoupletsshowspeople’swishesforabetterlifeinthecomingyear.

Pastingcoupletsisnotaneasyjob.Therearerequirementsforboththebesttimetopasteandtherightorder.Usually，theyshouldbepastedbeforetheNewYear’sEve，andthebesttimeisbetween13：00and15：00onthe29thoflunarDecember.Thecorrectpastingorderis：upperscroll，lowerscroll，horizontalscroll.

Therearealsosomerulesforremovingthecouplets.Invillages，peoplewillnotremovetheoldcoupletsuntilthenextNewYear.Althoughthecoupletsaredamagedbywindandrain，peoplewillstillkeepthemupuntilthefollowingyear.Incities，ifthecoupletsaredamaged，peopleusuallytearthemoffaftertheLanternFestival.Somewilljustthrowthemaway，whileotherswillburnthem.It’ssaidthattheSpringFestivalcoupletsaregods.Afterburning，thegodscangobacktoheaven，whichwillbringgoodlucktothefamily.

coupletn.對聯charactern.文字composev.組成

poetryline詩句pastev.粘貼upperscroll上聯

lowerscroll下聯horizontalscroll橫幅

Fillintheblankswithupperscroll，lowerscroll，horizontalscroll，andtrytotranslatetheSpringFestivalcouplet.

Springreturns;thelandbecomeswarm→

Luckarrives;thepeoplebecomecheerful→

LuckIsComing→

WhenIwasaboy，ourfamilywouldsometimesgatheredatmyaunt’shouseinthewinterholiday.Relativeswouldcomein.Theadultswouldtalkabouttheirlives.Kidswouldplayinthefrontyard.

Weoftenplayedanoldgameoftag.IwastheyoungestkidtheresoIwascaughtfirstandcouldn’tcatchanyoneelse.Ibecamemoreandmoresadandfinallyfelldown.Igotupwithtears.ThenIsawoneofmycousinsstandingthere.Shestartedtorunbutwasgoingmuchslowerthanbefore.

Ieasilycaughtupandtaggedher.Thensheturnedtome，smiled，andsaid，“I’mit！Youcanrun！”Ilaughedandshebegantorunafterothers.

NowIknowshewassokindandsavedmefromsadnessthatday.Thoughweseldomseeeachother，Iknowwearefamilyandshelovesme.

gatherv.聚集tagn.捉人游戲tearn.眼淚

Whatcanwelearnfromthecousin’sbehavior？

Goodnutritionisabouthavingawell-roundeddietandlivinganutritiouslifestylecanbeeasyandfun.

Nutritionisaboutmorethanvitaminsanditalsoincludesfiberandhealthyfats.Nowisaperfecttimetolearnsimplewaystohelpyourwholefamilyeatmorehealthily.

Addhealthyfats

Notallfatsarebad.Foodswithmonounsaturatedandpolyunsaturatedfatsareimportantforyourbrainandheart.Goodsourcesofhealthyfatsincludeoliveoil，nuts，seeds，certaintypesoffishandavocados.

Cutthesodium

Goodnutritionisaboutbalance，andthatmeansnotgettingtoomuchofcertainingredients，suchassalt.Sodiumincreasesbloodpressure，whichraisestheriskofheartdiseaseandstroke.

Bumpupyourfiber

Fiberinyourdietnotonlykeepsyouregular，italsohelpsyoufeelfullerlonger.Fiberalsohelpscontrolbloodsugarandlowerscholesterollevels.Freshfruitsandvegetables，wholegrains，beansandpeasaregoodsourcesoffiber.

Areyoueatinghealthytohelpyougettoahealthyweight？Learnmoreaboutbalancedeating.

nutritionn.營養well-roundedadj.面面俱到的fiber"n.纖維

monounsaturatedadj.單不飽和的polyunsaturated"adj.多不飽和的

avocadon.鱷梨sodiumn.鈉ingredient"n.成分

cholesteroln.膽固醇bumpup提升

1.Goodsourcesofhealthyfatsincludeoliveoil，nuts，seeds，certaintypesoffishandavocados.健康脂肪比較好的來源包括橄欖油、堅果、種子、某些類型的魚和鱷梨。

2.Fiberalsohelpscontrolbloodsugarandlowerscholesterollevels.纖維還有助于控制血糖和降低膽固醇水平。

InthenorthofChina，there’sacitycalledHarbin.It’sfamousforhavingaveryspecialfestivaleverywintercalledtheHarbinInternationalIceandSnowFestival.

ThisfestivalhappensfromJanuarytoFebruary.Duringthistime，Harbinturnsintoabeautifulplacemadeoficeandsnow.Youcanseebig，tallicesculpturesandsnowbuildingseverywhere.Thesesculptureslooklikecastles，towers，andfamousplacesfromaroundtheworld.Peopleusespecialtoolstocarvetheiceintoamazingshapes.

Atnight，theicesculptureslightupwithcolorfullights.Theylooksoprettythatyoumightfeellikeyou’reinafairytale.Somesculptureshavetinydetailsthatmakethemlooklikerealpeopleoranimals.

Therearelotsoffunthingstodoatthefestival.Youcantryiceskatingonbigoutdoorrinks，orridedownsnowyhillsonsleds.Ifyoulikeadventures，youcanevenwalkonsnowshoesorgoicefishing.

Anddon’tforgettotrythedeliciousfood！Therearehotnoodles，traditionalHarbindisheslikeredsausageandfriedfish，andevenicecreamservedinicecones！

TheHarbinIceandSnowFestivalisaspecialwaytocelebratewinter.ItshowstheuniquecultureandskillsofthepeopleinHarbin.Manypeoplefromdifferentplacescometovisitandhaveagreattime.Ifyouevergetachancetogo，you’llrememberitforever！

sculpturen.雕塑castlen.城堡towern.塔carvev.雕刻

fairytale童話rinkn.溜冰場sled"n.雪橇adventure"n.冒險

sausage"n.香腸icecreamservedinicecones冰筒冰激凌

Fillintheblanksaccordingtothepassage.

同學們，寒假即將開始，你們有什么安排呢？請根據下面的問題，并結合自己的實際情況，談談你的寒假安排。

1.Whatdoyouplantodotoenjoyyourlife？

2.Howwillyoustudyduringthewinterholiday？

3.Doyouhaveahealthylifestyle？Tokeephealthy，whatwillyoudo？

WinterHolidayLife

Thewinterholidayiscoming.Ihavemanyplans.Letmesharethemwithyou.

IwillgotoGuangzhouwithmyparentsinJanuary.We’llgotherebyplane.ThefoodinGuangzhouisdelicious.Ilikeitverymuch.IwillgototheGuangzhouToweratnight.Theviewthereisbeautiful.

Iwilldomyhomework，too.Everyweek，Iwillgotothelibraryandreadthere.Thelibraryistheperfectplacetoenjoygoodbooks.IwillalsodomyhomeworkwithmyfriendseverySaturday.

Ihaveaplanofhealthydiet.Iwillhavemorevegetablesandlesssweetfood，thenIwillgetenoughprotein.Tokeephealthy，Iwilldomanysports.Everymorning，Iwilldoexercisewithmymotherandgojoggingaftersupper，too.

Iamexcitedtohavemywinterholiday.Whataboutyou？

文章主體部分每一段的句首可以是段落的主題句，后面是若干支撐這個主題的細節句。因此，第三段的第一句做家庭作業可以改為Ialsostudyhardduringthewinterholiday.

第四段不僅僅寫飲食，還有運動，可以把第一句改成“健康的生活方式”。

可以適當增加過渡性的語句來加強文章的邏輯性和條理性。另外建議增加表示情感、心情、看法的句子，使文章更生動、具體，富有感情。

WinterHolidayLife

Thewinterholidayiscoming.Ihavemanyplans.Letmesharethemwithyou.

Firstly，IwillgotoGuangzhouwithmyparentsinJanuary.We’llgotherebyplane.IhearthefoodinGuangzhouisdelicious，Iwanttohaveatasteofit.IwillgototheGuangzhouToweratnight，it’ssaidthattheviewthereisbeautiful.IthinkIwillenjoymyselfinGuangzhou.

Secondly，Iwillstudyhardduringthewinterholiday.Forme，itisagoodtimetoreadmorebooksandimprovemyself.So，Iplantogotothelibraryandreadthere.Thelibraryistheperfectplacetoenjoygoodbooks.Ofcourse，Iwillalsofinishmyhomeworkcarefullyduringmywinterholiday.Iplantogotomyfriends’housesanddohomeworkwiththemeverySaturday.

Finally，Iplantohaveahealthylifestyle.Iamgoingtohavemorevegetablesandlesssweetfood，thenIwillgetenoughprotein.Tokeephealthy，Iwilldosomesports.Everymorning，Idecidetodoexercisewithmymotherandgojoggingaftersupper，too.

I’mlookingforwardtoenjoyingmywinterholiday.

（江蘇省靖江市實驗學校劉一霏）

小作者用豐富的語言介紹了自己的寒假計劃，全文思路清晰，層次分明。在文章主體部分，小作者使用firstly...secondly...finally將自己的計劃娓娓道來，還使用了“it’sagoodtimeforsbtodosth”“it’ssaidthat...”等句型使文章結構緊湊、語言生動。小作者在最后一段用“lookforwardtodoing”結構結束全文，字里行間充滿了對寒假生活的向往。

書面表達升格小技巧

同學們，經過一個學期的英語學習，你知道如何提升書面表達了嗎？來看看自己有沒有掌握下列升格小技巧吧。

·謀篇布局

1.認真審題立意，注意篇章結構，合理布局。

2.組織要點，擬定提綱，寫出段落主題句，緊扣主題句完成各段落。

3.段落通常由引導段、主體段和結尾段三部分組成。引導段揭示主題，主體段對主題分點闡述，結尾段對全文歸納總結。

·遣詞造句

1.用詞一定要準確，符合英語習慣，避免使用中國式英語詞匯。

2.牢記習慣表達，避免使用籠統詞匯，用詞的含義越具體，文章給人留下的印象就越深刻。

3.擴大詞匯量，熟練運用同義轉換，多變的詞匯會讓整篇文章鮮活起來。

·連貫性

1.注意段落間、句子間的連貫性，使用適當的連接詞可使文章層次清晰，結構緊湊。

2.常用的連接詞包括表遞進、表轉折、表因果、表舉例說明、表總結等。

·檢查

1.檢查一下語法是否正確，動詞的時態、語態、語氣的使用是否恰當，主謂是否一致，格式、人稱是否無誤。

2.檢查單詞拼寫有無錯誤，是否有大小寫、拼寫、標點錯誤。

3.檢查詞組的搭配是否合乎習慣，句型是否規范正確。

學會了這些升格小技巧，相信同學們的書面表達將會更加清晰、連貫、準確和生動。