Question

【題目】假如你是李華，你的美國筆友Tom最近正在學習漢語，對中國文化很感興趣。他給你發(fā)來了一封郵件，詢同你農歷雞(the Year of the Rooster)的文化涵義，請你根據以下要點，給他寫一封回信。

1、代表守時：可以報時。

2、代表勇敢：斗雞游戲(cockfighting)

3、代表吉祥：雞與“吉”同音。

注意：

1．可適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

2．詞數100左右；

3．文章開頭已給出，不計入總詞數。

Dear Tom，

I’ m glad to know that you are so curious about Chinese culture．____________________

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Yours，

Li Hua

Answer 1

【答案】Dear Tom，

I’m glad to know that you are so curious about Chinese culture．Now，I’d like to tell you something about the Year of the Rooster.

In Chinese culture，the rooster stands for punctuality. In the past when there were no clocks, it was the rooster that told people it was time to get up and start work. Therefore, hardworking Chinese people used to be big fans of the rooster. Besides, it also enjoys a good reputation for courage. The popular game “cockfighting” has long been attracting lots of crowds due to its exciting atmosphere. Most importantly, the pronunciation of “rooster” is the same as that of Chinese charter “吉”, which means good luck. Maybe that’s why the Chinese people like the Year of the Rooster so much.

Best wishes

Yours,

Li Hua

【解析】試題分析：

本文是給正在學漢語的美國筆友Tom回一封郵件，告訴他關于農歷雞(the Year of the Rooster)的文化涵義。文章給出了提綱。成文時應注意以下幾點：(1)內容要點齊全，文章中的3個要點表述完整。(2)人稱使用要恰當。(3)時態(tài)：一般現在時為主。(4)適當使用一些連詞和插入語，使文章自然、流暢。(5)恰當使用一些高級詞匯和句型，以增加文章的檔次。

【亮點說明】

1.使用高級句型：強調句型it was the rooster that told people it was time to get up and start work.；現在完成進行時的使用The popular game “cockfighting” has long been attracting lots of crowds due to its exciting atmosphere.；非限制性定語從句the pronunciation of “rooster” is the same as that of Chinese charter “吉”,which means good luck.；表語從句 Maybe that’s why the Chinese people like the Year of the Rooster so much.。2.使用了過渡詞語：Therefore，Besides，Most importantly等。3.使用了短語：curious about對…好奇；stand for代表，used to be過去曾經是，due to由于。這些都讓文章的檔次提高。