Facts about Diwali

2017-10-12 06:15
疯狂英语·新读写 2017年10期
关键词:拉什小脚印樵夫

Facts about Diwali

关于排灯节

本篇适合:朗读、复述

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神灯小精灵来回答大家几个问题:

What is Diwali?

Diwali is the festival of lights. It is

India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year.

When is Diwali?

The fi ve-day festival usually falls between the middle of October and the middle of November.

Word Power

India['ɪndɪə] n. 印度

fall[fɔːl] v. 降临,到来(第三人称单数:falls)

What do people do on Diwali?

Day 1: Clean homes and do some shopping.

Day 2: Light rows of candles and diyas around houses. Use colored rice, sand and fl ower petals to make Rangoli on the fl oors in living rooms.

Day 3: It is the main day of the festival. People open their doors and windows to invite Lakshmi in. Families gather together to watch fi reworks.

Day 4: Families will prepare food at home for when guests come to exchange gifts.

Day 5: Brothers visit their married sisters.Sisters prepare meals for their brothers at home.

中文大意请见第44页。

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蓝果丽地画(rangoli)

蓝果丽是印度的一种传统地画艺术,一般用手工绘制于家门口或庙门口。相传很久以前,有一个王国的公主丢失了她心爱的项链,于是国王就通令全国:谁找到项链就重重有赏。项链被一个樵夫找到后,送回了王宫。国王很高兴,就问樵夫要什么金银财宝。樵夫说:“我不要什么财宝,只要您下令,明天晚上除了我家之外都不准点灯。”国王虽然觉得这个要求很奇怪,但还是答应了下来。原来,这个晚上正是财富女神拉什米一年一度下凡的日子。当拉什米女神来到王国,只见到处一片漆黑,只有樵夫家门口点了盏小油灯吸引她的目光,地上用米粉画出了个小脚印为她引路。拉什米毫不犹豫,直奔樵夫家。女神目光所到之处,财源滚滚而来。女神给樵夫一家带来财运,樵夫从此过上了好日子。从此,家家效仿,画蓝果丽地画和点油灯的习俗也就流传了下来。

Word Power

row[rəʊ] n. 排(复数:rows)

candle['kændl] n. 蜡烛(复数:candles)

sand[sænd] n. 沙

petal['petl] n. 花瓣(复数:petals)

main[meɪn] adj. 主要的

invite[ɪn'vaɪt] v. 邀请

gather['gæðə] v. 聚集

fi rework['faɪəwːk] n. 烟花(复数: fi reworks)

prepare[prɪ'peə] v. 准备

exchange[ɪks'tʃeɪndʒ] v. 交换

gift[gɪft] n. 礼物(复数:gifts)

married['mærɪd] adj. 已婚的

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