— I'm looking for a pair of shoes for my son.
If more time , I will do it better.
Mr.Brown lives in a village.He has got a big family and a strong 1.His farm is small and he is often 2 in winter.So he goes to the city and finds work there.
Once he stayed there for about two months.When New Year was coming,he 3 home to see his wife and children.On his way home, something was wrong with his eyes.When he was knocking at the door,his dog came out and bit him.His wife hurried to drive 4 away.The next morning he went to see 5.The doctor looked over his eyes carefully and gave him some medicine.Before he 6,he told the doctor about his dog.When the doctor heard this, he began to 7 and said,“Maybe something is wrong with 8 eyes,too,I think.”
When he got home,he told his wife about it.The woman said,“I 9 it's true.If a thief comes into our house,it won't see him and he'll steal something here.”
Mr.Brown thought his wife was 10.He had to make his dog take his medicine instead.
—Yeah! Many people can hardly avoid __________ products made in China.
Stories and Art of Chinese Fans
You may think you cannot live through summer without air conditioners. But in ancient China, hand fans were almost the only ones to help people keep cool.
Chinese people started to use hand fans over 2,000 years ago. The fans came in different shapes, such as round and square. They were also made from all kinds of materials, Palm leaf fans were cheap and easy to make. Feather fans(羽毛扇)showed the owners high status. Sandalwood(檀香)fans could send out a sweet smell.
Later, hand fans became far more than just something that could cool you down. They developed into art works, in which tuanshan (round fans)and zheshan (folded fans)were the most common.
In the shape of a full moon, tuanshan was usually made of silk. They had beautiful birds and flowers on them. Women, especially those in the imperial palace(皇宫), liked to use them. Meanwhile, men, especially the literati(文人), used zheshan. The literati liked them because they were usually made of paper and they could paint and write poems on them. It was a way for them to show off their ability in literature, painting and handwriting. Almost anything can be painted on zheshan.
Today. Chinese people still use these fans, but not many people write or paint on them any more. Next time when you are waving a fan, you may think of the stories behind it.
| Names | Features(特征) |
| Palm leaf fans | and easy to make. |
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| Show the owners' status. |
| Sandalwood fans | Send out . |
| Tuanshan | In the shape of . |
| Zheshan | The literati painted and wrote on them. |
—Oh, it looks nice and fits you well.
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A symbol of China—the Chinese knot |
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Material |
Rope(粗绳)and string(细绳) |
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Meaning |
Unity(团结); friendship, love and good luck |
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Usage |
giving it to friends; hanging it in the house or car |
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要求:1)80词左右(开头和结尾已给出,不计入总词数);
2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。
Dear Helen,
Your birthday is coming. I've got a present for you.
With best wishes for your birthday.
Yours,
Tina