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In the Chinese lunar calendar a year 1. (divide) into 24 solar terms. Lichun, the first solar term, usually lasts from around February 4 to February 18. It is time to actively develop agriculture. Lichun 2. (tradition) represents the beginning of spring in East Asian cultures. Farmers often celebrate it with special village events and 3. (ceremony) for a prosperous new year. In the lunar calendar, New Year’s Day might be before 4.after Lichun.
In northern China, people ate spring pancakes on this day. The spring pancake took 5. (it) rise from the Jin dynasty and 6. (become) popular in the Tang dynasty. Lichun was valued by both Chinese ancient kings and civilians. In celebration of Lichun, civilians ate spring pancakes 7. (wrap) around fresh vegetables and meat, 8. was called bite-the-spring. Bite-the-spring implied that civilians were praying for 9. good harvest year.
Now, people also go outside to show their passion for the spring. Villagers usually whip their cattle and on their way, they bang drums and sing songs 10. (celebrate) the coming spring.
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Chinese New Year, also 1. (know) as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year, is the grandest festival in China. As the most colorful annual event, the 2.tradition) Chinese New Year celebration lasts longer, up to two weeks, and the highlight3. (arrive) around the Lunar New Year's Eve.
In 2020, the Chinese Spring Festival falls 4.Jan. 25th. Like Christmas in Western countries, Chinese Lunar New Year is 5. time to be home with family, chatting, drinking, cooking, and enjoying a hearty meal together. Home isthe focus of the Spring Festival; All Chinese people manage 6.(make) their way home by New Year's Eve, for a reunion dinner with the whole family and 7.(vary) kinds of meat, vegetable, and seafood are made into dishes with auspicious(吉祥的) meanings. 8. (definite), the CCTV Spring Festival Gala is China's most watched television special, 9. delightful songs and words act as a habitual background to a reunion dinner. Although the audience becomes more and more critical of the 10. (program) in the Gala, it never stops people turning on the TV on time.
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The novel coronavirus(冠状病毒), which1.(originate)in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has now spread to many countries, has much in common 2. seasonal flu. They are both viral infections, share similar symptoms and crucially(关键地) can spread from human to human. In the midst of flu season in much of the northern hemisphere, 3.(tell) the difference between the two will be vital in stopping its spread.
Human corona viruses, of 4. there are four, can cause respiratory (呼吸道)infections similar to flu: while many symptoms are mild, both can lead to pneumonia(肺炎) and become lethal(致命的). However, the novel corona virus is 5.(serious) than a “typical influenza infection,(流感)”says Ian Jones, a professor of virology at the University of Reading.
“This virus appears to go6.(far) down into the lungs than would generally be the case. Therefore, it will give you7. (symptom) of pneumonia(肺炎): the lungs becoming flooded, they don't function very well and the patient gets into breathing difficulty.”
While the mortality rates and symptoms of flu and novel corona virus may end up being similar, humans' ability 8.(fight) off the viruses differs greatly.
Flu can spread from person to person from up to six feet away, 9.(large)caused by liquid emitted when the inflicted cough or sneeze. Those infected are usually contagious for around three days following the beginning of 10. illness, although this time-frame could stretch to over a week.
All this and more remains a mystery as for the new coronavirus.
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Chinese tech companies caught the spotlight at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, as they presented 5G phones and creative solutions, 1. (hope) to bring Chinese innovations to the world stage.
It 2. (estimate) that more than 2,400 companies from over 200 countries and regions participated at the event, more than 360 of 3. came from china.
Huawei Technologies Co. 4. (launch) its first 5G foldable smartphone ahead of the congress, the world’s 5. (large) telecom industry gathering. The phone is seen as dealing a major blow to its rivals, Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co. It took more than three years for the company to perfect the folding phone’s hinge (合叶), the most 6. (challenge) technical component.
Combining 5G, the foldable screen, artificial intelligence and a brand-new interface, the company hopes that Mate X will be the first key for consumers 7. (open) the door to 5G smart living. Mate X is quite impressive, 8. a sound design showcasing Huawei’s technological breakthroughs against its 9. (compete).
It will, 10., take some time for most consumers to get their hands on such foldable screens.
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In the jewelry market, the diamond takes a big part.
Chinese women, 1. (particular) the married ones, helped drive global diamond jewelry sales up 2. 3 percent to a record high of $79 billion in the past year. Demand from China grew 14 percent, the 3. (fast) rate globally.
The demand mainly came from married women, who accounted for two 4. (three) of purchases and sales value. Engaged（订婚的）women accounted for around 20 percent of purchases and 5. (contribute) to just under a quarter of sales value in China, while single women accounted for 14 percent of purchases and made up 11 percent of sales value.
6. is wedding-purchase for many women in China that is driving the demand. Many single women are 7. (buy) diamonds for themselves in China too. 8. China remains the largest contributor to demand in the global diamond jewelry market, its increase rate started to slow. China has been the biggest 9. (grow) engine for the diamonds business for the past five to 10 years. The rate is slowing down now, but it’s still a big increase. This year the demand of China 10. (be) just under 10 percent.
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Thanks to the Chinese government scholarship, I was able to come to China and realize my dream as1. international student. In my two years of Master's study, I collected a bunch of wonderful memories.
One of them was joining a hiking marathon or climbing to the top of a mountain. I did not win the marathon, 2. the sight of the beautiful landscapes along the way was enough for me. In China, I found that hiking was one of the best leisure 3.(activity) of Chinese people.
The visit 4. Zijin Mountain last year was the most challenging yet very memorable to me because of the bad weather in winter and the long hours of journey5. ( reach) the top. The temperature at that time reached a freezing point. My hands were stone cold and my face6. (go) very pale. When we reached the top, it was just so 7.(attract). The sunset view was the best of all. One of my friends took a photo of 8.(I) and my Chinese friend as if we were sharing the sun with our hands. We stayed on top for a while, until we felt that we should be leaving before we would 9. (total) freeze to death.
I believe that 10. (climb) mountains gives someone a sense of direction and a motivation to reach your goal no matter how hard or unimaginable it could be.
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The Chinese Consulate General(中国领事馆) in New York 1.（introduce）mobile payments for its service charges on Wednesday, becoming the first Chinese delegation in the United States2.(adopt) this form of payment.
Besides traditional cash and credit card payments, WeChat pay and Alipay are now available for customers, which is expected to greatly3.(short) the payment time. The payments can be made in Chinese Yuan only and there will be no other4.(addition) charges .
According to Huang Ping, the Chinese consul-general in New York, there are over 1.2 million overseas Chinese in the 10 states on the U.S. East Coast5.belong to his consular(领事的) district, and most of their mobile phones are equipped6. WeChat pay or Alipay thanks to the rapid growth and ever-increasing7.(popular) of mobile payments back in China over the recent years.
"We should keep pace with the times, provide more convenience for these potential customers, and make our services8.(efficient)," said Huang. In the past year, the Chinese Consulate General in New York 9.(launch)a series of measures to10.(it) services, including online passport renewal application, reduced processing times, lower charges, and simplified application requirements, according to Consul-general Huang.
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The popular Chinese teen drama film “Better Days”（少年的你）has netted over 1.5billion yuan at the box office since its release, and also won an1.（astonish）high score of 8.4 on film rating website Douban.2.（count）movie-goers have made the movie a trending topic across social media platforms,3.（say） they can’t help but be deeply touched.
The drama is one of the very few4.（movie）addressing school bullying（欺凌）. Starring award winning actress Zhou Dongyu and boy band TFBoys member YI Yangqianxi, the story5.（tell）a touching relationship between two youngsters as victims of school bullying and6.the issue shapes their fates.
7.（sad）, there is bullying at school all over the world and it is not rare in China. About half of student8.（age）between 13 and 15 worldwide, or 150 million of them, have been bullied in and around school.
According9.the Supreme People’s Court’s China Justice Big Data Service Platform, Chinese courts heard almost 800 cases of school violence in 2017, almost half of10.involved students between the age of 16 and 18.
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The Wandering Earth is a Chinese science fiction movie, 1. is based on the novel of 2. same name by Liu Cixin, and was released on February 5, 2019, the Chinese New Year’s Day.
After learning the sun is dying out ,people all around the world feel 3.(panic),so they build giant planet thrusters(星球推进器)to move the earth out of its orbit and sail 4.to a new star system. The 2500 years’ journey comes with unexpected dangers, but in order to save humanity, a group of young people come out bravely and fight hard for everyone’s5. (survive)。
We 6. (impress) to see the theme of this film. It doesn’t particularly show somebody’s ability to save our world 7. shows all the human beings are working together,8.(spare)no effort to save this world.
The Wandering Earth is seen by people 9.the dawn(开端) of Chinese science fiction movies. It means that China’s sci-fi movies have10.(official) set sail.
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Mandarin(普通话) Chinese is the most1. (use) non-European language for children to learn, UK parents believe. It would boost(促进) their children’s career prospects (前景), according to 51% of parents, while 56% felt it would open their children's minds2. an “exciting and dynamic culture”. Arabic and Japanese, 3. were both picked by 14% of parents, were the other key non-European languages. The figures were gained after 1, 138 UK adults with children aged under 18 4. (be) questioned in a survey 5. (conduct) by the Mandarin Excellence Program (MEP). French, Spanish and German were the top choices overall for young people in the UK6.(learn) after being picked by 57%, 54% and 40% of parents respectively.
Mark Herbert of the British Council said: “With the global economy 7.(become) more interconnected and the drive to boost exports, language skills are increasingly important for work and life. Mandarin Chinese is one of the8. (language) that matter most to the UK's future prosperity. If the UK is to remain competitive on the world stage, we need far more of our young people leaving school with a good grasp of Mandarin in order to9. ( success) work abroad or for businesses here in the UK. Learning Mandarin is also a fascinating process that brings10. valuable understanding of the Chinese culture.”
The MEP aims to help at least 5, 000 young people in England to speak fluent Mandarin Chinese by 2020.
get along with others.