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牛津版（深圳·广州）初中英语七年级下册Module 1 People and places Unit 1 People around us 第1课时Reading（1）
A little boy almost thought of himself as the unluckiest child in theworld because he was born with a lame(瘸的)leg. He seldom played with hisclassmates and always lowered his head without a word. One spring, the boy'sfather gave each child a small tree to plant. "Whoever grows the best treewill get a favourite gift," he said to them. Seeing his brothers andsisters watering the trees happily in the garden, a terrible idea hit his mind:he hoped the tree he planted would die soon. So he never cared about it.
A few days later, he was surprised to find it not only didn't die, butalso grew some fresh leaves, and that it looked greener and healthier than theothers. He got a favourite gift and was told by his father: from the tree heplanted, he would become a great botanist (植物学家). One night, looking at the brightmoonlight outside the window, he suddenly remembered what his teacher oncesaid—most plants grow at night. Why not go to see the lovely tree? When he cameto the garden, he found his father was watering his tree carefully. At thattime, he understood: his father had secretly taken good care of his small tree!He returned to his room with tears (泪水) running out.
Many years passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist, but he wasknown as a great president of the United States. His name was FranklinRoosevelt.
high return this look but stay poem hold same performance traditional |
In ancient China, when friends or relatives were separating, they would pick a willow twig（柳条） and give it to the person who was leaving and wished for him {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. In Chinese, the word for "willow" has the {#blank#}2{#/blank#} pronunciation as the word for "stay".
Many Chinese poets liked writing about willows in their works. One of the most famous {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is A Farewell Song（《送元二使安西》）by Wang Wei. It reads,
No dust is raised on the road met with morning rain,
The willows by the hotel{#blank#}4{#/blank#} so fresh and green.
I invite you to drink a cup of wine again,
West of the Sunny Pass no more friends will be seen.
Nowadays, willow twigs can also be seen in modern art. There was an amazing {#blank#}5{#/blank#} about willow twigs. 365 people were {#blank#}6{#/blank#} willow twigs in their hands on the green stage. At the same time, an ancient painting of weeping willows appeared on the LED screen. The setting of 365 people stood for 365 days, and the colour green meant the {#blank#}7{#/blank#} of spring. The performance was{#blank#}8{#/blank#} praised by the audience. " I was totally attracted by {#blank#}9{#/blank#} Chinese culture, " one of them said.
In short, giving a willow twig to a person is not saying goodbye {#blank#}10{#/blank#} asking him to stay. {#blank#}11{#/blank#} is the beauty of Chinese culture.
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