国际奥委会宣布这一决定后一年,便是2016年的里约奥运会。在2016年8月下旬举办的里约奥运会闭幕式上,奥运历史上第一个“追思时刻”出现了。这个环节被放在文艺表演开始之初,由男声朗诵巴西传统的葡萄牙语诗歌《思念》,体育场内的投影则随着朗读声的韵律演绎着代表“思念”的葡萄牙语文字。从2016年里约奥运会开始,闭幕式的“追思时刻”环节就被固定了下来。2018年的平昌冬奥会选择用类似葬礼的形式展示,2021年举办的东京奥运会则展现了日本的“物哀文化”。
中华民族的传统节日很多,除了端午节,还有元宵节、花朝节、上巳节、清明节、重阳节——这些传统节日的习俗也很丰富。元宵节吃汤圆,猜灯谜,赏花灯。清明节祭先祖,放风筝,荡秋千。二月十二花朝节,民间有“贯红”之俗,文人雅士会相聚饮酒,赋诗唱和。三月三上巳节,人们以香草沐浴,与亲友携游……丰富的习俗让传统节日成为古往今来人们共同的期盼。
路边的大树开始褪去了枯黄,和田间的桃枝一起绽出新叶。我也受到了感染,心情顿时明媚了许多。路上行人明显多了起来,渐渐恢复了往日的喧嚣。不时看到戴着口罩、装备齐全的骑行者,他们塌下身子,双手稳稳地攥住把手,如一尾尾灵活的鱼儿,在车流的汪洋中穿行。
见渔人,乃大惊,问所从来。具答之。便要还家,设酒杀鸡作食。村中闻有此人,咸来问讯。自云先世避秦时乱,率妻子邑人来此绝境,不复出焉,遂与外人间隔。问今是何世,乃不知有汉,无论魏晋。此人一一为具言所闻,皆叹惋。余人各复延至其家,皆出酒食。停数日,辞去。此中人语云:“不足为外人道也。”
莫言,原名管谟业,1955年生于山东高密,著名作家,2012年获得诺贝尔文学奖。据高密管氏族谱记载,高密管氏是从龙泉迁过去的。2010年,莫言到龙泉寻根问祖时表示,自己是高密管氏的第二十四代子孙、龙泉管氏的第三十六代子孙,祖上是北宋名臣、龙泉人管师仁。莫言曾题诗表达对龙泉之行的感想:“龙泉祖居地,山水呈瑞祥。诗成白云岩,根系石马岗。宝剑生紫气、青瓷吐幽光。惭愧我来晚,千里献心香。”
There are many kinds ___21___art forms in China. ___22___ you often see any of them in your life?They help us understand and enjoy the traditional Chinese culture. When theSpring Festival comes, some people often ___23___ the red paper intodifferent art works with scissors.
Remember that it’s better to fail than it’s togive up, and the key is to learn from your failure(失败). But along withdifficulties, there will also be ____18____ wonderful waiting for you.
Bike-to-Work Day is held every year across North America on thethird Friday of May. It was started by the League of American Bicyclistsin 1956. Its aim is to promote (促进) the bicycle as a serious choice of getting toand from work. In today’s world where global warming is a serious issue, thebicycle is a perfect way of reducing our carbon (碳) footprint.
My arms were shaking and my heart was beating ____19____ when I stood at thestarting line. ____20____the endless runway (跑道), I felt like a boat fighting against the windand rain. I ____21____myself that simply joining in was a victory (胜利) itself.
Lastsummer, I was holding the net when Grandpa asked me ____19____ I couldhelp him teach Frank how to play chess. I said no because I wanted to catchfish. Grandpa had been the one who’d taught us how to catch fish, but then the ____20____ made him stay behind.
There wasa stone lying in the mountains for a long time. He had a dream—one day he couldfly up into the sky ___11___ a bird. When he told his dream to his friends,they all laughed at him.
My mum and dad bought a nice, big turkey a fewdays before Thanksgiving. ___29___was proud of herself as she got it for a good price. ___30___ Thanksgiving, Mum got the turkey out of thefridge.
Liu Min is an English teacher. These days, herfamily are experiencing a different life of working and studying. They get upand do morning exercises at 6:30 in the living room. After breakfast, theystart their work and study. Her husband turns on his computer in the study (书房), reading his e-mails andmaking a list of today’s work.
Some schools have organized too many tests thatare too difficult. As a result, students have to study hard all the time andthey have been under a lot of stress. It has been harmful to students’ mental (心理的)and physical health and it must be changed.
Jared ___15___ to stay at home, but his mom sent him anyway.He had to sit next to Jessica. At reading time, Mrs. Thomas asked Jared toread. Reading aloud always made Jared ___16___ . As he picked up the book, his hands shook.“He can’t read,” Jessica said. “I didn’t call on you, did I?”
ThreeRiver-Source National Park on the Qinghai-TibetPlateau(青藏高原),is the largest national park in China. Because it is home to the sources of theYangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers, people call it “China’s water tower”.
秦王谓唐雎曰:“寡人以五百里之地易安陵,安陵君不听寡人,何也?且秦灭韩亡魏,而君以五十里之地存者,以君为长者,故不错意也。今吾以十倍之地,请广于君,而君逆寡人者,轻寡人与?”唐雎对曰:“否,非若是也。安陵君受地于先王而守之,虽千里不敢易也,岂直五百里哉?”
钱塘湖春行白居易孤山寺北贾亭西,水面初平云脚低。几处早莺争暖树,谁家新燕啄春泥。乱花渐欲迷人眼,浅草才能没马蹄。最爱湖东行不足,绿杨阴里白沙堤。
I often hear some students say English isdifficult, so they can’t learn it well. ___11___ English is very easy for me. I’m good ___12___ it. I’m very glad to tell you ___13___ about how I study English.
FIFA World Cup is one of the biggest sportsevents in the world. It ___11___every 4 years. The first World Cup was in 1930. It has a history of over 90years. During the World Cup, ___12___fans watch the games and cheer for their favorite teams or players.