新航道雅思为各位考生推荐复习材料-剑5 口语 Test4 Part3-Purpose of festivals and celebrations；

PART 3:

Purpose of festivals and celebrations

　　Q: Why do you think festivals are important events in the working year?

　　Answer:

　　Yeah. It’s very important for two reasons.

　　For the country, it’s a time to remember our cultural origin and our historical past.

　　The whole country celebrates our root and it’s very inspiring.

　　We become so proud of our past.

　　I guess that’s why festivals are important.

　　For the individual, festivals give us a chance for relaxation as we often have a few

　　days off. It’s a time of fun, meeting friends, entertainment.

　　So after that we feel like a new man.

　　In a sense, holidays restore our balance between work and leisure.

　　That’s also why we need festivals for China.

　　Q: Would you agree that the original significance of festival is often lost today?

　　构思:

　　节日的初衷: 庆祝传统, 承上启下, 结束也是开始

　　现在的节日: 人们繁忙, 感觉不到开始和结束的意义,

　　过完节,马上就再次投入到工作中, 有些单位甚至连节假日都加班.

　　人们也不在那么感动传统,倒是好好的利用节日放松了一下,

　　吃吃喝喝,购物,节日从tradition象 consumption过渡.更像是给了人们一个借口: 1.

　　放下工作 2. 享受 3. 见见好久不见的重要的人.

　　这么讲的话, 节日也挺好的.

　　Answer:

　　I think the original significance for festivals are to celebrate our tradition.

　　It’s an end to the old year and the beginning of a new year. So it’s a connecting day.

　　But today, people are so busy, they’re under so much pressure and they no longer feel

　　the transition between the old and the new year. Some companies even ask their

　　employees to come in on holidays. So many people begin to feel that festivals are just

　　as common as the other days.

　　People no longer take the opportunities of festivals to honor their tradition,

　　but go shopping, go to restaurant to entertain instead.

　　So I think tradition is out, consumption is in.

　　Festivals provide people such an excuse to put down their work, to spend money and

　　be extravagant (的), and to meet people that they don’t have time for during the

　　working year.

　　So in this sense, even the original significance is lost, festivals are still exciting.

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　　Q: Do you think that new festivals will be introduced in the future? What kind?

　　构思:

　　世界变化快, 人们拥抱新生活, 世界西方东方交融,

　　西方人开始吃饺子, 过春节; 东方人开始互相送巧克力和玫瑰花, 过情人节.

　　人们开始尝试新东西,可能将来也会考虑新节日.

　　这样精彩的节日不再是national, 而是international,这样不是很酷吗?

　　听说,有些人今年开始过 男人节 8.3, 很有趣, 有点傻,

　　但是不得不说也是一个新鲜 的尝试.

　　Answer:

　　The world is changing so fast.

　　People are embracing new lifestyles as East and West come together.

　　Westerners begin to eat dumplings with chopsticks to celebrate Chinese Spring

　　Festival. And Chinese young people exchange chocolates and roses on Valentine’s

　　day. So, you see? People are experimenting with new life patterns.

　　And it’s quite possible that new festivals may be invented or introduced.

　　Wouldn’t that be cool?

　　What kind? Well, I don’t know for sure because it’s the future right?

　　But I heard this year, in my country, some people celebrated the men’s day, which is

　　on August the third.

　　It’s dorky. (书呆子) But it’s new and exciting, right.

　　Will it last? I don’t know.

　　All I know is that this is an interesting attempt. (128 wds)

　　Festivals and media

　　What role does the media play in festivals, do you think?

　　构思:

　　宣传

　　营造氛围

　　提供娱乐, 很多的表演和晚会

　　帮助人们在闲暇之余,打发时间.

　　Answer:

　　I guess media, radio, TV station and maybe, the Internet are doing much publicity

　　(宣传) during the festivals. So they can create an intense atmosphere of “Hey,

　　everybody, festivals are here. Start celebrating!” And what’s more, they put on lots of

　　entertainment shows on different channels to help people kill time in their freer life.

　　So I guess, these are the functions of media around holiday season. (70 wds)

　　Do you think it’s good or bad to watch festivals on TV?

　　构思:

　　好, 因为可以足不出户看到其它的地方是怎么过节的

　　不好, 与其说当观众, 不如当演员,参与才有乐趣.

　　天天在家看电视,人会在节日过程中迅速变老的.

　　走出去,呼吸新鲜空气, 全家旅游,北方的到南方过一个不一样的节日,

　　这种memory多珍贵.

　　Answer:

　　I guess it’s good in one aspect that you can see how others are celebrating it without

　　having to travel.

　　But watching others have fun is not as cool as going out and having fun yourself.

　　Take you family, go on a vacation. If you’re from the north, spend New Year in the

　　warm south. Some of the fondest memories will be created.

　　Breathe the fresh air is better than watch TV in a closed room.

　　So participating in the festivals is more exciting than watching it on TV. (89 wds)

　　How may globalization affect different festivals around the world?

　　构思:

　　共享, 传播, 但是好像少了diversity 多样性,

　　出门旅游, 到了哪里都一样, 都是在过圣诞节, 少了点差异性. 有点遗憾.

　　另外一方面, 通过共享, 增进了民族的了解,

　　把好的节日传统传播到全世界的各个角落, 大家都有机会快乐, 也很好.

　　Answer:

　　I think, on the one hand, globalization is generalizing(统一化) festivals around the

　　world. So when you go to China, Christmas, you go to Italy, Christmas, you go to US,

　　hey, guess what, Christmas. Everywhere is the same. That’s a bit dull, isn’t it?

　　Because we still need variety and diversity in cultural tradition and celebration. So I

　　guess this is a negative effect of globalization.

　　But, on the other hand, since globalization helps with the sharing of culture. Good

　　festivals are brought to all corners of the world and the fun can be shared across the

　　human race. Everybody is happy, right. So this is a positive influence.