Question

【题目】书面表达

假设你是王英，你的美国笔友Tom对中国文化很感兴趣。这次他写信向你询问中国的传统节日元宵节（The Lantern Festival）的习俗。请你根据下面的提示，写一封回信。

提示：

1. When is it celebrated?

2. What do people usually do during the festival?

3. What do you think of the festival?

要求：

1. 必须包括全部要点，可以适当发挥。

2. 80词左右，回信开头与结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

参考词汇：

猜灯迷guess lantern riddles 放鞭炮let off firecrackers

Dear Tom，

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Yours,

Wang Ying

Answer 1

【答案】Lantern Festival is a traditional festival ofChina. It is celebrated on the fifteenth day of the first month of the lunar year. Lantern Festival is one of the biggest holidays inChina. Several days before Lantern Festival, people begin to make lanterns. Lanterns have different shapes and usually have some riddles on them. On the eve of Lantern Festival, all the lanterns are hung up. On lantern Festival people go outside to have a look at the lanterns and guess the riddles on them. Someone may let off firecrackers to celebrate the festival. Perhaps you can see some wonderful folk performances, Dragon Dance and Yangko. Everything is very interesting and everyone is very happy.

【解析】

本文为一封书信。美国笔友Tom对中国节日——元宵节特别感兴趣，请你给他写一封回信介绍元宵节。根据提示可知包括以下要点：（1）元宵节庆祝的时间；（2）节日期间人们通常做什么；（3）你认为元宵节怎么样？写作时，首先要明确以上要点，确定时态应为一般现在时态，人称应以第一人称为主。其次，注意书信的书写格式，同时要注意表达准确，语义连贯，符合逻辑。最后，再检查单词是否有拼写错误，标点符号是否有使用错误等。本文多次使用经典短语、固定结构、高分句型等为文章增色不少，如：a traditional festival, begin to do, one of +形容词最高级+名词复数, 以及被动语态结构等。