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In both China and the West, at this time of the year, we must endure the cold, the wind and the snow of wintertime. How good it is then that we have festivals to keep our spirits up and hearts warm!
Spring Festival in China and Christmas in foreign countries are times for families and friends to get together, exchange gifts and have a big dinner.
Although the two holidays are different – one is to celebrate Jesus Christ’s birth, while the other is celebrated because of thousands of years of Chinese folk traditions – Christmas and Spring Festival still have things in common.
In both, eating is a big part of the holiday celebration. In China we eat dumpling and niangao – cakes made of sticky rice – while Westerners sit down to a roast turkey or ham, with vegetables, apple-sauce and a plum (干果) pudding.
Gifts are another key element in both celebrations. In the West, families gather round the Christmas tree on Christmas morning and open their presents. Gifts range from the small – a box of chocolates – to the large. Children especially look forward to a big present, say a new bike or computer. Similarly, in China children receive gift money in red envelopes from their elders.
With the world becoming more connected, Spring Festival and Christmas have crossed cultural borders. It is not unusual in China to see Christmas trees and Father Christmas figures around the end of December.
And Chinese living abroad have made Spring Festival a special cultural event in many foreign countries. In some US cities, especially those with large Chinese neighborhoods, non-Asian adults and kids join in the fun. “ I’ve been celebrating Chinese New Year for a really long time, and it’s a great cultural festival for the community,” said Leslie Swartz, who works at the city’s Children’s Museum in Boston. “Everyone goes to Chinatown. There are lion dances and firecrackers. It’s very lively. Schools also celebrate Chinese New Year. ” Swartz said.
Swartz has a 13-year-old adopted Chinese daughter, Mei. They celebrate at home, too, decorating the house and eating special foods. They make traditional Chinese New Year’s fruit trays (拼盘). They also write good luck messages on red paper, called spring couplets (对联), and hang them by the doors at home.
The Title: East- West: We are alike
★【小题1】: Spring Festival in China and Christmas in the west
★similarities:
▼ keeping spirits up and【小题2】
▼being time for families and friends to【小题3】
▼【小题4】
▼having a big dinner
★【小题5】between the two festivals
▼Spring Festival: folk traditions of China of thousands of years
▼Christmas: Celebrating 【小题6】
★ Culture mixture: Spring Festival and Christmas having crossed【小题7】
▼In China: Seeing 【小题8】and Father Christmas figures
▼In the USA: watching lion dances and【小题9】in Chinatown, making traditional Chinese New Year’ fruit trays, writing good luck messages on red paper and 【小题10】by the doorsTheme/Topic / Main idea
答案：
(答案→)Theme/Topic / Main idea
解析：
【小题1】归纳词：这里讲的是这篇文章的主题：Theme/Topic / Main idea
【小题2】从文章的句子：How good it is then that we have festivals to keep our spirits up and hearts warm!可知答案是： hearts warm
【小题3】从文章的句子：Spring Festival in China and Christmas in foreign countries are times for families and friends to get together, 可知答案是get together
【小题4】从文章的句子：exchange gifts and have a big dinner.可知答案是 exchanging gifts
【小题5】归纳题：下面讲的是不同点：Differences
【小题6】从文章的句子：Although the two holidays are different – one is to celebrate Jesus Christ’s birth, 可知答案是Jesus Christ’s birth
【小题7】从文章的句子：Spring Festival and Christmas have crossed cultural borders. 可知答案是cultural borders
【小题8】从文章的句子：It is not unusual in China to see Christmas trees and Father Christmas figures around the end of December.可知答案是 Christmas trees
【小题9】从文章的句子：There are lion dances and firecrackers.可知答案是firecrackers
【小题10】从文章的句子：They also write good luck messages on red paper, called spring couplets (对联),可知答案是hanging spring couplets
