Question

【题目】假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Tom最近正在学习汉语，对中国文化很感兴趣。他给你发来了一封邮件，询同你农历鸡(the Year of the Rooster)的文化涵义，请你根据以下要点，给他写一封回信。

1、代表守时：可以报时。

2、代表勇敢：斗鸡游戏(cockfighting)

3、代表吉祥：鸡与“吉”同音。

注意：

1．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

2．词数100左右；

3．文章开头已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Tom，

I’ m glad to know that you are so curious about Chinese culture．____________________

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Yours，

Li Hua

Answer 1

【答案】Dear Tom，

I’m glad to know that you are so curious about Chinese culture．Now，I’d like to tell you something about the Year of the Rooster.

In Chinese culture，the rooster stands for punctuality. In the past when there were no clocks, it was the rooster that told people it was time to get up and start work. Therefore, hardworking Chinese people used to be big fans of the rooster. Besides, it also enjoys a good reputation for courage. The popular game “cockfighting” has long been attracting lots of crowds due to its exciting atmosphere. Most importantly, the pronunciation of “rooster” is the same as that of Chinese charter “吉”, which means good luck. Maybe that’s why the Chinese people like the Year of the Rooster so much.

Best wishes

Yours,

Li Hua

【解析】试题分析：

本文是给正在学汉语的美国笔友Tom回一封邮件，告诉他关于农历鸡(the Year of the Rooster)的文化涵义。文章给出了提纲。成文时应注意以下几点：(1)内容要点齐全，文章中的3个要点表述完整。(2)人称使用要恰当。(3)时态：一般现在时为主。(4)适当使用一些连词和插入语，使文章自然、流畅。(5)恰当使用一些高级词汇和句型，以增加文章的档次。

【亮点说明】

1.使用高级句型：强调句型it was the rooster that told people it was time to get up and start work.；现在完成进行时的使用The popular game “cockfighting” has long been attracting lots of crowds due to its exciting atmosphere.；非限制性定语从句the pronunciation of “rooster” is the same as that of Chinese charter “吉”,which means good luck.；表语从句 Maybe that’s why the Chinese people like the Year of the Rooster so much.。2.使用了过渡词语：Therefore，Besides，Most importantly等。3.使用了短语：curious about对…好奇；stand for代表，used to be过去曾经是，due to由于。这些都让文章的档次提高。