2023-2024学年高中英语元宵节猜灯谜活动英文课件(共25张PPT)

(共25张PPT)
Guess lantern riddles
The Lantern Festival falls on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, usually in February or March in the Gregorian calendar. As early as the Western Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 25), it had become a festival with great significance.
元宵节是在阴历正月的十五，通常在阳历的二月或三月。早在西汉时期（公元前206年至公元25年），它已经成为具有重要意义的节日。
This day's important activity is watching lanterns. Throughout the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), Buddhism flourished in China.
这一天的重要活动看花灯。在汉代（公元前206年至公元220年），佛教在中国盛行。一个皇帝听说僧侣可以看到舍利，或是从火化的佛体中能得到舍利，他就下令阴历第一个月的第十五天在故宫和寺庙点灯拜佛来展示对佛的尊敬。
One emperor heard that Buddhist monks would watch sarira, or remains from the cremation of Buddha's body, and light lanterns to worship Buddha on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month, so he ordered to light lanterns in the imperial palace and temples to show respect to Buddha on this day.
Later, the Buddhist rite developed into a grand festival among common people and its influence expanded from the Central Plains to the whole of China.
后来，佛教仪式发展成为普通民众的重大节日，而其影响从中原地区一直蔓延到整个中国。
Till today, the lantern festival is still held each year around the country. Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors. Children will hold self-made or bought lanterns to stroll with on the streets, extremely excited. "Guessing lantern riddles“ is an essential part of the Festival.
直到今天，全国各地每年都举行元宵节。各种形状和大小的灯笼挂在街上，吸引无数的游客。孩子们提着自制或购买的灯笼在街上闲逛，非常兴奋。
Lantern owners write riddles on a piece of paper and post them on the lanterns. If visitors have solutions to the riddles, they can pull the paper out and go to the lantern owners to check their answer.
People will eat yuanxiao, or rice dumplings, on this day, so it is also called the “Yuanxiao Festival.” Yuanxiao also has another name, tangyuan. It is small dumpling balls made of glutinous rice flour with rose petals, sesame, bean paste, jujube paste, walnut meat, dried fruit, sugar and edible oil as filling.
Tangyuan can be boiled, fried or steamed. It tastes sweet and delicious. What’s more, tangyuan in Chinese has a similar pronunciation with "tuanyuan”, meaning reunion. So people eat them to denote union, harmony and happiness for the family.
In the daytime of the Festival, performances such as a dragon lantern dance, a lion dance, a land boat dance, a yangge dance, walking on stilts and beating drums while dancing will be staged. On the night, except for magnificent lanterns, fireworks form a beautiful scene.
Most families spare some fireworks from the Spring Festival and let them off in the Lantern Festival. Some local governments will even organize a fireworks party.
On the night when the first full moon enters the New Year, people become really intoxicated by the imposing fireworks and bright moon in the sky.
节日falls on/be marked
be observed/be celebrated on…
（1）The Lantern Festival falls/is marked/observed/celebrated on the 15th day of the 1st lunar month.
（2）“Guessing lantern riddles” is an essential part of the Festival.
（3）Lanterns of various shapes and sizes are hung in the streets, attracting countless visitors.
（1）元宵节在农历正月十五。
（2）“猜灯谜”是节日的重要组成部分。
（3）街道上挂着各种形状和大小的灯笼，吸引了无数游客。
翻译
“庆祝”节日
的表达
基础篇-看图猜谜
Chapter 1：Chinese version
猜一成语
答案·七嘴八舌
猜一成语
答案·如虎添翼
猜一成语
答案·三言两语
猜一人物
答案·毕加索
猜一地名
答案·巴黎
猜一人物
答案·莫言
Chapter 2：English version
Riddle 1: What month do soldiers hate
Answer: March
Riddle 2 : What's full of holes but still holds water
Answer: a sponge
Riddle 3: What building has the most stories
Answer: A library
Riddle 4: Which is faster, hot or cold
Answer: Hot's faster,
because you can catch a cold.
Riddle 5: When is your mind like a rumpled(皱巴巴的) bed
Answer: When it is not made up.
make up mind:下定决心
Riddle 6: How many feet are there in a yard
Answer:
It depends on how many people stand in the yard.
3 feet 英尺 = 1 yard 码
Riddle 7: Why is an empty purse always the same
Answer: There is no change in it.
Riddle 8: What book has the most stirring chapters
Answer: A cook book.
什么书有最动人的章节？
烹饪书（注：stirring动人的；搅拌的）
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