The Qingming irestival 清明节

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对于中国传统节日之一的清明节，可能许多同学只知道与扫墓、祭祖有关。但其实，清明也是中国二十四节气之一，民间还有很多习俗呢。到底是怎样的？大家一起从这篇文章里找答案吧。

The Qingming Festival， or Tomb-sweeping Day， is a traditional festival in Chinese culture. It usually falls on April 4th to 6th each year.

tomb /tuːm/ n.坟墓

sweep /swiːp/ v.打扫，清除

traditional /trəˈdɪʃənl/ adj.传统的

The Qingming Festival is an important festival for Chinese families to sweep tombs（扫墓）. It is an activity for paying respect（表达敬意） for the dead（已故之人）. People would clear away weeds and build up the tombs with fresh soil. They would take things like food， fruit， wine and spirit money（纸钱） to the tomb. They place the food， fruit and wine before the tomb， and burn the spirit money.

important /Imˈpɔːtnt/ adj.重要的 activity /ækˈtɪvəti/ n.活动

pay /peɪ/ v.给予，致以 respect /rɪˈspekt/ n.尊敬

the dead逝者，已故去的人（the+adj.表示一类人，如：the old老人，the rich有钱人）

weed /wiːd/ n.野草，杂草 soil /sɔɪl/ n.泥土

wine /waɪn/ n.葡萄酒 spirit /ˈspɪrɪt/ n.精神 place /pleɪs/ v.放置 burn /bɜːn/ v.燃烧

Qingming is also one of the Chinese 24 solar terms（节气）. After the festival， the temperature will rise and rainfall increases. The working people in the old days used it to guide their farm work. It’s the important time for farmers to plow and sow.

temperature /ˈtemprətʃə（r）/ n.温度

rise /raɪz/ v.上升

rainfall /ˈreɪnfɔːl/ n.降雨量

increase /ɪnˈkriːs/ v.增长

guide /ɡaɪd/ v.指导

plow /plaʊ/ v.耕地

sow /səʊ/ v.播种

Qingming is a time when plants turn green in warm sunshine. It is a fine time to go out and enjoy the beauty of nature. Chinese people love going for a spring outing（春游） and flying kites during the Qingming Festival. These activities are very popular with children and teenagers.

sunshine /ˈsʌnˌʃaɪn/ n.阳光 beauty/ˈbjuːti/n.美丽

nature /ˈneɪtʃə（r）/ n.大自然 teenager /ˈtiːneɪdʒə/ n.青少年

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