用英文讲好中国故事：日常生活

The exchange of favours and support is a perfect illustration of how guanxi works. All people or things are joined in some way. To have a lucky year, to overcome challenges and difficulties, you should wear something red throughout the year. In the last place was the pig.The pig felt hungry during the race.After stopping for some food, it became sleepy and decided to take a nap. As a reward for finishing the race, the Emperor gave each animal a year in the zodiac in the order they finished. When the pig woke up, all the other animals had already finished the race. The Chinese zodiac is based on the year of your birth and features twelve unique animal signs. Your sign is the pig, so that means you are honest, lucky, easy-going, educated, and you like fancy or luxurious things. The Chinese zodiac traditionally begins with the sign of the rat, and then the following signs in this order: ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig. The obvious difference between Chinese names and names in the English-speaking world is that the name order is different. This is because traditionally, people need to show respect to their family or clan, and the individual person is not as important as the family. So I know a lot of people; their given names are Jianhua, Jianguo and Guoqing, because they were born in the 1950s. “Xiao,” little before a name like Xiao Mai shows affection or kindness. The story goes that many centuries ago, dim sum was served in teahouses for brunch. Travellers used to stop for a break to have tea or two small food items to eat with their tea. The traditional Chinese night market dates back to the Tang and Song dynasties. China.Marriage isn't just a union between a man and a woman, but also a union between the two families. Wedding traditions in Western Europe are often closely linked to religious beliefs. Giving red envelopes, or hongbao, as we call them in Chinese.It's a long-standing custom in China and is still very popular today. In the UK, education is also important, but I think there's a greater emphasis on developing individuality and creativity. The ancient art of Chinese kites dates back over two thousand years.Discover their military origins and vital role in communication. It's windy.Let's go to the park, watch some leaves blowing in the wind, and fly some kites. 风很大，我们一起去公园吧，看看树叶在风中飘动，再放放风筝吧。

本书为《用英文讲好中国故事》的第三辑。从考试刚需到国际交流刚需，中国文化的“英文表达能力”已成核心竞争力：在中高考、四六级、考研等考试中，中国文化相关分值与考查比重逐年上升；留学申请、国际交流、海外生活里，能否用英文讲清“饺子”习俗、“七夕”传说，更是展现文化自信的关键。面对这样的需求与学习者“想表达却无方”的困境，《用英文讲好中国故事》应运而生。 《用英文讲好中国故事》由新东方名师汪珺与剑桥雅思考官Matthew Clark联手打造，以“中英名师播客式文化对谈”为核心，分5辑，覆盖48个中国文化常考话题，涵盖传统节日、一饮一食、日常生活、经典文化、中国符号五大类。书中配备48个思维导图、144个读前思考问题、240道读后练习、1300+必备词汇（含核心词、拓展词、通用词），帮学习者搭建“懂文化+会表达”的完整路径。 建议5-8年级孩子或已开启独立阅读的学习者使用。全书总阅读量约10万，蓝思值1000L，AR值7.4，既能衔接小学到初中的英语阅读需求，更能满足英语水平较高者的英文拓展阅读需求，实现“读故事、学文化、提英语”的多重目标。

逆境思因果，顺境思无常。没有人会一直走上坡路，当然也没有人一直走下坡路。就像这段话所说：“每个人都会有一段异常艰难的时光，生活的压力，工作的失意，学业的压力，爱得惶惶不可终日…挺过来的，人生就会豁然开朗；挺不过来的，时间也会教你怎么与它们握手言和。所以不必害怕的。” 昨天的暴雨淋不湿今天的我自己，顺境时多做事，逆境时多读书。相信一切都会好起来的。没有什么过不去的坎，我们都有美好的未来！

作为一个英文课外读物，这是值得推荐。 但是这里面掺杂了一些个人的主观想法，甚至有部分贬低自己文化的内容。

Nice! That's what we call spread Chinese stories in English.🌹

Extremely wonderful. It was a question of life or death for everybody Is that not enough drinking water to a lot of premium planet..

第221本，2026.4.27读完

大多数打着讲好中国故事的产品都是给中国人看的。