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英语期末复习材料 2009.6 丝绸之路（the Silk Road）是指连接亚欧大陆（Asian Continent and European Continent）的一条古代商业贸易路线，因为中国的丝绸最初正是沿着这条道路进入到西方国家，所以欧洲的学者便将此道称作“丝绸之路”。现如今，虽然丝绸之路最初的意义已不复存在，但其沿途美妙的风景、丰富的地方文化也使其成为了世界上最为引人入胜的旅游目的地之一。在丝绸之路的中国段，每年就有成千上万的国外游客慕名而来。 The Silk Road refers to the ancient trade route connecting the Asian Continent and European Continent.Because China’s silk first reached the West along this road ,European scholars came to call it the “Silk Road”.Although the initial significance of the Silk Road has already gone,the fascinating scenery and rich local cultures along the road make it one of the most attractive tourist destinations in today’s world.As for the part of the Silk Road in China,tens of thousands of tourists from both home and abroad are attracted by reputation each year. 2009.12 京剧（Peking Opera）是中国的国剧。已经有200多年的历史。它不是土生土长的北京地方剧种，而是融合了诸多地方剧种的精髓，最后根据北京的语言特点演变而成。京剧是中国最高雅、表现力最强，因而也是最受欢迎的剧种。京剧还赢得了很多外国戏迷的青睐，被看做是东方艺术的杰出代表。相比较于西方歌剧，京剧对时间和空间的表现显得格外自由。 Peking Opera,China’s national opera,boasts a history of over 200 years,Instead of a local opera in Beijing,it combines the essence of numerous local operas in others parts of China.It is then formulated according to the language characteristics in Beijing.Peking Opera is widely recognized as the most exquisite,most expressive and therefore,most popular opera in China.It has also won a lot of overseas fans and is regarded as a defining representative of the oriental art. Compared with Western operas,Peking Opera is extremely free to express the change in time and space. 2010.6 春节是中国最重要的传统节日，标志着农历新年（Lunar New Year）的开始。如今，随着人们生活水平的不断提高，人们开始采用新的方式来庆祝新年。但不管庆祝方式怎么变，春节的精华不会变，那就是祈求新年吉祥如意。到那时，家家户户都会打扫的干干净净，人人穿上新衣裳，拿出最精美的食物，团聚在一起，互道吉利，表示祝贺。 The Spring Festival,the most important traditional Chinese festival,marks the very beginning of the Lunar New Year.Nowadays,with the continuous improvements of people’s living standards, people begin to celebrate the Chinese New Year in new ways.No matter in which way,however, the essence of