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中国民风民俗:什么是爆竹
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  • Setting off firecrackers is one of the most popular customs in the Spring Festival celebration. The crackles of firecrackers will burst reverberating1 across the heavens the moment the clock strikes twelve on New Year's Eve. Firecrackers are also set off when people pay New Year calls and offer New Year sacrifices to their ancestors. The firecracker is also known as the bamboo-cracker, which is linked with a tale. According to Shen Yi Jing( Classic of Rare Gods)by Dongfang Shuo( 154-93B. C.),a writer in the Western Han Dynasty,a group of odd people,a little more than a feet tall,lived in the high mountains of west China in ancient times. Naked,they lived on shrimps2 and crabs3 and often stole salt from villagers' houses to spice their food. These odd people would make villagers run a fever if the latter encountered them. They feared nothing but the crackles produced by burning bamboo tubes. Hence villagers resorted to burning bamboo tubes to threaten them away. Thinking the way magical,later people burned bamboo tubes on New Year's Eve, supposed to exorcise all evil spirits. In the Song Dynasty people began to set off firecrackers filled with gunpowder4, instead of burning bamboo tubes,on New Year's Eve. Now,firecrackers are set off more for heightening the festive5 air than for the original purpose.

    燃放鞭炮是在春节最流行的庆祝活动之一。鞭炮劈啪声会使整个天空回荡当钟在除夕12点敲响的那一刻。当人们拜年或祭祀他们的祖先时也鞭炮。爆竹也被称为竹筒,这与一个故事联系在一起。据沈易经(经典稀的有神)由西汉作家东方朔(154-93B。℃。)所写,一群奇怪的一英尺多高的人,住在中国古代的西部高山上。裸体,他们以吃虾蟹为生,经常从村民的家里偷盐来调味他们的食物。这些奇怪的人会使最后遇到他们的人发烧。他们什么都不怕,除了用燃烧竹筒制成的爆竹。因此,村民们使出燃烧竹筒来威胁他们离开。因为这神奇的思维方式,后来人们在除夕燃烧竹筒来驱除所有的恶灵。在宋代人们在除夕开始使用有火药的鞭炮而不是燃烧竹筒。现在,鞭炮把节日气氛衬托得比原来更为浓重。

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     单词标签: reverberating  shrimps  crabs  gunpowder  festive 


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    1 reverberating [rɪ'vɜ:bəreɪtɪŋ] c53f7cf793cffdbe4e27481367488203   第9级
    回响,回荡( reverberate的现在分词 ); 使反响,使回荡,使反射
    参考例句:
    • The words are still ringing [reverberating] in one's ears. 言犹在耳。
    • I heard a voice reverberating: "Crawl out! I give you liberty!" 我听到一个声音在回荡:“爬出来吧,我给你自由!”
    2 shrimps [ʃ'rɪmps] 08429aec6f0990db8c831a2a57fc760c   第7级
    n.虾,小虾( shrimp的名词复数 );矮小的人
    参考例句:
    • Shrimps are a popular type of seafood. 小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • I'm going to have shrimps for my tea. 傍晚的便餐我要吃点虾。 来自辞典例句
    3 crabs [kræbz] a26cc3db05581d7cfc36d59943c77523   第7级
    n.蟹( crab的名词复数 );阴虱寄生病;蟹肉v.捕蟹( crab的第三人称单数 )
    参考例句:
    • As we walked along the seashore we saw lots of tiny crabs. 我们在海岸上散步时看到很多小蟹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    • The fish and crabs scavenge for decaying tissue. 鱼和蟹搜寻腐烂的组织为食。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    4 gunpowder [ˈgʌnpaʊdə(r)] oerxm   第7级
    n.火药
    参考例句:
    • Gunpowder was introduced into Europe during the first half of the 14th century. 在14世纪上半叶,火药传入欧洲。
    • This statement has a strong smell of gunpowder. 这是一篇充满火药味的声明。
    5 festive [ˈfestɪv] mkBx5   第10级
    adj.欢宴的,节日的
    参考例句:
    • It was Christmas and everyone was in festive mood. 当时是圣诞节,每个人都沉浸在节日的欢乐中。
    • We all wore festive costumes to the ball. 我们都穿着节日的盛装前去参加舞会。

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