關於六年級英語閱讀文章

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　　A passenger told an air hostess that he needed a cup of water to take his medicine when the plane just took off. She told him that she would bring him the water in ten minutes.

　　Thirty minutes later, when the passenger’s ring for service sounded, the air hostess flew in a flurry. She was kept so busy that she forgot to deliver him the water. As a result, the passenger was held up to take his medicine. She hurried over to him with a cup of water, but he refused it.

　　In the following hours on the flight, each time the stewardess passed be the passenger she would ask him with a smile whether he needed help or not. But the passenger never paid heed to her.

　　When he was going to get off the plane, the passenger asked the stewardess to hand him the passengers’ booklet. She was very sad. She knew that he would write down sharp words, but with a smile she handed it to him.

　　Off the plane, she opened the booklet, and cracked a smile, for the passenger put it, “On the flight, you asked me whether I need help or not for twelve times in all. How can I refuse your twelve sincere smiles?”

　　That’s right! Who can refuse your twelve sincere smiles from a person?

　　機剛剛起飛，一位乘客向空姐要一杯水吃藥。空姐告訴他等飛機起飛後10分鐘就為他送來。

　　30分鐘後，客人要求服務的鈴聲響了，空姐慌了神，原來在忙碌中她忘了為客人送水，耽誤了客人吃藥。她馬上給客人送去一杯水，但客人拒絕了。

　　在此後幾小時的飛行中，空姐每次經過客人都要微笑著問客人需要什麼服務，但客人從不理睬她。

　　要下飛機了，客人叫空姐拿來留言簿，空姐很傷心，她知道客人要寫下批評的話，但她仍微笑著把留言簿遞給了客人。

　　下了飛機，空姐開啟留言簿，她笑了，因為客人寫道：“在飛行中，你微笑著問我需不需要服務，一共有12次，我怎麼能拒絕你12次真誠的微笑呢?”

　　是啊，誰能拒絕別人12次真誠的微笑呢?

　　閱讀

　　Raise your head on August 26 and gaze at the stars, you will find something romantic goingon in the sky. 8月26日那天，抬起頭仰望天空，你會發現天空中浪漫的天文奇觀。

　　VALENTINE''S Day in China, the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, falls on August 7this year.

　　That is, on Thursday evening, Niu Lang and Zhi Nu will meet on a bridge of magpies***鵲橋***across the Milky Way***銀河***. Chinese grannies will remind children that they would not be ableto see any magpies on that evening because all the magpies have left to form a bridge in theheavens with their wings.

　　天津市社科院研究員羅澍偉介紹說，我國農曆七月初七俗稱乞巧節，也有人稱之為“七夕節”“女兒節”。“七夕乞巧”，就是指在農曆七月初七這一天，趁牛郎織女鵲橋相會的時候，年輕女子們向心靈手巧的織女乞求一雙巧手和一副巧藝，求她傳授給自己紡紗、織布、縫衣的手藝。

　　關於“乞巧”的起源，東晉葛洪在《西京雜記》中寫道:“漢綵女常以七月七日穿七孔針於開襟褸，人俱習之。”這是目前我們在古代文獻中所看到的，關於“乞巧”的最早記載。

　　乞巧節是女子的節日。古時候，人們對一年一度的乞巧習俗很重視，各種內容和形式也很有趣。乞巧的方式，歷朝歷代花樣不斷翻新，不同地方的風俗習慣也各有不同。“卜巧”之俗，就是卜問女子將來是笨還是巧。流傳最廣的當數“對月穿針”“穿針乞巧”，也叫“賽巧”。這是最早的乞巧方式，始於漢代。即女子比賽穿針，她們結綵線，穿七孔針，誰穿得越快，就意味著誰乞到的巧越多。穿得慢的稱為“輸巧”。“輸巧”的人要將事先準備好的禮物送給得巧者。

　　此外，判定乞巧者巧拙的“卜巧”方法，還有“投針驗巧”“喜蛛應巧”“巧菜”等。

　　學習

　　Chinese ceremonies

　　The seventh day of the seventh lunar month is the only Chinese festival devoted to love in theLunar calendar.

　　Unlike St. Valentine''s Day in Western countries there is not so much emphasis on givingchocolates, flowers and kisses. Instead, Chinese girls prepare fruits, melons and incense***薰香*** as offerings to Zhi Nu, the weaving maiden, praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft***裁縫***, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands.

　　In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, ifyou stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhi Nu and Niu Lang are talkingabout.

　　Chinese Valentine's Day is also called "The Daughter's Festival". Long ago, Chinese girls aspiredto becoming skilled craftswomen like the Weaving Maid. This skill was considered essential totheir future as wives and mothers. On that night, unmarried girls prayed to the Weaving Maidstar for the special gift. When the star Vega was high up in the sky, girls performed a small testby placing a needle on the water's surface: If the needle did not sink, the girl was consideredto be ready to find a husband. Once a year, on this day, girls could wish for anything theirhearts desired.

　　In some Chinese provinces, people believe that decorating an ox's horns with flowers onChinese Valentine's Day will ward off disaster. On the night of Valentine's Day, women washtheir hair to give it a fresh and shiny look; children wash their faces the next morning using theovernight water in their backyards for a more naturally beautiful appearance; and girls throwfive-colored ropes made during the Chinese Dragon Boat Festival on the roofs so magpies canuse them to build the bridge.

　　種生求子：舊時習俗，在七夕前幾天，先在小木板上敷一層土，播下粟米的種子，讓它生出綠油油的嫩苗，再擺一些小茅屋、花木在上面，做成田舍人家小村落的模樣……

　　拜織女：“拜織女”純是少女、少婦們的事。她們大都是預先和自己朋友或鄰里們約好五六人，多至十來人，聯合舉辦。舉行的儀式，是於月光下襬一張桌子，桌子上置茶、酒。水果、五子等祭品…… 。 Chinesegirls prepare fruits, melons and incense***薰香*** as offerings to Zhi Nu, the weaving maiden,praying to acquire high skills in needlecraft***裁縫***, as well as hoping to find satisfactoryhusbands.

　　拜魁星：俗傳七月七日是魁星的生日。魁星文事，想求取功名的讀書人特別崇敬魁星，所以一定在七夕這天祭拜，祈求他保佑自己考運亨通……

　　拜“床母”：臺灣七夕除拜七孃媽之外，往往也另備小碗油飯到房中拜“床母”，二者應有類似含意。生產、育兒，這都是女性無可替代的職責，因此這類神祇也都是女性神;在女性神與女性信徒之間，構成密切的聯絡，化解女性在承擔母職時的焦慮與恐懼……

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　　七夕由來

　　The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar

　　This festival is in mid-summer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxurious greens. At night when the sky is dotted with stars, and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star, which see each other from afar. They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid, and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation.

　　Long, long ago, there was an honest and kind-hearted fellow named Niu Lang ***Cowhand***. His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister-in-law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu ***Weaver Maid*** fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cowhand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back.

　　With the help of celestial cattle, the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billowy river appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called "Qi Xi" ***Double Seventh***.

　　Scholars have shown the Double Seventh Festival originated from the Han Dynasty ***206 BC-AD220***. Historical documents from the Eastern Jin Dynasty ***AD371-420*** mention the festival, while records from the Tang Dynasty ***618-907*** depict the grand evening banquet of Emperor Taizong and his concubines. By the Song ***960-1279*** and Yuan ***1279-1368*** dynasties, special articles for the "Qi Xi" were seen being sold on markets in the capital. The bustling markets demonstrated the significance of the festival.

　　Today some traditional customs are still observed in rural areas of China, but have been weakened or diluted in urban cities. However, the legend of the Cowhand and Weaver Maid has taken root in the hearts of the people. In recent years, in particular, urban youths have celebrated it as Valentine's Day in China. As a result, owners of flower shops, bars and stores are full of joy as they sell more commodities for love.

　　七夕節的由來

　　在我國，農曆七月初七，人們俗稱“七夕節”，也有人稱之為“乞巧節”或“女兒節”，這是中國傳統節日中最具浪漫色彩的一個節日，也是過去姑娘們最為重視的日子。其實不僅僅是漢族，壯族、滿族、朝鮮族等也有過“七夕節”的習俗。不過，隨著西方“情人節”流入中土，“七夕節”逐漸又被人稱為中國的“情人節”。然而她在年輕人中的影響力，卻遠不及每年陽曆2月14日的西方“情人節”。不光如此，象這樣歷史悠久且文化內涵深厚、有如此美麗傳說的節日，竟越來越不受社會重視，越來越受冷落，是世界變化得太快?還是節日不夠現代跟不上時代?牛郎織女難道真的會被中國人遺棄嗎?“七夕節”受冷落迫使我們的目光又聚焦到中國傳統節日的興衰上。農曆七月初七——七夕節

　　很久以前，有一個跟著哥嫂過活的孤兒，既聰明又勤快，可嫂嫂仍嫌棄他，天不亮就趕他上山放牛，大家都叫他牛郎。幾年後，哥嫂和牛郎分了家，狼心的嫂嫂只給他一間破茅房、一頭老牛。從此，牛郎白天放牛、砍柴，晚上就和老牛同睡在那間破茅房內。一天，牛郎趕牛走進了一片陌生的樹林，這裡山青水秀、鳥語花香。牛郎見到九個仙女駕著祥雲落在河的草地上，然後脫去五彩霓裳，跳進清澈見底的河水裡，牛郎盯著一個最年輕是美麗的仙女看入了神，這時老牛突然說話了：“她是天上的織女，只要拿走五彩霓裳，她就會做你的妻子。”牛郎悄悄地沿著樹從，悄悄拿走了織女的五彩霓裳。天近午時，其他仙女紛紛穿起五彩霓裳，駕著祥雲而去。唯獨找不到五彩霓裳的織女留下了。這時，牛郎從樹後走出，請求織女做他的妻子。織女見牛郎忠厚老實，勤勞健壯，便脈脈含羞地點了點頭。 牛郎織女喜結良緣後，男耕女織，互敬互愛。兩年後，織女生下一男一女。然而天帝聞知織女下嫁人間，勃然大怒。七月初七，王母奉旨帶著天兵天將捉了織女。悲痛欲絕的牛郎在老牛的幫助下，用蘿筐挑著兒女追上天去。眼看追上了，王母拔下金簪一劃，牛郎腳下立刻出現一條波濤洶湧的天河。 肝腸寸斷的織女和肩挑兒女的牛郎，一個在河東一個在河西，遙望對泣。哭聲感動了喜鵲，霎時無數的喜鵲飛向天河，搭起一座鵲橋，牛郎織女終於可以在鵲橋上相會了。

　　王母無奈，只好允許牛郎織女每年的七月初七在橋上相會一次。

　　當然，這只是個傳說。乞巧的儀式源自古代織女桑神的原始信仰。這種信仰結合了牛郎織女每年七月七日相會的說法，成了我們今時今日的七夕七巧民間信仰 。