托福阅读材料：年真正的意思

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1、智课网TOEFL备考资料托福阅读材料：年真正的意思内容简介：TheOriginofChineseNewYearTheChineseNewYearisnowpopularlyknownastheSpringFestivalbecauseitstartsfromtheBeginningofSpring(thefirstofthetwenty-fourtermsincoordinationwiththechangesofNature)。Itsoriginistoooldtobetraced.Severalexplanationsar

2、ehangingaround.Allagree，however，thatthewordNian，whichinmodernChinesesolelymeans"year"，wasoriginallythenameofamonsterbeastthatstartedtopreyonpeoplethenightbeforethebeginningofanewyear.春节始于中国农历，其起源因太古老，而无法考究。其中有一种说法是"年"原来是一种怪兽的名字。OnelegendgoesthatthebeastNianhadaveryb

3、igmouththatwouldswallowagreatmanypeoplewithonebite.Peoplewereveryscared.Oneday，anoldmancametotheirrescue，offeringtosubdueNian.ToNianhesaid，"Ihearsaythatyouareverycapable，butcanyouswallowtheotherbeastsofpreyonearthinsteadofpeoplewhoarebynomeansofyourworthyopponents?"

4、So，itdidswallowmanyofthebeastsofpreyonearththatalsoharassedpeopleandtheirdomesticanimalsfromtimetotime.....相关推荐:托福阅读：信号词助你一目十行托福阅读材料：纪念《美国残疾人法》托福阅读：长难句中英互译相关字搜索：托福阅读