英语课程计划-Diwali
时间：2018-12-29 作者：英语课 分类：英语课程学习计划和讲义
Diwali is the Hindu New Year festival and the biggest occasion in the Hindu calendar. It is also celebrated 1 by Sikhs and Jains. It is called the festival of lights because it celebrates the victory of good (light) over evil (darkness). The name of the festival comes from the Sanskrit word dipavali, which means row of lights. Lights play an important role in Diwali. Throughout the five-day celebration, Hindus place special, decorative 2 lights in their temples and homes. There are also lots of colourful fireworks displays. In India people make small lamps and try to float them across the Ganges river. It brings good luck if the lamp manages to get all the way across. Children love it because of the lights and because they get sweets from adults.
There are two legends of Diwali in which Hindu gods overcome evil. In one, Lord Krishna killed the evil demon 3 king of Pragjyotishpur to set free 16,000 daughters of the gods. The second legend has the Hindu king Rama destroying Ravana, the wicked ten-armed, ten-headed king of Sri Lanka. Ravana kidnapped Rama’s wife for 14 years. Many Hindus love these mythical 4 stories. The Times of India newspaper, however, summed up the modern meaning of Diwali: “Regardless of the mythological 5 explanation…what the festival of lights really stands for today is a reaffirmation of hope, a renewed commitment to friendship and goodwill 6, and a…celebration of the simple - and some not so simple - joys of life.”
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- The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。
- This ware is suitable for decorative purpose but unsuitable for utility.这种器皿中看不中用。
- The style is ornate and highly decorative.这种风格很华丽，而且装饰效果很好。
- The demon of greed ruined the miser's happiness.贪得无厌的恶习毁掉了那个守财奴的幸福。
- He has been possessed by the demon of disease for years.他多年来病魔缠身。
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