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Mexico'sDiaDeLosMuertosHonorstheDeadP1【原文暢讀】Mexico'sDiaDeLosMuertosHonorstheDead@DOGOnewsTheDayoftheDead,orDiadelosMuertos,isavibrantandcolorfulcelebrationoflifeanddeathandanimportantpartofMexicanculture.Theannualholiday,heldfromNovember1sttoNovember2nd,offersauniqueopportunitytorememberandhonorlovedoneswhohavepassedaway.HistoryandoriginTheholiday’srootsgobackthousandsofyearstotheindigenouspeoplesofMesoamerica,includingtheAztecsandtheMaya.TheareaprisesmoderndaycountriesofnorthernCostaRica,Nicaragua,Honduras,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Belize,andcentraltosouthernMexico.Theancientcivilizationsbelieveddeathwasanaturalpartofthecycleoflife.Theycelebratedtheoccasionforamonthwithelaborateburialceremoniesandshrines._______________________________.Overtime,thetwoculturesblended,givingrisetotheDayoftheDeadasitisknowntoday.Altars___________________________________.Eachhasasymbolicsignificance.Fragrantmarigoldflowersareusedtoguidethedeceased'sspiritstothealtar.AsweetMexicanbread,knownasPandemuerto("BreadoftheDead”),alongwithjugsofwaterhelpfeedandquenchthethirstofthereturningsouls.Candlesandincenserepresenttheelementoffire,whilecolorful,piercedpaperbannerssignifythewind.SkeletonsandskullsThemostfamiliarsymbolsoftheholidayarethecalacasandcalaveras—skeletonsandskulls.Theyappearoneverything—fromcandiedsweetstoclothing,masks,anddecorations.Thebrightlycoloredsmilingskullsserveasareminderthattheholidayisacelebrationofthelifeoflovedoneswhoarenolongerwithus._____________________________CelebrationsThefestivitiesbeginatmidnightonNovember1st.Itisbelievedthatthisiswhentheborderbetweenthelivingworldandthespiritworlddissolves.____________________________Familiesvisitthegravesoftheirancestors,cleaninganddecoratingthemwithflowersandcandles.Theybringfoodanddrinktosharewiththespirits.Manyevenspendthenightinthecemetery.Thecelebrationsalsoincludeparades,music,dancing,andfeasting.P2【詞匯短語】vibrantadj.生氣勃勃的altarn.祭壇，圣壇passaway去世significancen.重要性indigenousadj.本土的fragrantadj.芳香的Mesoamerican.中美洲marigoldn.金盞花prisev.包含quenchv.解(渴)elaborateadj.設(shè)計(jì)繁麗的incensen.祭祀時(shí)用的香burialn.埋葬；葬禮signifyv.表示;意味著shrinen.圣地;神龕remindern.提醒人記憶之物conquerv.占領(lǐng)；攻克festiveadj.喜慶的memoratev.紀(jì)念dissolvev.消失blendv.混合spiritn.靈魂deceasedadj.已故的cemeteryn.墓地P3【閱讀理解綜合練習(xí)】將下列句子補(bǔ)充到文章適當(dāng)?shù)奈恢肁.Familiesweletheirdeceasedlovedoneswithcolorfulaltars,orofrendas,decoratedwithvariousitems.B.Thisallowsdeceasedlovedonestocrossoverandjointheirfamilies.C.Itisafestive,notasadevent.D.WhentheSpanishconqueredtheregionsinthe16thcentury,theyintroducedAllSaints'DayandAllSouls'Daytomemoratethedead.填入適當(dāng)連接詞—從句練習(xí)1.Itisbelieved______thisis______theborderbetweenthelivingworldandthespiritworlddissolves.2.Theannualholiday,heldfromNovember1sttoNovember2nd,offersauniqueopportunitytorememberandhonorlovedones______havepassedaway.3.Thebrightlycoloredsmilingskullsserveasareminder______theholidayisacelebrationofthelifeoflovedoneswhoarenolongerwithus.P4【參考答案】DACB1.Itisbelievedthatthisiswhentheborderbetweenthelivingworldandthespiritworlddissolves.2.Theannualholiday,heldfromNovember1sttoNovember2nd,offersauniqueopportunitytorememberandhonorlovedoneswhohavepassedaway.3.Thebrightlycoloredsmilingskullsserveasareminderthattheholidayisacelebrationofthelifeoflovedoneswhoarenolongerwithus.P5【參考譯文】墨西哥亡靈節(jié)向亡靈致敬亡靈節(jié)（DiadelosMuertos）是一個(gè)充滿活力、多姿多彩的生死慶典，也是墨西哥文化的重要組成部分。這個(gè)一年一度的節(jié)日于11月1日至11月2日舉行，為緬懷和紀(jì)念逝去的親人提供了一個(gè)獨(dú)特的機(jī)會(huì)。歷史和起源這個(gè)節(jié)日的起源可以追溯到幾千年前的中美洲土著民族，包括阿茲特克人和瑪雅人。該地區(qū)包括哥斯達(dá)黎加北部、尼加拉瓜、洪都拉斯、薩爾瓦多、危地馬拉、伯利茲和墨西哥中部至南部等現(xiàn)代國(guó)家。古代文明認(rèn)為死亡是生命輪回的自然組成部分。他們用精心準(zhǔn)備的葬禮和神龕來慶祝這一時(shí)刻，為期一個(gè)月。16世紀(jì)西班牙人征服這些地區(qū)后，引入了萬圣節(jié)和萬靈節(jié)來紀(jì)念死者。隨著時(shí)間的推移，兩種文化逐漸融合，形成了今天的亡靈節(jié)。祭壇家人用五顏六色的祭壇（或稱"ofrendas"）來迎接逝去的親人，祭壇上裝飾著各種物品。每種物品都有其象征意義。芬芳的金盞花被用來引導(dǎo)逝者的靈魂來到祭壇。被稱為"亡靈面包"（Pandemuerto）的墨西哥甜面包和一壺水有助于為歸來的靈魂提供食物和解渴。蠟燭和香代表火元素，而五顏六色的穿孔紙旗則代表風(fēng)元素。骷髏和