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1.What would people like to eaton their birthday?The answer would be diff fe rent in
different countries.
In many countries,it's very common for people to have birthday cakes with candles.
2.The number of candles is the people'sage.The birthday person must make a wish and
blow out the candles.3.If he or she blows out all the candles in one go,the wish will come
true.In the UK,sometimes people put a candy in a birthday cake.The child with the candy
feels happy and lucky.
In China,4.现在也非常流行在生日聚会上吃蛋糕。 But many people still eat very long
noodles for their birthday because they are a symbol of long life.In some places,Chinese
people also like eating eggs on their birthday,because they are a symbol of good luck.5.生日
食物也许不同,但是想法是一样的。 They bring good luck to the birthday person.

1. 人们在生日时想吃什么？
2. 蜡烛的数量就是过生日的人的年龄。
3. 如果他或她一口气吹灭所有的蜡烛，愿望就会实现。
4. It is also very popular to eat cakes at birthday parties now.
5. The birthday foods may be different, but the ideas are the same.

Dancing Lions
Have you seen lions dancing in the streets?It happens on the first day of the new year in
China.The lions dance to the beat of a drum.They are not real lions.They are dancers in lion
costumes.The lions dancing is part of a tradition that is centuries old.It started in China.1.It
means bringing goodluck in the coming year.
Usually,a lion includes two dancers.2.一个控制头。 The other controls the tail.
" I think of it as a sport," says Anthony Huang,aged 16.He is a member of the New
York Chinese Freemasons Athletic Club.Anthony performs as the lion's head.It can weigh
20 pounds.Lion Dance Me is a lion dancing group.It is in San Francisco,California.There are
boys and girls on its team.3.他们一起舞。 Ananda Tang-Lee is 17.She says anyone can take
up lion dancing.“ You have to have confidence that you can do it," she says.
Lion dancing will likely continue to develop.4.But one thing that will never change is the
sense of community among team members.“ We call it a family," Ananda says.“ It's really
great,because we always have each other's backs."
1.______
2.______
3.______
4.______

1. 它意味着在新的一年里带来好运。
2. One controls the head.
3. They dance together.
4. 但有一件事永远不会改变，那就是团队成员之间的归属感。