CCTV9英语新闻：腊八粥和大蒜的意义

And now for more on the festival, we’re joined in the studio by Hang Min, an Associate Professor at Tsinghua University. Welcome, Ms. Hang and thanks for being with us.

Q1. So for those of us who are not so familiar with the Laba Festival, can you tell us in a nutshell what the festival celebrates and what the purpose of the festival is?

Q2. The festival is one of the important festivals for Chinese people, partly because it is seen as a prelude 1 to Chinese New Year, a time where people begin preparing for the celebrations of the Spring Festival. And like many traditions, food plays an important part symbolically 3 - can you explain to us the symbolic 2 significance of the Laba porridge and Laba garlic that we just saw in the report...Why do people prepare and eat this specifically?  

Q3. How do you personally celebrate the festival?

Q4. Does the Laba festival vary in meaning and practice from one place to another in China, especially in the north and south?

Q5. The Laba festival is perhaps lesser 4 known among people...It seems that nowadays, Chinese people are trying to raise awareness 5 or at least preserve such traditions by raising awareness through school and media - why is this so, and is it working? Are such traditions at risk of dying down? Especially since the festival is directly linked to farming/harvest, which is now a more secluded 6 work sector 7 in comparison to hundreds of years ago before industrialization...

Q6. Is the festival celebrated 8 elsewhere in the world among Chinese communities or is it mainly just here in China?

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1
prelude

  
 


n.序言，前兆，序曲


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The prelude to the musical composition is very long.这首乐曲的序曲很长。
The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to World War II.德国入侵波兰是第二次世界大战的序幕。












2
symbolic

  
 


adj.象征性的，符号的，象征主义的


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It is symbolic of the fighting spirit of modern womanhood.它象征着现代妇女的战斗精神。
The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.基督教的洗礼仪式是一种象征性的做法。












3
symbolically

  
 


ad.象征地，象征性地


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By wearing the ring on the third finger of the left hand, a married couple symbolically declares their eternal love for each other. 将婚戒戴在左手的第三只手指上，意味着夫妻双方象征性地宣告他们的爱情天长地久，他们定能白头偕老。
Symbolically, he coughed to clear his throat. 周经理象征地咳一声无谓的嗽，清清嗓子。












4
lesser

  
 


adj.次要的，较小的；adv.较小地，较少地


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Kept some of the lesser players out.不让那些次要的球员参加联赛。
She has also been affected,but to a lesser degree.她也受到波及，但程度较轻。












5
awareness

  
 


n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智


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There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。












6
secluded

  
 


adj.与世隔绝的；隐退的；偏僻的v.使隔开，使隐退( seclude的过去式和过去分词)


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Some people like to strip themselves naked while they have a swim in a secluded place. 一些人当他们在隐蔽的地方游泳时，喜欢把衣服脱光。 来自《简明英汉词典》
This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑，有茅草房顶和宁静的花园，漂亮极了，简直和画上一样。 来自《简明英汉词典》












7
sector

  
 


n.部门，部分；防御地段，防区；扇形


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The export sector will aid the economic recovery. 出口产业将促进经济复苏。
The enemy have attacked the British sector.敌人已进攻英国防区。












8
celebrated

  
 


adj.有名的，声誉卓著的


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He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
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。