Question

假定你是李华，你的美国笔友John来信请你介绍中国传统节日清明节。请根据以下要点，用英语给他写封回信。

要点:1. 清明节是二十四节气之一;

2. 全国放假三天;

3. 扫墓祭祖踏青游玩、放风筝等。

注意:1. 词数100左右;

2. 可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;

3. 开头和结尾已为你写好,但不计人总词数。

参考词汇:节气solar term      扫墓sweep the tomb

Dear John ,

Glad to hear from you. I'd like to tell you something about the Qingming Festival.

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Best wishes !

Yours ,

Li Hua

Answer

Dear John,

Glad to hear from you. I’d like to tell you something about the Qingming Festival.

The Qingming Festival is one of the twenty-four solar terms in China, which usually falls around April 5 every year. During this period, People will go to sweep the tombs and pay respect to their ancestors. At the same time, we have 3 days off on this traditional Chinese festival, People can go on an outing and enjoy the coming of spring, the bright and warm sunshine and the green trees and grass. It seems as if everything is back to life. People have been following the custom of spring outings since ancient times. Children love to fly kites high in the blue sky.

I hope my introduction can help you have a better understanding of the Qingming Festival.

Best wishes!

Yours,

Li Hua

【解析】

这是一篇应用文，要求写一封信。

第一步：审题。审题的目的是获取重要信息。通过审题我们可以确定几个方面的信息。第一，假定你是李华，你的美国笔友John来信请你介绍中国传统节日清明节。请根据以下要点，用英语给他写封回信。

要点:1. 清明节是二十四节气之一。

2. 全国放假三天。

3. 扫墓祭祖踏青游玩、放风筝等。

第二，人称为第一人称和第三人称。第三，时态为一般现在时。

第二步：布局段落，确定主要段落，次要段落，段落数量。这篇写作段落数量为三段。第一段，很高兴收到来信，告诉约翰一些关于清明节的相关事宜。第二段，1. 清明节是二十四节气之一;2. 全国放假三天;3. 扫墓祭祖踏青游玩、放风筝等。第三段，表达希望。

第三步：确定关键词汇和短语: hear from，go to sweep the tombs，pay respect to their ancestors，have 3 days off，be back to life，follow the custom，have a better understanding of。

第四步：确定较为高级的句子: which引导的非限制性定语从句The Qingming Festival is one of the twenty-four solar terms in China, which usually falls around April 5 every year.as if 引导的表语从句 It seems as if everything is back to life。

第五步：连句成文，注意使用恰当的连接词进行过渡衔接:First of all ,Besides, Finally。

第六步：注意书写，保持卷面整洁，避免划线，乱擦。