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Lesson Five   First Principles 91

Do you think it a golden rule to give people you love memortable things according to your ability?你认为根据你的能力给你爱的人难忘的东西是黄金法则吗？

4. 1) Yes, I think it's good to give people we love or like memorable gifts according to our ability. I don't like the practice of giving a present equal in price in return for the one you've received. I believe true love or friendship shouldn't be measured by the cost of gifts. If I could buy a new flat for my parents, it would be fine. But if I couldn't, my parents would be glad to get a pair of slippers each. A framed photo of me would please my best friend, as well.Gifts we make ourselves may be more memorable and valuable than those we buy.是的，我认为根据我们的能力送给我们爱或喜欢的人难忘的礼物是好的。我不喜欢用同样价格的礼物来换取你收到的礼物。我相信真爱或友谊不应该用礼物的价格来衡量。如果我能为我的父母买一套新公寓，那就好了。但如果我不能，我的父母会很高兴得到一双拖鞋。我最好的朋友也会喜欢我的相框。我们自己做的礼物可能比我们买的礼物更令人难忘、更有价值。

Do you think our Spring Festival has been commercialized out of ist real meaning?what do you think is the best way to celebrate this traditional Chinese holiday？

4.2) Yes, I think our Spring Festival has been greatly commercialized and is gradually losing its real meaning, especially in the cities. The most important thing for this traditional Chinese festival is actually the family reunion. The fun of dumplings is not found in the eating, but in the making.Now many families buy frozen dumplings from supermarkets. This in fact deprives them of the joy of working together to create home-made dumplings, which symbolizes unity and harmony.是的，我认为我们的春节已经被极大地商业化了，正在逐渐失去它的真正意义，尤其是在城市里。在这个传统的中国节日里，最重要的事情其实是家人团聚。饺子的乐趣不在于吃，而在于包。现在许多家庭从超市购买冷冻水饺。这实际上剥夺了他们一起制作饺子的乐趣，饺子象征着团结和和谐。

Another thing I don't like is ads of all kinds telling you what gifts you should give your loved ones, or what restaurant you should go to for your festival dinner. Even the traditional fairs are commercialized. There you find a large number of stalls selling what they claim to be traditional food and wares. Young people and children don't really learn much bout traditional Chinese culture there, which is supposed to be what these fairs are held for

我不喜欢的另一件事是各种各样的广告，告诉你应该给你爱的人什么礼物，或者你应该去哪家餐厅吃节日晚餐。甚至传统的集市也被商业化了。在那里你会发现大量的摊位出售他们声称是传统食品和商品。年轻人和孩子们在那里并没有真正学到很多中国传统文化，而这正是举办这些交易会的目的

Laura had a memorable christmas

you can use this outline

1) where she spent that particular chrismas,who with

2)what gofts she got and what she did with those peple.

3) in what way this christmas was memorable.

5. For the first time, Laura spent Christmas on a farm, in a very different way from the usual Christmas celebrations at home. Instead of parties and all the amusements of the city, she and her family had a lot fresh air and exercise. For gifts, instead of the ballet dress she had wanted, she got a picture and a small brooch that had belonged to her grandmother.这是劳拉第一次在农场度过圣诞节，与以往在家里庆祝圣诞节的方式非常不同。她和她的家人没有参加聚会和城市里的各种娱乐活动，而是呼吸了许多新鲜空气，锻炼了身体。她收到的礼物不是她想要的芭蕾舞裙，而是一张照片和一个属于她祖母的小胸针。

However, Laura would never forget this Christmas. It offered her an occasion to show her gratitude for what her parents had done for her education and to repay their love by showing understanding of the family's circumstances. Besides, her parents trusted her and told her all their problems. In her mind, whatever they gave her was/were gifts of true love;wherever they spent Christmas, it was a time to express love for one another. She decided to help her parents tide over the difficult period, and therefore she appreciated all their efforts to make her and her brothers happy 然而，劳拉永远不会忘记这个圣诞节。这给了她一个机会来感谢她的父母为她的教育所做的一切，并通过表达对家庭环境的理解来回报他们的爱。此外，她的父母信任她，把他们的问题都告诉了她。在她看来，他们送给她的都是真爱的礼物;无论他们在哪里度过圣诞节，都是彼此表达爱的时刻。她决定帮助她的父母度过困难时期，因此她感谢他们为使她和她的兄弟幸福所做的努力