五、每日佳作赏析

五、每日佳作赏析

Directions:For this part，you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The Celebration of Western Festivals.You should write at least 120 words following the outline given below in Chinese

1.现在国内有不少人喜欢过西方的某些节日。

2.产生这种现象的原因。

3.这种现象可能带来的影响。

范文

In recent years many Chinese people like to celebrate western festivals.Even some youngsters are paying（1①）as great attention to Christmas（1②）as to our Spring Festival.（2①）Inaddition，other western festivals，like April Fool’s day and Valentine’s Day，are very popular among Chinese people.

（3）Many reasons contribute to this pheno-menon.Among them，relaxing and comfortable atmosphere from western festivals plays a critical role.（2②）Moreover，more and more Chinese people begin to learn English，（4）which provides them with more chances to（5）be exposed to western culture and festivals.（2③）Besides，many businessmen desperately try to boost the atmosphere of foreign festivals to attract more customers.

（6）As far as I am concerned，our paying too much attention to western festivals will（7）bringsome side effects.The popularity of western festivals（8）to some extent has influenced our traditions.（2④）Therefore，I suggest that people should（9①）not（10）be immersed too much in the western festivals（9②）and ignore Chinese traditional festivals.

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（1）意为“和……一样”，同级比较。

（2）衔接词语使文章条理清晰、意思连贯。

（3）引出原因常用句式。

（4）which引导非限制性定语从句。

（5）意为“暴露于”。

（6）用于引出个人观点。

（7）意为“带来负面影响”。

（8）意为“在某种程度上”。

（9）连接并列结构。

（10）意为“过分沉浸在……中”。