剑7解析系列—《剑桥雅思7》口语真题答题示范

Question 5

What are the main reasons why people organize family parties in your country?

解题要领

该题问你们国家的人们为什么组织家庭聚会。显然，这里牵涉到文化习俗方面的东西，因为中国人和西方人举办家庭聚会的原因有很大的不同。可以尝试从一些重大节日的角度切入，特别是中秋节（Mid-Autumn Festival）、端午节（Dragon Boat Festival）、以及春节（Spring Festival）等传统节日。

完美回答

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In China, people do not organize family parties as frequently as they do in the West. The idea of having a family party is based on the custom of family reunion on certain public holidays or important festivals during the year. For example, the Mid-Autumn Festival is of such great cultural significance that every Chinese family will have a gathering or small party of some sort to celebrate it by honoring the Lunar Goddess, who is believed to have the power to bond all relatives into a closely-knit family.

精彩用词

organize family parties组织家庭聚会 

as frequently as 和……一样平凡

be based on 基于……                      

custom 风俗，习俗

family reunion    家庭聚会                

public holidays 公共假期

important festivals    重大节日           

Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节

of great cultural significance 有重要文化意义

gathering 聚集，聚会               

celebrate庆祝

honor 尊敬                      

the Lunar Goddess月神

have the power to … 有……的力量

bond … into …  使结合成……          

a closely-knit family紧密相连的家庭