大学英语四级考试

Chinese families attach due importance to children’s education. Numerous parents deem that they should work hard to ensure that their children are well educated. Not only are they very willing to invest in their children’s education, but they also spend a lot of time urging them to learn. The great majority of parents expect that their children are able to go to prestigious universities. As a result of the reform and opening up, an increasing number of parents can send their children to study abroad or participate in international exchange projects, so as to broaden their horizons. Through these efforts, they expect their children to grow up healthily and contribute to the development and prosperity of the country. ↩︎

The concept of family in China is related to its cultural traditions. The large and harmonious families were once very enviable. The four generation family used to be very common, in the past. As a result of this tradition, many young people continue to live with their parents after marriage. Today, the tradition is changing. With the improvement of housing conditions, An increasing number of young couples choose to live apart from their parents. But the connection between them remains strong. And many old people still have to look after their grandchildren. Young couples also get around to visit their parents, especially during the holidays, such as the spring festival and Mid-autumn Festival. ↩︎

The full name of China’s Han ethnic group is made up of family name and given name. One characteristic of the Chinese name is that the family name always comes first, followed by given name. For thousands of years, the father’s family name has been passed on from generation to generation. However, it is not uncommon now for a child to have the mother’ S family name. Generally speaking, a given name contains one or two Chinese characters, which carries the parents’ hope for the kid. Therefore, it’s easy to infer from the name what kind of person the parents expect their child to be, or what kind of life to lead. Parents attach great importance to naming their kid as names usually go with them for a whole life. ↩︎

Lotus is one of best-known flowers in China which people love deeply. The lakes in many parts of China are suitable for lotus to grow. Lotus,which features bright color, blooms in the morning and closes in the evening with a long flowering period of two to three months,attracting tourists across the country to appreciate it. Lotus is multi-functional as it greens waters and beautify courtyards but also purify water, reduce pollution environment. Lotus, as it does not fear the strong sunshine and keeps clean in the mud, symbolizes purity and elegance and represents people’s noble morals. Therefore, it becomes important themes for poets and painters through out the Chinese history, where it blooms turns out to be the resort of many photographers. ↩︎

Plum blossom, which tops the ten most famous flowers of China, originated in south China and has a planting history of more than 3,000 years. In winter, colorful plum flowers blossom boldly against the cold. In traditional Chinese culture plum blossom symbolizes toughness, purity and grace, motivating people to face hardships and move forward bravely In history, many poets and painters gained inspiration from the flower and created countless masterpieces. Ordinary citizens are also fond of the flower, which is often used to decorate the house during the spring festival. Nanjing city has designated plumb blossom as the city flower and holds the flower festival every year,which attracts hundreds of thousands of people to appreciate the flower in snow despite the cold. ↩︎