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中文天天读 8 - 福“倒”了

2010/10/13
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福“倒”了 中国人过年的时候都喜欢贴“福”字,但是,很多人家都把“福”字倒着贴,你知道为什么吗?

春节是中国人最重要的节日。春节前,中国人的家里一般都要贴春联。春联常常贴在门上和墙上,所以春节的时候,到处都是红红的春联。除了春联,大家还特别喜欢贴“福”字。有些人家故意把“福”字倒过来贴。可是小孩子常常不知道这是为什么。所以我小时候,有一次看见爸爸把“福”字倒过来贴,就赶紧说:“福倒了!”爸爸说:“对呀,福到了!”那时候,我一下子明白了爸爸为什么要倒着贴“福”字。

词语 Words and Expressions

1.重要adj. major, important 2.春联 n. Spring Festival couplets 3.到处 adv. everywhere 4.除了 prep. besides 5.故意 adv. deliberately, on purpose 6.倒 v/ adv. reverse; upside down 7.明白 v. realize, know

语言点 Language Points

赶紧 in a hurry

“赶紧”,副词。表示抓紧时间(做一件事情),放在动词的前边。 “赶紧” is an adverb that means “doing something against time or in a hurry”, usually put before a verb. 我看见爸爸把“福”字倒过来贴,就赶紧说,“福倒了!” I noticed that “福” was put upside-down, so I said hastily, “福is reversed!” (1)要下雨了,你赶紧回家吧! (2)妈妈生病了,要赶紧去医院。

一下子 immediately

“一下子”,副词。表示很短的时间,通常放在作谓语的形容词或动词之前。 “一下子”, adverb, means “in a very short time”and is usually put before a predicate adjective or verb. 那时候,我一下子明白了爸爸为什么要倒着贴“福”字。 At this moment, I suddenly realized why Dad had put the character upside down. (1)十二月以后,北京一下子冷了。 (2)老师刚说完,他一下子就懂了。