拓展阅读七上unit5PainsoftheNewYear新年的烦恼DoyoulikeChineseNewYear?ItisoneofthemostimportantfestivalsinChina.Howdoyoucelebrateit?Somepeoplelikeitverymuch,butsomedon’t.HereisatalkbetweenLinYaoandGaoYang.Theydon’tlikeChineseNewYearatall.Why?Readon!Lin:Hello,GaoYang!Howareyou?Gao:Nottoobad.Andyou?Lin:Verybad.Gao:What’swrong?Youlooksotired.Lin:Oh,Iworklatethesedays.Thenewterm(学期)iscoming,butIhavetoomuchworktodo.Idon’tknowhowtofinishsomuchwork!Icanonlywork,workandwork.Gao:That’sreallybad.Ihavealotofhomework,too.ButIthinkIcanfinishittomorrow.Lin:Youaresolucky.Iwanttodohomeworkonholiday,but…Yousee,myparentshavemanyfriendsandrelatives(亲戚).Idon’tknowmanyofthem.ButIhavetovisitthem.Gao:Me,too.Somanyparties!Idon’tknowwhattheyaretalkingabout.Theydon’tknowwhatIlike.Wecan’ttalk!Idonothingbuteat.Look!AmIfatter(更胖)?Lin:Alittle.Thesamefood,thesamedrinks…Everydayisthesame.Idon’tthinkitisinteresting.Gao:Well,itisnotinteresting.ButIthinkit’sbetterthanschooldays.Lin:No,Ithinkschooldaysarebetter(更好的).Gao:Thenyou’dbetterfinishyourhomeworkbeforethenewtermcomes.Mother’sDay感恩母亲节Mother'sloveisverygreat.Sothereisaspecialdayforher—Mother’sDay.TodaymanycountriescelebrateMother’sDay.DifferentcountrieshavedifferentMother’sDays.Mothers’DayintheUnitedStatesisonthesecondSundayinMay.ManycountriescelebrateMothers'DayonthesecondSundayinMay,too.Peopleusuallysendcarnation(康乃馨)totheirmothersonMother’sDay.Whenyouaresendingflowerstoyourmother,youcanwriteyourbestwishesonacard.Forexample,DearMom,Pleaseaccept(接受)mylove,today,andeveryday.You'rethecoolestmumintheworld!Iloveyou,Mom!Yours,LilyIfyoudon’thavemoneytobuyflowers,youcanhelpyourmotherdosomehousework.Shewillbevery,veryglad.Mothersaregreatbecausetheybringustothisworld.Theydoalotforus.Tellyourmotheryouloveher.EverydayshouldbeMother’sday.
