amateur 业余爱好者 professional 专业人员 champion / runner-up, second-place photographer / cameraman 摄影师 fine Arts 美术 (Chinese painting, oil

painting, watercolor painting, pastel drawing, drawing from nature, tracing, sketch)

the Four Treasures of the Study 文房四宝 (Xuan paper, ink brush, ink slab and ink stick)

情景会话

chess 国际象棋 checkers / Draughts 跳棋 bridge 桥牌 (spade/heart/club/diamond) dart 飞镖 billiards 台球 rock climbing 攀岩 skiing 滑雪 squash 壁球 yoga 瑜珈 judo 柔道 wrestling 摔交

hiking 徒步旅行 barbecue 烧烤 shuttlecock kicking bungee jumping 蹦极 music (symphony, jazz, rock-n’-roll,

folk music) ballroom dance 交际舞 (waltz, tango,

rumba, samba, twist) folk dance 民间舞

track and field 田径运动 swimming (butterfly stroke,

backstroke, breaststroke, freestyle) diving (springboard diving, platform

diving) long jump / hop, step and jump high jump marathon bowling, football, basketball, tennis,

table tennis, volleyball, badminton)

kindergarten primary school / elementary school middle school / secondary school junior high school senior high school boarding school day school

Traditional Chinese festivals: the Spring Festival the Lantern Festival the Qing Ming Day the Dragon Boat Festival the Seventh Evening the Mid-Autumn Festival the Double Ninth Festival

Chinese Public Holidays the Teacher’s Day the Children’s Day the Army Day the National Day the Youth Day the CCP’s Birthday the International Women’s Day

Western Festivals: the St. Valentine’s Day (February 14th) the April Fool’s Day (April 1st) the Easter (A Sunday between March 22 and April

25) the Halloween (October 31st) the Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November) the Christmas Eve (December 24th) the Christmas Day the New Year’s Day

Do people in your hometown celebrate any western holidays? If they, then how?

Nowadays more and more Chinese people are beginning to celebrate western festivals, such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day. Please give your reasons for this phenomenon.

Do you think that people should be tolerant to other cultures and religions?

Do you think the Spring Festival is one of the most important festivals throughout the world? Give your reasons.