2025年 1.7 腊八节——高考英语常考素材积累

腊八节Laba FestivalLabais celebratedon the eighth day of the last lunar month,referring to the traditionalstart ofcelebrations for theChinese NewYear.LQ in Chinese meansthe12th lunarmonth andba meanseight.Legend aboutthe originof thisfestivity isplentiful.One maintainsthat over3,000yearsago sacrificialceremonies wereheld in the twelfth lunarmonthwhen peopleoffered uptheirprey tothe godsof heavenand earth.The Chinesecharacters forthe huntand thetwelfth猎腊month lie[lie]and la[la]were interchangeablethen,and eversince lahas beenused toreferto both.Since thefestival washeld on theeighth dayof thelastmonth,people lateraddedthe numbereighth bainChinese,giving usthe currentlaba.Buddhism waswell acceptedin theareas inhabitedHan Chinese,who believedthat Sakyamuni,the firstBuddha andfounderof thereligion,attained enlightenmenton12/

8.Sutras werechanted inthe templesand riceporridge with beans,nuts and dried fruitwas preparedfortheBuddha.With time the customextended,especially inrural areaswhere peasantswould prayfor aplentiful harvestin this way.There is,however,another touchingstory.When Sakyamuniwas onhiswayinto thehighmountains inhis questfor understandingand enlightenment,he grewtired andhungry.Exhausted fromdays ofwalking,he passedinto unconsciousnessby ariver inIndia.Ashepherdess foundhim thereand fedhim herlunch-porridge madewithbeansand rice.With suchnourishment hewas ableto continuehis journey.After sixyears ofstrictdiscipline,he finallyrealized hisdream offull enlightenmenton theeighthdayofthetwelfthlunarmonth.Ever since,monks haveprepared riceporridge onthe evead helda ceremonythe followingday,during whichthey chantthe sutrasandoffer porridgeto Buddha.Thus,the traditionof eatinglaha porridgewas basedin religion,though withtimethefood itselfbecamea popularwinter dishespecially incold northernChina.Laba porridgeis madewith localspecialties suchas ginkgofruits,water chestnuts,chestnuts,lotus seedsand redbeansin additiontotherice.Actually eightingredients areused,cooked withsugar tomake the porridge wonderfullysweet.Northerners preferto useglutinous rice,red beans,dates,lotus seeds,dried longan pulp,walnuts,pine nutsandother driedfruits intheir porridge;southerners likea saltyporridge preparedwith rice,soybeans,peanuts,broad beans,taro,water chestnuts,walnuts,vegetables anddiced meat.Some peoplelike toadd cinnamonand othercondiments toinjectflavor.Controlling theheat isof greatimportance inthe outcome.At thestart,the flamemust behigh,but thefire isthenturned downto lettheporridgesimmer untilit beginsto smelldelicious.The processis time-consuming butnotdifficult.Laba porridgeis notonly easyto prepare,but alsoa nutritiouswinter foodbecause itcontains amino acids,proteinand othervitamins peopleneed.Cooked nutsanddriedfruit aregood forsmoothing nerves,nourishing onesheart andvitality,and strengtheningthe spleen.Perhaps thatis whyit isalso calledbabao EightTreasure porridge.533wordsHelper:Festivity[fes*tiviti,fes*tivoti]n.欢宴sacrificial[saekrifif ol,saekrofif ol]献祭的，牺牲的Buddhism[budizsm]n.佛教Sakyamuni[sa:kjo.iTiuni]n.释迦牟尼佛教创始人inhabited[inhasbitid]adj,有人居住的prey n.猎物enlightenment n.启蒙，【佛教】开悟，顿悟Sutras佛经chant[tf ant]v.吟唱，诵扬，叫喊longan龙眼ginkgo[fgigkou]银杏chestnut[tf es.nA t]n.栗子，栗树water chestnuts[植]菱角，亭界lotus seed莲子taro「tagu]n.芋头longan pulp桂圆肉pine nuts松子dice[dais]v将...切成丁longanpulp龙眼肉Sakyamuni释迦牟尼spleen[spli:n]n.脾sutra n.[佛教]经；经典walnut n.胡桃water chestnutn.欧菱，落glutinous[glu:tinos]adj.粘性的，胶状的glutinous rice糯米broad beans蚕豆soybeans大豆cinnamon[sinomon]n.肉桂，肉桂皮condiment[ko ndimant,ko ndomont]n.调味品simmer[simg]v炖，煨ingredient配料，成分aminoacid[^minou]氨基酸protein[prouti:n,proutiun]n.蛋白质vitality[vaitacliti,vaitaehti]n.活力May allbeings befree fromsuffering andattain enlightenmentsoon!愿所有众生从痛苦中解脱出来并且早日成佛！♦Chinese BriefIntroduction:腊八节，俗称“腊八”，是指农历腊月十二月初八这一天腊八节是用来祭祀祖先和神灵，祈求丰收和吉祥的节日相传释伽牟尼成佛之前，绝欲苦行，饿昏倒地一牧羊女以杂粮掺以野果，用清泉煮粥将其救醒释伽牟尼在菩提树下苦思，终在十二月八日得道成佛从此佛门定此日为“佛成道日诵经纪念，相沿成节到了明清，敬神供佛更是取代祭祀祖灵、欢庆丰收和驱疫禳灾，而成为腊八节的主旋律其节俗主要是熬煮、赠送、品尝腊八粥，并举行庆丰家实同时许多人家自此拉开春节的序慕，忙于杀年猪、打豆腐、胶制风鱼腊肉，采购年货，“年”的气氛逐渐浓厚在中国，有腊八节喝腊八粥、泡腊八蒜的习俗♦Blessings:

1.Send youa coatpeace isinthefront,the backis happiness,luck iscollar,wish issleeve,happiness isa button,pocket fullof warmth,put iton,let itbe with you everyday!The Labafestival!送你一件外套，前面是平安，后面是幸福，吉祥是领子，如意是袖子，快活是扣子，口袋里满是温暖，穿上吧，让它相伴你的每一天!腊八节快活！

2.1click onthe springto seeyour smile,I copiedyour smilingface pastein myheart,I downloadmy thoughtsto saveitforever,I openmy mobilephone tosend youthe mostsincere blessing:T wishthe Labafestival!我点击全部春天看到了你的笑容，我复制了你笑容粘贴在我的心间，我下载我的思念把它另存为永远，我打开我的手机给你送上最真诚的祝福:祝腊八节快活！

3.No matterontheside ofthe road,sea,sky,good luckalways bewithyou.Whether past,present,future,always giveyouthe warmcare,may yoube thehappiest man.Happy,good luck!不管在路边，海边，天边，好运一直陪在你身边无论是过去，现在，将来，一直给你最暖的关心，愿你成为世界上最开心最幸福的人笑口常开，好运常在！。