day 106where traditions come from
unit 16 · history & traditionswhere traditions come from
Talk about where customs come from, and organise a paragraph in time order, space order or logical order.
today’s words
- 壓歲錢 yāsuìqián · New Year money (in a red envelope)
- 流傳 liúchuán · spread, be handed down
- 延續 yánxù · continue, carry on
- 遺產 yíchǎn · heritage; inheritance
- 悠久 yōujiǔ · long-standing, age-old
- 燈籠 dēnglóng · lantern
- 民俗 mínsú · folk custom
- 起源 qǐyuán · origin
- 相傳 xiāngchuán · according to legend, it is said
- 由來 yóulái · origin (of a name or custom)
- 徒弟 túdì · apprentice
- 吉祥 jíxiáng · auspicious, lucky
- 考古 kǎogǔ · archaeology; do archaeology
- 遺址 yízhǐ · site (of ancient remains)
- 飽和 bǎohé · saturated
- 繁多 fánduō · numerous, of many kinds
- 混濁 hùnzhuó · muddy, murky
- 境地 jìngdì · situation, plight
- 蒙 méng · cover; receive (a favour, formal)
- 生硬 shēngyìng · stiff, awkward
- 態勢 tàishì · situation, trend (how things stand)
- 形形色色 xíngxíngsèsè · of all kinds
- 照耀 zhàoyào · shine on
sentences
- 臺南的歷史很悠久，是有名的旅遊勝地。 · Tainan has a long history, and it’s a famous place to visit.
- 這個故事在臺南流傳了好幾百年。 · This story has been told in Tainan for hundreds of years.
- 相傳這條街以前是一條河。 · Legend has it this street used to be a river.
- 首先打掃，接著貼紅紙，最後掛燈籠。 · First you clean, then you put up red paper, and last you hang the lanterns.
- 遊客逐年增加，這個態勢還會延續下去。 · Visitor numbers rise year after year, and the trend will continue.