2024年4月5日发(作者：首凝丝)
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As I tried describing Thanksgiving Day to my in-laws （姻亲） in China, I could
already see their eyes cloud over with 1 （confuse） and sense the questions
forming in their minds. So I attempted 2 （translate） the holiday through
things they were familiar with. I described the roast turkey as something
similar 3 Beijing duck. I compared the annual Thanksgiving show to
the 4 （year） Spring Festival Gala （联欢会） on Chinese New Year's Eve. And
I characterized 5 entire celebration as an American version of Winter solstice
（冬至）in China. Yet as much as my in-laws 6 （nod） and smiled, I recognized
that even these explanations were a poor substitute. No words could fully describe
the Thanksgiving celebrations I had known in the US.
This 7 （be） the kind of disappointment you face in cross-cultural
communication. Despite all the differences, we can still sit down together and have
heart-to-heart 8 （discussion） about each other's traditions. So in the spirit
of my American holiday, I silently gave a moment of thanks for 9 （have） in
China such great in-laws, 10 cared enough to listen to their foreign
daughter-in-law talk about Thanksgiving Day.
1:confusion
2:to translate
3:to
4:yearly
1
11
5:the
6:nodded
7:is
8:discussions
9:having
10:who
解析
1：考查名词。With confusion带着困惑。
2：考查非谓语动词。Attempt to do sth尝试做某事，attempt to translate尝试翻
译。
3：考查介词。Something simiar to一些与……相似的东西。
4：考查形容词。Yearly Spring Festival Gala每年的春节联欢晚会。
5：考查冠词。Entire celebration整场庆祝会，单数名词前缺冠词，特指前面的春晚，
故用the。
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2024年4月5日发(作者：首凝丝)
11
As I tried describing Thanksgiving Day to my in-laws （姻亲） in China, I could
already see their eyes cloud over with 1 （confuse） and sense the questions
forming in their minds. So I attempted 2 （translate） the holiday through
things they were familiar with. I described the roast turkey as something
similar 3 Beijing duck. I compared the annual Thanksgiving show to
the 4 （year） Spring Festival Gala （联欢会） on Chinese New Year's Eve. And
I characterized 5 entire celebration as an American version of Winter solstice
（冬至）in China. Yet as much as my in-laws 6 （nod） and smiled, I recognized
that even these explanations were a poor substitute. No words could fully describe
the Thanksgiving celebrations I had known in the US.
This 7 （be） the kind of disappointment you face in cross-cultural
communication. Despite all the differences, we can still sit down together and have
heart-to-heart 8 （discussion） about each other's traditions. So in the spirit
of my American holiday, I silently gave a moment of thanks for 9 （have） in
China such great in-laws, 10 cared enough to listen to their foreign
daughter-in-law talk about Thanksgiving Day.
1:confusion
2:to translate
3:to
4:yearly
1
11
5:the
6:nodded
7:is
8:discussions
9:having
10:who
解析
1：考查名词。With confusion带着困惑。
2：考查非谓语动词。Attempt to do sth尝试做某事，attempt to translate尝试翻
译。
3：考查介词。Something simiar to一些与……相似的东西。
4：考查形容词。Yearly Spring Festival Gala每年的春节联欢晚会。
5：考查冠词。Entire celebration整场庆祝会，单数名词前缺冠词，特指前面的春晚，
故用the。
2