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Mexico'sDiaDeLosMuertosHonorstheDeadP1【原文畅读】Mexico'sDiaDeLosMuertosHonorstheDead@DOGOnewsTheDayoftheDead,orDiadelosMuertos,isavibrantandcolorfulcelebrationoflifeanddeathandanimportantpartofMexicanculture.Theannualholiday,heldfromNovember1sttoNovember2nd,offersauniqueopportunitytorememberandhonorlovedoneswhohavepassedaway.HistoryandoriginTheholiday’srootsgobackthousandsofyearstotheindigenouspeoplesofMesoamerica,includingtheAztecsandtheMaya.TheareaprisesmoderndaycountriesofnorthernCostaRica,Nicaragua,Honduras,ElSalvador,Guatemala,Belize,andcentraltosouthernMexico.Theancientcivilizationsbelieveddeathwasanaturalpartofthecycleoflife.Theycelebratedtheoccasionforamonthwithelaborateburialceremoniesandshrines._______________________________.Overtime,thetwoculturesblended,givingrisetotheDayoftheDeadasitisknowntoday.Altars___________________________________.Eachhasasymbolicsignificance.Fragrantmarigoldflowersareusedtoguidethedeceased'sspiritstothealtar.AsweetMexicanbread,knownasPandemuerto("BreadoftheDead”),alongwithjugsofwaterhelpfeedandquenchthethirstofthereturningsouls.Candlesandincenserepresenttheelementoffire,whilecolorful,piercedpaperbannerssignifythewind.SkeletonsandskullsThemostfamiliarsymbolsoftheholidayarethecalacasandcalaveras—skeletonsandskulls.Theyappearoneverything—fromcandiedsweetstoclothing,masks,anddecorations.Thebrightlycoloredsmilingskullsserveasareminderthattheholidayisacelebrationofthelifeoflovedoneswhoarenolongerwithus._____________________________CelebrationsThefestivitiesbeginatmidnightonNovember1st.Itisbelievedthatthisiswhentheborderbetweenthelivingworldandthespiritworlddissolves.____________________________Familiesvisitthegravesoftheirancestors,cleaninganddecoratingthemwithflowersandcandles.Theybringfoodanddrinktosharewiththespirits.Manyevenspendthenightinthecemetery.Thecelebrationsalsoincludeparades,music,dancing,andfeasting.P2【词汇短语】vibrantadj.生气勃勃的altarn.祭坛，圣坛passaway去世significancen.重要性indigenousadj.本土的fragrantadj.芳香的Mesoamerican.中美洲marigoldn.金盏花prisev.包含quenchv.解(渴)elaborateadj.设计繁丽的incensen.祭祀时用的香burialn.埋葬；葬礼signifyv.表示;意味着shrinen.圣地;神龛remindern.提醒人记忆之物conquerv.占领；攻克festiveadj.喜庆的memoratev.纪念dissolvev.消失blendv.混合spiritn.灵魂deceasedadj.已故的cemeteryn.墓地P3【阅读理解综合练习】将下列句子补充到文章适当的位置A.Familiesweletheirdeceasedlovedoneswithcolorfulaltars,orofrendas,decoratedwithvariousitems.B.Thisallowsdeceasedlovedonestocrossoverandjointheirfamilies.C.Itisafestive,notasadevent.D.WhentheSpanishconqueredtheregionsinthe16thcentury,theyintroducedAllSaints'DayandAllSouls'Daytomemoratethedead.填入适当连接词—从句练习1.Itisbelieved______thisis______theborderbetweenthelivingworldandthespiritworlddissolves.2.Theannualholiday,heldfromNovember1sttoNovember2nd,offersauniqueopportunitytorememberandhonorlovedones______havepassedaway.3.Thebrightlycoloredsmilingskullsserveasareminder______theholidayisacelebrationofthelifeoflovedoneswhoarenolongerwithus.P4【参考答案】DACB1.Itisbelievedthatthisiswhentheborderbetweenthelivingworldandthespiritworlddissolves.2.Theannualholiday,heldfromNovember1sttoNovember2nd,offersauniqueopportunitytorememberandhonorlovedoneswhohavepassedaway.3.Thebrightlycoloredsmilingskullsserveasareminderthattheholidayisacelebrationofthelifeoflovedoneswhoarenolongerwithus.P5【参考译文】墨西哥亡灵节向亡灵致敬亡灵节（DiadelosMuertos）是一个充满活力、多姿多彩的生死庆典，也是墨西哥文化的重要组成部分。这个一年一度的节日于11月1日至11月2日举行，为缅怀和纪念逝去的亲人提供了一个独特的机会。历史和起源这个节日的起源可以追溯到几千年前的中美洲土著民族，包括阿兹特克人和玛雅人。该地区包括哥斯达黎加北部、尼加拉瓜、洪都拉斯、萨尔瓦多、危地马拉、伯利兹和墨西哥中部至南部等现代国家。古代文明认为死亡是生命轮回的自然组成部分。他们用精心准备的葬礼和神龛来庆祝这一时刻，为期一个月。16世纪西班牙人征服这些地区后，引入了万圣节和万灵节来纪念死者。随着时间的推移，两种文化逐渐融合，形成了今天的亡灵节。祭坛家人用五颜六色的祭坛（或称"ofrendas"）来迎接逝去的亲人，祭坛上装饰着各种物品。每种物品都有其象征意义。芬芳的金盏花被用来引导逝者的灵魂来到祭坛。被称为"亡灵面包"（Pandemuerto）的墨西哥甜面包和一壶水有助于为归来的灵魂提供食物和解渴。蜡烛和香代表火元素，而五颜六色的穿孔纸旗则代表风元素。骷髅和