A BACKWARD LOOK
前景回顾
The stories and poems you have just read have helped you understand better the true spirit of some of our holidays.
你刚刚读过的故事和诗歌帮助你更好地理解了我们一些节日的真正精神。
Which of the three stories in this part was the most serious one? Which story had both a funny side and serious side to it?
这一部分的三个故事中哪一个是最严肃的?哪个故事既有趣又严肃?
Which of the three did you like best? Can you give reasons for liking it best?
三个人中你最喜欢哪一个?你能给出最喜欢它的理由吗?
Perhaps you have never realized that each nation has its own particular holidays.
也许你从来没有意识到每个国家都有自己的节日。
The boys and girls of those other lands look forward to their holiday celebrations just as you do to yours.
其他国家的男孩和女孩都期待着庆祝自己国家的节日,就像你期待你的节日一样。
Do you remember any holidays or festivals of other lands? Certain stories in this book told you about some of them.
你还记得国外的一些节日吗?这本书中的某些故事告诉了你其中的一些。
It would be interesting to find something about celebrations in other countries.
找到一些其他国家庆祝节日的知识一定很有趣。
Perhaps other nations have days like our Fourth of July, set aside in memory of the time when they won their freedom.
也许其他国家也有像我们7月4日那样的日子,专门用来纪念他们赢得自由的日子。
How is Christmas celebrated in other lands than ours?
在我们以外的国家,圣诞节是怎么庆祝的?