2-Monday 印度传统 224词

题材： 印度传统　 词数： 224　 建议阅读时间： 4.5分钟

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About one billion people live in India．Many people live on small farms．They live a quiet and simple life．The family takes care of the farm and the animals．The most important animal on the farm is the cow．The cow helps on the farm in two ways．It gives milk to the family，and it works on the farm.

Farmers care about their cows very much．They want their cows to be happy．The farms aren't busy at certain times of the year．At these times，people wash and decorate their cows．Two times a year，there are special celebrations for the cows．These celebrations are like Thanksgiving Day in the United States．

Old cows cannot work on farms．In India，it is against the law to kill a cow．So farmers send their old cows away from the farm．The cows walk around freely in the streets．People give their own food to the cows，and cars are careful not to hit the cows．There are special animal hospitals for old or sick cows．The government and some rich people pay for these hospitals．

People in other countries do not understand why the Indian government spends money on cows．There are many poor people in India who need money．Indians say that Americans spend more money on cats and dogs．People in India care for over 200 million cows every year．They have cared for cows for a long time．It is a tradition of thousands of years．

生词

billion　n． 十亿：nine billion pounds九十亿英镑

certain　adj． 某个，某些：There are certain things that I just can't discuss with my mother．某些事情我实在不能与母亲商量。

decorate　v． 装饰：The students decorated the hall with flowers for graduation．为举行毕业典礼，学生们用鲜花装饰礼堂。

celebration　n． 庆祝（活动）：Such good news calls for a celebration．这么好的喜讯应该庆祝庆祝。

tradition　n． 传统观念（或做法）：It is one of our family's traditions for eldest sons to be called John．我们家族的传统之一就是所有长子都取名约翰。

1．In India about one billion people take care of the farms and the animals．

2．Cows are so important on the farm that farmers try to make them happy．

3．The government spends a lot of money on cows though many people are poor in India．

4．When old cows cannot work，farmers kill them for food．

5．Cows are special in India．Caring for cows is an old tradition．

参考译文

大约有10亿人生活在印度。其中许多人靠小型农场维持生计。他们过着平静而简单的生活。一家人照顾农场和牲畜。农场中最重要的牲畜是牛。牛从两个方面帮助农场。它给一家人提供牛奶，还在田里干活。

农民非常关心自己的牛。他们想让牛过得开心。一年中的某些时候，农场不太忙。这时候，人们就把牛洗刷、装饰起来。一年中有两次专为牛举办的节日。这些节日和美国的感恩节类似。

老牛无法在农场继续工作了，但是在印度，杀牛是违法的，所以农民就把老牛放出农场。这些牛在街道上随意漫步。人们把自己的食物给这些牛吃，汽车也要小心谨慎，不要撞到它们。还有一些特殊的动物医院是专为老牛或病牛设置的。政府和某些富人会出钱资助这些医院。

其他国家的人不能理解印度政府为什么要花这么多钱在牛身上，因为印度有许多缺钱的穷人；而印度人说，美国人花在猫、狗身上的钱更多。印度人每年需要照料的牛超过2亿头。他们一直很关心牛。这是一项有着数千年历史的传统。

参考答案

Monday 1．F　2．T　3．T　4．F　5．T