雅思口语话题Part 2: 立冬这个传统节日应该怎样描述？

　　中国传统节气立冬，讲究要吃饺子，吃了饺子冬天都不会冻耳朵了，家里老人都这样说，这可是一代一代传承下来的“科学道理”。

　　去年的这个时期，疫情苗头初显，今年立冬后，天气渐冷，大家也要做好疫情防护，不能松懈。

　　今天我们就来结合这道雅思口语题，教大家怎样描述“你们的一个有趣的传统”。

　　Describe an interesting tradition in your country.

　　You should say:

　　What it is

　　What do people do

　　What is interesting about it

　　And explain how you feel about it.

　　该话题参考文本

　　The traditional Chinese calendar, also known as the Lunar Calendar, divides a year into 24 solar terms. Lidong, the 19th solar term, usually begins around November 7 and ends around November 22. The first day of Lidong indicates that winter is coming and crops harvested in autumn should be stored up.

　　To celebrate Lidong, similar to Thanksgiving, Chinese people would express gratitude for a good year and have a big dinner! The most popular dish for Lidong is dumplings. A legend has it that at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Zhongjing, the “Medical Saint” saved many people in Henan province from a typhoid epidemic and their ears from being frostbitten around the start of Winter. He cooked mutton, hot peppers and herbs to dispel the cold and increase body heat. He wrapped these ingredients into a dough skin and made them into an ear shape. Since then, people have learned to make the food, which became known as “dumplings”. Today there is still a saying that goes “Eat dumplings on the Start of Winter Day or your ears will be frostbitten”.

　　该话题关键词

　　1. harvest v. 收割

　　2. frostbite v. 冻伤

　　3. ingredient n. 原料，配料