与美国小学生一起学英文第3册 第17期:风俗

 　　Custom 风俗

　　Each country or culture has its own customs. 每个国家和文化都有自己的风俗。

　　Korean and Chinese people celebrate a lunar new year holiday. 朝鲜人和中国人庆祝农历新年。

　　And Korean people respect their ancestors very much. 朝鲜人极其尊重祖先。

　　They go to their ancestors' tombs every year to take care of them. 他们每年都去祖先的墓地去照看它们。

　　In many western countries, people throw rice to brides and grooms¹. 在许多西方国家，人们向新郎和新娘扔大米。

　　Western people think rice is the symbol of wealth, richness, health and happiness.  西方人认为大米是财富、富有、健康和幸福的象征。

1 grooms   

n.新郎( groom的名词复数 )；马夫v.照料或梳洗（马等）( groom的第三人称单数 )；使做好准备；训练；（给动物）擦洗

参考例句：

• Plender end Wilcox became joint grooms of the chambers. 普伦德和威尔科克斯成为共同的贴身侍从。 来自辞典例句
• Egypt: Families, rather than grooms, propose to the bride. 埃及：在埃及，由新郎的家人，而不是新郎本人，向新娘求婚。 来自互联网