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The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It is celebrated to remember a great man named Qu Yuan, who was a poet and loved his country very much. People learn about his story and honor his memory during this day.That’s all for the listening content of beginner English reading exercises collected by Qicai editor Xiao Wu. We hope you gain something useful after listening!
noun
1. an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)
e.g. a drama festival
Synonym: fete
2. a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
noun
1. a narrow strait connecting two bodies of water
adj
1. of extreme importance
vital to the resolution of a crisis
e.g. a crucial moment in his career
a crucial election
a crucial issue for women
Synonym: crucial
2. of great significance or value
e.g. important people
the important questions of the day
Synonym: of import
3. having or suggesting a consciousness of high position
e.g. recited the decree with an important air
took long important strides in the direction of his office
4. having authority or ascendancy or influence
e.g. an important official
the captain's authoritative manner
Synonym: authoritative
5. important in effect or meaning
e.g. a significant change in tax laws
a significant change in the Constitution
a significant contribution
significant details
statistically significant
Synonym: significant
noun
1. a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
adj
1. having the sticky properties of an adhesive
Synonym: glueyglutinousgummymucilaginouspastyviscidviscous
2. covered with an adhesive material
3. hard to deal with
especially causing pain or embarrassment
e.g. awkward (or embarrassing or difficult) moments in the discussion
an awkward pause followed his remark
a sticky question
in the unenviable position of resorting to an act he had planned to save for the climax of the campaign
Synonym: awkwardembarrassingunenviable
4. hot or warm and humid
e.g. muggy weather
the steamy tropics
sticky weather
Synonym: muggysteamy
5. moist as with undried perspiration and with clothing sticking to the body
e.g. felt sticky and chilly at the same time