七夕，有情人终成眷属！

The Double Seventh Festival, on the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, is a traditional festival full of romance. It often goes into August in the Gregorian calendar.

　　七夕节是传统的节日，在农历7月7 。

This festival is in midsummer when the weather is warm and the grass and trees reveal their luxurious greens. At night when the sky is dotted with stars, and people can see the Milky Way spanning from the north to the south. On each bank of it is a bright star, which see each other from afar. They are the Cowherd and Weaver Maid, and about them there is a beautiful love story passed down from generation to generation.

　　七夕节的背后有个美丽的故事。

Long, long ago, there was an honest and kindhearted fellow named Niu Lang Cowhand. His parents died when he was a child. Later he was driven out of his home by his sister in law. So he lived by himself herding cattle and farming. One day, a fairy from heaven Zhi Nu Weaver Maid fell in love with him and came down secretly to earth and married him. The cow hand farmed in the field and the Weaver Maid wove at home. They lived a happy life and gave birth to a boy and a girl. Unfortunately, the God of Heaven soon found out the fact and ordered the Queen Mother of the Western Heavens to bring the Weaver Maid back. 

　　牛郎和织女相爱。

With the help of celestial cattle, the Cowhand flew to heaven with his son and daughter. At the time when he was about to catch up with his wife, the Queen Mother took off one of her gold hairpins and made a stroke. One billow river appeared in front of the Cowhand. The Cowhand and Weaver Maid were separated on the two banks forever and could only feel their tears. Their loyalty to love touched magpies, so tens of thousands of magpies came to build a bridge for the Cowhand and Weaver Maid to meet each other. The Queen Mother was eventually moved and allowed them to meet each year on the 7th of the 7th lunar month. Hence their meeting date has been called Qi Xi Double Seventh.

帮你记单词：

1. reveal [rɪˈviːl]  v.揭示;显示;透露;显出;露出;展示

re 相反；反对；不 + veal〔= veil〕盖上 → 不盖上 → 揭露

Details of the murder were revealed by the local paper.

地方报纸披露了谋杀的细节。

2. luxurious [lʌɡˈʒʊriəs]  adj.十分舒适的;奢侈的

luxur 大量，挥霍 + i + ous 形容词后缀

来自luxury，奢华，奢侈。

a luxurious hotel

豪华宾馆

luxurious surroundings

豪华舒适的环境

3. dotted [ˈdɑːtɪd] adj.有斑点的;星罗棋布的;加附点的  v.在(字母上方、字母或单词旁边)加点;星罗棋布于;遍布;布满;点缀

4. afar [əˈfɑːr]  adv.在远处;从远处

Is it not delightful to have friends coming from afar?

有朋自远方来，不亦乐乎？

5.celestial [səˈlestʃl]  adj.天空的;天上的 n.天人;神仙;（指封建时代的）中国人;天朝之人

cel 天空 + est + i + al 形容词后缀  → 天的，天空的

Gravity governs the motions of celestial bodies.

万有引力控制着天体的运动。

6. hairpin [ˈherpɪn]  n.发夹

There are eighteen hairpin bends on the way up Mogan Mountain.

莫干山上下都是一十八盘。

7. loyalty to [ˈlɔɪəlti tu]  对…的忠诚

He took an oath of loyalty to the government

他宣誓效忠政府。

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