雅思口语词汇系列传统节日(雅思口语七夕节如此过)(1)

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The Qixi Festival, also known as the Qiqiao Festival, is a Chinese festival that celebrates the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in Chinese mythology.

讲解:

(be) known as ... 以...的名字被熟知

annual 一年一度的

cowherd 牛郎

weaver girl 织女

mythology 神话(统称)

It falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese calendar.

讲解:

fall on ... 在某一天

calender 日历、历法

The earliest-known reference to this famous myth dates back to over 2600 years ago, which was told in a poem from the Classic of Poetry.

讲解:

earliest-known 最早被知道的

reference to sth 对...的提及

myth 神话故事

date back to ... 追溯至...

be told 被讲述

poem 诗

the Classic of Poetry=the Book of Songs=the Book of Odes 《诗经》

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