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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Hongbao, a red envelope with small amounts of money in, is a gift t...
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阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Hongbao, a red envelope with small amounts of money in, is a gift that is guaranteed to be 1. (warm) received, not just because of the cash, but also because of its 2. (tradition) symbolism and best wishes for the future. This is true throughout China, especially in the south where people view receiving hongbao 3. an auspicious(吉祥的)beginning of the New Year.
Legend in the south goes that a devil(恶魔)used to appear to harm children and the elderly. 4. loud noise would frighten the devil away, as did 5. color red.
Fireworks took care of the noise and during the Spring Festival couplets(对联)also helped keep the devil away. But fireworks couldn’t go off day so children and the elderly also got hongboa, red envelopes 6. (contain) money. The tradition 7. (survive) for millennia and giving hongbao to children and the elderly remains popular among Chinese people all over the world. It has also made its way into workplace where bosses often give 8. (employ) hongbao and most recently, companies have adopted online marketing strategies 9. hongbao are distributed, hoping 10. companies and staff members have a good start.
Giving hongbao at the beginning of the Lunar New Year indicates best wishes for the future.
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