2013职称英语综合类新增StartingaNewTradition【含详细生词翻译及译文】
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第十二篇Starting a New Tradition
Shantelle Davis is a nine-year-old girl in New York. On a cold night in December, her family is standing around the kitchen table while she lights a candle. The table is decorated with baskets of fruits and vegetables and ears of com for Shantelle and her two brothers.
“This candle reprents umoja, an African word that means being together,” Shantelle says. “That's the most important thing for a family.”
Tonight is the first night of Kwanzaa, and Shantelle is spending the holiday with her family. More than 5 million African Americans celebrate Kwanzaa every year from December 26 until January I. It's a time when they get together with their families to think about their history and their ancestors in Africa.
Kwanzaa is very unusual becau it was started by one man. In 1966, an American named Maulana Karenga wanted a holiday for African-Americans to honor their culture and traditions. So he ud words and customs from Africa to create a new celebration. He took the name Kwanzaa from the words for “first fruits” in Swahili, an African language. At first, a few American families had small celebrations at home. Now there are also Kwanzaa events in schools and public places，and Kwanzaa has spread to other countries like Canada and Jamaica.
The main symbol of Kwanzaa is a candleholder with ven candles, one for each of the principles of Kwanzaa. Each night, a family member lights one of the candles and talks about the idea it reprents：being together, being yourlf, helping each other, sharing, having a goal，creating, and believing. The candles are red, black, and green, the colors of Kwanzaa. The parents also pour drinks to honor family members who have died. On the last night of Kwanzaa, there is a big dinner with African food, and children receive small prents.
Today people can buy Kwanzaa greeting cards and special Kwanzaa clothes. Stores ll Kwanzaa candles and candleholders. Some people don't believe that Kwanzaa is a real holiday，becau it's so new. But other people say that customs and celebrations are always changing and that Kwanzaa shows what is important in people's lives.
Shantelle Davis says she likes Kwanzaa becau it's fun. “But I also learn new things every year," she says.
词汇：
ancestor n.祖宗，祖先
苏烈怎么玩
be decorated with 由……所装饰
honor vt. 尊敬,使荣幸; n.荣誉,尊敬
ears of com玉米穗
candleholder n.烛台
群字组词
注释：
1. It's a time when they get together with their families to think about their history and their ancestors in Africa.这段时间里他们和家人待在一起缅怀他们的历史和非洲的祖先。
2. ... shows what is important in people's lives. ……展现了人们生活中重要的东西。
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1. Kwanzaa is celebrated at the end of the year.
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B. Wrong
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2. Kwanzaa is a holiday for African-Americans.
A. Right
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C. Not mentioned
3. Kwanzaa is a very old holiday.
A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
4. People in Africa celebrate Kwanzaa.
A. Right
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B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
5. People spend a lot of time with their families during Kwanzaa.
A. Right
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B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
6. Children receive prents at the end of Kwanzaa.
A. Right
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B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
7. Everyone thinks Kwanzaa is an important holiday.
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A. Right
B. Wrong
C. Not mentioned
译文及注解：
Shantelle Davis is a nine-year-old girl in New York. On a cold night in December, her family is standing around the kitchen【厨房】table while she lights a candle【蜡烛】. The table is decorated【装饰、装潢】with baskets of fruits and vegetables and ears【穗】of com for Shantelle and her two brothers. 珊特尔?戴维斯是一位九岁的纽约小女孩。12月的一个寒夜，珊特尔?戴维斯的家人都围站在餐桌边看着她点亮一支蜡烛。水果蔬菜篮子和玉米穗装饰着这个餐桌，这些都是给珊特尔和她的两个兄
弟的。
“This candle reprents【代表】umoja, an African word that means being together,” Shantelle says. “That's the most important thing for a family.”
“这支蜡烛代表umoja，在非洲这个词意味着在一起，”珊特尔说，“这是家庭中最重要的事。”
Tonight is the first night of Kwanzaa, and Shantelle is spending【花费】the holiday with her family. More than 5 million African Americans celebrate Kwanzaa every year from December 26 until January I. It's a time when they get together with their families to think about their history and their ancestors【祖先】in Africa. 今晚是宽扎节的第一个晚上，珊特尔正和她的家人待在一起。超过500万的非洲裔美国人每年从12月26日到1月1日庆祝宽扎节。这段时间里他们和家人聚在一起缅怀他们的历史和非洲的
祖先。
Kwanzaa is very unusual【不平常的】becau it was started by one man. In 1966, an American named Maulana Karenga wanted a holiday for African-Americans to honor【尊重，尊敬】their culture and traditions【传统】. So he ud words and customs from Africa to create a new celebration【庆祝，庆祝会】. He took the name Kwanzaa from the words for “first fruits” in Swahili, an African language. At first, a few American families had small celebrations at home. Now there are also Kwanzaa events in schools and public places，and Kwanzaa has spread【伸开，铺开】to other countries like Canada a
nd Jamaica. 宽扎节非常独特，因为它是由一个人创立的。在1966年，一个名叫马拉那?卡林加的美国人想要为非洲裔美国人创立一个节日来向他们的文化和传统致敬。因此他利用非洲的语言和习俗来创造一
