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九年级初中英语阅读范文第3课GuardianofBirdsAfteranoldmancallsoutafewtimessomesilverpheasantswillflyoutoftheforesttogettogether.ThiswonderfulscenecanbefoundinZiyunVillageFujianProvince.TheoldmanisYangMeilin.Yangnearly80yearsoldlivesinthevillage.ApartfromhisdailyfarmworkYangalsoplaysanimportantroleinprotectingthesilverpheasants.SohowdidtheoldmanmeettheseendangeredbirdsBackin2012onedaywhenYangwasfeedingchickensinhisfarmhouseseveralsilverpheasantssuddenlyflewinandsearchedforfood.InsteadofdrivingawaythesebirdsYangguidedthemintotheforestandfedthem.AfterthatinordertokeepthemfrombeingdisturbedwhileeatingYangoftencalledthemouttofeedthematacertainplacerainorshine.InthebeginningonlythreeorfoursilverpheasantsrespondedtohiscallbutasYangspenttimewiththemmoreandmoresilverpheasantswouldjointhefeeding.DaybydayYangwasfamiliarwithsomeofthemandevenbuiltadeepfriendshipwiththem.NowYangsstorywithsilverpheasantshasdrawnalotofattentiononline.Manybirdloversfromaroundthecountrycometothevillagetoseeandtakephotosofthesilverpheasants.TheythinkYangisagreatguardianofthem.ButforYangtakingcareofthemisjustapartofhisdailywork.Hehopestocontinueprotectingthem.Theyareveryclosetomelikemyfamily.Ican1tleavethemevenforadayYangsays.FestivalsintheModernAgeFestivalshavealwaysbeenanimportantpartoflifeandculture.Inthemodernagenewfestivalshaveappearedovertime.Someofthenewfestivalscomefromotherpartsoftheworld;someappearedjustbecauseoftheinterestingmeaningsofthedates.InternationalWomensDayInternationalMuseumDayandInternationalNursesDayarecurrentlycelebratedaroundtheworld.Thesearemostlydaysforaspecificgroupofpeopleoraspecificfield.ThesefestivalsdidntstartinChinabutwecelebratetheminaChineseway.ForexamplemanyChinesestudentscallInternationalWomensDayGirlsDayor“QueensDay.Onthisdaytheyhaveaninterestingpractice.TheycomeupwithinterestingactivityideassuchasdoingmakeupordressingupinHanfu.Othernewfestivalsinclude520DayEatingDayMay17thCuteDayOctober10thandDouble11Day.520isashortformofthedayofMay20th.InChineseitsoundsalotlikeulloveyou”and517soundslikeulwanttoeat”.AndtheChinesewordsforOctober10thlookliketheChineseword“萌meng”whichmeans“cute”.Double11DayisalsoknownasSingles*DaybecausethedateNovember11thor
11.11isallaboutthenumberuln.SoDouble11Dayisabout“single”.PeopleinChinahavecelebratedDouble11Dayforafewyears.Anditisnowoneofthebiggestshoppingdaysintheworld.Formanyyoungpeoplenewfestivalsseemtobealotmoreinterestingthantheoldones.Butwhethertheyareoldornewfestivalsalwaysofferagreatexcuseforustotakeaminuteandappreciatelifewithourlovedones.。