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时间是宝贵的，一秒钟转瞬即逝，Value Every Minute中提到的每一个例子都生动而又恰到好处,慢慢体会,去理解时间是如何不等人,感悟珍惜生活中的每一个重要时刻。当然别忘记将您的中文翻译寄给我们。

我们的地址是：430079 华中师范大学外国语学院《中学生英语》 初中部 收

To realize the value of one year: ask a student who has failed a final exam.

To realize the value of one month: ask a mother who has given birth to an early-born baby.

To realize the value of one week: ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realize the value of one hour: ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.

To realize the value of one minute: ask the person who has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realize the value

of one second: ask a person

who has survived an accident.

To realize the value of one millisecond: ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.

Time waits for no one.

Treasure every moment you have. You will treasure it even more when you share it with someone special.

editor n. 编辑 survive v. 幸存；生还 millisecond n. 毫秒

silver medal 银牌 treasure v. 珍惜；珍爱

2009年第1~2期本栏目参考答案：【The Spring Festival参考答案】

Ⅰ. 1. The Spring Festival（ the Lunar New Year）is the most important festival in China. 2. All family members get together to have a big dinner. 3. They get money as a New Year gift. 4. People in northern China eat dumplings for breakfast while Southern Chinese eat niangao.

Ⅱ. 1. niangao / rise cake / New Year cake2. family reunion dinner 3. the dinner on New Years Eve 4. dumpling / Chinese meat ravioli 5. Tang-yuan / Spicy fillings / sweet dumplings 6. eight treasures rice pudding

Ⅲ. 1. （舞龙） dragon dance 2. （舞狮） lion dance 3. （杂耍） variety show / vaudeville 4. （灯谜/灯会） riddles written on lanterns / exhibit of lanterns 5. （剪纸） paper cutting 6. （拜年） pay New Years call / give New Years greetings / New Years visit

【总纵横字谜Valentines Day 情人节参考答案】

1. Valentine2. sweetheart3. chocolate4. gifts5. lover 6. heart7. red8. February9. rose10. you

光 荣 榜

2008年第12期优秀参与者名单：

430014 湖北省武汉市塔耳中学九（1）班 杜 欢九（3）班柳凌云 九（5）班 陈 科

温馨提示：watch out 应翻译为“小心，注意，留神”，不少同学译成“向前看”，是不妥的。