Holidays and Outings(节日出行)

【要求】

和外国朋友交谈是文化生活中很重要的一部分，但是谈什么话题却要慎重考虑，因为各国风俗习惯不同，谈的东西要关涉到禁忌、兴趣。学校的英语角将要组织一次对外交流活动。请你以书面形式写一些可以作为谈话的材料。

【范文】

Holidays and Outings

It is common in nglish to ask popl about thir holidays. In th Wst many familis go away on holiday during th summr months and so it is vry usual to ask about this. If th holiday has not yt takn plac, thn thir holiday plans can b talkd about. And if it is alrady ovr, thn whr thy wnt, whthr thy njoyd it and so on can b discussd. Similar qustions ar askd bfor fstivals and pubic holidays.

Forignrs living and working in China oftn hav frqunt opportunitis for travl, ithr at wknds or during thir holiday priods, so qustions on this topic can oftn lad to fruitful discussions. Thy may b particularly intrstd to har commnts on which placs ar worth visiting and why, spcially if ths placs ar a littl lss wll known and not clarly dscribd in th tour guids.

Tak vacaticn and long wknds. Nvr lt vacation tim xpir.

【评语】

看完上文，可知这实际上是一篇讨论英语话题的文章。从这个角度来写“Holidays and Outings”这个题目可谓不无新义。但是在与外国人交往时谈些什么都是一个很现实的问题。本文提供了这一范例。全篇也围这个问题来写，几乎每句话都是紧扣中心的。比如它始终突出了这是一个话题，就反复用“ask”、“discuss”、以及“commnt”等词。