Unit3PayingthepriceCulturefocustraditionsforsale译文清单-高中英语（2020）选择性

ECulturalfocusTraditionsforsaleDrivenbyprofits,bigbusinessesmakeuseoffestivalsformarketingpurposes.Festivalarenotonlyculturalsymbols,butalsomercialevents.Nowadays,peopleusethemasanexcusetospendmoney,butshouldn'tourtraditionalfestivalsbeaboutspendingtimewithfamilyandlovedonesinstead?ThespringFestivalIt'searlyFebruary,andZhangXiaoispackinghersuitcasefortheSpringFestival.She'snotalone;another400millionChinesewillbeonthemoveduringtheweeklongbreak.TheLunarNewYearisthebiggestpublicholidayinChina,withahistorystretchingbackthousandsofyears.ltiscelebratedacrosstheworld,incitiesfromNewYorktoLondon,fromSydneytoVancouver.Thewords"SpringFestival"bringtomindabigharmoniousfamilygatheredaroundthedinnertableraisingatoasttothenewyear.Inthepast,familiesboughtingredientsattraditionalmarketsandspendaweekpreparingtheNewYear'sfeast.Nowadays,manypeopledotheirgroceryshoppinginsupermarketsoronline.It’salsomontohavethefamilyreuniondinneratarestaurantratherthanathome.Someareworriedthatoldcookingtraditionswillbelostbecauseofthis,butotherswelethechangebecausetheynowhavemoretimetorelaxandenjoytheholidaytogether.Valentine'sDayThirtyyearoldJameshasbeenshoppinginParis.He'shadhishaircut,he'sboughtacardwithaheartshapeddesignandhe'sgotsomechocolatesforhisgirlfriend.Todayis14FebruaryorValentine'sDay—adaywhenromanceandloveiscelebratedaroundtheworld.Loversoriginallycelebratedthisdaybysendingromanticmessagestoeachother,buttoday,sendingacardisn'tenough.Businessesadvertiseflowers,perfume,jewelleryandromanticdinnersfortwointheweeksbefore14February,andmillionsofgiftsareproduced.Jamesmayhaveonlyspend12eurosonhischocolates,butglobally,consumersspend11millioneuroseveryyear!ChristmasOn1DecemberinTrafalgarSquareinLondon,hundredsoflightsonahugetreearelit.lnhighstreetsandhomesacrosstheworld,lightsonbillionsofothertreesarelitbypeopletoo.ChristmasDayisnotuntil25December,butinrecentyears,customershavestartedtoshopweeksinadvance.Becauseofthistrend,peopleintheUKnowstartthinkingofChristmaspresentsabout11weeksbeforetheday!Christmastreesdecoratefortheholidayaretypicallyshowninadvertisements.ThisisbecausethetreeplaysanimportantroleintraditionalChristmascelebrations:itistheplacewherethefamilymembersgatherandwherethebeautifullywrappedpresentsareleft.Today,bigbusinesseshaveturnedChristmasintoaglobalevent,andChristmasproductsanddecorationsaremadeandsoldallovertheworld.SomepeoplethinkthatChristmashasbeetoomercialized,andthatthereistoomuchfocusonshoppingandadvertising.However,peoplelobegivingeachotherpresents,nomatterwhattheircultureortraditionsare.【参考译文】传统销售在利润的驱使下，大企业利用节口进行营销。节日不仅是文化的象征，也是商业活动。如今，人们把节日作为花钱的借口，但我们的传统节日难道不应该是与家人和爱人共度的时光吗？春节二月初，张晓（音译）正在收拾她的行李箱准备过年。她并不孤单;另有4亿中国人将在长假期间流动。农历新年是中国最大的公共假日，有几千年的历史。从纽约到伦敦，从悉尼到温哥华，世界各地的城市都在庆祝它。“春节"一词让人想起一个和睦的大家庭围坐在餐桌旁，举杯庆祝新的一年。过去，家庭在传统市场购买食材，花一周时间准备新年大餐“现在，许多人在超市或网上购买食品杂货。在餐馆而不是家里吃团圆饭也是很常见的。一些人担心，古老的烹饪传统会因此而丧失，但另一些人则欢迎这一改变，因为他们现在有更多的时间放松，一起享受假期。情人节30岁的詹姆斯一直在巴黎购物。他剪了头发，买了一张心形的卡片，还送了一些巧克力给女朋友。今天是2月14日，也就是情人节一一世界各地庆祝浪漫和爱情的日子。最初，情侣们通过发送浪漫的信息来庆祝这一天，但今天，发送一张卡片己经不够了。商家在2月14日之前的几周内为鲜花、香水、珠宝和两人浪漫晚餐做广告，并制作数百万份礼物。詹姆斯在巧克力上只花了12欧元，但全球消费者每年要花1100万欧元！圣诞节12月1日，在伦敦的特拉法加广场上，一棵大树上的数百盏灯被点亮。在世界各地的大街小巷和家庭里，数十亿棵其他树上的灯也被人们点亮。圣诞节要到12月25口才开始，但近年来，顾客己经提前几周就开始购物了。正因为如此，现在英国人在圣诞