各位親愛的朋友們，歡迎來到“話說地道美語”春節(jié)特別節(jié)目，走近我們春節(jié)文化習(xí)俗的語聊室，我是Juliet。今天是農(nóng)歷正月初五，在此，先給大家拜個年——祝您新春快樂，點點心意點點情，愿你天天好心情，親情愛情樣樣行，工作順心事業(yè)成，鈔票天天賺不停，一生幸福笑盈盈！事業(yè)無須驚天地，有成就行。友誼無須說謎語，想著就行。金錢無須取不盡，夠用就行。生命無須過百歲，健康就行。朋友無須有多少，有你就行。風(fēng)也過，雨也走，2011不再有；亦有喜，亦有悲，2011已成灰；酸也品，甜也嘗，2012更輝煌；望過去，展未來，2012新舞臺！在此，Juliet恭祝大家在2012年的人生舞臺上舞出您的一片新天地。我們今天繼續(xù)貼春聯(lián)的中國習(xí)俗文化的短語和句法學(xué)習(xí)。

短文回顧：The Spring Couplet, also called “couplet” or“a pair of antithetical phrases” is a special form of literature in China. The Spring Couplet is composed of two antithetical sentences on both sides of the door and a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription, usually an auspicious phrase above the gate. The sentence pasted on the right side of the door is called the first line of the couplet and the one on the left the second line. On the eve of the Spring Festival, every household will paste up on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival. In the past, the Chinese usually wrote their own spring couplet with a brush or asked others to do for them, while nowadays, it is common for people to buy the printed spring couplet in the market. What's more , spring couplets which express good wishes is one of the house decorations. They are usually posted in pairs because even numbers are connected with good luck and auspiciousness in Chinese culture.

接下來，我們來學(xué)習(xí)段落中的短語。

1. a pair of

這是個名詞性短語，意思是一副，一對，表示雙數(shù)。例如：How I wish for a pair of wings! 我多么希望有一雙翅膀！

2. On both sides of

這是個介詞短語，意思是在......的兩邊。例如：Please write in pen on both sides of the paper.請用自來水筆在紙的正反兩面書寫。Trees do not stand on both ides of the street . 大街的兩旁沒有種植樹木。

3. be composed of

這是個形容詞性短語。Composed of means "to made up or formed from sth " . 中文意思是（由某事物）組成或構(gòu)成。我們來看一個例子：The board shall be composed of eight directors. Each director shall be appointed or recalled by his own side. 董事會由八名董事組成，各方的董事將由各方自行任命或罷免。

4. paste up

這是一個動詞短語。It means "to stick sth to an upright surface with paste". 中文意思是用漿糊張貼某物。Don't paste up any advertisement, notice nor poster here, or you will be fined . 不要在此張貼廣告﹑告示﹑海報，否則罰款。

5. It is common for sb to do sth

這個可以視為一個口語句型，意思是某人通常、普遍做某事。從語法的角度說to do sth是動詞不定式做真是主語，it是形式主語。這個句型可以改為補(bǔ)語從句，即：It is common that sb do sth. 我們來看下面的2個例句：It is common for women and girls to make up. 婦女和姑娘化妝是很普遍的事。（改為補(bǔ)語從句為：It is common that women and girls to make up.）It is common for some American to visit their friends or relatives on vacation. 美國人在假期里通常喜歡去走訪親朋好友。（該為補(bǔ)語從句為：It is common that some American visit their friends or relatives on vacation. ）（備注：relatives and friends 親朋好友 be on vacation 度假）

6. 下面的是我們跟老外聊春聯(lián)時需要用的表達(dá)：

horizontal scroll (對聯(lián)的)橫批 the first line（對聯(lián)的）上聯(lián)

the second line（對聯(lián)的）下聯(lián) give a atmosphere 傳遞......的氣氛

express good wishes 表達(dá)良好的祝愿

下面我們來學(xué)習(xí)段落中的句法。

1. The Spring Couplet also called “couplet” or“a pair of antithetical phrases” is a special form of literature in China.

句中 also called “couplet” or“a pair of antithetical phrases”是過去分詞短語做后置定語，修飾前面的名詞couplet。

2. On the eve of the Spring Festival, every household will paste up on doors a spring couplet written on red paper to give a happy and prosperous atmosphere of the Festival.

句中的paste up on doors a spring couplet written on red paper這個短語中的把表示方位的介詞短語on doors提到謂語paste up的后面，因為paste up這個謂語的后要接的賓語a spring couplet written on red paper大大地長于狀語，為了平衡句子結(jié)構(gòu)，就把狀語提到前面。在a spring couplet written on red paper這個短語中written on red paper是過去分詞短語做后置定語。

3. The sentence pasted on the right side of the door is called the first line of the couplet and the one on the left the second line.

句中的pasted on the right side of the door這個短語是過去分詞短語做后置定語修飾前面的名詞sentence。由and連接的第二個分句“the one on the left the second line.”是公用了前面句子中的謂語is called，修飾不定代詞one定語pasted和修飾line的定語of the couplet。

4. The Spring Couplet is composed of two antithetical sentences on both sides of the door and a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription, usually an auspicious phrase above the gate.

句中a horizontal scroll bearing an inscription中的bearing an inscription是現(xiàn)在分詞短語做后置定語，修飾前面的scroll，bear是“具有”的意思。

好，親愛的朋友們，我們話聊“春節(jié)貼春聯(lián)”的文化習(xí)俗并對之進(jìn)行的學(xué)習(xí)到今天就全部結(jié)束了。新的1年開始，祝好事接2連3，心情4季如春，生活5顏6色，7彩繽紛，偶爾8點小財，煩惱拋到9霄云外！請接受我10心10意的祝福。Juliet在此再次恭祝您祝新春快樂，萬事如意！