Sometimes referred to as the Thailand Water Festival, Songkran is an annual event that marks the (begin) of the Thai New Year. It's the (large) celebration throughout the whole country.
The festival kicks off April 13 and usually lasts three days though festivities can start early or end later in some cities. The holiday's main focus is about moving forward — in fact, the word Songkran comes from a phrase in Sanskrit language that means "passage of the sun".
Water plays a major role in the festival. (symbolical) it washes away the previous year so people can get ready for the next one.
Many families wake up early during Songkran and visit Buddhist temples, they bring offerings such as food and listen to monks as they preach. People sprinkle clean or scented water over statues of Buddha to represent purification and good fortune. Younger (visit) also pour water on the hands of elderly relatives and friends (show) their respect and ask for blessings in the coming year.
Honoring family traditions and (religion) practices are important, but so is having some fun. Outside, Songkran (celebrate) with street parties featuring loud music and a giant friendly water fight!
For centuries bees, among the (hard) working creatures on the planet, have benefited people, plants and the environment.
Under the theme "Bee engaged in pollinator-friendly agricultural production", World Bee Day 2023 calls for global (act) to support pollinator-friendly agricultural production and highlights the importance of preserving bees and other pollinators (传粉者), (particular) through evidence-based agricultural production practices.
The global World Bee Day ceremony, was held in hybrid format at the FAO headquarters on Friday, 19 May, is opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of adopting pollinator-friendly agricultural production practices (protect) bees and other pollinators, while contributing to the resilience, sustainability and efficiency of agrifood systems.
By (observe) World Bee Day each year, we can raise awareness on the essential role bees and other pollinators play in keeping people and the planet (health) and on the many challenges they face today. We (celebrate) this day ever since 2018, thanks to the efforts of the Government of Slovenia with the support of Apimondia, which led the UN General Assembly to declare 20 May World Bee Day.
The Sad Zither is a famous seven-verse poem (write)by Tang Dynasty poet Li Shangyin (813—858). Due to its rich imagery, the poem is regarded as one of (hard)poems to explain and translate.
In beginning of the poem, the poet looks at his zither and recalls the death of his beloved wife. The big number of strings, which might not be the real number, is mentioned (show) his feeling. With so many strings, his zither creates complicated tones, (suggest) the sorrow and depression the poet feels. The reality is so cruel that he wishes everything happened was untrue. In this part, he uses four Chinese ancient myths and legends: Zhuangzi, a philosopher, dreams of being a butterfly and couldn't distinguish dream reality; the ancient emperor Wang becomes a cuckoo and always cries; mermaid's tears become pearl and vapor of jade from Lantian County can (see)in the sunlight. The first three stories all create a sad atmosphere. Though the last legend describes a beautiful scene, it's hard to reach, implicating the hopelessness.
Actually, the four (story)he chose indicate Li's dissatisfaction with his life.
In the end, the poet (direct)expresses his point. He wrote about his regret toward the passing years and the helplessness of being unable to change anything, even if he was given the chance to live those years again.