首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Many cultures follow special customs when a child’s baby teeth fall out. Many of these customs include stories and beliefs relat
Many cultures follow special customs when a child’s baby teeth fall out. Many of these customs include stories and beliefs relat
admin
2019-04-07
23
问题
Many cultures follow special customs when a child’s baby teeth fall out. Many of these customs include stories and beliefs related to creatures, real or magical, taking the teeth. In Asia, for example, birds and other animals are thought to play a role in taking these baby teeth. In the West, though, a fairy is thought to visit. In all cases, it is considered lucky for the animal or fairy to take the offered tooth.
Koreans have a custom of throwing lost teeth up on the roof of a house. According to tradition, a magpie will come and take the tooth. Latter, the magpie will return and bring a new tooth for the child. This custom is also followed in other Asian countries. In both Japan and Vietnam , children follow a similar tradition of throwing lost teeth onto the roofs of houses.
Other countries have teeth traditions which include other animals. In Mexico and Spain, for instance, tradition says a mouse takes the, tooth and leaves some money. But in Mongolia, dogs are responsible for taking children’s teeth away. Dogs are highly respected in Mongolian culture and are considered to be people’s guardian angels. Tradition says that the new tooth will grow in good and strong if the baby tooth is fed to a guardian angel. Accordingly, parents in Mongolia will put their child’s lost tooth in the fat of a piece of meat and feed it to a dog.
The idea of giving lost teeth to an angel or fairy is also a common tradition in the West. Many children in Western countries count on the Tooth Fairy to leave money or presents in exchange for a tooth. The exact origins of the Tooth Fairy are unknown, although the story probably began in England or Ireland centuries ago. According to this tradition, a child puts a lost tooth under his or her pillow before going to bed. In the; small hours while the child is sleeping, the Tooth Fairy takes the tooth and leaves something else under the pillow. What she does with the teeth is a mystery. In France, the Tooth Fairy leaves a small gift or candy. In the United States, however, the Tooth Fairy usually leaves money. These days, the rate is $ 1 to $ 5 per tooth. That can add up to a lot of money from the Tooth Fairy!
In Mongolia, it is said that ______ take the children’s lost teeth away, while in ______, mice do.
选项
答案
dogs:Mexico and Spain
解析
(根据第三段第二句,在墨西哥和西班牙,风俗认为老鼠会带走牙齿。依据第三句话,在蒙古,狗会这样做。)
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/GDjK777K
本试题收录于:
D类竞赛(专科)题库大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)分类
0
D类竞赛(专科)
大学生英语竞赛(NECCS)
相关试题推荐
ForeignLanguageStudyinAmerica Almost7millionstudents【T1】___________________intheUnitedStates【T2】___________________.
PartyTimeAmericansplanparties【T1】________________.Asinothercultures,manyAmericansattendpartiesforweddings
PartyTimeAmericansplanparties【T1】________________.Asinothercultures,manyAmericansattendpartiesforweddings
WashingtonUniversityinSaintLouis,Missouri,isamedium-sizeduniversity.Ithaseleventhousandstudents.Twelvepercentof
A、Thecouncil.B、Localbusinesses.C、Thepowercompany.D、Localresidents.C题日问谁来付高架电线改造的相关费用,求音中提到,电力公司在跟地方议会多次商讨之后,同意承担高架电线改造的
FarewellSpeech"Specialneeds"Commonlydefinedbywhatachildcan’tdoBymilestonesunmetBy【T1】________
(1)Collegestudentsaremorestressedoutthaneverbefore—atleastaccordingtothelatestfindingsofalarge,nationalsurv
(1)There’ssomethingabouttheInternetthatcanbringoutmeannessinteenagers.(2)Thatisonefindingofastudytobe
"Areservoirisalakethatstoreswaterforpeopletouse.LakeWindermereisinCumbria."Accordingtothetwostatements,wh
PreservingthePastToday,manyoldbuildingsarebeingtorndownsonewonescanbebuilt.Butsomeolderbuildingsarebot
随机试题
公开市场假设
赵某为急性肾炎患者,检测发现尿中蛋白含量很高,临床上需要饮食配合治疗。营养师会诊后给出的治疗膳食为
薛某非法持有鸦片100克,公安机关作出拘留10日处罚。下列说法正确的是:()
某小学三年级(1)班班主任李老师用了一支比较别致的笔,不久全班多数同学也用上了和李老师一样的笔。这说明小学生具有()。
有一个人叫李智,研究生学历,考了三年终于考上公务员,到团委工作,担任团委书记,他的同事王强是副书记。刚参加工作时李智踏踏实实、勤勤恳恳。有一次,省委机关决定选拔一批处级干部。李智和王强笔试成绩都很高,并同时入围面试。为了准备面试,李智经常用工作时间学习,把
休克的早期临床表现为()。
Readthefollowingad.Inmostofthelines(41-52),thereisoneextraword.Iteitherisgrammaticallyincorrectordoesno
Thoseharboringdoubtsaboutmicro-bloggingshouldnowbeconvincedthatmicroblogscanplayanineffective【1】______roleinm
Tounderstandcultureshock,ithelpstounderstandwhatcultureis.Youmayknowthatgenesdetermineabigpartofhowyouloo
Severalyearsago,IlearnedthataphysicianinatownnottoofarfromwhereIwaspracticinghadcommittedsuicide.NeitherI
最新回复
(
0
)