The legend has been handed down for more than 2 millennia. The story has been recorded as far back as the Jin Dynasty (256－420 AD). Poets composed hundreds of poems on the love story and many types of Chinese opera tell the story.

　　The Chinese people believe that the star Vega (织女星), east of the Milky Way, is Zhinü and, at the constellation of Aquila, on the western side of the Milky Way, Niulang waits for his wife.

　　Compared with love stories in Western legends, the story of Niulang and Zhinü seems not as intense (激烈的) or passionate. Love doesn't kill or break up the barrier between them. They just wait patiently on the riverbank, believing that their love can withstand their time apart.

　　It is faith and emotional connection instead of physical attraction and desire that are emphasized in the story as well as in many other Chinese folk tales about love.

　　Unlike St. Valentine's Day in Western countries, there is not so much emphasis on giving chocolates, flowers or kisses. Instead, the girls in China prepare fruits, melons and incense (香) as offerings to Zhinü， hoping to get high skills in needlecraft, as well as hoping to find satisfactory husbands.

　　In the evening, people sit outdoors to observe the stars. Chinese grannies would say that, if you stand under a grapevine, you can probably overhear what Zhinü and Niulang are talking about.

　　语篇解读：七夕坐看牵牛织女星是民间的习俗。相传，每年的这个夜晚是织女与牛郎在鹊桥相会的日子，所以七月初七也被称为中国的"情人节"。

　　4．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

　　A．Niulang and Zhinü lived in the Jin Dynasty.

　　B．Vega is on the east of the Milky Way.

　　C．The constellation of Aquila is on the western side of the Milky Way.

　　D．Ancient artists created many works to tell this love story of Niulang and Zhinü.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。根据第四段内容可知，关于牛郎和织女的故事记载最远可以追溯到晋代，但并非是牛郎和织女生活在晋代。

　　5．The sixth paragraph implies that ________.

　　A．Western people love more patiently than Chinese

B．Niulang and Zhinü believed that their love could last forever