once a year on the seventh day of the tenth lunar month.

4. Hu Jin had been waiting for Li Fang for a long time with a gift for him.

【keys】FTFT

Step 3：read for further thinking

1. Why was the TV story what Li Fang needed?

【keys】 The TV story was a sad story about lost love-- the same situation as Li Fang.

2. What was Li Fang afraid that Hu Jin was doing?

【keys】 He was afraid that she was with her friends laughing at him.

3. How did Li Fang know the manager wanted to shut the coffee shop?

【keys】The manager wiped the tables and then sat down and turned on the TV.

4. Why do people want the weather to be fine on Qiqiaojie?

【keys】 People want the weather to be fine so they can meet the one they love.

5. What is the reason why Li Fang and Hu Jin did not meet on time?

【keys】 They did not meet on time because Li Fang waited in the coffee shop and Hu Jin waited in the tea shop.

Step 4. Words and phrases.

1. But she didn't turn up.

Turn up 1) 出席，来

For several reasons, she didn't turn up.

2) 出现，找到

The book you have lost will turn up one day.

3) 开大音量 （反义词）turn down

Turn up the radio a little, I can hardly hear the program.

2.to hold one's breath: to wait without much hope

eg.The girl held her breath at the sight of the snake.