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UNIT 3 CELEBRATIONS
1.It is believed that when Fu is put upside down,happiness arrives.
人们相信当“福”字倒着贴,福就会到来。
2.I usually start planning my trip home to Shanxi weeks before Spring Festival,as train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible.
通常春节前数周我就开始计划回山西的旅程,因为要尽早订火车票或机票。
3.Every year,the moment I get on the train,I am surrounded by Shanxi accents—I know that I am heading home to my family.
每年,我一坐上火车,就会被山西方言包围,我意识到我踏上了回家的路。
4.What’s important is who we eat it with.
重要的是我们和谁一起吃。
5.Choose a festival or a special occasion that you like.选择你喜欢的节日或特殊场合。
【词汇精讲】本句中的occasion是名词,表示“重要的社交活动”。occasion指特殊时机或良机,也指时节。当occasion要表达“在……情况,场合下”的意思时,前面应与介词on搭配。
6. Amid the boom of firecrackers a year has come to an end,and the spring wind has wafted warm breath to the wine.爆竹声中一岁除,春风送暖入屠苏。
7. Fireworks were being let off across the city.烟花在城市上空燃放。
【词汇精讲】本句中let off用作及物动词,表示“爆炸”。其他词义还有“放过,宽恕”。
8. My host mother Mrs Chen said this was to sweep away the dirt of the past year and get ready fo