Unit 4.同步资料含课文翻译-【帮课堂】2021-2022学年高一英语同步精品讲义（上外版必修一）

Unit 4 Customs and Traditions In this unit,we are going to ·describe customs and traditions,around the world ·develop an awareness of underlying cultural values in various customs and traditions ·find common ground with a diagram ·listen for key words,achieve paragraph unity,and give an introduction to a presentation Reading A Why are there coming-of-age ceremonies in different cultures?How are they celebrated?Read the text and learn about coming-of-age ceremonies. GROWING WORLDWIDE Entering adulthood is an important step in everyone’s life. It means that a young person must soon leave childishness behind and start to shoulder grown-up responsibilities. Comment by 作者: leave sth behind: 留下… leave sb. alone 让某人独自呆着 Comment by 作者: V-T If you shoulder the responsibility or the blame for something, you accept it. 肩负 例： He has had to shoulder the responsibility of his father's mistakes. 他不得不肩负起他父亲所犯错误的责任。 In Germany, there’s a ceremony called “Jugendfeier,” or “youth celebration,” a coming-of-age ceremony for 14-year-olds. They go to school to prepare for the occasion, studying topics thought to be important for young citizens of the future. The things these young people learn about include multiculturalism and general responsibilities in society. Comment by 作者: prepare /prɪˈpɛə/  1.  V-T If you prepare something, you make it ready for something that is going to happen. 准备 On average each report requires 1,000 hours to prepare. 平均每份报告需要1000个小时来准备。 2.  V-T/V-I If you prepare for an event or action that will happen soon, you get yourself ready for it or make the necessary arrangements. (为…) 作准备; 准备 (做某事) He had to go back to his hotel and prepare to catch a train for New York. 他不得不回宾馆准备赶火车去纽约。 Comment by 作者: include /ɪnˈkluːd/  V-T If one thing includes another thing, it has the other thing as one of its parts. 包括 例： The trip has been extended to include a few other events. 行程已经延长以包括其他几项活动。 “Jugendfeier” began in the 19th century, when awareness of civic practi