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UNIT 3
1. wedding /ˈwedɪŋ/ n. 婚礼,结婚庆典
2. *ceremony /ˈserəməni/ n. 典礼,仪式
· a wedding ceremony 婚礼
· an opening ceremony 开幕式
· a closing ceremony 闭幕式
· a graduation ceremony 毕业典礼
3. decorate /ˈdekəreɪt/ vt. & vi. 装饰;点缀;粉刷,油漆
①vt. 装饰;点缀
· decorate sth. (with sth.) (用...)装饰...
e.g. They decorated the apartment with flowers and balloons. 他们用花和气球装饰了公寓。
· be decorated with 装饰着...
①vi. 装饰;点缀
· decorate in the traditional style 按照传统风格装饰
②vt. & vi. 粉刷,油漆
e.g. I hate decorating. 我讨厌粉刷墙壁。
n. decoration 装饰,装饰物 [ C usually pl. ]
· Christmas decorations 圣诞节装饰品
4. formal /ˈfɔːml/ adj. (穿着、言语、行为等)适合正式场合的,正规的,庄重的
e.g. a formal occasion 正式场合
e.g. The Swiss tend to be formal and address each other by last name. 瑞士人往往很正式,用姓称呼彼此
e.g. make a formal apology 正式道歉
adv. formally 正式地
ant. informal 非正式的 informally adv. 非正式地
5. tradition /trəˈdɪʃn/ n. 传统,传统的信仰(或风俗)
· an ancient tradition 古老的传统
· by tradition 按照传统风俗
e.g. By tradition, children play tricks on 1 April. 按照传统风俗,儿童在4月1日捣乱戏弄别人.
· follow a tradition 遵循传统
· break with tradition 打破传统
e.g. They broke with tradition and got married quietly. 他们打破传统,毫不声张地结了婚.
adj. traditional 传统的
· It is traditional (for sb.) to do sth.
e.g. It’s traditional in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
adv. traditionally 传统地
6. bride /braɪd/ n. 新娘
7. eye-catching /ˈaɪˌkætʃɪŋ/ adj. 惹人注意的,引人注目的
· an eye-catching design 醒目的设计图样
8. *sari /ˈsɑːri/ n. 莎丽(南亚妇女裹在身上的长巾)
9. custom /ˈkʌstəm/ n. 风俗,习俗;个人习惯;光顾
· traditional wedding customs 传统的婚礼习俗
vs. habit 个人的 “习惯”
custom 多指社会的 “风俗,习俗”,表示 “习惯”时,与habit同义
· It is the custom (for sb.) to do sth. 根据传统(习惯)(某人)应该做某事.
e.g. It was his custom to approach every problem carefully. 认真处理每个问题是他的习惯.
vs. costume n. 服装,装束;戏装,剧装
customer n. 顾客
10. impression /ɪmˈpreʃn/ n. 印象,感想;影响,效果
· leave/make a (deep) impression on sb. 给某人留下了(深刻的)印象
e.g. The traditional customs made/left a deep impression on me. 传统习俗给我留下了深刻的印象.
· the first impression 第一印象
v. impress 给...留下深刻印象
· impress sb. with/by sth. 给某人留下深刻印象 sb. be impressed w