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Festivals and customs
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Welcome to the unit
Customs tell a man who he is,where he belongs ,what he must do.
习俗告诉一个人他是谁,他属于哪里,他必须做什么。
-Robert A.Heinlein
Welcome to the unit
In this uniit,you are going to :
read a travel journal about a traveller’s experiences in two different countries.
write an article to promote traditional Chinese festivals
read a feature article about a family dinner on the Chinese New Year’s Eve.
make PPT slides about a festival.
在本单元中,你将:
读一本关于旅行者在两个不同国家的经历的旅行日记。
写一篇文章来宣传中国传统节日
阅读一篇关于除夕夜家庭聚餐的专题文章。
制作关于节日的PPT。
Reading
When Nadim invited me to his sister’s wedding,I knew it would be the opportunity of a lifetime.I was definitely not wrong!
当纳迪姆邀请我参加他妹妹的婚礼时,我知道这将是一个千载难逢的机会。我绝对没有错!
invite sb to do sth 邀请某人做某事
the opportunity of a lifetime千载难逢的机会
Reading
The wedding ceremony took place in a brightly decorated hotel room.
婚礼在一间装饰明亮的旅馆房间举行。
There were hundreds of guests,all dreesed up in formal,colorful clothes.
有数百名客人,都穿着五颜六色的正式服装。
take place 举行
Reading
According to tradition ,the bride was wearing an eye-catching red silk sari.
按照传统,新娘要穿一件醒目的红色丝绸纱丽。
according to 根据...
I did not understand all of the traditional customs,but a few made a deep impression on me.
我不了解所有的传统习俗,但有几个给我留下了深刻的印象。
make a deep impression on sb
给某人留下深刻印象
Reading
One was the bridgegroom’s entrance on a beautiful white horse.
一个是桥上的新郎骑着一匹漂亮的白马入场。
I had never seen that back home!
我在家里从来没见过这种情况!
Another was the part when Nadim’s father proudly led his daughter through the rows of seats to her husband.
另一个是纳迪姆的父亲骄傲地领着女儿穿过一排排座位走向她的丈夫。
Reading
It reminded me of mysister’s wedding .
Although our cultures are so different,the smilling faces are the same.
这让我想起了我姐姐的婚礼。
虽然我们的文化如此不同,但微笑的面孔是相同的。
remind sb of sth
be different from 与...不同
Reading
The customs that followed were anything but ordinary.
The couple joined hands and walked around a small fire four times.
接下来的习俗一点也不寻常。
这对夫妇手拉手围着小火堆走了四圈。
anything but ordinary
不同寻常
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Then they