内容正文:
Good luck with your English in the coming new Year!
Happy New Year!
Chinese festivals
New Year’s Day
Spring Festival
Children’s Day
Mid-Autumn Festival
National Day
Spring Festival
get together and
have a big dinner
enjoy the evening shows
go to Temple’s Festival
make and eat dumplings
get the lucky money
set off firecrackers
put New Year scrolls
on the wall
rat 1984. 1996.2008
ox 1985. 1997
tiger 1986.1998
rabbit 1987.1999
dragon 1988.2000
snake 1989. 2001
horse 1990.2002
sheep 1991.2003
monkey 1992. 2004
rooster 1993. 2005
dog 1994. 2006
pig 1995. 2007
Let's make make own wishes
I wish that …in 2023.
Follow me to enjoy a funny story!
Was she lucky or unlucky?
New words
darkness n.黑暗 shore n.海岸
explain v.解释 light n.灯光
coast n.海岸 ahead adv.在前面
storm n.暴风雨 cliff n.峭壁
towards prep.向 struggle v.挣扎
rock n.岩石 hospital n.医院
New words & expressions
★darkness n. 黑暗
in the darkness 在黑暗中
-ness 名词后缀
happy + ness = careless + ness =
sad + ness =
其他类似的名词后缀
tion = communicate
- ant = assist
-ation = explain + ation
explain v.解释,叙述,讲述
explanation n. 解释
比较:
You need to explain it right now.
You need to give me an explanation right now.
Don’t worry. I will explain more details for you.
interpret v. 解释
-er = interpreter
-ation = interpretation
搭配:
explain away (把过失,怀疑等)搪塞过去
explain oneself 说明自己的意思/动机
explain … as… 把…解释成…
辨析:explain ~ interpret
1.都含有“解释”的意思
2.explain 指解释不明之事,interpret侧重用特殊的知识,信念,判断,了解去阐明特别难懂的事情
Eg:
1)He is explaining how a machine operates.
2)How do you explain this poem?
★coast n. 海岸
seashore n. 海岸
seaside n. 海边
beach n. 沙滩
bank n. 河岸,坝,堤
Susan sells seashells on the seashore.
coast,shore,beach,bank
→→ →→ →→ →→ 范围渐渐变小
辨析:
coast 邻近海的比较宽阔或狭长的地域
We live on the coast
shore湖或者海的边缘或水边的狭长陆地,比coast范围小
She swam to the shore.
beach(shore的倾斜部分)往往在涨潮时候被漫过
The little beach