新概念英语第二册Lesson 96 The dead return课文详解+重点词汇+语法+语法填空讲义

Lesson 96文本  The dead return A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. All night long, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea as it is considered unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, are placed into the water when the festival is over. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their  return journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns drifting away until they can be seen no more.  文本解析 一）词汇学习Word study 1. drift vi.（1）漂流，漂移：Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea.成千上万只灯笼慢慢漂向大海。The boat drifted gently across the water.小船在水面上慢悠悠地漂流。 （2）漂泊，游荡：He has lost his job and just drifts in the city all day long.他失业了，成天就在这座城市里游荡。He drifted from France to Italy.他从法国漂泊到意大利。 2. guide vt.（1）给……领路：The old man guided the explorers through the forest.老人领着探险队员们穿过森林。These lanterns will guide the dead on their return journey to the other world.这些灯笼将指引亡灵返回另一个世界。 （2）指导（……的行动）；影响（……的决策等）：We should be always guided by truth.我们应该永远受真理的指导。Don't let your wife's opinion guide your actions.别让你妻子的观点左右你的行动。  二）课文详注 Further notes on the text 1. … the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. ……据说死去的人要回到他们的家里来，活着的人则对他们表示欢迎。（1）the dead与the living 均为定冠词+ 形容词结构，表示某类人。（cf．第54课语法）（2）被动语态 the dead are said 在这里的作用是缓和说话语气，因为对事情是否属实的把握不太大。（cf．第58课语法） 2. … food is laid out for them. ……为他们摆放好了食品。lay out 为短语动词，其含义之一为“摆出”、“摊开”：Just as he laid out his book, the telephone ran