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Section Ⅳ Extended reading & Project & Assessment
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①on the Chinese New Year's Eve 在除夕
②be covered with 被……覆盖
③china n. 瓷;瓷器
china plate瓷盘
④sort n.种类,类别 vt.整理,分类;妥善处理
all sorts of各种各样的
⑤lift the cover of a large bowl掀开大碗的盖子
⑥breathe in 吸入
breathe out 呼出
⑦bite n.(咬下的)一口; 咬;咬伤
vt.&vi.(bit,bitten) 咬,叮
take a bite of 咬了一口
⑧select vt.选择,挑选
selection/sɪ'lekʃn/n.选择;被选中者;可供选择的事物
⑨despite prep.即使,尽管
in spite of尽管; 虽然
⑩settle vi.&vt.定居;结束;解决;决定;使处于舒适的位置
settle in定居在
settlement n.协议;和解;定居点;解决
⑪three generations under the same roof三世同堂
⑫convenient adj.方便的,省事的,便利的,实用的
be convenient for sb.对某人来说方便
convenience/kən'viːniəns/ n.便利
⑬on their arrival
=as soon as they arrive他们一到达
on/upon doing sth.一做某事就……
⑭the neat designs of the papercuttings整洁的剪纸图案
⑮couplet n.对联,对句
Spring Festival couplets春联
⑯the New Year paintings 年画
⑰represent vt.代表,为……代言;体现
representative n.代表,典型人物
⑱midnight n.午夜,子夜
at midnight在午夜
⑲stay up 熬夜
⑳gather around the television 聚集在电视机周围
snack n.点心,小吃
eat snacks吃零食
make dumplings 包饺子
at the very start of the new year 在新的一年的开始(指大年初一那天)
ageing parents年迈的父母
consider doing sth.考虑做某事
set off fire crackers燃放鞭炮
fortune n.机会,运气;巨款;命运
fortunate adj.幸运的; 侥幸的
fortunately adv.幸运地
family's togetherness家庭聚会
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A precious family dinner
It is just past five o'clock on the Chinese New Year's Eve①,and the dinner table is already covered with② white china plates③ and bowls,full of all sorts of④ dishes:chicken,duck,pork,fish and vegetables.Luo Yan,29,lifts the cover of a large bowl⑤ to breathe in⑥ the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared【1】.Luo Yan's son,Bofeng,happily takes a bite⑦ of the chicken his grandfather has selected⑧ for him.
【1】Luo Yan是主语,29是同位语,补充说明Luo Yan的具体内容;动词不定式to breathe in...作目的状语,动词不定式短语中含有省略that/which的定语从句his wife and mother have prepared。修饰先行词the soup。
Sixyearold Bofeng has not seen his grandparents for almost a year,and he is full of joy and excitement. Indeed,the whole family