内容正文:
Lesson 96 The dead return
阅读理解
1. Why is this festival a cheerful occasion?
Because ______________________________________________________.
2. Why the food that had been laid out for the dead is thrown into a river or into the sea?
Because ______________________________________________________.
单词详解
1. festival n. 节日
词组:festival atmosphere _____________
翻译:During the Spring Festival, every family is filled with a festival atmosphere.
在________期间,每个家庭都________________________。
文化:Dragon Boat Festival ____________
Mid-Autumn Festival ____________
2. lantern n. 灯笼
文化:Lantern Festival ____________
3. spectacle n. 景象,壮观,场面
翻译:日出是最动人的景象之一,然而我更喜欢日落。
Sunrise is _________________________________________________, yet I prefer sunset.
词组:make a spectacle of oneself ____________
翻译:那个老板在大庭广众下哭泣,出了洋相。
That boss __________________________________ by crying in public.
派生:______________ adj. 壮观的
课文解析
1. A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan.
· 单词:hold 举办
词组:hold ___________(宴会)/ ____________(会议)/ __________________(奥林匹克运动会)…
2. 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.
· 语法:for意为“________”(详见语法重点)
· 用法:the dead表示_________,“the+形容词”表示__________
翻译:The young should help the old.
____________________________。
· 句式:sb. be said to do sth. = it is said that sb. do sth. 表示据说…
翻译:据说这些警察抓住了小偷。
_____________________ these policemen caught the thief.
= These policemen _______________ have caught the thief.
3. As they are expected to be hungry after their long journey, food is laid out for them.
· 结构:sb. be expected to do sth. = people expect sb. to do sth.
表示________________________
翻译:在行走4小时后,人们认为他很累了。
He __________________________________ after walking
for four hours.
· 词组:lay out ______________
4. Specially-made lanterns are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way.
· 用法:specially-made 特制的(副词+动词的过去分词=形容词)
词组:terribly-ventilated room _