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9 u2单词 moon•cake n.月饼 I can eat mooncakes. 我可以吃月饼。
lan•tern n.灯笼 I'm making lanterns. 我正在制作灯笼。
strang•er n.陌生人 She was very nice to the stranger. 她对陌生人非常友善。
rela•tive n.亲属;亲戚 I am going to visit relatives. 我打算去拜访亲戚。
put on 增加(体重);发胖 I've put on five pounds. 我胖了5磅。
pound n.磅(重量单位);英镑(英国货币单位) I lost several pounds last month. 我上个月瘦了好几磅。
folk adj.民间的;民俗的 He is a very popular folk singer. 他是位非常受欢迎的乡村歌手。
god•dess n.女神 The goddess punished the unfaithful servant. 女神惩罚了不忠的仆人。
who•ev•er pron.无论谁;不管什么人 I'll marry whoever I like. 我喜欢谁就跟谁结婚。
steal v.偷;窃取(stole,stolen) He stole a car. 他偷了一辆车。
lay v.放置;安放;产(卵);下(蛋)(laid,laid) Hens can lay eggs. 母鸡能下蛋。
lay out 摆开;布置 He laid out her favorite fruits in the garden. 他把她喜欢的水果摆放在花园里。
des•sert n.(饭后)甜点;甜食 We had cake for dessert. 我们有蛋糕作甜点。
gar•den n.花园;园子 The garden is beautiful. 花园真漂亮。
tra•di•tion n.传统 We have lots of traditions. 我们有很多传统习俗。
ad•mire v.欣赏;仰慕 I admire the way you speak to your students. 我钦佩你与学生讲话的方式。
treat n.款待;招待 v.招待;请(客) My mother always treats us like children. 我妈妈总把我们当孩子看待。
tie n.领带 v.捆;束 The tie goes with this suit. 这条领带和这件衬衫很搭配。
di•no•saur n.恐龙 You can find dinosaurs in museums. 你可以在博物馆里找到恐龙。
mush•room n.蘑菇 He is good at cooking mushrooms. 他擅长烹饪蘑菇。
to•geth•er•ness n.和睦相处;亲密无间 Nothing can ever take the place of family togetherness. 什么也取代不了家庭和睦。
hap•pi•ness n.快乐;高兴 I wish you all the happiness in the world. 祝您幸福。
lu•nar adj.月球的;月亮的 The lunar eclipse is getting close. 月蚀临近了。
rid•dle n.谜;谜语 We are guessing riddles. 我们正在猜谜语。
cele•bra•tion n.庆典;庆祝活动 A wedding is an occasion for celebration. 婚礼是欢庆的时刻。
fire•work n.烟火;烟花;(pl.)烟花表演 Keep the fireworks off the plane. 请勿将烟花爆竹带上飞机。
take place 发生 A war took place in 1860. 战争在1860年爆发了。
gath•er v.聚集;集合 I'll gather some of my people together. 我会召集我的一些人。
count down 倒计时 They are counting down the days. 他们正在倒计时。
cus•tom n.风俗;习俗 I didn't understand all of the traditional customs. 我不了解所有的传统习俗。
in•volve v.包含;牵涉 It involves designing, washing, cutting and packaging. 它包含设计、洗涤、裁剪和包装。
crowd n.人群;观众 Look at the thick crowd there. 看看那密集的人群。
bot•tom n.底部;最下部 Just sign here on the bottom. 就在底下这里签字。
dust n.沙土;尘土 v.擦灰;掸去 She dusts every day. 她每天掸灰尘。
cou•plet n.对联;对句 I have a couplet. 我有一副对联。
set off 点燃;使…爆炸(后接sth) Did you set off fireworks? 你们放烟花了吗?
eve n.前夕;前夜 Christmas Eve comes. 平安夜到了。
ex•press v.表达;表示 He did not express himself clearly. 他不能清楚地表达自己的意见。
re•un•ion n.团圆;团聚 The round moon is a symbol of family reunion. 圆月亮象征着家庭的团圆。
smell v.闻到;发出…气味(smelt,smelt;smelled,smelled) n.气味;臭味 There's a strange smell in the house. 房间里有一股奇怪的味道。
breeze n.微风;和风 I saw them dancing in the breeze. 我看见了它们在微风中舞蹈。
pic•nic n.&v.野餐 We're having a picnic. 我们在野餐。
com•ing adj.即将发生的;下一个的 n.到来 A thunderstorm is coming. 一场暴雨就要来了。
词组 eat out 出去吃饭;下馆子 We ate out a lot. 我们在外面吃了很多。
be similar to 与…相似 Larry is similar to me. 拉里和我很相似。
plan to do sth 计划做某事;打算做某事 Hou Yi planned to drink it with Chang'e. 后羿打算和嫦娥一起服用。
refuse to do sth 拒绝做某事 Chang'e refused to give it to him and drank it all. 嫦娥拒绝把它给他,全部吞下了它。
call out 大声呼喊 He called out her name to the moon every night. 每晚他对着月亮大喊她的名字。
as a result 结果 As a result, she became light and flew up to the sky. 结果她身体变轻飞上了天。
take sb out 带某人出去 He often takes their parents out for dinner. 他经常带父母去外面吃饭。
say goodbye to sb 向某人说再见 Say goodbye to my mother. 和我妈妈说再见。
sweep out 打扫干净 People sweep out dust from their houses. 人们清扫房屋里的灰尘。
all over the world 全世界(=all around the world) It seems that many people all over the world drink Chinese tea. 世界各地许多人好像都喝中国茶。
show respect for 对…表示尊重 You have to show respect for their cultural custom. 你必须对他们的文化传统表示尊重。
remind sb of sth 使某人回想起 It reminds Tom of his happier days as a child. 它使汤姆想起了孩童时代的欢乐时光。
throw sth at sb 往某人身上抛(泼、洒)某物 People go on the streets to throw water at each other. 人们到街上去相互泼水。
u2语法
u2课文2d Clara: Guess what? I'm going to Chiang Mai in two weeks. Clara: 你猜怎么着?过两周我要到清迈去。
Ben: Wow, sounds like fun! Ben: 哇,听起来挺好玩的!
Ben: But I believe that April is the hottest month of the year there. Ben: 但我觉得四月是那儿一年中最热的月份。
Clara: Yes, that's true. Clara: 是的,没错。
Clara: But there's a water festival there from April 13th to 15th. Clara: 但从4月13日到15日,那里会举办泼水节。
Ben: I wonder if it's similar to the Water Festival of the Dai people in Yunnan Province. Ben: 我在想它和云南省傣族的泼水节是否相似。
Clara: Yes, I think so. Clara: 对,我想是的。
Clara: This is the time of the Thai New Year. Clara: 这是泰国新年的时间。
Clara: People go on the streets to throw water at each other. Clara: 人们走上街头互相泼水。
Ben: Cool! But why do they do that? Ben: 酷!不过他们为什么这么做呢?
Clara: Because the new year is a time for cleaning and washing away bad things. Clara: 因为新年是清扫和洗除晦气的时候。
Clara: Then you'll have good luck in the new year. Clara: 然后在新的一年里,你会有好运气。
3a Full Moon, Full Feelings 满月,满满的感情
Chinese people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for centuries. 几个世纪以来,中国人一直庆祝中秋佳节和吃月饼。
Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the Mid-Autumn night. 月饼契合中秋之夜满月的形状。
They carry people's wishes to the families they love and miss. 它们承载着人们对所爱所思的家人的祝愿。
There are many traditional folk stories about this festival. 关于这个节日,流传着许多传统的民间故事。
However, most people think that the story of Chang'e is the most touching. 然而,大多数人认为嫦娥的故事是最感人的。
Chang'e was Hou Yi's beautiful wife. 嫦娥是后羿的美丽妻子。
After Hou Yi shot down the nine suns, a goddess gave him magic medicine to thank him. 在后羿射下九个太阳后,一位女神给了他仙药以示感谢。
Whoever took this could live forever, and Hou Yi planned to take it with Chang'e. 无论谁喝下它将会长生不老,后羿打算和嫦娥共饮。
However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried to steal the medicine when Hou Yi was not at home. 然而,一个坏人,逢蒙,试图在后羿不在家的时候去偷药。
Chang'e refused to give it to him and took it all. 嫦娥拒绝把药给他并把药一饮而尽。
She became very light and flew up to the moon. 她开始变得非常轻并且飞到了月亮上面。
Hou Yi was so sad that he called out her name to the moon every night. 后羿非常伤心,以至于每天晚上对着月亮呼喊她的名字。
One night, he found that the moon was so bright and round that he could see his wife there. 一个晚上,他发现月亮又亮又圆,而且看到了他的妻子在那里。
He quickly laid out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. 他快速在花园里摆开她最喜欢的水果和点心。
How he wished that Chang'e could come back! 他多么希望嫦娥能够回来啊!
After this, people started the tradition of admiring the moon and sharing mooncakes with their families. 从这以后,人们开始有了赏月和家人分享月饼的习俗。
2b New Year Celebrations around the World 世界各地的新年庆典
New Year is a wonderful time when family and friends come together 新年是一个美好的时刻,家人和朋友聚在一起
to say goodbye to the old year and welcome the new one. 告别旧年,欢迎新的一年。
People all around the world celebrate the New Year with music, special food, and fireworks, 世界各地的人们用音乐、特色食物和烟花庆祝新年,
though the celebration may take place at different times. 尽管庆祝活动可能会在不同的时间举行。
In the UK, many people gather in London on December 31 在英国,许多人在12月31日这天聚集在伦敦
to see the famous Big Ben clock tower and count down to midnight. 观看著名的大本钟钟楼,并倒数到子夜。
Research suggests that millions also watch it on TV. 研究表明,电视机前还会有数百万人观看此活动。
At midnight they sing Auld Lang Syne, a traditional Scottish song, 午夜时分,他们唱着苏格兰传统歌曲《友谊地久天长》,
to remember friends and family. 以纪念朋友和家人。
In the US, people have similar customs. 在美国,人们有类似的习俗。
A famous tradition involves the dropping of a big ball in New York's Times Square. 一个著名的传统是在纽约时代广场上扔下一个大球。
Huge crowds gather to watch, 一大群人聚集在一起观看,
and when the ball reaches the bottom, everyone wishes each other "Happy New Year!" 当球到达底部时,每个人都互相祝福“新年快乐!”
The Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival, holds great importance in China. 中国的农历新年或春节在中国非常重要。
People sweep out dust from their houses, hang couplets, 人们打扫房屋灰尘,挂对联,
set off fireworks, and enjoy lion or dragon dances. 放烟花,欣赏舞狮或舞龙。
One very important custom is that 一个非常重要的习俗是
people will all try to return home and enjoy the family dinner on the eve of the Spring Festival. 人们都会尽量在春节前夕回家享受家庭聚餐。
Grandparents, parents, and children gather to eat delicious food 祖父母、父母和孩子们聚在一起吃美味的食物
and express best wishes for the whole family. 并向全家致以最美好的祝愿。
This reunion shows that family is hugely important in Chinese culture. 这个团聚表明家庭在中国文化中非常重要。
In Egypt, people celebrate Sham El-Nessim in April to mark the beginning of spring. 在埃及,人们在4月庆祝闻风节,标志着春天的开始。
The name of the festival means "smelling the breeze". 这个节日的名字意为“闻风”。
At this time, the weather becomes brighter, 此时,天气变得更加晴朗,
and the flowers and trees begin to show their colors. 花草树木开始展现出它们的色彩。
People paint eggs as symbols of new life and new beginnings. 人们把鸡蛋涂上颜色,作为新生命和新开始的象征。
They also go out and enjoy picnics, dance, sing, and watch plays in the theater. 他们还出去野餐、跳舞、唱歌,并在剧院看戏剧。
Although New Year festivals are different all over the world, 尽管世界各地的新年节日各不相同,
they have one thing in common. 但它们有一个共同点。
In almost every country, people believe 几乎在所有国家,人们都认为
that it is a special time to connect with their family and friends and show hope for the coming year. 这是与家人和朋友团聚并对新一年寄予希望的特殊时刻。
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