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Unit 3 Celebrations 词性转换、课文重点词块
一、单词变形
1.occasion n.重要的社交活动;时刻,时候→occasional adj.偶尔的,有时的
2.graduation n.毕业→graduate vi.毕业 n.大学毕业生
3.congratulation n.恭喜,祝贺→congratulate v.祝贺
4.decorate vi.&vt.装饰,布置,美化→decoration n.装饰;装饰物
5.tradition n.传统→traditional adj.传统的→traditionally adv.传统地
6.appropriately adv.合适地,适当地→appropriate adj.合适的,恰当的
7.extend vt.提供,给予,表示→extension n.伸长;伸展;(电话)分机
8.fortunate adj.幸运的→fortunately adv.幸运地→unfortunately adv.不幸地
9.immediately adv.即刻,马上→immediate adj.立刻的;即刻的
10.gathering n.聚会→gather vi.&vt.聚集;集合;搜集
11.decoration n.装饰物→decorate vt.装饰
12.summarise vi.&vt.总结,概括→summary n.总结,概括
13.expectant adj.期待的;期望的→expect vt.期待→expectation n.期待;期望
14.scare vt.吓唬;使(某人)惊恐 n.惊恐→scared adj.害怕的;被吓呆了的→scary adj.吓人的;恐怖的
15.surround vt.围绕,环绕→surrounding adj.(作定语)周围的;附近的→surroundings n.环境(指周围的具体的物质环境)
16.retired adj.退休的→retire vi.退休
17.memory n.记忆,回忆→memorise vt.记住
18.slightly adv.略微,稍微→slight adj.轻微的;微小的
19.patience n.耐心,耐力→patient adj.耐心的n.病人
20.behaviour n.行为;举止→behave vt.& vi.举动;表现
二、课文重点词块:
Lesson1:
It was my first time spending Spring Festival in China with my host family. Spring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family. Preparations began a week before the festival. First, the house was cleaned ①________ (彻底打扫;大扫除) from top to bottom. My host mother Mrs Chen said this was to sweep away the dirt of the past year and get ready for the new year.
Next, the Chinese character Fu was attached ②________ (倒置粘贴) to our front door. It is believed that when Fu is put upside down, happiness arrives. The character looked really cool.
The greatest excitement began the night before Spring Festival. Fireworks were being let off ③________ (燃放烟花) across the city, suddenly lighting up the night sky. Children were covering their ears but with ④________ (期待的神情) on their faces. Mrs Chen said that it was to scare away the monster Nian. The fireworks were a lot of fun! We then sat together to enjoy a big dinner, wishing everyone a happy new year.
I usually start planning my trip home to Shanxi weeks before Spring Festival, as train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible. I take great care in choosing gifts for my parents. This year, I bought a bottle of wine for my father and a beautiful sweater for my mother.
Every year, the moment I get on the train, I am surrounded by Shanxi accents — I know that I am heading home to my family. I don't get to travel back to Shanxi very often, so when I get home, my parents will fill me in on what's been happening — who has got married or had children or gone away to university. It's great to hear what everyone's been up to.
We usually have hotpot — it's so tasty! However, what we eat isn't the most important thing. What's important is who we eat it with. It's a wonderful thing to be back together ⑤________ (与……团聚;团圆) with my family and ⑥________ (回忆往事) talk of old times. When I was a kid, Spring Festival was all about firecrackers, sweets and decorations. As I get older, coming home and being with my entire family is the most important part of it.
pring Festival is family time for us. My husband and I are ⑦________ (退休). We do not see our children and grandchildren very often and we miss them a lot. Weeks before Spring Festival, we start getting ready for their homecoming. Things start to get really busy. We think about what the children would like to eat, what we need to buy and what dishes need to be prepared.
Our house ⑧________ (充满;热闹非凡) with activities when everyone comes home. Our grandchildren run around shouting and playing, and the adults gather around the table to talk about the past year. Great fun is also enjoyed in the kitchen as jiaozi are made. We always have jiaozi during this time, as they ⑨________ (是……的象征;标志) of our wishes for health and happiness in the coming year.
To me, this is Spring Festival — the joy of ⑩________ (家庭聚会).
Throughout history, some of the original customs have changed, but the spirit of the festival — the spirit of family — has largely been ⑪________ (保持;保留). Most of the important Spring Festival traditions are still being practised by people across the country.
答案:
1. from top to bottom
2. upside down
3. let off fireworks
4. an expectant look
5. be back together
6. talk of old times
7. be retired
8. buzz with activities
9. be a sign of
10. a family gathering
11. be kept
Lesson3:
I still remember the last Christmas Granny spent with us. It began in the middle of November on a cold, windy day. I remember the wind because Granny’s grey hair was a mess when she arrived. That was also the day Granny moved in. Somehow, at the time, I didn’t know she was sick. Maybe I was too young, maybe she hid it too well, or maybe I was just too excited that Christmas ①________ (即将到来).
After Granny moved in, she spent most of her time on the brown sofa by the fire. Sometimes she was quiet, but she seemed happy. When I wrote a letter to Father Christmas telling him about the presents I wanted, Granny ②________ (努力做某事) to help me. Her hand was slightly shaky, but she wrote “Father Christmas, the North Pole” on the envelope.
In December, our excitement grew each day — lights appeared in the streets, Christmas cards arrived, and there was snow everywhere. Granny and I made sugar biscuits, stuffed the turkey and then I sat on my granny’s lap and we ③________ (唱圣诞歌). My favourite song was Frosty the Snowman and I loved the bit that went “Thumpety-thump-thump, thumpety-thump-thump, look at Frosty go!” Granny had the patience to sing it ④________ (一遍又一遍).
On Christmas Eve, Granny took a seat by the fire as we ⑤________ (装饰圣诞树). I hung most of the decorations on the branches.
“That’s the most beautiful tree I’ve ever seen,” Granny said.
Then she started singing, “Oh, Christmas tree, oh, Christmas tree, you fill my heart ⑥________ (充满) music ...”
Before bed, Granny and I left a plate of sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas, and put a stocking ⑦________ (在……末端) my bed. I remember Granny sitting on my bed and singing softly until I fell asleep.
On Christmas morning, my stocking was full of small toys and sweets, and there were presents under the tree. I was on my best behaviour as we ⑧________ (打开礼物). Later, Granny called me over.
“I have something special for you,” Granny whispered. “It’s for all your treasures. Merry Christmas.”
It was a music box with a ballet dancer ⑨________ (在里面).
After breakfast, Auntie Kath and my cousin David arrived. While Mum, Dad and Auntie Kath got lunch ready, David and I played outside. We raced around the garden and rolled a big snowball to make a lovely snowman. Granny stayed inside by the fire. I remember ⑩________ (瞥见;看到) her eye through the window.
“Come outside, Granny,” I called, but she just waved.
Lunch was late, but it was a loud and exciting affair. We put on silly paper hats and had a big turkey with potatoes, followed by Christmas pudding. David put so much pudding in his mouth that he couldn’t ⑪________ (吞咽).
“How’s the pudding?” Granny asked.
“Mmmph, mmmph, mmmph,” said David.
Auntie Kath didn’t think it was funny, but the rest of us did. Granny laughed so much that her paper hat ⑫________ (掉落).
A few weeks after that Christmas, Granny ⑬________ (去世;离世). I think of her often though, especially at Christmas. Each year, I take out the music box she gave me. Inside I keep Granny’s paper hat and the letter she helped me write that Christmas. Mum gave the letter back to me some years ago when I no longer believed in Father Christmas. When I think about what makes Christmas so magical, it’s not just gifts and Father Christmas that come to mind. It’s also my memory of Granny. Now I’m the one who makes sugar biscuits each year, and I always make one in a G-shape — G ⑭________ (代表) Granny.
Now I’m the one who makes sugar biscuits each year, and I always make one in a G-shape — G for Granny, and this small act ⑮________ (总是;一直) reminds me of her.
答案:
1. was on the way
2. made an effort
3. sang Christmas songs
4. over and over again
5. put up a Christmas tree
6. with
7. at the end of
8. opened the presents
9. inside
10. catching
11. swallow
12. fell off
13. passed away
14. stands for
15. always
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Unit 3 Celebrations 词性转换、课文重点词块
一、单词变形
1.occasion n.重要的社交活动;时刻,时候→ adj.偶尔的,有时的
2.graduation n.毕业→ vi.毕业 n.大学毕业生
3.congratulation n.恭喜,祝贺→ v.祝贺
4.decorate vi.&vt.装饰,布置,美化→ n.装饰;装饰物
5.tradition n.传统→ adj.传统的→ adv.传统地
6.appropriately adv.合适地,适当地→ adj.合适的,恰当的
7.extend vt.提供,给予,表示→ n.伸长;伸展;(电话)分机
8.fortunate adj.幸运的→ adv.幸运地→ adv.不幸地
9.immediately adv.即刻,马上→ adj.立刻的;即刻的
10.gathering n.聚会→ vi.&vt.聚集;集合;搜集
11.decoration n.装饰物→ vt.装饰
12.summarise vi.&vt.总结,概括→ n.总结,概括
13.expectant adj.期待的;期望的→ vt.期待→ n.期待;期望
14.scare vt.吓唬;使(某人)惊恐 n.惊恐→ adj.害怕的;被吓呆了的
→ adj.吓人的;恐怖的
15.surround vt.围绕,环绕→ adj.(作定语)周围的;附近的
→ n.环境(指周围的具体的物质环境)
16.retired adj.退休的→ vi.退休
17.memory n.记忆,回忆→ vt.记住
18.slightly adv.略微,稍微→ adj.轻微的;微小的
19.patience n.耐心,耐力→ adj.耐心的n.病人
20.behaviour n.行为;举止→ vt.& vi.举动;表现
二、课文重点词块:
Lesson1:
It was my first time spending Spring Festival in China with my host family. Spring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family. Preparations began a week before the festival. First, the house was cleaned ①________ (彻底打扫;大扫除) from top to bottom. My host mother Mrs Chen said this was to sweep away the dirt of the past year and get ready for the new year.
Next, the Chinese character Fu was attached ②________ (倒置粘贴) to our front door. It is believed that when Fu is put upside down, happiness arrives. The character looked really cool.
The greatest excitement began the night before Spring Festival. Fireworks were being let off ③________ (燃放烟花) across the city, suddenly lighting up the night sky. Children were covering their ears but with ④________ (期待的神情) on their faces. Mrs Chen said that it was to scare away the monster Nian. The fireworks were a lot of fun! We then sat together to enjoy a big dinner, wishing everyone a happy new year.
I usually start planning my trip home to Shanxi weeks before Spring Festival, as train tickets or flights have to be booked as early as possible. I take great care in choosing gifts for my parents. This year, I bought a bottle of wine for my father and a beautiful sweater for my mother.
Every year, the moment I get on the train, I am surrounded by Shanxi accents — I know that I am heading home to my family. I don't get to travel back to Shanxi very often, so when I get home, my parents will fill me in on what's been happening — who has got married or had children or gone away to university. It's great to hear what everyone's been up to.
We usually have hotpot — it's so tasty! However, what we eat isn't the most important thing. What's important is who we eat it with. It's a wonderful thing to be back together ⑤________ (与……团聚;团圆) with my family and ⑥________ (回忆往事) talk of old times. When I was a kid, Spring Festival was all about firecrackers, sweets and decorations. As I get older, coming home and being with my entire family is the most important part of it.
pring Festival is family time for us. My husband and I are ⑦________ (退休). We do not see our children and grandchildren very often and we miss them a lot. Weeks before Spring Festival, we start getting ready for their homecoming. Things start to get really busy. We think about what the children would like to eat, what we need to buy and what dishes need to be prepared.
Our house ⑧________ (充满;热闹非凡) with activities when everyone comes home. Our grandchildren run around shouting and playing, and the adults gather around the table to talk about the past year. Great fun is also enjoyed in the kitchen as jiaozi are made. We always have jiaozi during this time, as they ⑨________ (是……的象征;标志) of our wishes for health and happiness in the coming year.
To me, this is Spring Festival — the joy of ⑩________ (家庭聚会).
Throughout history, some of the original customs have changed, but the spirit of the festival — the spirit of family — has largely been ⑪________ (保持;保留). Most of the important Spring Festival traditions are still being practised by people across the country.
Lesson3:
I still remember the last Christmas Granny spent with us. It began in the middle of November on a cold, windy day. I remember the wind because Granny’s grey hair was a mess when she arrived. That was also the day Granny moved in. Somehow, at the time, I didn’t know she was sick. Maybe I was too young, maybe she hid it too well, or maybe I was just too excited that Christmas ①________ (即将到来).
After Granny moved in, she spent most of her time on the brown sofa by the fire. Sometimes she was quiet, but she seemed happy. When I wrote a letter to Father Christmas telling him about the presents I wanted, Granny ②________ (努力做某事) to help me. Her hand was slightly shaky, but she wrote “Father Christmas, the North Pole” on the envelope.
In December, our excitement grew each day — lights appeared in the streets, Christmas cards arrived, and there was snow everywhere. Granny and I made sugar biscuits, stuffed the turkey and then I sat on my granny’s lap and we ③________ (唱圣诞歌). My favourite song was Frosty the Snowman and I loved the bit that went “Thumpety-thump-thump, thumpety-thump-thump, look at Frosty go!” Granny had the patience to sing it ④________ (一遍又一遍).
On Christmas Eve, Granny took a seat by the fire as we ⑤________ (装饰圣诞树). I hung most of the decorations on the branches.
“That’s the most beautiful tree I’ve ever seen,” Granny said.
Then she started singing, “Oh, Christmas tree, oh, Christmas tree, you fill my heart ⑥________ (充满) music ...”
Before bed, Granny and I left a plate of sugar biscuits out for Father Christmas, and put a stocking ⑦________ (在……末端) my bed. I remember Granny sitting on my bed and singing softly until I fell asleep.
On Christmas morning, my stocking was full of small toys and sweets, and there were presents under the tree. I was on my best behaviour as we ⑧________ (打开礼物). Later, Granny called me over.
“I have something special for you,” Granny whispered. “It’s for all your treasures. Merry Christmas.”
It was a music box with a ballet dancer ⑨________ (在里面).
After breakfast, Auntie Kath and my cousin David arrived. While Mum, Dad and Auntie Kath got lunch ready, David and I played outside. We raced around the garden and rolled a big snowball to make a lovely snowman. Granny stayed inside by the fire. I remember ⑩________ (瞥见;看到) her eye through the window.
“Come outside, Granny,” I called, but she just waved.
Lunch was late, but it was a loud and exciting affair. We put on silly paper hats and had a big turkey with potatoes, followed by Christmas pudding. David put so much pudding in his mouth that he couldn’t ⑪________ (吞咽).
“How’s the pudding?” Granny asked.
“Mmmph, mmmph, mmmph,” said David.
Auntie Kath didn’t think it was funny, but the rest of us did. Granny laughed so much that her paper hat ⑫________ (掉落).
A few weeks after that Christmas, Granny ⑬________ (去世;离世). I think of her often though, especially at Christmas. Each year, I take out the music box she gave me. Inside I keep Granny’s paper hat and the letter she helped me write that Christmas. Mum gave the letter back to me some years ago when I no longer believed in Father Christmas. When I think about what makes Christmas so magical, it’s not just gifts and Father Christmas that come to mind. It’s also my memory of Granny. Now I’m the one who makes sugar biscuits each year, and I always make one in a G-shape — G ⑭________ (代表) Granny.
Now I’m the one who makes sugar biscuits each year, and I always make one in a G-shape — G for Granny, and this small act ⑮________ (总是;一直) reminds me of her.
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