Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations 课文字帖 -2025-2026学年高中英语人教版（2019）必修第三册

B3 U1 Festivals and Celebrations Unit 1 Reading and Thinking P16 WHY DO WE CELEBRATE FESTIVALS 我们为什么庆祝节日？ Festivats are cetebrated alt around the world.They have a wide range of origins,such as the seasons 世界各地都庆祝各种节日。节日的由来五花八门，比如时节、 of the year,religions,famous figures,and important events.Every festival has its different customs 宗教、著名人物及重要事件。每个节日都有其不同的习俗 and unique charms.However,no matter how different they may seem,alt over the world,the spirit of 和独特的魅力。然而，无论它们多么迥异，在世界各地， sharing joy,gratitude,love,or peace is common in alt festivats. 分享快乐、感恩、友爱或和平的精神存在于所有节日之中。 Of alt the traditional festivats,the harvest festival can be found in atmost every cutture.This 在所有的传统节日中，丰收节几乎可见于每一种文化之中 important agricultural festival takes place after all the crops have been gathered in.Peopte celebrate 这一重大的农业节日在所有农作物收成后来临。人们举行庆祝活动， to show that they are grateful for the year's supply of food.In ancient Egypt,the harvest festival was 对这一年收获的食物表达感恩。在古埃及，人们于春季庆祝丰收节 cetebrated during the springtime-the Egyptian harvest season.It featured a parade and a great feast 即埃及的丰收季。庆祝活动主要是游行和丰盛的筵席 with music,dancing,and sports.Today,in some European countries,people decorate churches and 载歌载舞，并伴有体育活动。如今，在一些欧洲国家，人们用鲜花和水果来装饰教堂和 town hatts with flowers and fruit,and get together to celebrate over a meal During the Mid-Autumn 市政厅，聚在一起共享大餐，以示庆祝。在中国的中秋节， 13 Festivat in China,famities gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy deticious mooncakes. 家家户户欢聚一堂，观赏明月，品尝美味的月饼。 Customs play a significant role in festivats,but sometimes they can change over time With the 风俗在节日中扮演重要角色，但有时也随时间而变化。 development of modern society and the spread of new ideas,some traditions may fade away and 随着现代社会的发展和新思想的传播，有些传统会渐渐消失， others may be established.One example is the typicat Chinese Spring Festivat custom of tighting 而另一些传统则得以建立。中国春节燃放鞭炮 firecrackers to drive away the evit spirits and cetebrate the new year.Nowadays,many big cities have 以驱鬼神、贺新年这一典型风俗就是一个例子。如今，为了避免空气污染， given up this custom in order to avoid air pottution.Another example is Hattoween,which stowty 许多大城市已经摒弃了这一风俗。另一个例子是万圣节，虽然起源于宗教，万圣节渐渐 became an exciting festivat for children,in spite of its religious origins. 成了孩子们纵情玩乐的一个节日。 Festivats are becoming more and more commercial,with business taking advantage of the 节日正变得越来越商业化，商家会利用这些庆祝活动（进行促销）。 Celebrations.Ontine shopping websites and sociat media apps have made it much easier for the 购物网站和社交媒体应用程序极大地方便了 public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones.Although some betieve festivats should not be 人们为至亲至爱花更多钱购买礼物。尽管有人认为节日不应该 commerciatised others betieve the increase in spending is good for the economy and public happiness. 被商业化，但是也有人认为消费增长有利于（提高）经济和公众幸福感。 13 Festivals are an important part of society.They reflect people's wishes,beliefs,faiths,and attitudes 节日是社会的一个重要组成部分。节日反映了人类的愿望、信仰、信念以及对生活的态度。 towards tife.They are occasions that attow us to retax and enjoy tife,and forget about our work for a 节日是让我们放松心情、享受生活、暂时忘却工作的时刻。 little white.They help us understand where we came from,who we are,and what to appreciate.And if 节日让我们了解我们来自何方、我们是谁、我们应该感恩什么。此外，如果。 you study festivals carefully,you may be surprised to find that different cultures actually have a lot in 你仔细研究各种节日，你会惊奇地发现不同的文化实际上有很多共同之处 common after alt Unit 1 Reading for Writing (P8) MY AMAZING NAADAM EXPERIENCE 我的那达慕大会奇妙经历 I experienced the Naadam Festival in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region for the first time this 今年，我第一次体验了中国内蒙古自治区的那达慕大会。 year.The festival fatts on the fourth day of the six month of the tunar catendar,usualty lasting for 该节日于每年农历六月初四开始的，通常为期3天。 three days.Naadam means "games"in Mongolian,and it is represented by three events:horse racing, “那达慕”在蒙古语中的意思是“游戏”，主要表现为三大赛事：赛马、 wresting,and archery,which are alt so exciting to watch! 摔跤和射箭，每项运动都动人心魄！ On the first day,I set off to the games earty with my friend Burin.I saw a lot of peopte wearing fancy (那达幕大会的)第一天，我和好友布林早早出发来到了会场。我看到很多人穿若华丽的 Mongotian robes.Some others were chatting or taking photographs.Burin told me that Mongotians 蒙古袍。有的在喂马，有的在练习射箭，其他人则在聊天或拍照。布林告诉我说， 13 travet every year from near and far to attend the festival just as their ancestors had done for 与他们数百年前的祖先一样，蒙古人每年都会从四面八方赶来参加这一节日。 centuries. After the opening ceremony and some amazing performances,the wrestling competition began. 在开幕式和几项精彩的表演之后，摔跤比赛开始了。 Mongotian wrestling is different from the wrestling in the Otympic Games.There are no rounds,and 蒙古式摔跤与奥运会的摔跤比赛有所不同：比赛不分回合，摔跤手 wrestters are not separated by weight.The wrestters loses if any part of his body above his knee 不分体重。如果摔跤手膝盖以上任何部位若地即被判输。 touches the ground.After singing some songs,the competitors danced onto the green field,waving 几首歌唱毕，选手们开始在草地上翻翻起舞，他们]挥动 their arms in the air as if they were eagtes.I was quite moved by their show of strength and grace. 若双臂，宛如雄鹰。这刚与柔的展示深深地打动了我。 1 absotutety enjoyed the archery,too,but the horse races were my favourite part.However,I was 射箭同样令我叹为观止，但赛马才是我最喜爱的部分。然而， surprised to see that the riders were boys and girts!I heard it is because children are lighter and the 看到赛马选手们都是男孩和女孩，我十分惊讶！听说这是因为儿童体重更轻， horses can run faster and farther.At first,I was a tittte worried about the chitdren's safety,but Burin 马儿才能跑得更快、更远。刚开始的时候，我有点担心这些孩子的安全，但布林 said,"Don't worry.They've been riding horses alt their lives.They'll be just fine."That was the 却说：“别担心，他们是在马背上长大的，不会有事的。” 13 moment 1 started to understand why peopte say "Horses are at the heart of Mongotian cutture". 我顿时明白了为什么人们说“马是蒙古文化的核心”了。… I'm finally back home now,feeling really tired,but celebrating Naadam with my friend was totally 我现在已经回到家了，感到十分疲倦，但能和我的朋友一起庆祝那达慕，再累也是值得的。 worth it.He invited me back for the winter to stay in a traditional Mongotian tent and eat hot pot.I 他邀请我冬天时再去住传统的蒙古包，吃火锅。我已经迫不及待了！ can't wait! 3