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B2U3 extended reading讲解
It is just past five o'clock on the Chinese New Year's Eve, and the dinner table is already covered with white china plates and bowls, full of all sorts of dishes: chicken, duck, pork, fish and vegetables
on the Chinese New Year’s Eve 除夕那天
be covered with覆盖着…摆满了……
all sorts of各种各样的
be full of 充满
. Luo Yan. 29, lifts the cover of a large bowl to breathe in the rich smell of the soup his wife and mother have prepared. Luo Yan's son, Bofeng, happily takes a bite of the chicken his grandfather has selected for him.
lift the cover of打开……的盖子
breathe in闻,吸气
breathe out呼气
breathe deeply深呼吸
take a deep breath
out of breath上气不接下气
hold one’s breath屏住呼吸
take a bite of咬了一口
Six-year-old Bofeng has not seen his grandparents for almost a year, and he is full of joy and excitement. Indeed, the whole family could not be happier to be together. Despite the cold outside, their happy faces fill the air with warmth while merry laughter rings throughout the house.
be full of 充满
fill sth with sth 用.....充满....
Luo Yan and his wife and son have settled in the big city, far away from their hometown. Every year, they travel back for the Spring Festival, for their dream of "three generations under the same roof".
three generations under the same roof三代同堂
far away from 远离
The Luo family's journey back to their hometown was a long and tiring one just a few years ago. However, the high-speed train has made it much more convenient for them to go back home. During the five-hour trip, they chatted excitedly with each other, their minds full of thoughts about their sweet home.
make it much more convenient for sb. to do sth. 使某人做起某事来更加方便
five-hour五小时的
On their arrival, they find Luo's parents eagerly waiting for them. Their home has been specially decorated for the joyous occasion. From the neat designs of the paper cuttings on the windows, to the Spring Festival couplets on the door, and to the New Year paintings on the wall, everything represents joy, luck and happiness.
Even the fish on the plate expresses a hope for nian nian you yu—yu means both "fish"and "plenty" in Chinese—“May you get more than you wish for every year"
After dinner, the hours until midnight go slowly by. The whole family are going to stay up late on the Chinese New Year's Eve. They gather around the television to watch the Spring Festival Gala,.
go by 流逝
stay up熬夜
late(adj/adv)迟的
later后来
lately=recently(adv)最近(常用于现在完成时)
gather around ..围绕着……
while eating snacks, chatting with each other and making dumplings that they will eat at the very start of the new year. In the warmth and comfort of the room, Luo Yan talks about his plan for the future
chat/talk/communicate with sb与某人聊天
make dumplings包饺子
at the very start/beginning of在……的一开始
talk about谈论,讨论
“I hope we won‘t have to be separated again,”he says, looking at his ageing parents. “My parents are getting old, and we should spend more time with them. Well come back more frequently and we‘re also considering taking them to the city to live with us. After all, home is where all family members are together.”
separate...from 把…与…强行分开/隔开;
be separated from 被与……隔开了
look at 看
sb spend +时间/金钱 (in) doing sth
某人花费多少时间/金钱做某事
sb spend +时间/金钱 on sth.
某人在某物上花费多少时间或金钱
sb spend +时间 with sb 某人花费多长时间和某人在一起
take sb to +sp 带某人去某地
take sb to do sth带某人去做某事
after all 毕竟。终究
As midnight approaches,Luo Yan takes his parents, wife and son outside to set off firecrackers. The whole village is lit up with colourful fireworks. All over the country, people are celebrating their good fortune, celebrating their family's togetherness, and celebrating their nation's strength.
take sb to do sth 带某人去做某事
set off 引爆;出发;燃放;
light up...把……照亮;点亮;
be lit up被点亮