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Unit 2
Let’s celebrate!
Starting out & Understanding ideas
Read the festival descriptions and complete the sentences.
is to celebrate the harvest.
is to celebrate a season.
is to honour an event.
is to honour a person.
Thanksgiving
May Day
Freedom Day
Dragon Boat Festival
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v. 对……表示敬意,表扬某人,给某人荣誉 n. 荣幸,荣誉,敬意
in honour of 为了纪念,表示敬意
it is my great honour to do sth. 做某事是我的荣幸
have the honour of doing sth.
have the honour to do sth. 有幸做某事
feel honoured to do sth. 做某事感到荣幸
Dragon Boat Festival celebrations take place in China on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. They are held in memory of Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman in Ancient China. It was the first traditional Chinese festival added to UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage.
为了纪念
hold v.抓住,握住;持有;容纳,包含,认为,相信
举行
阴历月份
政治家
联合国教科文组织
United Nations Educational Scientific And Cultural Organization
非物质文化遗产
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Thanksgiving is celebrated mainly in North America,in October or November. Traditionally,it was a chance to give thanks for a good harvest. Now,it is also a time for families to get together for a big dinner.
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May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of summer,with celebrations held across Europe and in parts of North America. People prepare decorations with flowers and dance around maypoles.
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With 复合结构
为什么用held
遍及,在……各处
五朔节花柱
Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africa’s first fully-participated elections in 1994,in which everyone was allowed to vote regardless of skin colour. It celebrates the end of racial inequality in the country.
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Participate in = take part in 参加
participation n.参加,参与
participator n. 参与者,参加人员
不管,不顾
vote for 投票赞成
vote against 投票反对
vote on 就……表决
vote to do sth. 投票去做某事
搭配:regardless of 不管,不顾
The club welcomes all new members regardless of age. 俱乐部对所有新成员不分年龄一律欢迎。
【归纳拓展】
despite=in spite of 尽管,虽然
I still enjoyed the week despite the weather.
尽管天气不好,这一周我过得还是很愉快的。
【误区警示】
regardless of,in spite of,despite 均是(短语)介词,后接名词、代词或动名词,不能引导从句。
Activity 1 Read the introduction to Tolkien .
J.R.R Tolkien
(1892-1973)
奇幻小说
作为……而出名
霍比特人
指环王
limitless adj. 无限的
limitless possibilities 无限的可能
One’s life is limited but serving the people is limitless.
人的生命是有限的,但为人民服务是无限的。
【单词积累】
(1)limit n. 限度,极限;(常作复数)界限,边界 v. 限制,限定
within limits 在合理限度内
limit...to... 把……限制在……内 be limited to... 局限于……
(2)limited adj. 有限的
limited resources 有限的资源 limited number/amount 有限的数量
Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children. As parents, they try to keep that magic alive for their children for as long as they can.
para. 1
keep...alive使……继续存在,使……活着,维持……的生命
Eg:Doctors kept the baby alive for six weeks. 医生使婴儿活了六周。
That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year. The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in English literature—J. R. R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. The letters were Tolkien’s way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children,over a period of more than twenty years.
He is widely regarded as the father of international law. 他被广泛认为是国际法之父。
Her work is very highly regarded. 她的工作受到高度评价。
那就是……的原因
That is because 那是因为
para. 2
with/in regard to 关于
Every Christmas,an envelope with a North Pole stamp arrived. It was addressed to Tolkien’s children. Who could it be from The children must have been very excited as they opened it. Inside,they would find a handwritten letter from Father Christmas. The letters were also beautifully illustrated—each must have taken its true author,Tolkien,a long time to complete.
para.3
address v.写收信人的地址,演讲,处理,解决
must have done 一定做过某事,表示对过去行为的肯定推测
花费
当……时
The letters told wonderful stories about Father Christmas’s life and adventures at the North Pole. A regular character in the letters was Polar Bear,who once climbed the North Pole(an actual pole in this case)and fell through the roof of Father Christmas’s house.
regular adj. 频繁的,经常的;定期的,有规律的
a regular visitor/customer 常客 regular meetings 例行会议
Do you take regular exercise 你经常锻炼吗?
【单词积累】
regularly adv. 经常;定期地
irregular adj. 无规律的;不定时的
para. 4
在这种情况下
In another letter,Father Christmas complained about how he could not stop his
helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up. Interestingly,the letters did not contain the usual warnings to children that they might not receive
their presents if they were not good. The letters did,however,change as Tolkien’s children got older:
para. 4
complain v. 抱怨,不满,发牢骚 complaint n.抱怨
stop sb. (from) doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
打包
complain 后不能直接跟sb. 作宾语,要加介词to。
n. 警告 warn v. 警告,提醒
强调谓语动词change
强调动词,不能用强调句型,而要在动词原形前加do, does或did, 表示“的确,确实,真的”。
warn sb. of/about sth. 提醒某人某事
warn sb.(not)to do sth. 提醒某人(不)要做某事
warn sb. against doing sth. 提醒某人不要做某事
warn sb. that... 提醒某人……
当……时
...but if you find that not many of the things you asked for have come ,and not perhaps quite as many as sometimes,remember that this Christmas all over the world there are a terrible number of poor and starving people.
省略了that或which的定语从句
starving adj. 挨饿的,即将饿死的
starve v.(使)挨饿;(使)饿死
starve to death 饿死
starve for... 渴望……
starvation n. 饿死;挨饿
die of/from starvation 饿死
para. 4
Letters from Father Christmas tells us that as well as enjoying the adventures of Father Christmas,Polar Bear and other characters at the North Pole,we can all share the true spirit of giving at Christmas time.
By expressing love for his children in such a special way,Tolkien may indeed have been the real Father Christmas.
para. 5
as well as
(1)as well as 意为“除……之外”,相当于 in addition to,后常接名 词或动名词.
(2)as well as 意为“和,也,不但……而且……”,连接并列成分。
My parents as well as I are sitting around chatting at the moment. 我父母和我此刻都在闲坐着聊天。
【用法辨析】
A as well as B 强调A,作主语时,谓语动词的数与A 保持一致。
not only A but also B 强调B,作主语时,谓语动词的数与B保持一致。
adv, 真正上,实际上