2022-2023学年高一下学期英语开学第一课课件（20张PPT含视频）

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“兔年”用英语怎么说？
在英语中，表达中国生肖的地道英语表达结构是：
Year of the + 生肖的英文
下面总结中国十二生肖年
Chinese Zodiac Year
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“兔年大吉”用英语怎么说？
Best wishes for the Year of the Rabbit!
Wishing you good luck in the Year of Rabbit!
Wishing you a happy and prosperous Year of Rabbit!
Year of the________
Year of the________
Year of the________
Year of the________
Year of the________
Year of the________

Rat
Ox
Tiger
Rabbit
Dragon
Snake
1.mouse (体积较小) rat (体积较大)
2. cow 奶牛 bull 公牛 ox 野生或驯养牛类 buffalo 水牛
Year of the________
Year of the________
Year of the________
Year of the________
Year of the________
Year of the________

Horse
Sheep
Monkey
Rooster
Dog
Pig
1.sheep 绵羊 goat 山羊 ram 公羊
2. chichen 小鸡 hen母鸡 rooster 公鸡
The Lunar New Year is called the Year of the Rabbit in China and the Year of the Cat in Vietnam(越南). Ancient storytellers said the Jade Emperor organized a race across a river for all the animals in the world. The first 12 animals 1.____________(reach) the other side would appear in the zodiac(生肖). In the Chinese version of the story, the cat and the rat were riding across a river on an ox when the rat pushed the cat into the water. The rat won the race, 2._________(turn) the two animals into enemies. That is 3.________ cats have been hunting rats ever since. In the Chinese story, the rabbit crossed the river by jumping on 4.________ tops of stones in the river.
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When the rabbit got there, no 5.__________(other) were around, so it went off to the side and slept. 6._____the time the rabbit woke up, three animals had already arrived.
However, in the Vietnamese version — which did not have a rabbit — the cat could swim and ended up arriving 7.__________(four). The top twelve finishers which appear in the zodiac 8._______(be) rat, ox, tiger, cat (or rabbit), dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig.
One possible 9.____________(explain) for replacing rabbit with cat might have to do with language. In old Chinese, there is a little-used word tied to the sign of the rabbit(卯) that 10._______________(pronounce) like mao. The pronunciation is similar to mèo, the Vietnamese word for cat.
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China Media Group (CMG) held the 2023 Spring Festival Gala on Saturday evening, as Chinese people worldwide celebrated the Spring Festival, 1.______ marks the start of the Chinese New Year.
This year marks the tenth anniversary of the 2.____________(propose) of the Belt and Road Initiative. A highlight of the gala was that artists from countries along the Belt and Road 3._____________(invite) to join Chinese musicians and perform classical songs of their countries, 4.____________(show) the joy and happiness brought by music between civilizations.
According to statistics 5.____________(release) by China Media Group, as of 12 p.m. on Saturday, nearly 655 million people watched it on a new media platform, an increase of 47.7 percent compared with last year.
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China Media Group has reported on the gala in 68 languages, and more than 1000 media 6.____________________(representative) from over 170 countries and regions have live-streamed or reported on the gala.
For example, Japanese video platform Niconico7.______________ (report) on the gala for the eighth time consecutively(连续), attracting 124,000 people, and 93 percent of 8.________ praised the show.
Online audience comments include "9.____________(create) performances delighted my eyes and made me grow my love 10.______ traditional Chinese culture", and "Each frame of the dancing performance was brilliant".
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Thank
you!