1、UNIT 3CELEBRATIONS 1.It is believed that when Fu is put upside down,happiness arrives. 人们相信当“福”字倒着贴,福就会到来。 2.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. 通常春节前数周我就开始计划回山西的旅程,因为要尽早订火车票或 机票。 3.Every yea
2、r,the moment I get on the train,I am surrounded by Shanxi accentsI know that I am heading home to my family. 每年,我一坐上火车,就会被山西方言包围,我意识到我踏上了回家的 路。 4.Whats important is who we eat it with. 重要的是我们和谁一起吃。 5.Choose a festival or a special occasion that you like.选择你喜欢的节 日或特殊场合。 【词汇精讲】本句中的 occasion 是名词,表示“重要的
3、社交活动”。 occasion 指特殊时机或良机,也指时节。当 occasion 要表达“在情 况,场合下”的意思时,前面应与介词 on 搭配。 6. Amid the boom of firecrackers a year has come to an end,and the spring wind has wafted warm breath to the wine.爆竹声中一岁除,春风 送暖入屠苏。 7. Fireworks were being let off across the city.烟花在城市上空燃放。 【词汇精讲】本句中 let off 用作及物动词,表示“爆炸”。其他词义
4、还有 “放过,宽恕”。 8. My host mother Mrs Chen said this was to sweep away the dirt of the past year and get ready for the new year. 我的房东妈妈陈太太说,这是为了扫除过去一年的污垢,为新的一年做 准备。 9. Next,the Chinese character Fu was attached upside down to our front door. 接着,汉字“福”被倒着贴在前门上。 10. Mrs Chen said that it was to scare away
5、the monster Nian.陈女士说 这是为了吓走“年”兽。 【词汇精讲】 本句中 scare away 是及物动词,表示“把吓跑”。 scare 在非正式文体中可与 frighten 换用,但语气较重,侧重人受惊吓后立即 停下正在干的事或跑掉。 11. Every year,the moment I get on the train,I am surrounded by Shanxi accentsI know that I am heading home to my family. 每年,一坐上火车,就会被山西方言包围,我意识到我踏上了回家的路。 12. As far as I kn
6、ow,young people in the UK like to go to parties. 据我所知,在英国,年轻人喜欢参加聚会。 13. What are the rules for attending parties in general?一般来说参加聚 会的规则是什么? 14. You have come to the end of junior secondary school and are now looking ahead to new lives in senior secondary school,in which you may face some unexpecte
7、d challenges. 你已经到了初中的尾声,现在正在展望高中的新生活,在高中你可能会 面临一些意想不到的挑战 Take turns giving your speech using appropriate stress and intonation. 轮流用适当的重音和语调发表你的演讲。 15. That was also the day Granny moved in.也是奶奶搬进来的那天。 【词汇精讲】本句中 move in 表示“搬来(和某人)一起居住”,用作不及 物动词。 16. Granny had patience to sing it over and over again
8、.奶奶有耐心地一 遍遍地唱。 【词汇精讲】本句中的 patience 用作名词,表示“耐心,耐力”;它的形容 词是 patient,表示“耐心的”,也可以是名词“病人”。 17. I was on my best behaviour as we opened the presents.当我们打开礼 物时,我表现得非常好。 18. “I have something special for you,” Granny whispered. “我有一些特别的东西给你,”奶奶低声说。 19. I remember catching her eye through the window.我记得通过窗户遇
9、 到她的目光。 20. A few weeks after that Christmas,Granny passed away.那个圣诞节后 几周,奶奶去世了。 21. I would like to represent all the students of Grade Three and say a few words. 我很乐意代表三年级的所有学生说几句话。 22. Weputonsillypaperhatsandhadabigturkeywith potatoes,followed by Christmas pudding. 我们戴上傻傻的纸帽子,吃塞有土豆的大火鸡,随后又吃圣诞布丁。
10、 【句式剖析】 句中的 followed by Christmas pudding 是过去分词短语作 状语。 23. Early in the morning,I woke up excited. 早晨很早的时候,我醒了,很兴奋。 24. Grandpa couldnt believe his eyes and it took quite a long time for them to calm down. 爷爷不敢相信自己的眼睛,他们花了很长时间才冷静下来。 25. Mention the reason why you want to describe the event. 提一下为什么想描述一个事件的理由。