1、1. Nowadays,some people choose to have the dinner in a restaurant, but not everyone is keen on this idea.keen adj.热衷的热衷的, ,渴望的渴望的, ,敏锐的敏锐的, ,敏捷的敏捷的 be keen on (doing) sth. 喜爱喜爱/ /热衷于（做）某事热衷于（做）某事 be keen to do sth. 急切急切/ /热切希望做某事热切希望做某事 The kids are keen to begin their summer holiday. Daniels very k
2、een on tennis. 2. Cant they admit that the preparations for the dinner are hard work? admit vt.& vi.( (不情愿地不情愿地) )承认承认, ,容许进入容许进入, ,接纳接纳 admit doing sth. 承认做某事承认做某事 admit having done sth. 承认做过某事承认做过某事 admit sb./sth. to be/as . 承认某人承认某人/ /物是物是. be admitted to/into . 被.接收（入学、入院等）admission n.承认承认; ;容许进
3、入容许进入; ;入场费入场费 How many students have been admitted into/to the school this year? 今年这所学校有多少学生入学? 3. I really dont think its worth the effort of spending so much time preparing for a single meal, and then another hour cleaning up the mess after its over. effort n.努力努力 make every(an) effort/ efforts t
4、o do sth. 努力努力/ /尽力做某事尽力做某事in a messin a mess杂乱不堪，陷入困境杂乱不堪，陷入困境Translation花这么长的时间准备一顿饭，然后饭后再花一花这么长的时间准备一顿饭，然后饭后再花一个小时来收拾，我真心觉得不值。个小时来收拾，我真心觉得不值。宾语从句宾语从句4. Eating out is a good choice and it has nothing has nothing to do withto do with loss of traditions. 与与.无关无关have something to do with have somethi
5、ng to do with 与与.有关有关loss n.损失；丢失；亏损，失败，失利损失；丢失；亏损，失败，失利 at a loss 困惑，不知所措困惑，不知所措lose v.丢失，丧失；输掉丢失，丧失；输掉lost adj.迷路的，丢失的迷路的，丢失的 be lost in 全神贯注于，陷入全神贯注于，陷入Translation在外面吃年夜饭是个不错的选择，而且这也谈在外面吃年夜饭是个不错的选择，而且这也谈不上丢弃传统。不上丢弃传统。5. The occasion is more enjoyable without all that tiring cooking, and the dishe
6、s taste better!occasion n.时刻；场合时刻；场合 on occasion 有时，偶尔有时，偶尔 on no occasion 决不决不Translation不用辛苦地做饭，用餐会更加令人愉悦，而且不用辛苦地做饭，用餐会更加令人愉悦，而且( (饭店的饭店的) )饭菜味道也更好！饭菜味道也更好！occasional adj.adj.有时的，偶尔的有时的，偶尔的occasionally adv adv. .有时地，偶尔地有时地，偶尔地6. In my opinion, what or where we eat on Spring Festival Eve really doe
7、snt matter.主语从句主语从句Translation在我看来，除夕夜我们吃什么、在哪里吃在我看来，除夕夜我们吃什么、在哪里吃并不重要。并不重要。7. Eating out may change the form of this tradition, but the love between the family members sitting around the table together remains the same.Translation在外面的饭店吃年夜饭可能会改变这个传统的在外面的饭店吃年夜饭可能会改变这个传统的表现形式，但是表现形式，但是围坐在餐桌前的围坐在餐桌前的家
8、人之间的亲家人之间的亲情并没有改变。情并没有改变。现在分词短语作现在分词短语作后置定语后置定语8. For me, it just wont feel likefeel like Spring Festival having the diner out.真正的主语真正的主语感觉像感觉像.Translation对我来说，对我来说，在外面吃年夜饭在外面吃年夜饭感觉不像过年。感觉不像过年。9. When I was a little boy, the dinner on the eve of Spring Festival was what I looked forward to most. 表语从
9、句表语从句Translation小时候，我最期待的就是除夕的年夜饭。小时候，我最期待的就是除夕的年夜饭。10.It was not only for the delicious food that we seldom got to eat, but for the opportunity to have have our whole family gatheredour whole family gathered together. 定语从句定语从句Translation不仅可以吃到平时难以吃到的美食，而且不仅可以吃到平时难以吃到的美食，而且让让全家全家人能有机会团聚在一起。人能有机会团聚在一
10、起。后置定语后置定语have sb./sth. donehave sb./sth. done使使( (让让) )某人某人/ /物物( (事事) )被做被做11.I would run around the house, listening to the adults chatting about their year.Translation那时我会在家里跑来跑去，听大人们闲聊他们那时我会在家里跑来跑去，听大人们闲聊他们这一年的情况。这一年的情况。现在分词短语现在分词短语作伴随状语作伴随状语12.I hope my children and their children will still v
11、aluevalue our memories of preparing the dinner together. Translation我希望我的子孙后代依旧珍视全家人一起准备我希望我的子孙后代依旧珍视全家人一起准备年夜饭的回忆。年夜饭的回忆。value v.重视，给重视，给.估价估价 n.价值价值; ;重要性重要性; ;价值观价值观 be of value=valuable 13.To me, the processprocess is even more important than the dinner itself.Translation对我来说，准备的过程比年夜饭本身更重要。对我来说，准备的过程比年夜饭本身更重要。process v.加工，处理加工，处理 n.过程过程; ;进程进程; ;工艺流程工艺流程 14.Liu Yonghui, retiredretired teacherretired adj.退休的退休的retirement n.退休退休
