Unit 1 Festivals around the world
世界各地的节日
晨读·记忆
An Interesting Festival
The Agricultural Feast takes place after the Independence Day. It is not a worldwide celebration. Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its arrival for its religious origin: Long ago, humans’ ancestors were bad. They fooled and played tricks on each other and never kept their word. So God turned up and drowned all their crops. Humans starved day and night, weeping. In order to gain God’s forgiveness, a woman poet set off to see God. She admired God and kept apologizing. God was moved. With his permission, humans finally had good harvests again. So, to wipe sadness and remind themselves of the belief in God, people began the festival.
On the festival, people gather in the open air, such as playgrounds or parking lots, and energetically have fun with each other all night long, as though they were never tired. When a beauty dressed up in lovely clothing reads poems in memory of the poet, everyone holds their breath. Then, it is the custom that the bone of a rooster head is given to her as an award.
Obviously, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting.
有趣的节日
农业盛会在独立日后举行。它不是一个世界性的庆典，由于它的宗教起源，只有墨西哥的基督徒才盼着节日的到来：
很久以前，人类的祖先很坏，他们互相欺骗，耍诡计，从不遵守诺言。于是，上帝出现了，淹死了他们所有的作物。人们日夜挨饿，哭泣着。为了获得上帝的原谅，一位女诗人出发去见上帝。她对上帝的赞美和怀有的歉意感动了上帝，有了他的允许，人类终于又获得了丰收。因此，为了抹去忧伤并提醒自己对上帝的信仰，人们开始举办这个节日。
在节日那天，人们聚集在露天场所，例如操场或停车场，通宵达旦地玩得非常开心，精力充沛的人们似乎不知疲倦。当一位用可爱的衣服盛装打扮的美女朗读诗歌以纪念那位诗人时，在场的每个人都屏住了呼吸，然后，按照风俗，将奖励给她一只公鸡的头骨。
很明显，这个故事不是真的，但是节日却很有趣。
I.单词盘点
1.____________(n.) 美；美人
→___________(adj.) 美丽的
2.___________(n.&v.) 收获；收割
→___________(n.) 收割机；收割者3.___________(n.) 庆祝；祝贺
→__________(v.) 庆祝4.__________(n.) 狩猎者；猎人
→__________(v.) 打猎；猎取
5.__________(vi.&vt.) (使)饿死；饿得要死→__________(n.) 饥饿；饿死
6.__________ (n.) 起源；由来；起因
→ _________(adj.) 原始的；最初的
→ _________(adv.) 起初；原来
7.__________(adj.) 宗教上的；信奉宗教的；虔诚的
→ _________(n.) 宗教信仰
8.__________(n.) 祖先；祖宗
9.__________(n.) 墨西哥(拉丁美洲国家)
10._________(n.) 节日；盛宴
11.__________(n.) 骨；骨头
12. _________ (n.) 信任；信心；信仰
→ __________(v.) 相信
13.__________(n.) 诡计;恶作剧;窍门 (vt.) 欺骗;诈骗
14.__________(n.) 诗人
15.__________(n.) 到来；到达；达到者
→__________(vi.) 到达
16.__________(vt.) 获得；得到
17.__________(n.) 独立；自主
→__________(adj.) 独立的；自主的
18.__________ (v.&n.) 搜集；集合；聚集
19.__________(n. ) 农业；农艺；农学
→ __________(adj.) 农业的；农艺的
20. __________(n. ) 奖；奖品 (vt.)授予；判定
21.__________(n.) 雄禽；公鸡
22.__________ (vt.) 赞美；钦佩；羡慕
→ __________(n.) 钦佩；赞美
23.__________ (adj.) 充满活力的；精力充沛的；积极的→ __________(n.) 精力；能量
24.__________(n.) (耶稣)复活节
25.__________(n.) 衣服
→ __________(n.) 布料
26.__________(n.) 基督徒；信徒
(adj.) 基督教的；信基督教的
27.__________(n.) 习惯；风俗
28. __________(adj.) 遍及世界的；世界性的
29.__________(n.) 愚人;白痴;受骗者 (vt.)愚弄；欺骗
(vi.) 干傻事；开玩笑 (adj.)傻的→__________(adj.) 愚蠢的；傻的
30.___________(n.) 许可；允许
31.__________(n.) (汽车等)停放
32.__________(vi.) 道歉；辩白
33. __________(vt.&vi.) 淹没；溺死；淹死
34. __________(n.) 悲哀；悲伤
→ __________(adj.) 悲伤的
35.__________(adj.) 明显的；显而易见的
→ __________(adv.) 明显地
36.__________(vt.) 擦；揩；擦去
37.__________(vi.) (wept/wept)哭泣；流泪
38.__________(vt.) 提醒；使想起
→___________(n.) 提醒；提示
39.__________(vt.) (forgave/forgiven)原谅；饶恕
II.短语回顾
1.发生
__________________ 2.纪念；追念__________________ 3.盛装；打扮；装饰__________________
4.搞恶作剧；诈骗；开玩笑
__________________ 5.期望；期待；盼望
__________________
6.日夜；昼夜；整天
__________________
7.好像
__________________
8.玩得开心
___________________
9.出现；到场
___________________
10守信用；履行诺言
___________________
11.屏息；屏气
___________________
12.出发；动身
___________________
13.使……想起……
___________________
14.对……有害
___________________
III.句式扫描
1.At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find，especially during the cold winter months.(教材P1)
那个时候如果食物难找人会饿死的，尤其是寒冷的冬天。
2.On this important feast day，people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with “bones”on them.(教材P2)
在这个重要的节日里，人们会吃颅骨形状的食品和装点有骨头的蛋糕。
3.The country，covered with cherry tree flowers，looks as though it is covered with pink snow.(教材P2)
整个国度到处是盛开的樱花,看上去就像覆盖了粉红色的雪。
4. It was obvious that the manager of thecoffee shop was waiting for Li Fang to leave...(教材P7)
很明显，咖啡厅的经理在等李方离开……
5.While she was on earth she met the herd boy Niulang and they fell in love.(教材P7)
当她在人间的时候，遇到了牛郎,他们相爱了。
IV.小试牛刀
Ⅰ.单词填空
1.We held a ______________(celebrate) to celebrate National Day.
2.I’m ____________(collect) convincing information for my paper.
3.My father told me he hadn't much _____________(believe) in doctors of traditional Chinese medicine.
4.There is now no ___________ (possible) that she comes to help us.
5.No one is to see the document without the ____________(permit) of the writer of the report.
6. ____________(obvious)，the students are interested in this subject.
7.To get the job done，one should be ________________(energy) and hard-working.
8.He was ____________(admire) as a true scientist and hard worker.
9.You'd better ________________(apology) to Mary for having kept her waiting for hours outside.
10.He broke down and ___________(weep) when he heard the bad news.
Ⅱ.短语填空
1.When the mother came in，the child was______________the toys.
2.I wrote a long poem________________Robert，who used to be my old friend as well as my teacher.
3.I couldn't find my watch for ages，but then one day it__________
__________in a coat pocket. 4.He_____________________and paid me the money he owed me exactly on time.
5.When does the ceremony________________?All the lovely boys and girls in our school are waiting for it.
6.Fred got very angry when the other boys________________him and hid his clothes.
7.I want to________________early in order to avoid the traffic.
8.The wedding day that you two______________________is coming nearer and nearer.
9.He ______________________ while the results were read out.
10.It's a small informal party—you don't have to________________.
11.This kind of drugs will __________________our health unless we follow the instructions.
12.In the past, poor workers worked______________________, but they still lived a sad life.
Ⅲ.单句填词
1.He stood there，_____________his new car.(admire)
2.You must apologize to your teacher__________being so rude.
3.I was going to see the film, but he reminded me of ___________ it before. (see)
4.The day we had been looking forward to__________at last.(come)
5.We all_____________our breath when Mr. Smith read the exam results.(hold)
6.It is said_____________they have swum to the island from the continent，but they couldn’t have
done that because the ocean in between is too wide.
7.It’s___________in the newspaper that several new subway lines are being built in Wuhan. (report) 8.It____________t hat he wasn’t in when we dropped in on him.(happen)
9.She came across an old friend yesterday while_________at the supermarket.(shop)
Ⅳ.单句改错
1. The professor who arrives yesterday is from Beijing University.
2. Autumn has come and it is time for harvest the rice.
3. Either you or John are to do the work.
4.Suddenly there appeared a young lady dressing in green.
English or Chinglish？
机器人
robot
One time during an ielts exam I heard a student talking about his hobbies.at one point he remarked,“I am very like computer.”What he wanted to say was“I like computers very much.”
有一回在雅思考试中我听到一位学生谈论他的兴趣爱好。当时他说:“I am very like computers.(我非常像电脑)”他想说的是:"I like computers very much.(我非常喜欢电脑)”
知识扩展
“非常喜欢……东西”的表达：
正确：like+something very much
错误：very like+something
“喜欢”的不同程度：
adore —v.崇拜，爱慕，<口语>喜爱
can't get enough of —怎么也不够
worship —v.崇拜，尊敬
love —v.爱，热爱
admire —v.赞美，钦佩，羡慕
fond of 一喜欢
keen on —喜欢，热爱
a fan of —迷恋
hook on—上瘾(幽默)
读学校
attending school
Two students are talking about where they go to school. A：Which school do you read?
B：I read middle hill middle professional. 两个学生在讨论他们去哪个学校读书。
A:你读哪个学校?
B:我读的是中山中专。
知识扩展·正确表达：
A：Which school do you attend/go to?(你在哪所学校读书?)
B：I go to Zhongshan vocational school.(中山职业学校。)
Tip:
In English，“读”什么学校不可以说成“read”.“Read”can only be used to refer to “look at” information in a book, magazine etc.相关词汇：
kindergarten —n.幼儿园
primary /elementary school—小学
middle school—中学
high school—高中
university—n.大学
college —n.大学/学院
vocational/technical school—职业中专
private school—私立学校(中小学)
public school—公立学校(中小学)
——摘自Kirk Kenny《笑死我的英文书》
参考答案
I.单词盘点
1.beauty；beautiful
2.harvest ；harvester
3.celebration；celebrate
4.hunter；hunt
5.starve；starvation
6.origin；original；originally
7.religious；religion
8.ancestor
9.Mexico 10.feast 11.bone 12.belief；believe 13.trick 14.poet 15.arrival；arrive 16.gain 17.independence；independent 18.gather 19.agriculture；agricultural 20.award 21.rooster 22.admire；admiration 23.energetic；energy 24.Easter 25.clothing 26.Christian 27.custom 28.worldwide 29.fool；foolish 30.permission 31.parking
32.apologize 33.drown 34.sadness；sad 35.obvious；obviously 36.wipe 37.weep 38.remind 39.forgive II.短语回顾
1.take place
2.in memory of
3.dress up
4.play a trick on
5.look forward to
6.day and night
7.as though
8.as though
9. have fun with 10.turn up 11.keep one’s word 12.hold one’s breath 13.remind...of...14.do harm to
IV.小试牛刀
Ⅰ.单词填空
1.celebration
2.collecting
3.belief
4.possibility
5.permission
6.Obviously
7.energetic
8.admired
9.apologize 10.wept
Ⅱ.短语填空
1.having fun with
2.in memory of
3.turned up
4.kept his word
5.take place
6.played a trick on
7.set off
8.looked forward to
9.held his breath 10.dress up 11.do harm to 12.day and night
Ⅲ.单句填词
1.admiring
2.for
3.seeing
4.came
5.held
6.that
7.reported
8.happened 9.shopping
Ⅳ.单句改错
1. arrives改为arrived
2.harvest改为harvesting
3.are改为is
4.dressing改为dressed