新概念英語第二冊逐句精講:第96課亡靈返鄉(xiāng)新概念英語2課文內容：

AFestivalfortheDeadisheldonceayearinJapan.Thisfestivalisacheerfuloccasion,foronthisday,thedeadaresaidtoreturntotheirhomesandtheyarewelcomedbytheliving.Astheyareexpectedtobehungryaftertheirlongjourney,foodislaidoutforthem.Specially-madelanternsarehungoutsideeachhousetohelpthedeadtofindtheirway.Allnightlong,peopledanceandsing.Intheearlymorning,thefoodthathadbeenlaidoutforthedeadisthrownintoariverorintotheseaasitisconsideredunluckyforanyonelivingtoeatit.Intownsthatarenearthesea,thetinylanternswhichhadbeenhunginthestreetsthenightbefore,areplacedintothewaterwhenthefestivalisover.Thousandsoflanternsslowlydriftouttoseaguidingthedeadontheirreturnjourneytotheotherworld.Thisisamovingspectacle,forcrowdsofpeoplestandontheshorewatchingthelanternsdriftingawayuntiltheycanbeseennomore.

新概念英語2句子講解：

1、AFestivalfortheDeadisheldonceayearinJapan.

在日本，人們每年都會過一次“亡靈節(jié)“。

語言點aFestivalforsb.為了紀念某人的節(jié)日，如aFestivalforQuyuan為了紀念屈原的節(jié)日。

2、Thisfesdvalisacheerfuloccasion,foronthisday,thedeadaresaidtoreturntotheirhomesandtheyarewelcomedbytheliving.

這個節(jié)日是一個歡快的日子，由于在這一天，據(jù)說死去的人都會回到他們的家里來，活著的人則對他們表示歡送。

語言點acheerfulloccasion一個讓人歡快的日子；sb./sth.besaidto據(jù)說

3、Astheyareexpectedtobehungryaftertheirlongjourney,foodislaidoutforthem.

由于預料到他們在長途旅行之后會感到饑俄，所以為他們擺放好了食品.

語言點sth.belaidoutforsb.某物為某人而擺放

4、Specially-madelanternsarehungoutsideeachhousetohelpthedeadtofindtheirway.

人們把特制的燈籠掛在各家的門外，以幫忙這些亡靈找到回家的路。

語言點tohelpthedeadtofind動詞不定式作目的狀語

5、Allnightlong,peopledanceandsing.Intheearlymorning,thefoodthathadbeenlaidoutforthedeadisthrownintoariverorintotheseaasitisconsideredunluckyforanyonelivingtoeatit.

整個夜晚人們栽歌載舞。其次天早晨，人們便把為死者擺放的食品扔到河里或海里去。由于人們認為活人吃了這些東西會不吉利。

6、Intownsthatarenearthesea,thetinylanternswhichhadbeenhunginthestreetsthenightbeforeareplacedintothewaterwhenthefestivalisover.

在海邊的城鎮(zhèn)，頭天夜里掛在大街小巷的小燈籠在節(jié)后就放到水里去。

語言點areplacedintothewater被放置在水中

7、Thousandsoflanternsslowlydriftouttoseaguidingthedeadontheirreturnjourneytotheotherworld.

成千上萬只小燈籠漸漸漂向大海，指引著亡靈返回另一個世間。

語言點driftouttosea漂向大海

8、Thisisamovingspectacle,forcrowdsofpeoplestandontheshore