Unit1

Festivalsandcelebrations

ReadingandThinking(1)Learningaims:1)Totranslatepara1-3fluentlyandgetthemainidea.2)To

analyzelong&complexsentences（1個(gè)）Self-learningguidanc1(2’)1.Readpara1andtranslatethembyyourselvesloudly.2.Analysethelong&complexsentencesyoudidn'tunderstand.Festivalsarecelebratedallaroundtheworld.Theyhaveawiderangeoforigins,suchastheseasonsoftheyear,religions,famousfigures,andimportantevents.Everyfestivalhasitsdifferentcustomsanduniquecharms.However,nomatterhowdifficulttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeaceiscommoninallfestivals.1.However,nomatterhow

differenttheymayseem,allovertheworld,thespiritofsharingjoy,gratitude,love,orpeace

iscommoninallfestivals.精講點(diǎn)撥1：

主句：主系表結(jié)構(gòu)nomatter+連接詞=連接詞+-ever引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句然而，無(wú)論節(jié)日多么迥異，在世界各地，分享快樂(lè)、感恩、友愛或和平的精神存在于所有節(jié)日之中。

世界各地都慶祝各種節(jié)日。節(jié)日的由來(lái)五花八門，比如時(shí)節(jié)、宗教、著名人物及重大事件。每個(gè)節(jié)日都有它不同的風(fēng)俗和獨(dú)特的魅力。然而，無(wú)論節(jié)日多么迥異，在世界各地，分享快樂(lè)、感恩、友愛或和平的精神存在于所有節(jié)日之中。Self-learningguidanc2(4’)1.Readpara2andtranslatethembyyourselvesloudly.2.Analysethelong&complexsentencesyoudidn'tunderstand.

Ofallthetraditionalfestivals,theharvestfestivalscanbefoundinalmosteveryculture.Thisimportantagriculturalfestivaltakesplaceafterallthecropshavebeengatheredin.Peoplecelebratetoshow

thattheyaregratefulfortheyear'ssupplyoffood.

InancientEgypt,theharvestfestivalwascelebrated

duringthespringtime----theEgyptianharvestseason.Infeaturedaparadeandagreatfeastwithmusic,dancing,andsports.Today,insomeEuropeancountries,peopledecoratechurchesandtown

hallswithflowersandfruit,andgettogethertocelebrateoverameal.Duringthe

Mid-AutumnFestivalinChina,familiesgathertoadmiretheshiningmoonandenjoy

deliciousmooncakes.

在所有的傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日中，豐收節(jié)幾乎可見于每一種文化之中。這一重大的農(nóng)業(yè)節(jié)日在莊稼全部收割后來(lái)臨。人們舉行慶?；顒?dòng)，對(duì)這一年收獲的食物表達(dá)感恩。在古埃及，人們于春季慶祝豐收節(jié)。慶?；顒?dòng)主要是游行和豐盛的筵席，載歌載舞，并伴有體育活動(dòng)。如今，在一些歐洲國(guó)家，人們用鮮花和水果裝飾教堂和市政廳，聚在一起共享大餐，以示慶祝。在中國(guó)的中秋節(jié)，家家戶戶歡聚一堂，觀賞明月，品嘗美味的月餅。Self-learningguidanc3(3’)1.Readpara3andtranslatethembyyourselvesloudly.2.Analysethelong&complexsentencesyoudidn'tunderstand.Customsplayasignificantroleinfestivals,butsometimestheycanchangeovertime.Withthedevelopmentofmodernsocietyandthespreadofnewideas,sometraditionsmayfadeawayandothersmaybeestablished.OneexampleisthetypicalChineseSpringFestivalcustomoflightingfirecrackerstodriveawaytheevilspiritsandcelebratethenewyear.Nowadays,manybigcitieshavegivenupthiscustominordertoavoidairpollution.AnotherexampleisHalloween,whichslowlybecameanexcitingfestivalforchildren,inspiteofitsreligiousorigins.

風(fēng)俗在節(jié)日中扮演重要角色，但有時(shí)也隨時(shí)間而變化。隨著現(xiàn)代社會(huì)的發(fā)展和新思想的傳播，有些傳統(tǒng)會(huì)漸漸消失，而另一些傳統(tǒng)則得以建立。中國(guó)春節(jié)燃放鞭炮以驅(qū)鬼神、賀新年這一典型風(fēng)俗就是一個(gè)例子。如今，為了避免空氣污染，許多大城市已經(jīng)摒棄了這一風(fēng)俗。另一個(gè)例子是萬(wàn)圣節(jié)，雖然起源于宗教，萬(wàn)圣節(jié)漸漸成了孩子們縱情玩樂(lè)的一個(gè)節(jié)日。Summary:

1.rangen.一系列;范圍vi.包括

2.religionn.宗教;宗教信仰3.uniqueadj.唯一的,獨(dú)一無(wú)二的4.gratituden.感激；感謝5.takeplace發(fā)生;舉行6.gatherin收割;收獲7.begratefulfor對(duì)sth心存感激8.featurevt.以......為特點(diǎn)8.paraden.游行;閱兵;檢閱9.decorate...with...用......裝飾......10.gettogether聚會(huì);聚集;收集11.admirethemoon賞月12.fadeaway逐漸消失

13.driveaway驅(qū)趕；驅(qū)逐當(dāng)堂訓(xùn)練：英譯漢1：只有通過(guò)均衡的飲食和定期的鍛煉，你才能既保持身材又保持健康。（figure）2：很明顯，生命中最好的禮物是友誼（sign