自考英语二第七单元讲义.doc

Unit 7 Text A religious a.宗教的，虔诚的 religion n.宗教 He is deeply religious and goes to church twice a week. celebrate v.庆祝, 祝贺, 表扬, 赞美, 举行 celebration n. eve n.前夕，前夜 on the eve of 在什么前夕 festival n.节日, 喜庆日, 音乐节, 戏剧节, 喜庆, 欢宴, 欢乐adj.节日的, 快乐的 vegetation n.[植]植被, (总称)植物、草木, (植物的)生长、呆板单调的生活 recite vt. 朗诵，背诵 He gets nervous whenever he recites in front of an audience. ornament n.装饰物, 教堂用品vt.装饰, 修饰 ornamentation n.装饰，修饰 decoration n.装饰, 装饰品 decorate vt.装饰,装修 privilege n.特权, 特别待遇, 基本公民权力, 特免vt.给与...特权, 特免 Don’t forget that using the car is a privilege, not a right! originate vt.引起, 发明, 发起, 创办vi.起源, 发生 origin n.起源，开端 distinguish v.区别, 辨别 distinguished a.著名的，卓越的 distinguish oneself 使突出，使超出别人 symbol n.符号, 记号, 象征 symbolic a. 象征的 advertise v.做广告, 登广告 advertisement n.广告 speedy a.快的，迅速的 speed n.速度 hang n.悬挂的方式, （动作的）暂停, 中止vt.悬挂, 附着, 装饰, 绞死, 踌躇, 使悬而未决, 垂下vi.悬着, 垂下, 被绞死, 悬而不决 hang up 挂起，挂上 turn on 开（灯等）turn off Christmas 圣诞节 Christmas is a religious holiday． 圣诞节是个宗教节日， It is celebrated on December 25 as the birthday of Christ． 每年12月25日基督生日，人们欢庆圣诞。 Most churches have Christmas Eve services． 大多数教堂都举办圣诞夜宗教仪式， The services usually begin just before midnight on Christmas Eve and end early Christmas morning． 这些仪式一般从圣诞夜开始，一直持续到圣诞节大清早。 It was not until the 4th century that the church in Rome began to celebrate Christmas． 直到公元4世纪，罗马教堂才开始庆祝圣诞。（作为汉译英考过了） Midwinter festivals had always been celebrated by many peoples． 各族人一直都在冬天欢庆节日。 The approach of the winter time，as the days grew shorter and colder and the sun seemed to threaten to disappear entirely， was a time of fear． 冬天是个让人害怕的时节，天变短了，变冷了，太阳好像有全部消失的危险。 But the shortest day also meant that winter was leaving and that ahead were spring， the warmth of the sun and the return of vegetation to the fields． 但白天最短也意味着冬天即将离去，春天就要来了，温暖的阳光，田野里植物返青也不远了。 Christmas is a family holiday． 圣诞节是个家庭节日。 Stores，post offices，banks，and businesses close for the day． 店铺、邮局、银行、商行都要关门。 Schools and colleges close between Ch