人教课件_高一英语必修三festivals_around_the_world.ppt

Festivals Chinese Festivals Lantern Festival The Dragon Boat Festival Tomb Sweeping Day Mid-Autumn Day New Year’s Day Double-ninth National Day May 1st Foreign Festivals Christmas Day Thanksgiving Day Mother’s Day Father’s Day April Fool’s Day Valentine’s Day Easter Halloween P.1 When did ancient people celebrate? Starve V.(1) 挨饿 e.g.: Millions of people starved to death during the war. (2) starve for sth, starve to do,渴望 e.g.: The homeless children were starving for love. be starved of 缺乏,通常用被动 e.g. : He was starved of love. (3)to feel very hungry 感觉很饿,仅用于进行时态 e.g.: When will be the dinner be ready? I’m starving. n. u. starvation plenty days/years… of plenty 富裕(尤其指食物和钱)的日子,年月,生活等 e.g: You have a life of plenty, what would you be worried about? P.2 What are festivals of the dead for? Obon A traditional Buddhist festival which takes place throughout Japan around August 15. At this time, people visit their ancestors graves, welcome the ancestors spirits home with food and offerings and then see the spirits off, but it is also meant to be a joyful time to celebrate life. The Day of the Dead in Mexico The best way to describe this Mexican holiday is to say that it is a time when Mexican families remember their dead, and the continuity of life. The celebration usually begins as early as October 18 and continues until November 9. In this picture, we can see a lady is visiting the resting place of the dead. She has lit some candles and is now placing a bunch of flowers in front of the monument to show her respect and in memory of the dead. harm n. do harm to sb=harm sb 伤害某人 come to harm 身体,精神上受到损害,通常用于否定句 e.g: I’ll go with her to make sure she comes to no harm. do more harm than good 弊大于利 e.g: If we solve the problem in this way, it may do more harm than good. v. cause harm to 伤害,损害 e.g: This event didn’t harm his reputation. in memory of /to the memory of 纪念某人 e.g: The museum was built in memory of/to the memory of the famous scientist. in