新时代大学英语Unit 8 Holidays.ppt

Para 4: What do children usually do on Christmas Eve? They hang up stockings at the foot of the bed excitedly and many would try to stay awake until Father Christmas steals in to deliver the presents they have asked him for. Questions Para 5: What does the traditional Christmas dinner include? Turkey, duck or chicken with rich fruity Christmas pudding. Questions Sentence Study In England, Christmas is the most important of all the “Bank Holidays” in the year. (Para.1, L.1～2) Bank holiday: (BrE) an official public holiday, not a Saturday or Sunday, when banks and most businesses are closed; (AmE) a period when banks are closed, usually by government order, to prevent money difficulties. 这儿是指〈英〉法定假日。另外还有(星期六和星期天除外的)银行假日的意思。 解析： 在英国,圣诞节是一年中最重要的法定假日。 译文： In the shops the special Christmas displays appear and outside them the special Christmas decorations. (Para.2, L.2～3) Sentence Study This is an elliptical sentence. The word “appear” at the end of the sentence is omitted in order to avoid repetition. The full sentence is “In the shops the special Christmas displays appear and outside them the special Christmas decorations appear.” 解析： Only one of us was seriously injured, and he (was injured) just slightly. My room is on the second floor and his, (is) on the third (floor). 例句： 商店里专门的圣诞节展览开始了,店外特别的圣诞装饰也出现了。 译文： 2 1 The Post Office vans are covered with brightly colored posters tempting us to “Post Earl, for Christmas”,... (Para.2, L.8～10) Sentence Study “Post Earl, for Christmas”: advertisement on the Post Office vans that are used specially for the delivery of the Christmas cards and parcels. The word “Earl” sounds similar to “early”, so it also suggests people to post their cards and send their parcels early. 这是邮政车上的标语，意为“圣诞节邮政专车”；另外，“Earl”与“early”读音相近，又有及早投递之意，因为圣诞节期间邮件很多。 解析： 邮政车上颜色靓丽的海报，诱使我们及早投递,…… 译文： If there were no twentiethcentury means of transport, it would be impossible for many families to get together. 在这句中运用了虚拟语气，虚拟语气可以通过某些介词短语表达。如： 解析： 4.