新概念第二册96.pptVIP

【New words and expressions】 festival n. 节日 Japan n.日本 cheerful adj.快乐的，愉快的 occasion n.场合，时机 lantern n. 灯笼 consider v.考虑，认为 drift v.漂流，漂移 spectacle n. 景象，壮观，场面 ★ festival （1） n. 节日、喜庆 the Mid-Autumn Festival 今夜中秋 the Spring Festival 春节 the Lantern Festival 元宵节 ＊ 在中国节日前+ the ； 西洋节日不加定冠詞 ★ A Festival for the Dead is held once a year in Japan. 日本每年过一次“亡灵节”。 ※ 定冠词用在某些形容词前，可用来表示某类人 the dead 死人 ； the living 活着的人 the poor 穷人 ； the rich 有钱人 ※ Festival for the Dead 亡灵节 A Festival for the Dead is held _______ in Japan. This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead ___________return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. As they ___________ be hungry after their long journey, food _________ for them. ____________ are hung outside each house to help the dead to find their way. _________, people dance and sing. In the early morning, the food that had been laid out for the dead ___________ a river or into the sea as it _________ unlucky for anyone living to eat it. In towns that are near the sea, the tiny lanterns which had been hung in the streets the night before, _________ the water when the festival is over. ________ lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead ____________ journey to the other world. This is a moving spectacle, for crowds of people stand on the shore watching the lanterns ___________until they can be seen no more. ★ This festival is a cheerful occasion, for on this day, the dead are said to return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living. ※ be said 据说 it is said that ＝ it was said that 据说 改造句子：It is said that the dead will return to their homes and they are welcomed by the living . ※ be welcomed 被欢迎 eg：You’re welcome 不客氣 give sb a warm welcome 给某人一个热烈欢迎 Occasion （1）场合，时候 on the occasion of 在…的时候,值此…之际 在他退休的时候，给他颁发了荣誉证书。 He was presented with the certificate of honor on the occasion of his retirement. （2）特别的大事，庆典 in honor of