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Unit 6 Text A Happy New Year Warming up How do you usually spend your holidays? Which of the following holidays is most important to you? 农历节日 农历正月初一春节(the Spring Festival) 农历正月十五元宵节(Lantern Festival) [l?nt?n] 农历五月初五端午节(the Dragon-Boat Festival) 农历七月初七乞巧节(中国情人节） (Double-Seventh Day) 农历八月十五中秋节(the Mid-Autumn Festival) 农历九月初九重阳节(the Double Ninth Festival) 3月春分月圆后的第一个星期日复活节(Easter Monday)(有可能是3月22-4月25日间的任一天) 5月第二个星期日母亲节(Mothers Day) 6月第三个星期日父亲节(Fathers Day) 11月最后一个星期四美国感恩节(Thanksgiving Day) 1月1日元旦（New Years Day) 2月14日情人节(Valentines Day) [v?l?ntain] 3月8日国际妇女节(International Women Day) 3月12日中国植树节(China Arbor Day) 4月1日愚人节(April Fools Day) 4月5日清明节（Tomb-sweeping Day) [tu:m] 5月1日国际劳动节(International Labour Day) 5月4日中国青年节（Chinese Youth Day) 6月1日 国际儿童节(International Childrens Day) 8月1日中国人民解放军建军节(Army Day) 9月10日中国教师节(Teachers Day) 10月1日中华人民共和国国庆节(National Day) 10月31日万圣节(Halloween) [,h?l?ui:n] 12月25日圣诞节(Christmas Day) Background Information New York City It is the largest city in the United States and one of the largest in the world, situated on New York Bay at the mouth of the Hudson River. It comprises five boroughs: Manhattan ([m?nh?t?n]曼哈顿区) , Bronx ([br??ks]布朗克斯区), Queens(昆斯区), Brooklyn(布鲁克林区) and Staten Island(斯塔腾岛区) . comprise [k?mpraiz] vt. 包含；由…组成 borough [b?r?, b?:r?u] n. 区；自治的市镇 Times Square It is in New York city. Formed by the intersection of Broadway, Seventh Ave., and 42nd St., this famous square was named for the building there that formerly belonged to the New York Times. The building is located in the center of the square. Broadway at Times Square, jammed with traffic, and illuminated by a lot of enormous electrical signs, is known as the “Great White Way”. On New Year’s Eve, about a million people gathered there to celebrate the holiday. Broadway [br?:dwei] n. 百老汇（美国纽约市戏院集中的一条大街） Great White Way 白色大道，不夜城 * * Holidays