英语语篇分析.pptVIP

语篇分析 班级： *** 姓名：*** The most popular way to welcome the new year in the United States is to have a big party. Some parties are at people’s home. But in recent years, it has become more and more common for Americans to go to a hotel or a club or a restaurant on the night of December the 31st. There, they can have dinner, drink and dance. Most New Year’s parties have something in common. First of all, they are usually noisy. People sing and bands play. And often, guests pull a cracker when the clock strikes twelve at midnight. People think that loud sounds would drive away the evil spirits of the old year before the new year begins. For many people New Year’s Eve is the night when they can drink as much as they like. Some New Year’s celebrations have ended sadly for people who have got drunk and had driving accidents. Radio and television announcements warn people of the danger of drunk driving. Some places offer free rides home for drunken people. The biggest and noisiest New Year’s party in the United States take place at Times Square in New York City. Thousands of people gather there. Some of them ring bells or let off crackers. Others blow whistles or horns. And at 12o’olock, they begin to cheer as an electric sign in the shape of a red apple lights up on the top of a tall building. Americans keep up one other important tradition as the new year begins. They make decisions about how to improve themselves in the year ahead. Experts say that the most common New Year’s decision in the United States is to eat less. But many Americans also promise themselves to stop smoking, or stop drinking wine, or to be nicer to their friends and families. Experts find fewer than ten percent of Americans carry out their New Year’s decision. Few want to give up this tradition. Almost everyone seems to enjoy looking back over the year that has just ended and looking forward to a nice beginning of a new year. 体裁：记叙文（ narration ） 主要讲述美国