生活英语情景口语100主题51-5733.doc

51. Annual Festivals 年度节日 Words Storm Valentine’s Day 新年 Easter 复活节 Independence Day 独立日 Halloween 万圣节 Bonfire night 点灯节 decorate 装饰 dress up 化妆 fireworks 烟花 parade 游行 Lantern Festival 元宵节 Dragon-Boat Festival 端午节 Double-Seventh Day 七夕节 Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 Laba Rice Porridge Festival 腊八节 roast turkey 烤火鸡 Christmas carol 耶诞圣歌 ornament 金箔纸 tinsel 小挂件、小装饰物 receive 接受 red envelop 红包 Madison: Happy New Year! Jordan: Happy New year to you! M: What did you do for Christmas? J: I went home to celebrate with my family. What about you? M: I went to a Christmas party at my friend’s house. J: Why didn’t you celebrate with your family? M: I went home for Thanksgiving this year and couldn’t afford to go home again for Christmas. M: I see. What did you do at your friend’s party? J: We decorated the Christmas tree with tinsel and ornaments, had a traditional Christmas dinner with roast turkey, and sang Christmas carols. M: Did you exchange Christmas gifts with each other? J: Yes. What about you? How did you celebrate? M: My family went to church, opened gifts, and then spent the day eating and playing games with each other. J: Which do you prefer—giving gifts or receiving them? M: Obviously I like getting gifts from other people, but I feel better about giving people gifts that I know they’ll like. J: Me too. It feels good to make people happy. M: I agree. M: Hi, Jordan. How are you? J: I’m fine, and you? M: Yeah, I’m alright. Say, do you happen to know when Spring Festival is this year? J: Yes, it’s next Saturday. M: Oh, good. I thought I had missed it. Are you going to celebrate? J: I don’t have any plans to celebrate. What about you? M: I’m having some friends and family over for dinner. Do you want to come? J: Sure. Are you going do anything special to celebrate? M: Yes, we’re going to have a big meal together, play mahjongg, and make dumplings together. J: When do you plan on eating the dumpling? M: It’s a tradition in China to eat the dumplings