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Language Points in More Reading (Unit 4) reunion a party of former associates who have come together again；the act of coming together again 重聚，再团圆 Our fiftieth reunion 五十年后的重聚 All the members of the family gather to enjoy a reunion dinner，which helps to deepen family ties while the exchange of gifts and greetings enhances relations between friends and relatives.团圆饭 Tonight is mid-autunm, commonly known as the Festival of Reunion.今夜中秋,俗谓`团圆之节 reunite 使...重聚 Parents were reunited with their lost children. 2. ask about 打听，查问 I wasnt expecting the interviewer to ask about my private life. ask for 请求，要求 ask for help, ask for leave, ask for a loan ask after 问候 He always asks after you in his letters. celebrate 庆祝 vi/vt We went to the church to celebrate Christmas Eve. Why dont we crack open a bottle of champagne to celebrate? 我们何不开瓶香槟酒庆祝一下呢？ 颂扬assign great social importance to The event was celebrated by poets and historians. 这一事件为诗人和历史学家所赞颂 n. celebration A wedding is an occasion for celebration. 4. folk n. 人们 They are just simple country folk. adj. 民间的 Folk music has been passed down from one generation to another. 5. have an idea of ...(sth) 知道，了解 The brochure should give you a good idea of the hotel. She doesn’t have any idea how to do the job. have an idea (of) wh- clause I had some idea (of) what the job would be like. have an idea that 不能有介词“of” I had no idea that she would attend the meeting. 6. hunt v. 打猎，猎取 Lions sometimes hunt alone. Whales are still being hunted and killed in the Arctic. 搜寻，搜索（for sth） I’ve hunted everywhere but I can’t find it. She is still hunting for a new job. 追捕，追捕（for）sb Police are hunting an escaped criminal. Detectives are hunting for thieves who broke into a warehouse yesterday. n. 搜寻，寻找 (for sb/sth) The hunt is on for a suitable candidate. 7. survive 生存，存活，幸免于..., 挺过，渡过(经历...之后还活着) vt. survive sth. Only two persons survived the air crash/the earthquake/the crisis/the seve