高中英语必修三unit1课文翻译(人教).docx

-- -- 1.Unit1 Festivals and celebrations Festivals and celebrations  节日和庆典 of all kinds  have  been  held everywhere since ancient times.  自古以来，世界各地就有各种各样 的节日和庆典。 Most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest in autumn. 最古老的节 日总是庆祝严寒的结束、春季的种植和秋天的收割。 Sometimes celebrate would be held after hunters had caught animals. 有时， 在猎人捕获猎物后，也举行庆祝活动。 At that time people would starve if food was difficult to find, especially during the cold winter months. 在那个时代，如果食物难以找到， 特别是在寒冷的冬月， 人 们会挨饿。 Today’sfestivals have many origins ,some religious, some seasonal, and some for special people or events. 现在的节 日有很多由来，一些是宗教上的，一些是季节性的，一些是纪念特殊 的人和事件的。 Festivals of the Dead 亡灵节 Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy the ancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. 有些节日， 是为了纪念死者，或使祖先得到满足，因为祖先们有可能回到世上 （给 人们）提供帮助，也有可能带来危害。 For the Japanese festival. Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. 在日本的盂兰盆节，人们要扫墓、烧香，以缅怀祖 先。 They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. 他们还点起灯笼，奏响乐 曲，因为他们认为这样做可以把祖先引回到世上。  In Mexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November.  在墨西哥，亡灵 节是在 11 月初。 On this important feast day, people eat food in the shap e of skulls and cakes with “bones” on在them这个重.要的节日 里，人们会吃制成颅骨形状的食物， 和装点有“骨头”的蛋糕They。 offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. 他们向亡者祭献食物、鲜花和礼 品。The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefs about the return of the spirits of dead people.  西方节日万圣节也源 自人们古老的信念，认为亡者的灵魂会返回人间。  It is now  a children  ’s festival, when they can dress up and to their neighbours  ’ homes to ask for sweets.  万圣节如今成了孩子们的节日，这天他们 可以乔装打扮上到邻居家要糖吃。  If the neighbours do not give any sweets, the children might play a trick on them.  如果邻居什么糖也 不给，那么孩子们就可以捉弄他们了。 Festivals to Honour People 纪念名人的节日 Festivals can also be held to honour famous people . 也有纪念名人 的节日。 The Dragon