外研版高中英语必修5Carnival.ppt

根据括号内的提示翻译下列句子。 1. 人们正在为即将到来的狂欢节做准备。(prepare for) 2. 天气预报说一连好几天都要下雨。（on end） People are preparing for the coming Carnival. The weather report says it will be raining for days on end. 3. 这次决策的失误意味着给公司带来一 百万美元的损失。(mean) 4. 这些食品有益于孩子们的成长。(be good for) The mistake in decision means bringing about a loss of $1,000,000 to the company. The food is good for the growth of children. 5. 人类应该把动物看作是自己的朋友。 (see ... as) 6. 我弟弟假装没有听懂我的话。(pretend) Human beings should see animals as their friends. My younger brother pretended not to have got what I had said. 7. 我想出了一个解决这个问题的方法。 I’ve thought of a way to solve the problem. 8. 大雨连续下了四天。 It rained heavily for four days on end. 9. 她的好心必有好报。 Her kindness won’t go unrewarded. 10. 随着时间的推移,他变得越来越明智。 As time goes by, he becomes wiser and wiser. 11. 听到这个坏消息，她吃惊地看着他。 Hearing the bad news, she looked at him in surprise. 1. What does carnival mean? Carnival means “no more meat.” 2. What people do at carnival? At carnival, people have fun, eating, drinking and dressing up. Paragraph 2 Where does the writer say we can see the most famous carnival? Venice. Paragraph 3 What was the law about wearing masks? Men were not allowed to wear masks at night nor were they allowed to dress up as women. Later people who wear masks could not carry firearms or enter a church with a mask. Paragraph 4 When and how was the tradition of celebrating carnival revived? In the late 1970s, the tradition was revived by the students. Paragraph 5 1. How is carnival celebrated in Venice today? Carnival is celebrated in Venice for five days. People arrive from all parts of the Europe. Paragraph 6 2. What is the feature of the Carnival in Venice? The spirit of Venice carnival is the mystery of the mask. Read the text carefully and fill in the blanks with the information in the text. At the beginning It lasted for just one day. People ate, drank, and wore masks. As time passed I