职业中专高三英语-unit21(2)

Unit21Theyaredresseduponthisspecialday制作人：江燕林Essentialexpressions:•ThanksgivingDayiscoming.•Howdoyoucerebrateit？•What’sthemostimportantholidayinyourcountry？•HalloweenisanannualholidaycerebratedonOctober31.•b.WecerebrateMid-autumnFestivalwithmooncakes.•AmericansusuallyeatturkeyforThanksgivingdinner.•Chinesepeoplemakedumplingsandperformlionanddragondances.•AllthechildrenareintheirSundaybestonthatday.•InChinawegivechildrenmoneyinaredenvelope.•It’saspecialtimewhenfriendsandfamilygettogetherandshareameal.•WheninRome,doastheRomansdo.•Theymeanhappinessandgoodfortune.•Americanculturevaluesindividualdevelopment.•Inmostcultures，peopleareexpectedtohavegoodtablemanners.•Christmasactivitiesaresimilarto/quitedifferentfromSpringFestivalactivities.•Halloween[,hæləʊ’wi:n]n.万圣节前夕•annual[‘ænjuəl]a.每年的;一年一次的•dumpling['dʌmpliŋ]n.饺子•lion['laiən]n.狮子•dragon['drægən]n.龙•envelope['enviləup]n.信封，封套Newwords•Rome[rəʊm]n.罗马•Roman[‘rəʊmən]n.罗马人•fortune['fɔ:tʃən]n.好运,幸运•culture['kʌltʃə]n.文化;修养•value[‘vælju:]n.价值,价值观v.尊重;重视•individual[,indi‘vidjuəl]a.个人的•forthefirsttime第一次•Test1Tom’sbigday•Mr.Thompsonusedtogotoabarnearhishousequiteoften.Buthenevertookhisson,Tom,becausehewastooyoungtodrink.InEnglandnobodyundertheageofeighteenisallowedtodrinkinapublicbar.ThenTomfinallyhadhiseighteenbirthday,andMr.Thompsontookhimtohisusual•barforthefirsttimetocelebrateTom’sbigday.Theysattogetheranddrankforhalfanhour,andthenMr.Thompsonsaidtohisson,“Now,Tom,Iwanttoteachyouausefullesson.Youmustalwaysbecarefulnotto•drinktoomuch.”“ButhowcanIknowthatIhaven’tdrunktoomuch?”askedTom.“Howdouyouknowwhenyou’vehadenough?Well,I’lltellyou.Doyouseethosetwolightsattheendofthebar?Whentheseemtohavebecomefourlightsinsteadofjusttwo,you’vehadenoughandshouldgohome.”•“But,Dad,”saidTom,“Icanonlyseeonelightattheendofthebar.”•(198words)Text2ExcitingdayforJapanesegirls•ThethirdofMarchisanexcitingdayforJapanesegirls.TheyknowitasDoll’sDay.Thisisadaytoprayforyounggirl’shealthygrowthandahappymarriageinthefuture.•Ontheday,familywithgirlsdecoratesthehourswithdolls.Thesearedollsthatarehandeddownfromgenerationtogenerationwhicharespeciallytakenoutforthisday.Theyaredisplayedonaspecialstand,coveredinredcloth.Theyrepresenttheroyalfamilyandmembersofthecourt.Thedollsarewellmadeandwelldressed.•pray[prei]v.祈祷,祈求•decorate['dekəreit]v.装饰,修饰•handdown把...传下去•generation[,dʒenə'reiʃən]n.世代,一代•fromgenerationtogeneration一代代•display[di'splei]v.陈列，展览，显示•stand[stænd]n.讲台,看台;摊子Newwords•cover['kʌvə]v.遮盖;覆盖•represent[,repri'zent]v.代表;象征•royal['rɔiəl]a.王室的•court[kɔ:t]n.法庭;宫廷•dressup穿上盛装，精心打扮•kimono[ki'məunəu]n.(日本的)和服•temple['templ]n.神殿;寺庙•besupposedto应该•putaway把…收起来；存好•Thegirlsdonotjustlookatthedollsdisplayedinthehouse.Theythemselvesaredresseduponthisspecialdayintheirbestkimonos.Somegirlswilldressupmuchthesamewayasthedolls.Thentheirparentstakethemtothetemples.Aftertheycomebackhome,theyinvitetheirfriendstoapartyandhaveagoodtime.Manyfamiliesprepareaspecialmealfortheirgirlsonthisday.•Rightaftertheday,thedollsaresupposedtobeputawayforlateruse.Ifnot,it’sthoughtthatthegirlswillbeslowtomarry.