2019-2020学年高中英语 Unit 1 Festivals around the world晨

Unit1Festivalsaroundtheworld中秋节,是我国最重要的传统节日之一,在每年农历八月十五。根据我国古代历法,一年有四季,每季三个月,分别被称为孟月、仲月和季月,因此秋季的第二个月叫仲秋,又因农历八月十五在八月中旬,故称“中秋”。到唐朝前期,中秋节才成为固定的节日。中秋节一般有吃月饼、赏月的习俗。TheIntroductionoftheMid-AutumnFestivalTheMid-AutumnFestivalfallsonthe15thoftheeighthmonthofourChineselunar①calendar.AsoneofthetraditionalChinesefestivals,ithasbeenenjoyinggreatpopularityinourcountry.Usually,nomatterhowfarawayorhowbusyweare,wewilltrytocomehomeforthecelebration.Themoonthatnightlooksthebrightestinthewholelunarmonth.Whatwelovemostiswhenweadmirethefullmoontogether.Withthebeautifulmoonupinthesky,wesittogetherandeatmooncakesandfruit,sharingourstories.Inadditiontothesetraditionalactivities,wehaveotherchoicessuchastravellingandvisitingourrelativesorfriends.TheMid-AutumnFestivalprobablybeganasaharvestfestival.Thefestivalwaslatergivenamythological②flavourwithlegends③ofChang’e,thebeautifulladyonthemoon.AccordingtoChinesemythology,theearthoncehad10sunscirclingoverit.Oneday,all10sunsappearedtogether,makingtheearthveryhot.Theearthwassavedwhenastrongarcher④,HouYi,succeededinshootingdown9ofthesuns.Agoddessgavehimmagicmedicinetothankhim,buthiswife,Chang’e,drankit.SostartedthelegendoftheladyonthemoontowhomyoungChinesegirlswouldpray⑤attheMid-AutumnFestival.单词注释①lunar/̍luːnə(r)/adj.农历的,阴历的②mythological/̩mIθə̍lɒdʒIkl/adj.神话的,虚构的③legend/̍ledʒənd/n.传奇④archer/̍ɑːtʃə(r)/n.弓箭手;射箭运动员⑤pray/preI/v.祈祷难句剖析Withthebeautifulmoonupinthesky,wesittogetherandeatmooncakesandfruit,sharingourstories.译文皓月当空,我们围坐在一起吃着月饼和水果,分享我们的故事。剖析withthebeautifulmoonupinthesky是with的复合结构:with+宾语+宾语补足语。sharingourstories为动词-ing形式做伴随状语。导读诱思1.WhatwillyoudoduringtheMid-AutumnFestival?答案:Wewillsittogether,eatmooncakesandfruit,shareourstories,travelorvisitourrelativesorfriends.2.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?答案:ItmainlytalksaboutalegendoftheMid-AutumnFestival.