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UnitTwo WesternHolidays Festiveadj 欢乐的e g ChristmasisthemostfestivetimeintheUnitedStates Festivaln 节日e g SpringFestival Christianadj 基督教的n 基督教徒Christianityn 基督教 Newwords joyn 欢乐 愉快 喜悦e g thesheerjoyofseeingyouafteralltheseyears令人愉快的人或事物Joyfuladj 充满欢乐的 显示快乐的 令人高兴的e g onthisjoyfuloccasion Laughtern 笑声Laughv 笑e g Heissofunny healwaysmakesmelaugh 感到好笑e g amanwholaughsinthefaceofdanger Newwords Hospitableadj 好客的 乐于接待客人的e g Sheisalwayshospitabletovisitorsfromabroad Hospitalityn Decoratev decoratesthwithsth 装饰某物e g Brightpostersdecoratethestreet Decorationn Decoratorn Decorativeadj Newwords Associatev associatesb sthwithsb sth 将 联系起来e g Youwouldnotassociatethesetwowriters theirstylesarecompletelydifferent associatewithsb 与某人来往或打交道e g Idon tlikeyouassociatingwithsuchpeople Associationn 联合 联系 联盟 合伙e g Theseisacloseassociationbetweenthesetwoschools Newwords Giftn 礼物 赠品e g abirthdaygift 天赋 才能e g Ihavealwaysbeenabletolearnlanguageseasily it sagift Ornamentn 装饰 点缀e g thepalacewasrichinornament 装饰品 点缀品e g ashelfcrowdedwithornaments Newwords Observev 看到 注意到e g Heobserveskeenly butsayslittle 他观察敏锐 但是很少说话 遵守 奉行 规则 法令等 e g observethespeedlimit Symboln 象征 标志e g ThecrossisthesymbolofChristianity 符号 记号e g Onmaps acrossisthesymbolforachurch Newwords Representv 代表 象征e g Phoneticsymbolsrepresentsounds Representationn 代表 代理Representativeadj 有代表性的 典型的n 代表 代理者 Religionn 宗教 宗教信仰Religiousadj 宗教的 宗教上的e g religiousworship belief faith etc Newwords Originatev 起源于 发端于e g Thequarreloriginatedinrivalrybetweenthetwofamilies Originn 起点 开端 来源e g theoriginsoflifeonearthOriginaladj 原始的 最初的 原先的e g TheIndiansweretheoriginalinhabitantsofNorthAmerica 新颖的 创新的e g Hisdesignsarehighlyoriginal Newwords Infantn 婴儿 幼儿Infancyn 婴儿期 幼儿期e g infantmortalityrate幼儿死亡率 Celebratev 庆祝 祝贺e g celebratesomebody sbirthday aweddinganniversaryCelebrationn Newwords DeliciousChristmasFoodFirn 杉木 枞树Raisinn 葡萄干Walnutn 胡桃 核桃Turkeyn 火鸡Hamn 火腿Puddingn 布丁 Newwords Befullof befilledwith e g Thefestivalisfullofjoyandgaiety Takeadvantageof Make good useof Makethemostofe g Theytookfulladvantageofthehotel sfacilities Newexpressions Asfor withregardtoe g Asthehotel itisveryuncomfortableandfarfromthesea Passdownv 将某物从一代传给下一代e g knowledgewhichhasbeenpasseddownforcenturies Newexpressions Incontactwith keepintouchwithe g Wehavebeenincontactwitheachother Lookforwardto doing 盼望 期待e g Ihavebeenlookingforwardmeetingyou Newexpressions ChristmasDay whichisthemostfestivetimeintheUnitedStates fallsonDecember25thonwhichChristianpeoplebelieveJesusChristwasborn Thisisthebiggestandbest lovedholidayintheUnitedStates whichisfullofjoyandgaiety loveandlaughter hospitalityandgoodwill Christmas AmericansbegintoprepareChristmaslongbeforetheactualday Smallfamiliesandlargebusinessfirmspreparetheholidaydifferently StoresaredecoratedwiththetraditionalChristmascolorsofgreenandred GoodsassociatedwithChristmasbecomebestsellersatthistime ManyAmericanstakeadvantageofthetimetoearnextramoneybysellingChristmascards smallgiftsandornaments etc ThedecoratingofhomesforChristmasisalsoverycommon MostAmericanswhoobserveChristmashaveaChristmastreeintheirhomes Peoplelikeevergreensandtheythinkthatbranchesoffirwillbringgoodluckandsymbolizespring TheChristmastreeisusuallycoveredwithstringsofcoloredlights andastarontoprepresentingthestarintheEastwhichguidedthethreeWiseMentowhereJesuswasborn Christmasfoodisspecial brightcoloredhardsweets chocolates clustersofchocolate coveredraisins walnuts etc AsfortheChristmasdinner Americanstraditionallyhaveturkeyorham sweetpotatoes vegetables andChristmaspudding AlthoughChristmasisreligiousinorigin manyofthecustomsandcelebrationsarenolongerreligious Amongthem themostpopularonesareasfollows ExchangeGifts ThiscustomoriginatedfromtheancientreligionofbelievingthatthefirstChristmasgiftsweregivenbythethreeWiseMentotheinfantJesusChrist IthasbeenpasseddownandbecomeverypopularamongfriendsandfamiliesintheUnitedStates SendingChristmasCards ThiscustomfirststartedinLondoninthe19thcentury Today mostAmericanssendgreetingcardstotheirfriendsandfamiliesatChristmastime Somepeoplewhoarefriendsandrelativesandlivegreatdistancesfromeachothermaynotbemuchincontactwitheachotherduringtheyear butwillactuallyexchangegreetingcardsandoftenaChristmasletter ReceivingGiftsfromSantaClaus SantaClausisbelievedbyAmericanchildrentobeafatjollyoldmanwitharedsuit redhatandalongwhitebeard OnChristmasEveSantaClauscomesdownthroughthechimneytobringthemgifts SoyoungchildrenarehappiestatthistimeofyearandlookforwardeagerlytoChristmasmorningwhentheyfindthegiftstheywant PassageB AprilFool Filen 档案 公文箱 锉刀e g Putthisletterinthemainfile 把这封信放在主要文件夹中 v 列队行进 归档 申请e g Thepupilsfiledoutoftheroomduringthefiredrill 在消防演习中 学生们排成纵队走出房间 Dustinn 垃圾箱e g Pleaseputallyoursweetwrappersinthedustbin 请把你们的糖纸都放进垃圾箱里去 e g Thedustbinischock full ofrubbish 垃圾箱塞满了 垃圾 Newwords Shoutn 呼喊 突发的大笑e g Thechildrenonthesandwereshoutingwithexcitement 沙滩上的孩子们兴奋得大喊大叫 v 呼喊 高声谈笑 玩乐e g Ishouted out mynametotheteacher 我向老师大声说出我的名字 Stainn 污染 污点 著色e g Ican tgetthesecoffeestainsoutofthecarpet 我弄不掉地毯上的咖啡污迹 v 沾染 染污 著色e g Thelittleboystainedhisfingerswithink 小男孩的手指让墨水给染脏了 Newwords Envelopen 信封e g Headdressedtheenvelopebeforemailingtheletter 寄信前 他在信封上写上地址 e g Theenvelopewasfirmlysealed 这个信封封得很严实 Silentadj 安静的 不吵闹的 沉默的 无言的e g Ifyouarearrestedyouhavetherighttoremainsilent 如果你被捕 你有权保持沉默 e g Theoldhousewasquitesilent 这所旧房子非常寂静 Newwords Exceptprep 除了 之外 若不是 除非e g Icananswerallthequestionsexceptforthelast 所有的题我都会答 只是最後一题不会 e g Themealwasexcellentexceptfor iewiththeexceptionof thefirstcourse 这顿饭好极了 只是第一道菜稍差 Lawnn 草地 草坪e g Let shaveteaonthelawn 我们到草坪上去喝茶吧 e g Mymotheraskedmetomowthelawn 妈妈让我去剪草坪 Newwords Praisen 赞美 称赞 崇拜e g LetusgivepraisetoGod 让我们来赞扬上帝吧 e g Thisdoctorreceivedhighpraisefromeveryone 这位医生受到所有人的高度赞扬 v 称赞 归荣誉于 赞美e g Theteacherpraisedherforhercourage 老师赞扬了她的勇气 e g Hewasobviouslyexpectingtobepraised 他显然想要得到表扬 Newwords Noneadv 一点也不prep 没人 毫无pron 没有人 没有任何东西e g Noneofthemoneyismine 这些钱中没有一文是我的 e g Mycarisnonetheworsefortheaccident 我的汽车遇到事故 但毫无损坏 e g Thechoirsangsweetly andnonemoresothantheWelshboy 唱诗班唱得很悦耳 尤其是没人比得上那个威尔士男孩儿 e g Iwantedsomestringbuttherewasnoneinthehouse 我需要一些绳子 但家里一根也没有 Newwords Molehilln 鼹鼠丘 琐事e g Nevermakeamountainofamolehill 谚 切勿小题大做 Swearv 发誓 宣誓 咒骂 动词过去式 swore过去分词 sworn e g Theysworeanoathtocarryouttheirdutiesfaithfully 他们发誓要忠实履行自己的职责 e g Shebumpedherheadinthedoorwayandsworeloudly 她的头撞到门框上 大骂了一声 Newwords beoffto 去e g Theywereofftovisitafriendoftheirs 他们动身去拜访他们的朋友 takeoff v 起飞 脱掉e g Theplanetookoffdespitethefog 尽管有雾 飞机仍照常起飞 e g Theofficerleadingtheinquiryhasbeentakenoffthecase 主持调查该事的官员已被调离 Newexpressions pickup 捡起 拾起e g Hepickedupthechildandputheronhisshoulders 他抱起孩子让她骑在自己的肩膀上 e g Shepickedupavaluablefirsteditionatavillagebooksale 她在乡村图书展销会上买到一本珍贵的首版书 Beproudof takepridein e g Heisproudofhisachievements Newexpressions payback 偿付e g Paybackthe5 000YuanIloanyoubytoday 我借给你的5 000元 今天还我吧 e g Hewillpaybackthemoneyinmonthlyinstallment 他将用每月分期付款方式将钱付还 goredwithanger 气得 满脸 通红e g 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