高一英语（下）必修三Unit 1 language study 2

1、Festivals are meant to celebrate important events.2) 意思意思 mean+ n/ pron/ v-ing/ that从句从句What does the sentence mean?Missing the bus means waiting for another two days.1.Mean1)打算打算,意欲意欲 mean+ n/ pron/ to soHe means what he says.He means to cause trouble.meaning (n) 意思意思 meaningful (a) 有意义的有意义的2. cele

2、brate (v) celebration (n) 庆祝活动庆祝活动 hold a celebration/ celebrations 3. harvest 收获收获4. take place 发生发生The opening ceremony of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games took place in Italy, Feb. 10.Attention: take place 不用于被动语态不用于被动语态take sbs place/ take the place of sb= replace sbDiscuss when they take place. Sh

3、e didnt attend the meeting, so her assistant took her place (replace her). take place 指经过安排的事情指经过安排的事情 happen 偶然发生，碰巧发生偶然发生，碰巧发生 break out 灾难、疾病、战争等突然爆发灾难、疾病、战争等突然爆发The World War _ in 1914.The football match will _ tomorrow.A terrible traffic accident _ last night.broke outtake placehappenedFestival

4、s and celebrations of all kinds are held everywhere. The most ancient festivals would celebrate the end of winter5. would+ v 过去常常过去常常 6. a _ candle (燃烧着的燃烧着的) 7. starve for 急需急需 The children are starving for love. starve to death 饿死饿死lightedThey would starve if food was difficult to find, so they ce

5、lebrated when they have food. They lit fires and made music because they thought these festivals would bring them a year of plenty.8. a year/ day of plenty 富裕的年月富裕的年月 days/ years of plenty plenty of +复数复数n/ 不可数不可数nplenty of eggs/ food/milk 足够的足够的 Have we got enough apples? Yes, there are plenty in t

6、he basket.9. 1) honour (n) 光荣，荣誉光荣，荣誉 They fight for the honour of the country. One must show honour to ones parents. 2) an hounour 光荣的人或事情光荣的人或事情 Liu Xiang is an honour to our country. 3) v 尊敬尊敬,给以荣誉给以荣誉 Children should honour their parents. 4) in honour of 为了纪念为了纪念 A festival is set in honour of t

7、he hero. Some festivals are held to honour the dead, or satisfy and please the ancestors, who could return either to help or to do harm.听到她悦耳的声音我们很高兴听到她悦耳的声音我们很高兴. We are _ to hear her _voice. It is such a _ to us.10. satisfy (v) 使使满意满意 be satisfied with 对对满意满意 satisfactory (adj) 另人满意的另人满意的11. Pleas

8、e pleased pleasant pleasure(人人)高兴的高兴的(物物) 好听的，另人舒服的好听的，另人舒服的高兴的事情高兴的事情pleasedpleasurepleasant 12. do harm (to) sb = harm sbIn Japan, the festival is called Obon, when people should go to clean the graves and light incense in memory of their ancestors. 13. in memory of 纪念纪念,悼念悼念They light lamps and p

9、lay music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth.14. lead-led -led1) 给带路给带路,指路指路 She led the man across the street. Our guide led us to the temple. 2) 生活生活, 过过生活生活 lead a life We are leading a happy life.3) 通向通向,导致导致 All roads lead to Rome. His carelessness led to the tro

10、uble.15. origin 起源起源,来源来源 地球上生命的起源地球上生命的起源 the origin of life of earth The festival of Halloween had its origin as an event in memory of the dead.It now a childrens festival, when they can go to their neighbors homes and ask for sweets. They dress up and try to frighten people. If they are not given

11、 anything, the children might play a trick. 16. play a trick/ joke on sb17. poet 诗人诗人 poem 诗歌诗歌Another is Columbus Day, in memory of his arrival in America.18. arrive (v) arrival (n)The arrival of the plane has been delayed._ my arrival at school, Mr Li was there.On Festivals can be held as an honou

12、r to famous people or to the gods. One of these is the Dragon Boat Festival in China, which honours the famous ancient poet, Qu Yuan.19. depend(依靠依靠) independence (n) 独立独立20. gain (n/ v) I gained a lot from my teacher. No pains, no gains. Independent (adj)In India, there is a national festival on Oc

13、tober 2 to honour Mahatma Gandhi, the leader who helped gain Indias independence. 21. grateful (thankful) 感动的，感激的感动的，感激的 Im grateful to you for your help. 22. agriculture (n) 农业农业 agricultural (adj) 农业的农业的 industry (n) 工业工业 industrial (adj) 工业的工业的Harvest and Thanksgiving can be very happy events. Pe

14、ople are grateful because their food is gathered for the winter, and because a season of agricultural work is over.23. gather 1) A lot of people gathered to see what had happened. 聚集聚集,集合集合 (vi)2) The student gathered a lot of information about the hero. 收集收集 (vt)24. award 奖励奖励 reward 回报回报,报酬报酬 He r

15、eceived an award of 1,000 dollars. He was awarded a medal for his excellent work. In European countries, it is the custom to decorate churches and town halls with flowers and fruit, and people get together to have meals. Some people might win awards for their animals, flowers, fruit, and vegetables2

16、5. admire admire sb for sth They admired our garden. I admired him for his success in business.In China and Japan there are mid-autumn festivals, when people admire the moon and give gifts of mooncakes.26. energy (n) 力量力量,生机生机 energetic (adj) 精力充沛的精力充沛的,积极的积极的27. look forward to(介词介词) + n/ v-ing Im

17、looking forward to his coming. -ward 向着向着方向方向 backward 向后向后 forward 向前向前 The most energetic and important festivals are the ones that look forward to the end of winter and to the coming of spring.At the Spring Festival in China, people eat dumplings, fish and meat, and may give children lucky money

18、in red paper. There are the dragon dances and carnivals, and families celebrate the lunar New Year. In some Western countries there are very exciting carnivals, which take place forty days before Easter, usually in February.They might include parades, dancing in the streets day and night, loud music

19、 and colorful clothing of all kinds. Easter is an important religious and social festival in Christian countries. It celebrates the return of Jesus for Christians and it also celebrates the coming of spring.In Japan, the Cherry Blossom Festival happens a little later. The country is covered with cherry tree flowers so that it looks as though it might be covered with