讲新概念英语二册l1-l96一-第76亡灵返乡

L96亡灵返TheFestivalof Obon(お盆)orjustBon(盆)isaJapaneseBuddhistcustomtohonorthespiritsofone'sancestors.ThisBuddhist-Confuciancustomhasevolvedintoafamilyreunionholidayduringwhichpeoplereturntoancestralfamilyplacesandvisitandcleantheirancestors'graves,andwhenthespiritsofancestorsaresupposedtorevisitthehouseholdaltarsIthasbeencelebratedinJapanformorethan500yearsandtraditionallyincludesadance,knownasBon-Odori.

学单Newwordsand n.anoccasionwhenthereareperformancesofmanyfi playspiecesofmusicetcusuallyhappeninginthesameplaceeveryyear节aspecialoccasionwhenpeoplecelebratesomething节日ChildrenplayfirecrackerstocelebrateSpringFestival孩子们放鞭庆祝春节。实际应用：春节Spring艺术节Art文化节CultureNewwordsandlanternnChildrenarebusymakingpumpkinlanternsandinpreparationforHalloween.孩子们正在忙着做南瓜灯，为万圣节做准备。PeopleeatdumplingstocelebrateTheLantern人们吃元宵来庆祝元宵节。

Newwordsand naveryimpressiveshoworscene景象，Thespectaclehasattractedalotofnaturelovers,壮观的美景吸引了很多自 者和游客SanFrancisco'sChinatownistheoldestandoneofthebiggestinNorthAmerica,anditsannualNewYear'sparadeisaspectacle.旧金山的中国城是 相关表达：spectacularadj.壮观Theygoforthespectacularviewsofmulticolouredcliffs,cavesandrivers。他们去看了有各种各样悬崖、岩洞和河流Wewenttotheseaandsawaspectacularsunsetnight.昨天我们去了海边，看到了美丽壮观1 评课AFestivalfortheDeadisheldonceayearinJapan.

Thisfestivalisacheerfuloccasion,foronthisday,thedeadaresaidtoreturntotheirhomes

andtheyare edbythe

Astheyareexpectedtobehungryaftertheirlongjourney,foodislaidoutforthem.hungoutsideeachhousetohelpthedeadtofindtheir

Allnightlong,peopledanceand

Intheearlymorning,thefoodthathadbeenlaidoutforthedeadisthrownintoariverorintothesea

asitisconsideredunluckyforanyonelivingtoeatit.2Intownsthatarenearthesea,thetinylanternswhichhadbeenhunginthestreetsthenightbefore,areplacedintothewaterwhenthefestivalisover.

Thousandsoflanternsslowlydriftouttoseaguidingthedeadontheirreturnjourneytotheotherworld.

Thisisamovingspect