Unit3 Festivals and customs Reading 知识点-高中英语牛津译林版（2020）必修第二册

-Reading-languagepoints大展鸿兔Unit3Festivalsandcustoms10January,awedding

ceremonyIndiaWhenNadiminvitedmetohissister’swedding,Iknewitwouldbetheopportunityofalifetime.Iwasdefinitelynotwrong!Theweddingceremonytookplaceinabrightlydecoratedhotelroom.Therewerehundredsofguests,alldressedupinformal,colourfulclothes.Accordingtotradition,thebridewaswearinganeye-catchingredsilksari.theopportunityofalifetime难得的机会；一生只能有一次的机会【拓展】opening/closingceremony开幕/闭幕式ceremony&celebrationCeremony表示比较正式的典礼,weddingceremony(婚礼)graduationceremony(毕业典礼)funeral(葬礼)也是一种ceremonyCelebration表示在庆祝很高兴的事,跟"party"差不多一样。有celebration的时候我们通常一起吃饭,送礼物，有时候会跳舞等等。decorate(v)装饰---decoration(n)装饰decorate...with用……来装饰；bedecoratedwith...;装饰着WedecorateourclassroomwithalotofflowersOurclassroomisdecoratedwithalotofflowersformaladj.适合正式场合的，正规的，庄重的【反义词】informaladj.非正式的；随意的；不拘礼节的独立主格结构，作状语；dressed非谓语动词作定语，表状态Ididnotunderstandallofthetraditional

customs,butafewmadeadeepimpressiononme.Onewasthebridegroom’sentranceonabeautifulwhitehorse.Ihadneverseenthatbackhome!AnotherwasthepartwhenNadim'sfatherproudlyledhisdaughterthroughtherowsofseatstoherhusband-Itremindedmeofmysister’swedding.Althoughourculturesaresodifferent,thesmilingfacesarethesame.Impress(v)使...有印象impression(n)印象--impressive(adj)令人赞叹的，令人敬佩的impresssthon/uponsb=impresssbwithsth使某人牢记某事beimpressedby/with/at对……印象深刻make/leaveadeepimpressiononsb.=impresssb.deeply/greatly/alot/much给某人留下深刻的印象tradition(n)传统-----traditional(adj)传统的traditionallyadv.

传统地；惯例地enter(v)进入entrance(n)入口theentranceto........的入口acollege/universityentranceexam大学入学考试Thecustomsthatfollowedwereanythingbutordinary.Thecouplejoinedhandsandwalkedaroundasmallfirefourtimes.Thentheytooksevenstepstogetherbythefire,andwitheachstepmadeadifferentpromiseabouthowtheyweregoingtosupporteachotherandlivetogetherhappily.Itwasveryromantic!anythingbut决不，根本不(表否定)nothingbut仅仅，只有，只不过(表肯定)allbut几乎，差一点nonebut只有(某人)joinhands牵手promise(n/v)承诺----promising(adj)有希望的，有前途的makeapromiseaboutsth作出关于...的承诺Aftertheceremony,itwastimeforthecelebrations.Thatisastoryforanotherdaybutlet'sjustsaytherewasalotofdancing.NowIknowIhavetwoleftfeet...andbothofthemhurt!It’stimeforsth是时候该做某事了It'stimeforsb.todosth;It'shightimethatsb.didsth.It‘shightimethatsb.shoulddosth.是某人该做某事的时候了havetwoleftfeet不擅长；笨手笨脚地=benotgoodat=bepoorat;bebadat26February,RioCarnival,BrazilThesummerheathitmeassoonasIgotofftheflight.NowonderpeoplefromRiotakeaweekoffforthishappyoccasion.Icouldfeelitalready—theCarnivalwasintheair!getofftheflight=getofftheplane

下飞机assoonas

一......就.......Nowonderthat=It'snowonderthat...

…是不足为奇的；takeaweekoff休假一周Intheair可感觉到，在传播ontheair正在播出的offtheair

停播的

byair

乘飞机intheopenair在户外ToexperiencethespiritoftheCarnivalformyself,Iwenttoastreetparty.Luckily,Iarrivedjustintime一theshowwasabouttobeginasItookmyplaceinthemerrycrowd.Icouldseeagroupofaround20Braziliandancersandabandinfancycostumesstandinginthestreet.Someofthemcarriedflags,whichblewinthewind.Thecrowdwaitedwithexcitement.foroneself=inperson=personally亲自；本人intime及时just/rightintime

正好赶上beabouttodosth即将做某事

takeone'splacein...=takeone'sseatin...在……中找到自己的位置，就位，入座，入席；Thentherewasanexplosionofbrightcoloursandlivelymusic,andthegroupjumpedintoaction.Thebandstartedplayinganenergeticsambabeat,thedancerstwistedandturned,andthecrowdbegantocheer,clapandsing.Thewholegroupstartedmarchingdownthestreet.anexplosionof

一阵；…的爆发jumpintoaction迅速行动起来

twistandturn转折，扭动marchdown行进onthemarch稳定地前进的，行进的marchon继续前进

TheCarnivalcurrentcarriedusthroughtheever-growingseaofpeople,dancingalltheway.Iceboxesofsoftdrinksandbeerlinedthenarrowstreets,andthesmellofroastedmeatfilledtheairaswepassedwaveafterwaveofstreeistands.Iwas

so

caughtupinthepartyfeverthatIhardlynoticedfivehoursflyby!ever-growing日益增长的alltheway一路上，自始至终

line...沿……形成行（或列、排）;belined