1、ancestor /nsest/ n. 祖先;祖宗 Obon /bn/ n. (日本)盂兰盆节 grave /reiv/ n. 坟墓;墓地 incense /insens/ n. 熏香;熏香的烟in memory of 纪念;追念Mexico /meksiku/ n. 墨西哥(拉丁美洲国家)feast /fi:st/ n. 节日;盛宴 skull /skl/ n. 头脑;头骨bone /bun/ n. 骨;骨头Halloween /hlui:n/ n.万圣节前夕;诸圣日前夕belief /bili:f/ n. 信任;信心;信仰dress up 盛装;打扮;装饰trick /trik/ n. 诡
2、计;恶作剧;窍门 vt. 欺骗;诈骗play a trick on 搞恶作剧;诈骗;开玩笑poet /puit/ n. 诗人Columbus Day哥伦布日arrival /raivl/ n. 到来;到达;到达者Christopher Columbus /kristf k1mbs/ 克利斯托弗哥伦布(意大利航海家)gain /ein/ vt. 获得;得到independence /indipendns/ n. 独立;自主independent /indipendnt/ adj. 独立的;自主的gather / vt. & vi. & n. 搜集;集合;聚集agriculture /riklt/
3、 n. 农业;农艺;农学agricultural /rikltrl/ adj. 农业的;农艺的award /w:d/ n. 奖;奖品 vt. 授予;判定 produce /prdju:s/ n. 产品;(尤指)农产品rooster /ru:st/ n. 雄禽;公鸡admire /dmai/ vt. 赞美;钦佩;羡慕energetic /endetik/ adj. 充满活力的;精力充沛的;积极的look forward to 期望;期待;盼望carnival /ka:nivl/ n. 狂欢节;(四句斋前的) 饮宴狂欢;嘉年华(会) lunar /lu:n/ adj. 月的;月亮的;阴历的East
4、er /st/ n. (耶稣)复活节 parade /preid/ n. 游行;阅兵;检阅day and night 日夜;昼夜;整天clothing /klui/ n. 衣服Christian /kristn/ n. 基督徒;信徒adj. 基督教的;信基督教的 Jesus /di:zs/ n. 耶稣 cherry /teri/ n. 樱桃;樱桃树 blossom /blsm/ n. 花 vi. 开花as though 好像have fun with 玩得开心custom /kstm/ n. 习惯;风俗worldwide /w:ldwaid/ adj. 遍及全世界的;世界性的 rosebud
5、/ruzbd/ n. 玫瑰花蕾fool /fu:l/ n. 愚人;白痴;受骗者 adj. 傻的vt. 愚弄;欺骗 vi. 干傻事; necessity /nisesti/ n. 必要性;需要permission /pmin/ n. 许可;允许 prediction /pridikn/ n. 预言;预报;预告 fashion /fn/ n. 样子;方式;时尚 Trinidad /trinidd/ n. 特立尼达岛 Carla /l/ n卡拉(女名) Hari /hri/ n. 哈利(男名)parking /p:ki/ n. (汽车等)停放parking lot 停车场Valentines Day
6、 /vlntainz dei/ n. 圣瓦伦廷节;情人节turn up 出现;到场keep ones word 守信用;履行诺言hold ones breath 屏息;屏气apologize /pldaiz/ vi. 道歉;辩白drown /draun/ vt. & vi. 淹没;溺死;淹死sadness /sdnis/ n. 悲哀;悲伤obvious /bvis/ adj. 明显的;显而易见的wipe /waip/ vt. 擦;揩;擦去 weave /wi:v/ vt. & vi. (wove/wuv/,woven/wuvn/)编织;(使)迂回前进 herd /h:d/ n. 牧群;兽群 t
7、he Milky Way 银河 magpie /mpai/ n. 喜鹊weep /wi:p/ vi. (wept,wept) 哭泣;流泪n. 哭;哭泣 announcer /nauns/ n. 广播员;告知者;报幕员set off 出发;动身;使爆炸remind /rimaind/ vt. 提醒;使想起remind of 使想起forgive /fiv/ vt. (forgave /feiv/, forgiven /fivn/ )原谅;饶恕1.take place 发生 take away 拿走、带走;使离开take back 送回,收回 take down 拿下,记下,取下 take off
8、 脱下;起飞 take up 开始花时间做,开始对感兴2.mean to do 打算做 mean doing 意味着做3.inform sb of sth通知某人某事4.introduce sb/sth to sb把.介绍给.5. hold 举办;容纳:握住6.in memory of /honour 纪念;7.lead()to 领往;通往;导致8.in the shape of 呈现某种形状,以某种形式呈现出来9.with 10.spirit 精神;烈酒(s)11.dress up 盛装,打扮;12.trick n 诡计;恶作剧Vt.欺骗;诈骗 play a trick on 搞恶作剧13.
9、arrive at /in arrival 到达14.gain independence from 从.获得独立15.decorate with 装饰.16.award奖励17.look forward to 盼望,后面接名词、代词或动词-ing形式 be covered with 用.覆盖着 be proud of/take pride in 以.为自豪18.as though 好像;仿佛似的 与as if 同义19.have fun with 玩得开心20.keep/lose ones word 守信 /失信 heart_broken 心碎的21.turn up 到场;出现;(声音等)调大
10、 turn on 开 turn off 关 turn down (声音等)调小 turn over 移交 turn to 开始对感兴趣12.hold ones breath 屏住呼吸13.set off 出发;点燃 set about 开始着手set down 使坐下;放下;写下;抄下;制定(规划、原则等) set out 出发,启程,布置 ,安排 set up 竖立;建造,装配;提出(建议等) 14.remind 提醒;使想起 remind sb of sth 让某人想起某事TEXT Festivals and celebrations Festivals and celebrations
11、of all kinds have been held everywheresince ancient times. Most ancient festivals would celebratethe end of cold weather, planting in spring and harvest inautumn. Sometimes celebrations would be held afterhuntershadcaught animals. At that time people wouldstarveif food wasdifficult to find, especial
12、ly during the cold winter months. Todaysfestivals have manyorigins, somereligious, some seasonal, andsome for special people or events.Festivals of the Dead Some festivals are held to honour the dead or to satisfy theancestors, who might return either to help or to do harm. For the Japanese festival
13、 Obon, people should go to clean graves and light incensein memory oftheir ancestors. They also light lamps and play music because they think that this will lead the ancestors back to earth. InMexico, people celebrate the Day of the Dead in early November. On this importantfeastday, people eat food in the shape of skulls and cakes with bones on them. They offer food, flowers and gifts to the dead. The Western holiday Halloween also had its origin in old beliefsabout the return of the spirits of dead people. It is now a childrens festival, when
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