仁爱英语七年级下册Unit 8 The Seasons and the Weather 季节与气候
Topic 3 Let’s celebrate!我们庆祝吧！
Section A
1a
The Spring Festival(January/February)
春节（一月/二月）
Chinese people eat dumplings and perform lion and dragon dances.
中国人吃饺子，舞龙舞狮。

Christmas (December 25th)
圣诞节（十二月二十五日）
People in many countries celebrate Christmas.
许多国家的人庆祝圣诞节。

They often eat turkey and Christmas cakes and give each other presents.
他们通常吃火鸡和圣诞蛋糕并互相赠送礼物。

The Lantern Festival(lunar January 15th)
元宵节（农历正月十五日）
It means the end of the Spring Festival.
它标志着春节的结束。

On this day, people eat sweet dumplings for good luck, watch lantern shows and guess riddles on lanterns. 人们在这天吃元宵求好运，观灯展和猜灯谜。

Thanksgiving(the fouth Thursday in November)
感恩节（十一月第四个星期四）
Families in America get together for a big dinner.
在美国，家人团聚共享盛宴。

Many people eat turkey and pumpkin pie.
许多人吃火鸡和南瓜饼。

Section B
1a
Christmas is the most important festival in many countries.
在许多国家，圣诞节是最重要的节日。

It is on December 25th.
圣诞节在12月25日。

Before Christmas Day, people are busy preparing for it.
圣诞节前，人们忙着做准备。

They go shopping, clean their houses, give Christmas cards to their friends and decorate Christmas trees with colorful lights, balls, stars and so on.
他们购物，打扫房子，送朋友们圣诞卡并且用彩灯、彩球、星星等装饰圣诞树。

On Christmas Eve, the nightof December 24th, families often go to church and sing Christmas songs.
在圣诞节前夜——12月24日晚上，一家人通常会去做礼拜并唱圣诞歌。

Children put up stockings by the fireplaces or at the end fo their beds before they go to bed.
孩子们在睡觉前把长筒袜挂在壁炉边或床尾。

On the morning of Christmas Day, children always get up very early and open the presents in the stockings.
在圣诞节的早上，孩子们通常都起得非常早，并拆开长筒袜里的礼物。

They think the presents must be from Santa Claus!
他们认为物一定是圣诞老人送来的！
Then they give gifts to each other.
然后大家互赠礼物。

Later that day, families usually have a get-together with a special dinner.
（圣诞节）那天晚些时候，家家户户通常都会聚会，享用特别的盛宴。

They usually greet each other and say, "Merry Christmas!"
他们通常会互相问候，并祝贺：“圣诞快乐！”
Section C
1a
The Spring Festival
春节
In China, the Spring Festival is a big event.
在中国，欢庆春节是一件大事。

People usually start preparing for the festival one month before it comes.
人们通常提前一个月就开始为节日做准备。

They prepare delicious food, and clean and decorate their homes.
他们准备美味佳肴，打扫并装饰房子。

They also buy some new clothes.
他们也买一些新衣服。

On the eve of the festival, the family all get together for a big dinner.
除夕夜时，全家人欢聚一堂，共享丰盛的晚餐。

They stay up and enjoy dumplings at midnght for good luck.
人们守夜并在午夜吃饺子以求好运。

On the first day of the lunar new year, children put on their new clothes and greet thier parents. 在阴历新年的第一天，孩子们会穿上新衣服，问候父母。

They are very happy to get lucky money from them.
他们非常高兴地从父母那里得到压岁钱。

Section D
1a
There are many holidays and festivals in China.
中国有许多节假日。

One of them is International Labo Day.
其中一个是国际劳动节。

It's on May 1st.
该节日是在五月一日。

People enjoy a one-day holiday.
人们可以享受一天的假期。

They often go shopping or traveling.
他们通常去购物或旅游。

The Dragon Boat Festival is on lunar May 5th.
端午节是在农历五月初五。

On this day, people have dragon boat races in many places and eat zongzi to remember QuYuan. 在这天，许多地方的人们都举行龙舟比赛，并且吃粽子来纪念屈原。

People can enjoy a one-day holiday, too.
人们也可以享受一天的假期。

October 1st is National Day of the PRC.
十月一日是中华人民共和国的国庆节。

It is a very important holiday.
这是一个非常重要的节日。

All the people in the country celebrate the birthday of China on this day.
举国欢庆祖国的生日。

In Beijing, many people go to Tian'anmen Square to watch the national flag go up.
在首都北京，许多人去天安门广场看升国旗。