人教版高中英语必修三Unit 1 Festivals around the world
I.核心单词
1.starve 饿死
2. obvious 明显的
3. satisfy 满足；使满意
4. lead 领导；引导
5. origin 起源；源头
6. trick 诡计，窍门；欺骗，诈骗
7. arrival 到来，到达
8. national 国家的9. gain 得到，获得10. independence 独立11. gather 集合
12. European 欧洲的13. custom 习俗，风俗14. award 奖品; 授予
II.重点短语
1.take place 发生
2. day and night 日夜
3. in memory of 纪念；追念
4. dress up 盛装；打扮
5. play a trick on 诈骗；开玩笑
6. look forward to 期盼；盼望
7. as though 好像8. have fan with 玩得开心9. turn up 出现；到场
10. keep one’s word 守信用11. h old one’s breath 12. Set off 出发13. r emind …of … 使……想起……
III.课文内涵及外延短语及其用法
1.Mean 意欲，打算，意味
(1)sb./sth. be meant /intended to do 某人/某物专门被用来做……
. The students in that university are meant to be teachers.
．His father meant him to be a businessman.
(2)sb./sth. be meant/intended for 打算使某人/某物为……所用/做……
．He was meant for teaching.
(3)mean sb. for …打算让某人成为
．He didn’t mean for a translator.
(4) mean to do sth. 打算做某事
．He meant to go to America.
(5) mean doing sth.
(6) mean something/nothing
2.celebration 庆祝；庆典
in celebration of 为了庆祝……
. They decided to hold a party in celebration of their father’s birthday.
have/ hold a celebration 举行庆祝会/庆典
celebrated adj. = famous adj. 着名的，驰名的
3.take place 发生，举行，进行
take the place of …代替……
. He will take the place of the manager when the manager go abroad.
take one’s place 代替某人；就坐
. Please, take my place during I am in France for a business visit.
take (the)first place 居首位，得第一
4.take place , happen, occur, come about, break out
take place 表示按照事先是我安排或计划发生，多指运动，变化，进步，会议或婚礼等
的发生或举行。

happen 指偶然或以外的发生。

Occur 正式用语，表示偶然发生或按计划使某物发生或产生效果。

occur to 表示“想起，想到”。

come about 既可以表达正面事情的发生，也可以表达负面事情的发生。

break out 仅用于负面事物，指战争，水灾，疾病，地震等突然发生。

5.starve 饿死vt./vi.
starve for = be starved for /of 渴望得到，迫切需要
. We starve for knowledge.
starvation. 饥饿，饿死
6.satisfy 使满足，使满意
(1) satisfy one’s need /demand 满足某人的需求、要求
(2) satisfy one’s curiosity 满足某人的好奇心
(3) to one’s satisfaction 使某人满意的是
(4) be satisfied with 对.....感到满意
. We weren’t satisfied with our treatment in the hotel, so we shall complain to the proprietor.
(5) be satisfied to do sth. 做某事感到满意
E,g. He was satisfied to be treated as an important person at the party.
(6) satisfied 感到满意的
(7) satisfying 令人满意的
7.honour/honor
（1）表扬
. He was honoured for his courage in the war.
（2）光荣；荣幸
. It is a great honor to be invited.
（3）崇敬
pay / show /give honour to sb.
（4）in honour of 为了纪念；为向….表示尊敬
（5）have the honour of doing/ to do sth. （极客气的问话）能荣幸的去做…….吗/ . Do I have the honour to dance with you
8.harm 伤害；危害
harm sb./ sth. = do harm to sb. / sth. 伤害某人或某物
be harmful to 对……有害
. Dirty air is harmful to our health.
9.dress up 盛装；打扮
. She likes to dress up for a party.
dress (sb./ oneself) in + 衣服/颜色给别人/自己穿
dress sb. /oneself as …把别人或自己打扮成…
sb. be dressed in ….某人穿着…
. She always dresses herself in red.= She is always dressed in red.
She dressed herself as a model to attend the interview.
10.Gain (1)得到，获得.
(2)（表）走得快
. My watch gains two minutes every day.
gain 指需要付出很大的努力，或通过劳动，竞争，斗争等才能得到的。

Win 指在较强的竞争中取得胜利，赢得某物；其后常接game,war,prize,fame, battle, medal 等。

Earn 后通常接金钱，报酬，谋生，地位等，暗示获得物与所花力气相互成比例。

11.independence 独立
independent adj. 独立的
depend on /upon 决定于；依靠，依赖
dependent adj. 依靠的，依赖的
dependable adj. 可靠的，可信赖的
12.award （1）奖品；奖金；奖状
win /receive an award 得奖
（2）颁奖；授奖
award sb. for sth/as …. = sb. be awarded for /as …. 某人因/作为……而得奖
. The school awarded the English teacher for her hard work.
(3) 裁判; 判决
. The judge awarded a great deal of money to those died in the traffic accident.
award 奖金；奖品
reward 报酬，回报，酬金，酬劳,侧重由于付出努力和劳动而得到的回报或酬劳。

as a reward for 作为对…..的回答/报答
13.clothing 不可数名词，衣服的总称。

作主语时，谓语动词用单数
clothes 统指身上穿的衣服，不与具体数字连用，但可与several/some/many 连用。

作主语时，谓语动词用复数。

cloth “布”，不可数名词；但指“特殊用途的布”时为可数名词。

复数为cloths.
14.as if /as though
引导的从句一般用虚拟语气，但如果从句中所陈述的情况很可能实现，可用陈述语气。

Eg. He treats her as if she were an angle.
. It looks as if it is going to rain.。