新概念英语第二册Lesson 96
What kinds of festivals in China do you know about ?
• • • • • • • the Spring Festival the Lantern Festival Tomb Sweeping Festival (Ching-Ming Festival) the Dragon Boat Festival the Mid-Autumn Festival the Double Seventh Festival the Double Ninth Festival
★ spectacle • （1） n. 景象 • a fine spectacle 绝佳的景象 ←→哀伤的景象 • The carnival parade was a magnificent spectacle.
狂欢节游行是个很壮观的景象
• （2）壮观，壮观场面、奇觀 • The sunrise I saw from the top of Mt. Tai was a tremendous spectacle .
what festivals of foreign countries do you know?
• • • • • • • • Valentine's Day Easter (Mar-Apirl) Apirl fool's Day Mother's Day (may) Father's Day (June) Halloween(Oct.31) Thanksgiving Day(November) Christmas
• 从泰山上居高远望,日出景象蔚为奇观.
• spectacles 眼镜 a pair of spectacles 一副眼鏡 • make a spectacle of oneself 出洋相;當場出丑
★drift
• ① vi. 漂流，漂移 • Small clouds drifted through the sky. • 一小块云彩飘过天空。 • ② vi. 漂泊，游荡 • He has lost his job and just drifts in the city all day long. • 他丢了工作，成天就在城里游荡 • He drifted from France to Italy. • 他从法国漂泊到意大利。
• （2）（定期举办的）文化性活动……节 • Our school holds a musical festival every r.
★ lantern • （1） n. 灯笼、手提灯
• light a lantern 点亮灯笼
• Ice lantern冰灯 • the Lantern Festival元宵节 • （2） 天窗
• Do you know Ching-Ming festival? • What do people do on that day? • • • • •
---Grave -Sweeping day . Put out weeds around the headstone Cleaning the stone Replacing wilted or dead flowers with fresh ones. Burn incense and joss paper.The joss paper is for the deceased to use in the afterlife . • You will even see food arranged on headstones.The food is an offering to the spirits.three stes of chopsticks and three Chinese wine cups also placed above the food,close to the headstone.
★guide
• ① vt. 给……领路 • The old man guided the explorers through the forest.这个老人把探险者领出了森林。 • ② vt. 指导（……的行动）；影响（……的决策 等） • Don’t let your wife’s opinion guide your actions. • 不要让你妻子的意见影响你的行为。 • We should be always guided by truth. • 我们应该永远受真理的指导。
• Do you know there is also a festival for the Dead in Japan? • What do people do on that day?
• It is held from of July 13 to july 16 for farewell. • Obon (盂兰盆节）is the Japanese version of the Ghost Festival,which has since been transformed over time into a family reunion holiday during which people from the big cities return to their home towns and visits and cleans their ancestors' graves. • They dance and sing • They also place many lanterns into the rivers
New words
• • • • • festival lantern spectacle drift guide • • • • • n. 节日 n. 灯笼 n. 景象，壮观，场面 v. 漂流，漂移 v. 给……领路
• ★ festival
• • • • • （1） n. 节日 the Spring Festival春节 ＊ 在中国节日前+ the ； 西洋节日不加定冠詞 They hold a festival on Independence Day . 他们在独立紀念日举办庆祝会