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Unit 2 Let’s celebrate
英国伦敦每年都会举行隆重的活动来庆祝中国的 农历新年，届时成千
上万的人都会聚集在伦敦西区，共享春节的喜悦。
Chinese Lunar New Year in London
When
Chinese
Lunar
New
Year
comes,
people
in
London
are
also
filled
with
the following passage and find out what you can do to join in the
excitement!
For London
’
s Chinese community, Chinese Lunar
New
Year
is
a
huge
this
day,
people
make
sure
their
houses
are
clean
and tidy, buy new clothes and have their hair cut to bring good luck for the new
has the biggest celebrations outside of ds of thousands of
people go to watch the
parade
(
游行
) from the West End to Trafalgar Square, which
includes Chinese
acrobatics
(
杂技
), and traditional lion and dragon dances.
In central London there are fireworks and stage performances with all kinds of
acts and special are also celebrations including fashion shows and
Chinese hip hop acts, as well as traditional acrobatic performances.
In Chinatown, the streets which are full of food stalls are decorated with many
lucky red
lanterns
(
灯笼
)
．If you’re thinking of eating in one of Chinatown’s
excellent Chinese restaurants, book a table early, or you won
’
t have one on that
night.
For young Chinese people studying or working in the U
．
K., video chatting is a
common
way
of
joining
big
family
celebrations
back
missing
home
might
also
cook traditional Chinese dumplings for friends in Britain or organize an evening of
karaoke
(
卡拉
OK),
another
popular
way
of
festivities
are
not
as
noisy
as back home, they say, where loud firecrackers are traditionally used to frighten
away a terrible monster called
“
Nian
”
，
and the special red envelopes of money from
relatives back home may also be hard to reach the U
．
there is still plenty of
excitement,
happiness
and
good
feelings
，
as
people
come
together
to
enjoy
the
celebrations.
Section Ⅰ
Starting out & Understanding ideas
(
在不认识的单词前划√)
阅读词
汇
□
dragon
n
．
□lunar
adj
.
□poet
n
．
□vote
v
．
□fantasy
n
．
□literature
n
．
□envelope
n
．
□pole
n
.
□
polar
adj
.
□
roof
n
.
□
starving
adj
.
t
n
.
收成
写作词
汇
less__
adv
.
不管，不顾
n
. (
长篇
)
小说
v
.
认为，看作
v
．向……表示敬意→honourable
adj
.
可敬的；光荣的
重点
单词
tion
n
．装饰物→decorate
vi
. &
vt
.
装饰；装修
m__
n
．自由，自由权利→free
adj
.
自由的
ipate
v
．参加，参与→participation
n
．参加；参与
lity
n
．
(
社会上的
)
不平等→equal
adj
.
平等的→equality
n
．平
拓展词
汇
等→equally
adv
.
平等地
ess__
adj
.
无限的→limit
n
．
(
常作复数
)
范围→limited
adj
.
有限的
r__
adj
.
频繁的；经常的→regularly
adv
.
有规律地；定期地；
经常
in__
v
．抱怨；不满；发牢骚→complaint
n
．抱怨
g
n
．警告，警示，告诫→warn
v
．警告
__place
举办
__memory__of
纪念；追念
...to...
把……增添到……
__together
聚会；组织
重点短语
less__of
不管，不顾
__known__as
作为……而著名
__made__into
被制成
...as...
把……视作……
...(from)__doing...
阻止……做某事
__up (
用纸、布等
)
包，裹
11.__as__well__as
和；除了；既……又……
__a
．
..way
用……方法
1.
with
复合结构：
May Day is a festival to celebrate the start of
summer,
with__celebrations__held__across__ Europe__and__in__parts__of__No
rth__America(
庆祝活动在欧洲和北美部分地区举行
).
重点句型
2.
keep
＋宾语＋宾补：
As parents, they try to
keep__that__magic__alive(
让这种魔力永存
)
for
their
children
for
as
long as they can.
3.
This/That is why.. .
这
/
那就是
……
的原因：
That__is__why(
那就
是……的原因
)
Letters
from
Father
Christmas
could be the perfect
book for those who regard Christmas as a special time of year.
Ⅰ
Read the text and fill in the blanks.
Paragraph 1
：
Parents try to keep the magic of Christmas 1.____________ for their children.
↓
Paragraph 2
：
J
．
n
kept
writing
letters
to
his
four
children
for
more
than
2.____________ years.
↓
Paragraph 3
：
The children were 3.____________ when they opened the letters.
↓
Paragraph 4
：
The
letters
told
wonderful
stories
about
Father
Christmas’s
life
and
4.____________ at the North Pole.
↓
Paragraph 5
：
We can all share the true spirit of 5.____________ at Christmas time.
答案：
d
ures
Ⅱ
Read the text carefully and choose the best answer according to the text.
1
．
Who may be most interested in the book
Letters
from
Father
Christmas?
A
．
People who like reading novels.
B
．
People who like playing games.
C
．
People who like reading books about festivals.
D
．
People who consider Christmas a special time of year.
2
．
Which of the following statements about J
．
n is NOT true according
to Paragraph 2?
A
．
n has four children.
B
．
n is very famous in French literature.
C
．
n is the author of
The
Lord
of
the
Rings
.
D
．
n kept writing letters to his children for over twenty years.
3
．
What kind of true spirit can we learn from the book
Letters
from
Father
Christmas?
A
．
Giving.
B
．
Being happy.
C
．
Being with family members.
D
．
Expressing love for family members.
4
．
What kind of father do you think J
．
n is?
A
．
Humourous.
C
．
Serious.
答案：
1
－
B
．
Strict.
D
．
Caring.
honour
v
．向……表示敬意；尊敬
n
．尊敬，荣誉
(1)honour sb. for...
(2)have the honour to do/of doing...
in honour of
It
’
s an/one
’
s honour to do...
(3)be honoured for...
be honoured as ...
做……是一种
/
某人的
荣幸
因……而受到尊敬或获
得荣誉
被尊为……
有幸做……
为了纪念……
因……而尊敬某人
be/feel honoured to do/of doing...
做……而感到荣幸
①
The athletes competed for the
honour
of their countries.
运动员为自己国家的荣誉而比赛。
②
We
honour
Lang
Ping
for
her
excellent
guidance
in
the
2019
Volleyball
Women’s
World Cup.
因郎平在
2019
年女排世界杯中的出色指导，我们很尊敬她。
③
He was honoured as the best player in his team.
他被誉为是他队里最好的选手。
④
This monument was built in__honour__of those brave soldiers.
这座纪念碑是为纪念那些勇敢的战士们而修建的。
[
巧学活用
]
——一句多译
应邀为你们做关于中国传统文化的讲座，对此我深感荣幸。
(1)I__feel_ _honoured__to__be__invited__to__give you a lecture on traditional
Chinese culture.(honoured
adj
.)
(2)It__is__my__honour/an__honour __to__be__invited__to__give
you
a lecture
on
traditional Chinese culture.(honour
n
．
)
honour
如果表示“一件荣誉的事或一个光荣的人”时，是可数名词。
in memory of
纪念；追念
(
教材
P
13
)They
are
held
in
memory
of
Qu
Yuan,
a
poet
and
statesman
in
Ancient
China.
它们是为纪念中国古代诗人和政治家屈原而举行的。
in praise of
in honour of
in search of
in charge of
赞美，歌颂
纪念；向……表示敬意
寻找
负责；掌管
①
She set up an educational fund
in memory of
her parents.
她成立了一个教育基金会来纪念她的父母。
②
A new monument which some workers are busy building is in__memory__of the
national hero.
工人们正忙着建的纪念碑是纪念这位民族英雄的。
③
Can you tell me who is in__charge__of the whole company?
你能告诉我谁负责整个公司吗？
regardless
adv
.
不管，不顾
(
教材
P
13
)Freedom Day is held every year on 27 April to celebrate South Africa’s
first fully?participated elections in 1994,
in which everyone was allowed to vote
regardless of
skin colour.
自由日在每年
4
月
27
日举行，以庆祝
1994
年南非第一次全
面参与的选 举，在这次选举中，每个人都可以不分肤色进行投票。
regardless of
despite
＝
in spite of
不管，不顾
尽管……
①
Nobody has the right
to spit in the
street
regardless
of
their
social
position
or age.
不管社会地位或年龄如何，没人有权当街吐痰。
②
Despite the heavy traffic, he managed to come on time.
尽管交通拥挤，他还是设法准时到达了。
③
In__spite of the bad weather, they still went shopping.
尽管天气不好，他们还是去购物了。
despite(
＝
in spite of)
为介词，后接名词、代词或动名词作让步状语，不接从句
(what
从句除外
)
；而
though, although
或
as
是从属连词，引导让步状语从句。
[
巧学活用
]
——一句多译
尽管天气不好，飞机还是起飞了。
(1)Although/Though__th e__weather__was__bad,__the plane took off.(
状语从句
)
(2)The plane took off despi te/in__spite__of__the__bad__weather
．
(
介 词
/
介词短
语
)
regard...as...
把
……
视作
……
(
教材
P
14
)That is why
Letters
from
Father
Christmas
could be the perfect book for
those who
regard
Christmas
as
a special time of year.
那就是为什么《圣诞老人的来信》这本书对于那些 把圣诞节视作一年中特殊时刻的人来
说是一本完美的书。
①
Never
regard
study
as
a duty.
绝对不要把学习视作一项任务。
②(2019·全国卷Ⅰ)Mountains are regarded
as spiritual places by many cultures.
山被许多文化视为心灵之地。
[
巧学活用
]
——单句语法填空
(1)Regarded(regard) as one of the most gifted poets, Li Bai wrote poetry that
concentrated on imagery, human and nature.
(2)The
Chinese
people
stress
to
send
gifts
in
pairs,
for
odd
numbers
are
regarded
as unlucky.
complain
v
．
抱怨，不满，发牢骚
(
教材
P
15
)In another letter, Father Christmas
complained
about how he could not
stop his helpers playing games with the toys instead of wrapping them up.
在另一封信中，圣 诞老人抱怨说，他怎样也无法阻止他的助手们玩玩具游戏，而不是把
它们包装起来。
(1)complain to /about sth.
complain (to sb.) that...
(2)complaint
n
.
向某人抱怨某事
(
向某人
)
抱怨……
抱怨；牢骚；投诉
①
(
江
西
卷
)Mother
always
complains
that
children
wear
out
their
shoes
very
quickly.
母亲总是抱怨孩子们很快就把鞋子穿烂了。
②
It
’
s
no
use
complaining(complain)
about
the
heavy
air
pollution
without
taking
action.
光抱怨严重的空气污染而不采取任何行动是没用的。
③
Customers have the right to make a complaint(complain) about the poor service
they receive.
顾客有权对他们得到的不好的服务投诉。
complain
的后 面不能直接跟
sb.
作宾语，
要加介词
to
。
类似的词还有
explain,
mention,
reply, appreciate, occur
等。
[
巧学活用
]
——完成句子
他向我们抱怨说没有人去机场接他。
He complained__to__us__that no one had been at the airport to meet him.
warning
n
．
警告，警示，告诫
(
教材
P
15
)Interestingly,
the
letters
did
not
contain
the
usual
warnings
to
children
that they might not receive their presents if they were not good.
有趣的是，这些信并没有像往常一样警告孩子们：如果他们
(
表现
)
不好的话，他们可能
不会收到礼物。
warn
v
．
警告；提醒
warn t doing sth.
＝
warn to do sth.
warn sth.
warn ...
警告某人不要做某事
提醒某人某事
警告
/
提醒某人……
①
The red light is a
warning
sign for stop.
红灯是通知停止行进的信号。
②
The leader warned us of__the serious situation.
领导警告我们面临的严峻局势。
③
The police warned us against pickpockets.
警察提醒我们要提防扒手。
[
巧学活用
]
——
一句多译
父亲警告我不要在河里游泳。
(1)My father warned__me__not__to__swim in the river.
(2)My father warned__me__against__swimming__in the river.
keep
＋宾语＋宾补
(
教材
P
14
)As parents, they try to
keep that magic alive
for their children for as
long as they can.
作为父母，他们尽量让这种魔法在孩子身上永存。
句中的
keep that magic alive
为
“keep＋宾语＋宾补” 结构。意为
“使……继续处
于某种状态”，
keep
为使役动词。
( 1)keep
＋宾语＋名词
/
形容词
/
副词
/
介词 短语
(2)keep
＋宾语＋现在分词
(3)keep
＋宾语＋过去分词
①
Children are requested to
keep
the classroom
in order
.
孩子们被要求保持教室整洁干净。
②
He kept his eyes closed(close) and stayed where he was.
他闭着眼睛待在原地。
③
Don
’
t keep the water running(run) when you wash your hands; it is a waste.
你洗手的时候不要让水一直流，那是一种浪费。
④
Please remain seated and keep your seat belts fastened (fasten)
．
请坐好并系好安全带。
在
“keep＋宾语＋分词” 结构中，如果宾语与宾语补足语之间为逻辑上的主谓 关系，
宾语补足语用现在分词；如果宾语与宾语补足语之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，宾语补足语用过
去分词。高考中常考的可以接过去分词或现在分词作宾语补足语的动词还有
find, leave,
feel, see, hear, have, get
等。
This/That is why...
这
/
那就是
……
的原因
(
教材
P
14
)
That is why
Letters
from
Father
Christmas
could be the
perfect
book for
those who regard Christmas as a special time of year.
那就是为什么《圣诞老人的来信》这本书对于那些把圣 诞节视作一年中特殊时刻的人来
说是一本完美的书。
This/That is w hy...
是一个常见句型。意为：这
/
那就是……的原因。其中
why引导表
语从句。
This/That is because...
The reason why...is that...
这
/
那是因为……
原因是……
①
You
have
improved
your
studying
methods.
That
is
why
you
have
made
rapid
progress.
你改进了学习方法。那就是你进步这么快的原因。
②
He missed the first bus and that was because__he got up late this morning.
他没能赶上早班车，那是因为他今天早上起晚了。
③
The reason why he failed in the exam was that he didn
’
t work hard.
他没有通过考试的原因是他学习不够努力。
[
巧学活用
]
——单句语法填空
(1)We are ’s
because we were held up in the traffic jam.
(2)We were held up in the traffic jam and that’s
why we are late.
(3)The reason why we are late is that we were held up in the traffic jam.
Ⅰ
品句填词
1
．
(
福建卷
)Our club is open to everyone regardless(
不管；不顾
) of age, sex or
educational background.
2
．
(2017·
天
津
卷
)Nowadays,
cycling,
along
with
jogging
and
swimming,
is
regarded(
认为) as one of the best all?round forms of exercise.
3
．
The prize was to honour(
向……表示敬意
) him for his great discoveries.
4
．
Today we have the freedom(
自由
) to decide our own futures.
5
．
During the Spring Festival, we can see many red decorations(
装饰物
) in every
room.
6
．
I
will
devote
my
limited
life
to
the
limitless(
无限的
)
job
of
serving
the
people.
7
．
People often complain(
抱怨
) about traffic jams in big cities.
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