人教修订版高中一年级 ( 下 )

Unit 14

People celebrate Mardi Gras by dressing up in costumes

dress up 穿上正装 , 打扮You don’t need to ~ for this dinner. I don’t want to go to their wedding because I hate dressing up.dress up in … 穿…服装打扮I just love the fun of dressing up in ancient clothing.dress up as … 打扮成The little girl dressed herself up as an angle.be dressed in … 穿She is always dressed in white.

Make the best of sth.-- to accept an unsatisfactory situation and do whatever you can to make it less bad ( 不爱做的事 ) 好好去做 , 往好里做We have to ~ the situation.One must learn to ~ a bad job.The girl did not like to wash dishes, but she made the best of it.Make the worst of Dave was now changing over from making the worst of the affair to making the best of it.( 在困难情况下 ) 不肯做出努力 , 不肯好好干

Language Points:1. Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival celebrating the culture and history of African Americans.1) seven-day (compound adj.) the tenth five-year plan a three-leg table2) celebrating = which celebrates …Similar structure:the week following Christmas Day

2. The African first-fruit festivals had many things in common: If two or more things have something in common, they have the same characteristic or feature.If two or more people have something in common, they share the same interests or experiences.To my surprise, I found I had a lot in common with this stranger.Their methods have a lot in common (with each other).

3. People would get together to celebrate their harvest; people used to give thanks for their harvest and for life,…Would & used toWould – 情态动词、 “过去常常” , 与 used to 意义相近，所不同的是 would 后一般跟动态性动词，而 used to 还可跟状态性动词。He would come to my home for help when he had any trouble. (= He used to come …)But: He used to be a worker. He would be a worker.

4. The festivals were a way to celebrate history and culture, as well as the new year.Note ---No articles are used before history and culture 一般说 , 表示概念性或科学性的抽象名词前不用冠词 . 但如果带有限制性的后置修饰成分 , 应该使用定冠词 .American historyThe history of America

5. as well asThe structure is used when we want to mention another item connected with the subject we are discussing.She published historical novels, ~ a non-fiction study of women in Britain.It is in his best interests ~ yours.Wearing the right shoes and clothes ~ being fit can make all the difference.

6. We must do as much as we can to make our community better and more beautiful.as … as one can(=as…as possible) 尽某人所能He will drive as carefully as he can to avoid any accidents.He ran as fast as he could in the race and finally got the 2nd place.Will you please be back as soon as possible so that you will have more time to exchange views with the experts?

7. Since Kwanzaa is a time for learning as well as joy, people celebrate it by lighting a candle each day and discussing one of …Light – lit; lightedLighted is used especially as an attributive adj.e.g. a lighted candle/lamp/matchBut: He lit the candle. The candles were lit.

As soon as the ____ candle was brought in, it soon ____ up the little room.A. lighted; lit B. lighting; lightedC. lit; lighted D. lit; litEach day & every dayEach day 强调在一定天数中的每一天 , 重个体Every day 指天数不确定的情况下的每一天 ,重全体Such things do not happen every day.It rains each day this month.

8. Each time we celebrate a festival it changes a little and in that way we keep our culture alive. Each time / Every time + clause 每次…Don’t look up the word in the dictionary every time you come to a word or phrase you don’t know.Each time he came back to his hometown, he found it changed a little.The moment + clause 一…就 (= as soon as)I promise you can have the magazine the moment I finish reading it.

Language points1. It is likely that people have celebrated …Likely – adj. 很可能的 1) be likely toJohn is likely to go to the beach tomorrow. It is therefore possible to say not only what the weather is like at present, but also what is likely to happen in the next day or two.2) It is likely that …It is likely that he is in trouble now.It’s quite likely that a decision will be made before the end of the year.

Likely /possible /probable都作 “可能的”解从意义上讲 , likely 所表达的可能性比 possible 强 , 但比 probable 弱 , 表示某种行为的发生或状态的出现是预料中的 .The sky is clear, so it’s not ______ to rain this afternoon.A. doubtful B. likelyC. certain D. rarely

2. Almost every culture has some kind of harvest festival.Some – used to mean a person or thing, when you do not know or say exactly which ( 某个 , 某种 )She was hunting for some book that she had lost.There must be some mistake.Some day he will get his scholarship.For some reason, they didn’t come.

3. All across Africa,… get together for festivals around harvest time.4. …, people celebrate a new harvest with days of dancing and offering fruit to their ancestors and gods.5. The boats used are beautifully painted and decorated with flowers of all colours.6. …,there is a similar festival in May.John and I have similar taste in sport.My computer is similar to Tom’s. A is similar to B.

7. People arrange races, games and dances to give thanks to the rice gods.give thanks to sb. for sth.Please give my thanks to your father for his kind help.8. People visit the graves of their ancestors to show their respect.Show respect/ love for …Show interest in …9. When the visit to the graves is over,

10. …, on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar11. From Thanksgiving in the West to the Mid-Autumn Festival in the East, the yearly festivals represent our love for family, friends and life.

Symbol, signal & signSymbol – sign,mark,object etc looked upon as representing sth. 符号 ; 象征Blue is a symbol of peace.The Cross is the symbol of Christianity.Signal – 信号 , 暗号 , 警告Traffic signals ( 交通信号 )A red light is usually a signal of danger.Sign – 记号 , 符号 Mathematical signs; 表 “告示 , 牌示” , 侧重用图画、文字表达的告示、图示；还可表“迹象、征兆”Dark clouds are usually a sign of rain.

1. Earth Day is a celebration of life and our planet. It is a reminder that we need to care about the world we live in and that we should learn to respect life and nature.

地球日是为了纪念生命和我们星球 , 并且提醒我们要关注我们所生活的这个世界 , 要学会尊重生命和大自然 .

2. The festival honours both the living and the dead.the + adj. – used to talk about a class of people or thingsThe old/young/rich/poor/woundedJim is like his father both in appearance and in character.The young should respect the old and the old should care about the young.

3. People give sugar skeletons to each other as gifts.

4. It is not a sad day, but rather a time to celebrate the cycle of life.not …but rather … used to say that someone does not do something but does something else instead ( 不…而… )这不是一个哀伤的日子 , 而是一个纪念生命轮回的时间 .The committee does not deal with opening up the village, but rather discusses the problem of pollution.

5. Our friends will play tricks on us and try to fool us.Play tricks on sb./ play a trick on sb.Don’t play tricks on me -- I want to know the truth.That was an unfair trick to play on her.6. If a person is taken in, …take in – 收留 ; 理解 , 领会 , 明白 ; 欺骗 ;包括 , 涉及He’s a clever talker – and good at taking people in.

Don’t be taken in by products claiming to help you lose weight in a week.Mrs. Brown is considering taking in students next year.We could hardly take in what was be being said.The study of physics takes in many different subject. I take in a daily paper and a monthly magazine.订阅