festivals can you tell me any festivals you know? and what do people usually do during the...
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Festivals
Can you tell me any festivals you know? And what do people usually do during the festival?
Do you any idea about Eid al-fitr?
Festivals in China
Spring Festival Lantern ['læntən] n. 灯笼 Festival 元宵节; Dragon Boat Festival 端午节 Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节
Double Ninth Festival 重阳节 New Year’s Day 元旦 Women’s Day 妇女节 (3.8) Labor Day / May Day 劳动节 (May . 1)
Children’s Day 儿童节 (6.1) Teachers’ Day 教师节 (9.10) National Day 国庆节 (10.1)
Tomb [tu:m] n. 坟墓 Sweeping Day
清明节 Tree-planting Day 植树节 ( 3.12 )
Festivals in the West
New Year’s Day 元旦 (1.1) Valentine’s Day [‘væləntain] n. 情人 情人节 (2.14) Halloween [,hæləu‘i:n] 万圣节 (10.3
1)
.April Fool’s Day 愚人节 (4.1)
Mother’s Day 母亲节 (5 月的第 2 个星期日 ) .Father’s Day 父亲节 (6 月的第 3 个星期日 )
Thanksgiving Day 感恩节 (11 月的第四个星期四 ) Christmas 圣诞节 (12.25)
Our Chinese festivals are not so popular. Why?
How to protect our traditional festival?
protect [prəu‘tekt] vt. 保护 traditional [trə'diʃənəl] adj. 传统的
Words
holiday On holiday
在度假;在休假中Summer holiday
暑假 I am here on holiday
Public holiday
公休假日;国定假日 Bathe [beið] vt. 沐浴;用水洗 I like to bathe in the sea.
我喜欢在海里游泳 ( 或洗澡 )
Bath [bɑ:θ] n. 沐浴 Bathroom 浴室
Celebrate [‘selibreit] vt. 庆祝;How do you want to celebrate yo
ur wedding?
We celebrate the New Year with a party.
Let’s celebrate our success.
Reunion [,ri:‘ju:njən] 团聚,聚会 Family reunion 家庭聚会 I have a reunion with my friends ev
ery year.
Do you often have a reunion with your family?
Useful expressions Make dumplings 包饺子 How do you… How do you usually go to work? How about… How about climbing Baiyun Mountai
n tonight?
How come? 为什么 ?怎么会?How come you didn’t buy that hand
bag?
---I break up with my boyfriend.
---How come?
Such as. 比如, 例如 For example
Many people here can speak good English such as…
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Go back 回去Have a reunion with… 与…聚会I often have a reunion with my friend
s.
As well as 也;和…一样 I speak English as well as write E-
mails to my customers.
Over 结束的 ; 在…期间;多余… Class is over now ! I often discuss business with clien
ts over a cup of coffee. He is over 40.
Go to meals 去吃饭 A whole day 一整天 A whole year
In ancient times, the Asian countries, such as Japan, North Korea [kə‘riə] 朝鲜 , South Korea , were deeply influenced by China. Maybe, they also celebrated the festivals in China. Talk about the festivals !