SectionBPeriod2(2a—3b)Translatethephrases.dressuplookscarycelebrateHalloweenthinkofplayatrickonlearnaboutdressupas打扮;穿上盛装看起来很可怕庆祝万圣节认为;想到捉弄...;欺骗某人了解/知道…打扮成/伪装成Canyounameanyforeignfestivals?ChristmasHalloweenThanksgivingAprilFool’sDaySt.Valentine'sDayThanksgivingDayisanAmericantraditionalholiday,fallingonthefourthThursdayinNovember,tocelebratetheharvest.Thetraditionalfoodareroastingturkey,cornandpumpkinpieswithice-cream.AprilFool’sDayisanoldcustomcelebratedeveryyearonthefirstdayofApril.Popularsincethe19thcentury.Onthatdaypeopleplaypracticaljokesandhoaxesoneachother.SaintValentine'sDay(orValentine'sDay)isaholidayobservedonFebruary14eachyear.Itiscelebratedinmanycountriesaroundtheworld,althoughitisnotaholidayinmostofthem.Halloweenisayearlycelebrationobservedinanumberofcountrieson31October.ChristmasisanannualcommemorationofthebirthofJesusChristandawidelyobservedculturalholiday,celebratedgenerallyonDecember25bymillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.ChristmasAprilFool’sDayHalloweenSt.Valentine’sDayThanksgivingFourthThursdayinNovemberTrytomatcheachdaywiththecorrectdate.February14thApril1stOctober31stDecember25thSpeakingofChristmas,whatdoyouthinkof?SantaClausChristmastreegiftsreindeerChristmascard1.WhatarethecommonthingsthatpeoplethinkofforChristmas?2.WhowroteAChristmasCarol?Peopleusuallythinkaboutgifts,ChristmastreesandSantaClaus.2bReadandanswerthequestions.CharlesDickenswroteAChristmasCarol.3.WhatisthetruemeaningorspiritofChristmas?ThetruespiritofChristmasistheimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytothepeoplearoundus.WhatdoesScroogeseewhenhe’swith…2cReadandcompletethechart.hishappierdaysasachildhowotherswerespendingChristmasthatyearnobodycareswhenhediestheGhostofChristmasPast?theGhostofChristmasPresent?theGhostofChristmasYettoCome?2dAnswerthequestions.1.WhydoesScroogehateChristmas?2.DoesScroogehavealotoffriends?Whyorwhynot?BecauseScroogeismeanandonlythinksabouthimself.Hedoesn’ttreatothersnicely,andheonlycaresaboutwhetherhecanmakemoremoney.No,hehasnofriends./No,hedoesn’thavealotoffriends.Becausehewasn’tnicetopeopleandneverlaughsorsmiles.Heismeanandonlythinksabouthimself.3.WhywasJacobMarleypunishedafterhedied?4.DoesJacobMarleywanttohelpScrooge?Howdoyouknow?BecauselikeScrooge,hewasn’tnicetoothersandheonlycaredaboutmoney.Yes,JacobMarleywantstohelpScrooge.Marley’sghostwarnedScroogetochangehiswayssoasnottoenduplikehim.5.HowdoesScroogefeelwhenhewakesuponChristmasDay?6.WhatdoesScroogedoafterseeingthethreespirits?Hefeelsrelievedbecausehewasscaredinhissleepandheissurprisedandhappytohaveachancetochangehislifebecauseitisonlythenextmorning.Scroogechangeshiswaysandbecomesabetterperson.Whatisyourfavoritefestival?Whenisit?Whatdopeopleeat?Whatdopeopledo?Whydoyoulikeitsomuch?假设你是刘伟,你的美国朋友Mike想通过你了解中国的传统节日。请你根据提示,给Mike写一封e-mail,向他介绍我国传统节日春节的情况。内容提示:1.春节是中国最重要的传统节日;2.春节期间人们的主要活动(节前、除夕、节日期间)。SpringFestival,traditional,decorate,ontheeveofthefestival,gettogether,luckymoney,setofffireworksDearMike,Howareyou?I’mreallygladthatyouareinterestedintraditionalChinesefestivals.TherearemanytraditionalfestivalsinChina,suchasSpringFestival,Mid-AutumnDayandsoon.I’dliketointroducetheSpringFestivaltoyou.SpringFestivalisthemostimportanttraditionalholidayinChina.Itusuallylastsfor15days.Daysbeforethefestival,peoplecleantheirhouses.Theythinkcleaningsweepsanybadluck.Theydecoratetheirhouseswithpapercuts.Ontheeveofthefestival,familymembersgettogetherandhavebigmeals.ThentheywatchtheSpringFestivalGalaonTV.Atmidnight,theysetofffireworkstowelcometheNewYear.Duringthefestival,kidsgetluckymoneyfromoldpeople.Peoplevisittheirrelativesandfriends.Theywisheachotherahappyyearandgoodluck.Howhappyweare!Bestwishes!Yours,LiuWeiEnjoyasong,MerryChristmas,HappyHolidays.Translatethephrases.careaboutmakemoneybusinesspartnerwarnsb.todosth.enduptakesb.backtoone’schildhoodremindsb.ofwakeup关心...赚钱生意伙伴;生意合伙人告戒/警告某人做某事最终成为;最后处于带某人回到童年时代使某人想起…醒来Languagepoints1.ButbehindallthesethingsliesthetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus.这是一个倒装句。主语是thetruemeaningofChristmas:theimportanceofsharingandgivingloveandjoytopeoplearoundus,谓语是lies。介词短语behindallthesethings置于句首引起句子倒装,是为了保持句子平衡,避免头重脚轻。liebehind背后存在;是...的原因Iwonderwhatliesbehindhisdecisiontoleave.我不知道他决定离开的原因是什么。TwothingsliebehindLatinAmerica'srenaissance.两个原因导致了拉丁美洲的复兴。lievi.平躺;位于Ifyoufeelunwell,goandliedown.如果你感到不舒服,就去躺下。Thenovelislyingonthetable.小说平放在桌子上。Thevillageliesatthefootofahill.这村庄坐落在一个小山脚下。辨析:lay,lielie的过去式与lay的现在式同形,故极易混淆。lay是及物动词,意为“把…置于”,而lie是不及物动词,意为“躺着,平放,位于”。前者表动作,后者表状态。如:Helaidhisdictionaryontheshelf.他把词典放在书架上。Thedictionaryislyingontheshelf.那本词典放在书架上。知识链接巧记lie的lay的口诀躺lie,lay,lain,lyinglieinbedagain;撒谎lie,lied,lied,lyingdon'tbealiar;产蛋lay,laid,laid,layinghenlaidanegg;放置aboypickeditup,andlaiditinthebag.知识链接用lay和lie的适当形式填空:1、Don't______theglassonthecornerofthetable.别把玻璃杯放在台角上。2、Thecity______inthenorthofChina.那座城市位于中国的北部。3、He'sstill______inbed.他还躺在床上。laylieslyinglieahead展现在面前lieby躺在一边休息,搁置不用liedown躺下,躺下闲着lieagainst靠在…上lieintheway妨害,阻碍lieinthesun晒太阳2.Heismeanand…mean在这里是形容词,意思是“自私的;刻薄的;吝啬的”Heisam