FestivalsaroundtheworldLanguagepoints1.Festivalaremeanttocelebrateimportanttimesofyear.节日就是庆祝一年中重要的日子。mean的用法①meanadj.卑鄙的,自私的②meansn.方式,方法,手段,工具(单复数同形)Acarisameansoftransport.③meaningn.意思,意义,含义meaningfuladj.富有意义的,意味深长的meaninglessadj.无意义的,无目的的meantodo意欲做bemeanttodoWhatdoyoumeantodowithit?meansbtodo打算让某人干Festivalsaremeanttocelebrateimportantevents.meandoing意味着做Missingthebusmeanswaitingforanotheronehour.Ididn’tmeanhimtohelpme.meansthfor打算把~~用作~~Imeantheroomformybedroom.hadmeantto本来打算做IhadmeanttodoEnglishexercisesfirst.---Youshouldhavethankedherbeforeyouleft.---Imeant_____,butwhenIwasleavingIcouldn’tfindheranywhere.A.todoB.toC.doingD.doingsoB想一想Ourschoolsportsmeetingwilltakeplacenextweek.GreatchangedshavetakenplacesinChinaduringthepast20years.2.takeplace发生,举行不及物动词,不用于被动语态takeone’splace就位taketheplaceof=replace代替英语中表示“发生”的词或短语均为不及物,不用于被动语态。主语为所发生的事。例如:takeplace,happen,occur,comeabout,breakoutGreatchanges___intheruralareasinthelasttwodecades.A.arehappeningB.havetakenplaceC.tookplaceD.havebeentakenplaceBtakeplace不能用于被动语态中,句中短语inthelasttwodecades可确定句子的时态为现在完成时。takeplace与happentakeplace:发生,举行;侧重安排或计划而发生的事,带有“非偶然”的意思。TheOlympicGamestakeplaceeveryfouryears.happen:常指客观事物或情况偶然、不可预料地发生。(happento…碰巧发生)Thefirehappenedatmidnight.IhappenedtomeetAnntoday.与place相关短语:inthefirstplace(用于列举理由)首先inthelastplace最后inplaceof代替,用……而不用……takeone’splace找某人接替某人的位置3.celebratevt.(1)庆祝;祝贺celebrateChristmas/one’sbirthday/avictory(2)赞扬;称颂Thenamesofheroesarecelebratedbythepoets.celebrationn.庆祝,祝贺celebrityn.名声,名人词语辨析:celebrate,congratulatecelebrate后常接日期,事情或场合congratulate后常接人表示为某事而祝贺某人congratulatesb.on/uponsth.eg:congratulateyouonyourmarriage.有时还表示私自庆幸的意思。eg:Icongratulatedmyselfonmyescapefrombeingpunished.4.Festivalsandcelebrationsofallkindshavebeenheldeverywhere.allkindsof各种各样的thesamekindof相同种类的differentkindsof不同种类的this/thatkindof这(那)种akindof某种①我们卖各式各样的鞋。Wesellallkindsofshoes.=Wesellshoesofallkinds.②那类问题是很难解答的。Thatkindofquestionsisverydifficulttoanswer.=Questionsofthatkindaredifficulttoanswer.5.starvev.1)挨饿;饿死Millionsofpeoplestarvedtodeathduringthewar.战争中数百万人挨饿至死。2)starveforsth=bestarvedofsth=longfor渴望得到e.g.这些无家可归的孩子渴望得到爱。Thehomelesschildrenstarvedfor/werestarvedoflove.3)感觉很饿(仅用于进行时态)Whenwilldinnerbeready?I’mstarving.晚饭什么时候做好?我快饿死了。6.honourn.1)光荣,荣誉e.g.他们为了国家的荣誉而战。Theyfightforthehonourofthecountry.2)inhonourof纪念…;向…表示敬意e.g.这个节日是为了纪念英雄而确立的。Afestivalissetinhonourofthehero.3)anhounour光荣的人或事情e.g.刘翔是我国的光荣人物。LiuXiangisanhonourtoourcountry.vt.4)尊敬,给以荣誉e.g.孩子们应该尊敬父母。Childrenshouldhonourtheirparents.7.…orsatisfytheancestors,whocouldreturneithertohelportodoharm.1)doharmtosb/sth.=harmsbsth.伤害…e.g.在阳光下看书会伤害我们的眼睛。Readinginthesundoesharmtoeyes.2)satisfyvt.满足,使…满意;satisfieda.satisfyinga.satisfactionn.satisfactorya.satisfactorilyad.感到满意的;令人愉快的满意;令人满意的满意地辨析satisfactory,satisfied,satisfyingsatisfactory,指客观的事物或主观的表现达到要求而令人满意,主语一般用客体。satisfied指主体对事物或表现感到满意,主语是主体(人)Sheissatisfiedwiththeservice.satisfying:givingpleasure令人愉快,主语是不定式,常用于句型:It’ssatisfyingtodosth.做…...使人满意如:It’ssatisfyingtolearnthesuccessofhissoninjob-hunting.得知儿子找到工作,令他非常高兴。besatisfiedwithsb/sth对...满意besatisfiedtodosth对做...感到满意toone’ssatisfaction使某人满意的是..forfromsatisfactory远非令人满意I’msatisfiedwithwhathedid.Tomysatisfaction,hepassedtheexam.Areyou__________tohearthe___________news?Yes,I’m_______withthenews.Thatistosay,thenews_________me.Whataboutyou?Areyou_________________thenews?satisfiedsatisfyingsatisfiedsatisfiessatisfiedwith8.inmemoryof:纪念,作为…的纪念=tothememoryofsbThemuseumwasbuiltinmemoryofthefamousscientist.类似短语有:inhonorof为了纪念infavorof有利于,支持,赞成inchargeof主管负责inneedof需要…时insearchof寻找,搜寻9.…becausetheythinkthatthiswillleadtheancestorsbacktoearth.leadsb.to+n.____________________leadsbtodosth.___________________leadto+n.________________________e.g.1)Thisstreet________________________.你沿这条街走就可以到达车站。2)What______________________it?什么使你相信它?3)____________________________.条条大路通罗马(殊途同归)4)__________________________________________________________.勤奋就能成功,而懒惰导致失败。带领某人通往/到……使……做……引领,通向;导致,招致leadsyoutothestationledyoutobelieveAllroadsleadtoRomeHardworkleadstosuccess,whilelazinessleadstofailure10.feast:(1)n.盛宴,宴会,节日,享受,eg.aweddingfeastSpringFestivalisanimportantfeasttous.Theeveningwasreallyafeastformusiclovers.(2)vt.宴请,款待feastsb(with/onsth):(用...)款待...Hefeastedhisfriendwithfish.(3)使(耳目)享受,feastone’seyeson...尽情享受,大饱眼福eg.They’refeastingtheireyesonthebeautifulsceneryinthecountryside.vi.尽情地吃...feast(onsth)eg.Wefeastedonthebestfoodanddrink.11.Theyofferfood,flowersandgift….offer,provide,supplyoffer:主动提供。offersthtosb;offersbsthprovide:供给(所需物,尤指生活必需品)。providesth(forsb);providesbwithsth.supply:供应(所需要或所要求之物)。supplysthto/forsb;supplysbwithsthWhenImeetdifficulty,myroommateswill_____mehelp.他们悬赏找回丢失的珠宝。They_______arewardforthereturnofthelostjewels.政府得提供这些老人们吃穿。Thegovernmentneedto_________theseoldpeoplewithfoodandclothes.每个月都得供应足够的电。Electricityshouldbe_________enougheverymonth.offerofferedprovidesupplied12.dressvt.(+sb./oneself)“给…穿衣服”。e.g.唤醒孩子,给他们穿上衣服。Wakeupchildrenanddressthem.getdressed穿衣服bedressedin+衣服/颜色“穿着……”=bein+衣服/颜色e.g.这个女孩穿着一身红