Unit3Languagestructures正同朋友喝酒时,忽然怀念起那次旅行来了。1923年8月的一晚,我和平伯同游秦淮河;平伯是初泛,我是重来。我们雇了一只船,在夕阳已去,皎月方来的时候,便下了船。——朱自清《浆声灯影里的秦淮河》AsIamsittingdrinkingwithfriendsIamsuddenlyremindedofthattrip.OnoneAugusteveningin1923,PingboandIwentsightseeingtogetherontheQinhuaiRiver.ItwasPingbo’sfirstvisitandmysecond.Wehiredaboatandwentonboardwhenthesunhadsetandthebrightmoonwasjustemerging.---SplashingOarsandLanternLightontheQinhuaiRiverbyZhuZiqinDialogueDialogueBroadquestions:•WheredidBplantogoduringtheNewYear’sDayholiday?Whatfor?•WhatdidAsuggest?•WhatdidBsayaboutcarpooling?LanguagePointsAbideby:actinaccordancewithsomeone'srules,commands,orwishes;showrespecttowards;putupwithsomethingorsomebodyunpleasant;dwellIfyoujointheclub,youhavetoabidebyitsrules.Ican'tabidetosee/abideseeingsuchcruelty.Pleaseabidewithmeawhilelonger.Bothsidesmustabidebythecontractfaithfully.LanguagePointsAllowfor:makeapossibilityorprovideopportunityfor;permittobeattainableorcausetoremain;•Inworkingwiththiscloth,besuretoallowforshrinking.•Incalculatingprofit,retailersmustallowforbreakageandspoilage.用这种布缝衣,务必考虑到洗后会缩水计算利润时,零售商们必须考虑到破碎和损坏情况。LanguagePointsIfyouhitonanideaorasolutiontoaproblem,orhituponit,youthinkofit.Manyabrightideahasbeenhitonbyaccident.LanguagePointsToll,charge,price,fee,fare,cost,expense1.atollroad/bridge2.Mostrestaurantsadda10percentservicecharge.3.Thereareintangiblebenefitsbeyondariseintheshareprice.LanguagePoints4.Thefeehislawyerchargedfordrawingupthedeedwasenoughinallconscience.5.Insecondclassthefareis£85one-way.6.AsamemberoftheInternationalOlympicCommitteeherfaresandhotelexpenseswerepaidbytheIOC.ReadingIDiscussionWhatareconsistentelementsintalesaboutHalloween’sorigin?Discussion1.WhyisHalloweenregardedasourweirdestannualcelebration?2.HowisHalloweendifferentfromChristmas,EasterorPassover?3.WhatistherelationshipbetweenHalloweenandtheCelticSamhainfestival?4.WhenwasNovember1declaredAllSaints’Day?5.WhatmakesHalloweenhaveadistinctivelyNativeAmericanheritage?6.Whydidtrick-or-treatingbecomepopularwhentheIrishbeganimmigratingtotheUnitedStatesinlargenumbers?7.Whyistrick-or-treatingarelativelyrecentphenomenon?8.WhatareconsistentelementsintalesaboutHalloween’sorigin?Languagepointsstrange,queer,odd,peculiar,eccentric,quaint,singular1.Itwasaweirdoldhouse,fullofcreaksandgroans.2.unimaginablyqueer匪夷所思queerfish怪人3.Whatanoddcoincidencethatheshouldhaveknownyourfamily.4.TheproblemisbynomeanspeculiartoAmerica.Rachelthoughtittastedpeculiar.Languagepointsstrange,queer,odd,peculiar,eccentric,quaint,singular5.Ifyougotothepalaceintennisshoes,they'llthinkyou'rerathereccentric.6..asmall,quainttownwithnarrowstreetsandtraditionalhalf-timberedhouses.一座有着狭窄街道和传统的露木架房屋的古色古香的小镇7.Wheredidhegetthatsingularnotion?LanguagepointsEasterorPaschaisaChristianfestivalwhenJesusChrist'sreturntolifeiscelebrated.ItiscelebratedonaSundayinMarchorApril.ThefestivalisreferredtoinEnglishbyavarietyofdifferentnamesincludingEasterDay,EasterSunday,ResurrectionDayandResurrectionSunday.EasterislinkedtotheJewishPassoverbymuchofitssymbolism,aswellasbyitspositioninthecalendar.Inmanylanguages,thewordsforEasterandPassoverarehomonymous.LanguagepointsCustomsattendingsunriseservices;exclaimingthePaschalgreeting;clippingthechurchanddecoratingEastereggs,asymboloftheemptytomb;egghunting;theEasterBunny;EasterparadesLanguagepointsPassoverisaJewishfestivalthatbeginsinMarchorAprilandlastsforsevenoreightdays.PassoverbeginswithaspecialmealthatremindsJewishpeopleofhowGodhelpedtheirancestorsescapefromEgypt.LanguagepointsThetwo-day-longSamhain(literallymeaningsummer’send)festivalinIrelandandScotlandismeanttocelebratetheendoftheharvestseasonandthebeginningofthe“darkerhalf”oftheyear.PagansandWiccansbelievethatthisisthebeginningofthenewyear,andtheeasiesttimetocommunicatewiththedead.Celebratorsleaveofferingsoffoodandotheritemsalongtheroadandinsidetheirhomes.Someevensetemptychairsbythefireplaceandlightcandlestohelpthespiritsfindtheirway.LanguagepointsRomanCatholicChurch–--TheChristianChurchthatacknowledgesthepopeasitshead,especiallythatwhichhasdevelopedsincetheReformation宗教改革运动(16世纪天主教会的改革运动).Ithasanelaboratelyorganizedhierarchy等级制度ofbishopsandpriests.LanguagepointsPaganbeliefsandactivitiesdonotbelongtoanyofthemainreligionsoftheworldandtakenatureandabeliefinmanygodsasabasis.Theyareolder,orarebelievedtobeolder,thanotherreligions.Informertimes,paganswerepeoplewhodidnotbelieveinChristianityandwhomanyChristiansconsideredtobeinferiorpeople.Languagepoints马克·吐温仍以他那似乎永不枯竭的机智和幽默,使美国公众笑逐颜开。MarkTwaincontinuedtoamusetheAmericanpublicwithaseeminglyinexhaustiblestoreofwitandhumorLanguagepoints1.他冒充医生,骗过了所有人。2.四年级学生在感恩节举行了化装舞会。Hemasqueradedasadoctorandfooledeveryone.TheSeniorsthrewamasqueradepartyonThanksgivingDay.Languagepoints1.国家的统一神圣不可侵犯。2.Tothem,astoallChristians,thisisaholyplace.3.Thecivilwarhadbeenadivinepunishment.Darlinghowlovelytoseeyou,youlooksimplydivine.Theunityofthecountrywassacred.Languagepointscomfort,console,ease,soothe,relieveHewelcomedthetruce,butpointedoutitwasoflittlecomforttofamiliesspendingChristmaswithoutalovedone.Nothing