公共英语三级学习笔记Unit14Holidaysandfestivals
<p> <span word="Dialogues">Dialogues</span> /<span word="monologues">monologues</span>:</p><p> 1、 <span word="Chang">Chang</span>-<span word="O">O</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="banished">banished</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> <span word="where">where</span> , <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legend">legend</span>, <span word="Chang">Chang</span>-<span word="O">O</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>.</p><p> 翻译： 嫦娥被驱逐到月宫 , 根据传说 , 每当中秋之夜明月当空的时候 , 可以看到她最美的容颜。 ---<span word="where">where</span> 在这里的用法称为 关系副词，引导非限制性定语从句，对前面的 先行词 <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span> 起补充说明的作用． <span word="where">where</span> ＝ <span word="on">on</span> <span word="which">which</span> ．在月亮上</p><p> 2、 <span word="Especially">Especially</span> <span word="exciting">exciting</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dragon">dragon</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lion">lion</span> <span word="dances">dances</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="festival">festival</span>.</p><p> 3、 <span word="And">And</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cap">cap</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="restaurant">restaurant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="awful">awful</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="meals">meals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p><p> 4、 <span word="Ancient">Ancient</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="ripe">ripe</span> <span word="grains">grains</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gods">gods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="thanks">thanks</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crops">crops</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="sustain">sustain</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="communities">communities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p> 5、 <span word="The">The</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="harvest">harvest</span> <span word="festival">festival</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contemporary">contemporary</span> <span word="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="celebrations">celebrations</span></p><p> <span word="Passage">Passage</span>:</p><p> <span word="Holiday">Holiday</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="observance">observance</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commemoration">commemoration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="stoppage">stoppage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="feasting">feasting</span>, <span word="parades">parades</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="carnivals">carnivals</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flags">flags</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speechmaking">speechmaking</span>.</p><p> <span word="Originally">Originally</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="predominantly">predominantly</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="course">course</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sun">sun</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="phases">phases</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="moon">moon</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="holyday">holyday</span>. <span word="Subsequently">Subsequently</span>, <span word="secular">secular</span> <span word="holidays">holidays</span> <span word="commemorating">commemorating</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="occasions">occasions</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="distinguished">distinguished</span> <span word="persons">persons</span> <span word="outnumbered">outnumbered</span> <span word="holy">holy</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="rituals">rituals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="incorporated">incorporated</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="secular">secular</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="observations">observations</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="outstanding">outstanding</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="observance">observance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="abstention">abstention</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="routines">routines</span>, <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christians">Christians</span>, <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Muslims">Muslims</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Jews">Jews</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. , <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="religious">religious</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="common">common</span>-<span word="law">law</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.</p>
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