Unit 1 Festivals and Celebrations一、單詞變形

1、congratulate (v. 祝賀)

→congratulation (n. 祝賀)

2、religion (n. 宗教)

→religious (adj. 宗教的）

3、joy (n. 高興)

→joyful (adj. 高興的)

4、agriculture (n. 農(nóng)業(yè))

→agricultural (adj. 農(nóng)業(yè)的)

5、decorate (v. 裝飾)

→decoration (n. 裝飾)

6、significant (adj. 重要的)

→significance (n. 重要性)

7、medium (n.媒介;手段;方法)

→media (pl. 媒介;手段;方法)

8、 reflect (v.顯示;反映;反射)

→reflection (n.反射;沉思;映像)

9、typical (adj.典型的)

→typically (adv.典型地)

→type (n.類型）

10、wrestle (v.摔跤；奮力對付)

→wrestling (n.摔跤運動)

→ wrestler (n.摔跤運動員）

11、origin (n.起源)

→original (adj.原來的；首創(chuàng)的）

12、belief (n.信心；信仰）

→believe（v.相信)

13、faith (n.宗教信仰；相信)

→faithful (adj.忠誠的)

14、horror (n.驚恐)

→horrible (adj.驚恐的）

15、grateful (adj.感激的)

→gratitude (n.感激）

二、重點單詞

1、congratulate vt. 向某人道賀；（因某事）為自己感到自豪

congratulate sb. on ...因某事祝賀某人。

I come here to congratulate you on your promotion.

我來這兒是來祝賀您升職的。

→ congratulations n. 祝賀；賀喜

(1)向某人祝賀: congratulations to sb

(2)為某事（向某人）表示祝賀congratulations to sb on sth

(3)（因某事）向某人致以祝賀: offer/ send one’s congratulations to sb on sth

祝賀你通過了考試。

Congratulations on your passing the examination

2、range n. 一系列，范圍、界限vi.包括；（在一定范圍內(nèi)）變化

(1)廣泛的 a wide range of

(2)在......的范圍內(nèi) in/within range of

(3)包括從......到......之間 range from …to….

3、grateful adj. 感激的；表示感謝的

(1)因某事而感激某人be grateful to sb on sth

(2)因做某事而感激: be grateful to do sth

(3)感激......be grateful that

(4)如果你在收到這封信后能確認的話，我將萬分感激。

4、decorate v. 裝飾；裝潢

（1）用......裝飾......decorate….with….

（2）裝飾著；be decorated with

On my eighth birthday party I received a pencil box decorated with some cartoon pictures on the top.

→ decoration n. 裝飾

舞臺裝飾: stage decoration

5、significant adj. 有重大意義的；顯著的

（1）一個重大成就: a significant achievement

（2）一個有重大意義的發(fā)現(xiàn). A highly significant discovery

（3）......很重要:It is significant that….

→ significance n. 重要

The discovery is of significance, as it will help us realise what really happened in that area.

6、typical adj. 典型的；有代表性的；平常的

(1)是......的特點: be typical of

(2)做某事是某人的特征， 某人一貫: it is/was typical of sb to do sth

(3)穿著典型的中國服裝: in the typical Chinese dress

這幅畫是他早期作品中非常典型的代表作.

This painting is fairly typical of his early work.

7、reflect vt. 顯示；反映；反射

(1)反映......的意見 reflect the views of….

(2)反映在......中 be reflected in

(3)認真思考: reflect on/upon

(4)As the small boat moved gently along the river he was left speechless by the mountains being silently reflected.

8、 occasion n. 特別的事情（或儀式、慶典）；（適當?shù)模C會

(1)偶爾: on occasion=occasionally

(2)此時、彼時: on this/that occasion

(3)正式場合: a formal occasion

我很少有時間和孩子們在一起。

Occasions are quiet rare when I have time to spend with my kids.

9、respect n/vt. 尊敬；尊重

(1)因 某事而敬佩某人respect sb for sth

(2)贏得某人的尊敬 win/ gain/ one’s respect

(3)尊重某人:show/ have respect for sb

(4)尊重地 with respect

(5)出于尊敬out of respect

→ respectable adj. 體面的；值得尊敬的

→ respectful adj. 表示敬意的；有禮貌

We have a lot of respectable people around us. They may be our teachers, parents or elders.

三、重點短語

1、 dress up 穿上盛裝；裝扮

(1)穿著......（表示狀態(tài)）be dressed in

(2)給別人（或自己）穿衣服: dress sb

(3)穿好衣服:get dressed

(4)不管你的自我感覺如何，站起來，穿上盛裝，融入生活中去。

No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

2、over time 隨著時間的推移；久而久之

(1)立即，馬上 in no time

(2)偶爾，有時: from time to time

(3)隨著時間的推移as time passes/ goes by

3、take advantage of... 利用；欺騙；占......的便宜

(1)充分利用take full advantage of

(2)利用機會take advantage of an opportunity

(3)利用做某事的機會take advantage of the opportunity to do sth

(5)如果你還有任何問題或懷疑，請利用這些。

Please take advantage of these if you have any questions or doubts.

4、have sth in common（興趣、想法等方便）相同；有相同的特征

(1)有許多共同之處: have much/ a lot in common

(2)沒什么共同之處: have little/nothing in common

(3)和......有共同之處: in common with

(4)它們的共同之處是把娛樂和學(xué)習(xí)結(jié)合在一起。

What they all have in common is that they combine fun with learning.

四、重點句子

1、 However, no matter how different they may seem, all over the world, the spirit of sharing joy, gratitude, love, or peace is common in all festivals.

然而，無論節(jié)日多么迥異，在世界各地，分享快樂、感恩、友愛或和平的精神存在于所有節(jié)日之中。

2、During the Mid-Autumn Festival in China, families gather to admire the shining moon and enjoy delicious mooncakes.

在中國的中秋節(jié)，家家戶戶歡聚一堂，觀賞明月，品嘗美味的月餅。

3、 Festivals are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses taking advantage of the celebrations.

節(jié)日正變得越來越商業(yè)化，商家會利用這些慶?；顒樱ㄟM行促銷）。

4、 Families celebrating the Lunar New Year can enjoy exciting dragon dances and carnivals.

慶祝農(nóng)歷新年的家庭可以盡情感受令人興奮的舞龍和狂歡節(jié)。

5、 It featured a parade and a great feast with music, dancing and sports.

慶?；顒又饕怯涡泻拓S盛的宴席，載歌載舞，并伴有體育活動。

6、The festival falls on /is celebrated on the forth day of the lunar calendar，usually lasting for three days.

這一節(jié)日于每年農(nóng)歷劉月初四開始,通常持續(xù)三天。

7、 I’m finally back home now, feeling really tired, but celebrating Naadam with my friend was totally worth it.

我現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)回到家了，感到十分疲憊，但能和朋友一起慶祝那達幕，再累也是值得的。

五、重點句式

1、. with 復(fù)合結(jié)構(gòu)

教材原句

(1)節(jié)日正變得越來越商業(yè)化，商家會利用這些慶?；顒舆M行促銷。

Festival are becoming more and more commercial, with businesses ______ _____ ______the celebrations.

(2)由于路上沒有行使的車輛， 這個地方非常的安靜。

With no cars running on the road, the place was quiet.

(3)所有東西都買完了，這個女人回家。

With everything bought , the woman went home.

2、make it+adj/n+for sb to do sth

教材原句

(1)購物網(wǎng)站和社交媒體應(yīng)用程序極大地方便了人們?yōu)橹劣H至愛花更多錢購買禮物。

Online shopping websites and social media apps have made it much easier for the public to spend more on gifts for their loved ones.

句式仿寫

(2)這個想法旨在促使美元貶值以使農(nóng)民能夠更容易還清他們的債務(wù)。

The idea was to devalue the dollar and make it easier for farmers to pay their debts.

3、it作形式主語的句式總結(jié)

教材原句

(1)走在街上，享受著輕松的氣氛，真是太有趣了！

It was great fun walking along the streets, enjoying the relating atmosphere.

句式仿寫

(2)對我們高中生來說，學(xué)好英語是很重要的。

It is important for us senior high school students to study English well.

(3)他肯定會參加明天舉行會議。

It is quite certain that he will attend the meeting to be held tomorrow.

4、 have been doing

教材原句

(1)他們是馬背上長大的。

They have been riding horses all their lives.

句式仿寫

(2) 兩個多月來，他們一直在建橋。

They have been building the bridge for more than two months.

(3)她很累。她整個上午都在工作。

She is very tired, She has been working all the morning.

5、 as if 引導(dǎo)方式狀語從句

教材原句

(1)......、選手們舞動著......在空中揮舞著手臂，宛如雄鷹。

The competitors danced….. waving their arms in the air as if they were eagles.

句式仿寫

(2)那位女士看著那個男孩，好像她是他的母親一樣。

The lady looks at the boy as if she were his mother.

(3)他搖頭好像不同意這個觀點。

She shook his head as if he didn’t agree with this idea.