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Time to celebrate: festivals around the year
Celebrations are special moments in our life. They bring joy, love and warm memories to people. Different countries and families have their own ways to celebrate important days, but all celebrations share the same meaning—showing love and enjoying happy time together.
In China, the Spring Festival is the most important celebration. Family members travel far to get home. They clean houses, buy new clothes, make delicious food and stay up late on New Year's Eve. Kids can get red envelopes with lucky money. People say “Happy New Year” and wish each other good luck. It is a time for family reunion and best wishes.
Mid-Autumn Festival is another great celebration. Families look at the bright full moon and eat mooncakes. Mooncakes are round, so they stand for being together. People share stories, enjoy the night and feel the warmth of family.
Western countries have fun celebrations too. Christmas is on December 25th. People put up Christmas trees, send cards and give gifts to family and friends. Children look forward to seeing Santa Claus. It is a festival full of light and love.
Celebrations help us slow down and enjoy life. They remind us to love our family, value our friends and keep happy memories. No matter what festival we celebrate, the most important thing is to stay together and share joy. Celebrations make our life colourful and meaningful.
精读积累
核心词汇
celebration n. 庆祝；庆典
moment n. 时刻
memory n. 记忆；回忆
important adj. 重要的
reunion n. 团聚；团圆
bright adj. 明亮的
western adj. 西方的
remind v. 提醒
value v. 重视；珍惜
colourful adj. 丰富多彩的
高频短语
around the year 全年；一年到头
share the same meaning 有着相同的意义
stand for 代表
stay up late 熬夜
New Year's Eve 除夕
red envelopes 红包
lucky money 压岁钱
look at the full moon 赏月
put up 搭建；张贴
look forward to 期待
slow down 放慢(脚步)
no matter what 无论什么
重点句型
1. Different countries and families have their own ways to celebrate important days.
解析:ways to do sth 做某事的方法
2. Mooncakes are round, so they stand for being together.
解析:so 作连词表示结果,stand for 意为"代表"。
3. People look forward to seeing Santa Claus.
解析:look forward to doing sth 期待做某事(to 是介词,后接 doing)。
4. No matter what festival we celebrate, the most important thing is to stay together.
解析:no matter what 无论什么,引导让步状语。
研习小测
(
A. The same food.
B. The same meaning.
C. The same place.
(
A. Mooncakes.
B. Christmas cards.
C. Red envelopes with lucky money.
(
A. They are very expensive.
B. They stand for being together.
C. They are only for children.
(
A. On December 25th.
B. On New Year's Eve.
C. In autumn.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
Time to celebrate: festivals around the year
Celebrations are special moments in our life. They bring joy, love and warm memories to people. Different countries and families have their own ways to celebrate important days, but all celebrations share the same meaning—showing love and enjoying happy time together.
In China, the Spring Festival is the most important celebration. Family members travel far to get home. They clean houses, buy new clothes, make delicious food and stay up late on New Year's Eve. Kids can get red envelopes with lucky money. People say “Happy New Year” and wish each other good luck. It is a time for family reunion and best wishes.
Mid-Autumn Festival is another great celebration. Families look at the bright full moon and eat mooncakes. Mooncakes are round, so they stand for being together. People share stories, enjoy the night and feel the warmth of family.
Western countries have fun celebrations too. Christmas is on December 25th. People put up Christmas trees, send cards and give gifts to family and friends. Children look forward to seeing Santa Claus. It is a festival full of light and love.
Celebrations help us slow down and enjoy life. They remind us to love our family, value our friends and keep happy memories. No matter what festival we celebrate, the most important thing is to stay together and share joy. Celebrations make our life colourful and meaningful.
精读积累
核心词汇
celebration n. 庆祝；庆典
moment n. 时刻
memory n. 记忆；回忆
important adj. 重要的
reunion n. 团聚；团圆
bright adj. 明亮的
western adj. 西方的
remind v. 提醒
value v. 重视；珍惜
colourful adj. 丰富多彩的
高频短语
around the year 全年；一年到头
share the same meaning 有着相同的意义
stand for 代表
stay up late 熬夜
New Year's Eve 除夕
red envelopes 红包
lucky money 压岁钱
look at the full moon 赏月
put up 搭建；张贴
look forward to 期待
slow down 放慢(脚步)
no matter what 无论什么
重点句型
1. Different countries and families have their own ways to celebrate important days.
解析:ways to do sth 做某事的方法
2. Mooncakes are round, so they stand for being together.
解析:so 作连词表示结果,stand for 意为"代表"。
3. People look forward to seeing Santa Claus.
解析:look forward to doing sth 期待做某事(to 是介词,后接 doing)。
4. No matter what festival we celebrate, the most important thing is to stay together.
解析:no matter what 无论什么,引导让步状语。
研习小测
(
B
)1. What do all celebrations share?A. The same food.
B. The same meaning.
C. The same place.
(
C
)2. What can kids get at the Spring Festival?A. Mooncakes.
B. Christmas cards.
C. Red envelopes with lucky money.
(
B
)3. Why are mooncakes special?A. They are very expensive.
B. They stand for being together.
C. They are only for children.
(
A
)4. When is Christmas?A. On December 25th.
B. On New Year's Eve.
C. In autumn.
5. What can we learn from the passage?
Celebrations are special moments that bring people joy and warm memories. The most important thing about celebrations is to stay together and share joy with family and friends.(意思相近即可)
答案
1. B
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. Celebrations are special moments that bring people joy and warm memories. The most important thing about celebrations is to stay together and share joy with family and friends.(意思相近即可)
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. Celebrations are special moments that bring people joy and warm memories. The most important thing about celebrations is to stay together and share joy with family and friends.(意思相近即可)
